The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-26
THE PAWTUXET VALLEY.
PREPARATT0NS CONCLUDED FOR
THE PAwrUxEr YALIEF FAIR.
Other notes Of Interest Gathered Here
and There In the Various Valley
villages.

The members of the board OF directors
AMI executive committee Of the Paw
tuxet Valley PARK ASSOCIATION held a
meeting recent!y in Pixies block. River
Point and completed considerable busi-
ness left unfinished at the last meeting,
besides mapping out a deal
OF work which must he ac-
complishel beforeLhe opening of the fair.
posed OF first. Every hand eugino COM
pany in the STATE Will be invited to he
present. and coinpete for prizes. Messrs.
Lucia Searle and James McNeiles were
appointed committee 10 communicates
with Che different companies. AM ng
those already invited ar the companies
at Central Falls. X verside, Pawtuxet
and Oineyville. There are TO be two sets
OF prizes. one for the state companies
and ano her for the county firemen.
Thurs lay, Sept. IA. was SCI apart aS
governors day and the governor and en-
tire staff have signified their intention OF
blu1 present. A number OF Providence
artists have been iuvited 20 put pictures
on exhibition. The manufacturers at the
val ey. including the firm OF Ii. H..
g. r. knight. s. ii. Green a. Sons. Kent
County Woolen compauY, Pscksam
Manufacturing company ana the Group
TN Manufacturing Go. have sigoihe
tuoli ihhcutlOi VI R12CluS "IbSscS w Va
hibition. and the Manufactures building
VIII be one of the most important
features or the fair. Arrangen ents
have been made for balloon
as ension, inciudilg parachute drop.
which will occnv every day. The ascen-
sion vii be- made by Mi 5 Karlett,, under
the nana-ement OF w. Carl klilet Dr:
Aran w. Colvin. Lucian Searl', and
Thomas Mcclure. jr., were appointed
committee on entries.
The celebrated 2-year-old stallion
Charles Allen hag Leen entered in the
2-year-old stallion race at the Kent
County fair at the park. lie is being
worked out by the famous George Lang
ley, who has brought his string Of nota-
bic horses to the above park.
Washington.
The annual dinner and clambake Of tho
Six Principle Bsptls5 CHURCHES, was held
at the Maple koot church, few miles
from this village, on Wednesday. A
large number was In attendance. plates
having BEN laid for 120 persons. John
Matieson and wife aud Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Matteson were the committee OF
arrangements.
Centreville.
The grammar school will begin. after
the long vacation. ou September 4, with
Euscuc couie dS priuSipai.
Natick.
The Swedish Lutheran society of this
village is about To erect achurch build.
ing un 1illnghast avenue
Miss Charlotte Remington NJ Brooklyn,
n. Y, is visiting Mrs. Ferdinand ID.
Remingto
met In Engire hall Thursday evening at
s o'clock; 35 menbsrs wer, present.
Tire persons were initaiel into the
secrets Of the order. III teen applicants
tor membership we're received.
Arctic Centre.
Lahorers are digging the foundation
for d.. Chaguon's new business block on
Nam street.
Euxene Pouchari. n son of Post m aster
Bouchard, who has been artenii ng the
81. Croix college at West Farnum, Can
ada, Is at home on vacation.
Artic Centre.
Mr.. Casey b. Tyler, our respected
townsman. testites by his healthfulness
in age to the efficacy of cold wafer as a
drink. Few can boast of a life free from
indulgence in stimnlants of anv kind.
Mr.. Tyler has refrained all his
even including In the list tea aud coffee,
| his last cup of coffee having been dru
| In Is ston thirty-seven years ago. lie
| has what he calls his Tobacco Library
| consisting OF over 1000 volumes which
| he mas purchased With the funds he has
| saved by abstinence from the use of tie
weed. He is proud to show his extensive
| library TO persons who are
| interested. He has on file
most OF the newspapers OF our day, from
their earliest date. His library contains
works on all subjects. and by all the
prominent authors. He Is constantly i II :
| creasing the number, and most OF the
| current literature o. the day, weekly an
monthly. finds it's way into ais home
Pontiac.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Brown of Ia Is
village will sail for Liverpool, England,
| ~ the Teuronic which sails from New
| York next Wednesday.
The public schools of this district will
commences their fall term Monday, the
4th OF September.