The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-28
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
PHENIx.

A detachment from McGregor Post, q.
A. r., has placed new flags on the
soldiers graves in all the cemeteries IN
this neighborhood.
John M. Nye has recovered from his re-
cent illness sufficiently to resume his
duties as principal OF the Riverpoint
schools.
The women's Christian Temperance
Union held its regular. monthly Bible
reading in its rooms on River street this
afternoon. The question of organizing
a temperance school was discussed and 1t
was decided TO organize a Loyal Legion
bere similar.to those at Centerville and
Washington.
The members of Mollie Pitcher Coun-
Gil, ID. of L., paid a visit to Eliza Garfield
Council in Providence last evening.
The Woman's Relief Corps met in Grapd
Army hall last evening and completed
arrangements for Memorial Day.
RIVER POINT.
The Pawtuxet Valley Agricultural
Park Association seems to have an un-
happy faculty for getting itself into
dit1culites and doing the wrong thing
at the wrong.time. At the close of the
last fair the association found itsef deep
ly. In debt and not cent in the treasury
with which 10 pay the bills.
A number OF meetings were held and
for time il looked as though the asso-
clation would be obliged to close up its
affairs but finally number of the more
sanguine mem bers were appointed a COM
mittee TO see what could be done toward
paying the bills and holding another fair.
They succeeded in collecting enough
money TO effect q compromise with the
creditors and preparations were made to
hold another fair this fall. As the park
is not used with the exception OF the
week of the fair il was decided to let il
ha fnA ,f bA Hiram III
Wilson professional horseman offered TO
lease the park and his proposition
was accepted conditionally. Super
intendent Congdon was author lied
to lease the grounds, but as he did not
wish TO accept the entire re.responsibility, O
committee consisting OF John Battey and
John Conley was appointed to act with
him in the matter. A lease was drawn up
and signed.by Mr.. Wilson and his sure
ties, and he at once commenced prepara-
tions for series of races and amusements
at the park next SATURDAY. In the mean
time, II was discovered that Mr.. Wilson
had been expelled from .the National
Trotting Association on charges Of "pull-
ing" horse and entering ringer" In
races at Philadelphia and New York. AS
his expulsion Starred him from handling
a horse or having anything to do with
aDy races on any association track, IL was
at once seen that 1t would be impossible
to lease the park to him, and he was
notified of that fact. The lease had not
been signed by any one connected with
the association, and consequently was of
no account. When Mr.. Wilson found that
he would not be able to carry out the
program which he had arranged in good
faith, he was much disappointd, but the
park officials were firm in their deter
mination not to allow him to use the
track. As the sports had been extensively
advertised antSa large number OF entries
had been received for the.races and ball
ball teams had been arranged, 1t was at
once.decided not to disappoint the resi-
dents of the valley, who had been looking
forward to the events, and the program
will be carried out as proposed, under
the management of Jesse Carr of Anthony.