The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-20
UP THE VALLEY.
Trouble Brewing in the
Prospect Hill Firewards.
President Thorp Entirely Ignored
BY the Fire Company.
Flrewardep McDevitt Says That lie Ordered
the Company to Disband-Notes.

lIouuic 10 UroWiuS III ure department
matters on Prospect Hill, Lonsdale. Some
time ago at the meeting of the taxpayers
of the fire district board of firewardens
were elected, full power being given to the
board to bring the department up to an
efficient standard. The board met shortly
after the district meeting and elected
George Thorpe chairman of the board.
The well known hustling abilities of Mr..
Thorpe gave indications of a decided bet
terment in the facilities for fighting fires.
President Thorpe gave orders to the captain
of the company to re-organize at once and
get the company into fighting trim, so that
in case of an emergency the members of
the company would be well drilled.
For some reason or other the orders of
President Thorpe have been ignored thus
far, and these is no knowing how long
matters will progress in this manner. An
other serious complication has arisen, and
it is one which will lead to an extremely
bad feeling between the members of the
Board II something is not done immedi-
ately. A TRIBUNE reporter called upon
John McDevitt, a member of the Board,
at his place of business in Pawtucket, to
find out, il possible, what the Board in
tended to do about 1t. Upon questioning
Mr.. McDevitt about the matter, he said
there would be no company, as he had
given orders for them to disband. What
right Mr.. McDevitt has to issue orders is
not known, as he refused to give his au-
thority for this decisive action.
In all probability a combination has
been formed whereby President Thorpe
is left out in the cold. Why this Is done
is known only to the combine themselves,
il such a combine exists. However, the
people of the Hill will be treated to some
lively music before the affair is settled.
Coffee supper.
A coffee supper will be held Monday
night i'm the hall of St. Patrick's parochial
school. The affair will be under the
auspices of the st. Joseph's Aid Society
and the st. Vincent de Paul Society con-
nected with the church. The supper is
held for the purpose of raising funds for
the societies to carry on the work of help
program of musical and literary selections
will be rendered.
Notes From UP The Valley.
Joseph Swindells, Jr., of Manville has
accepted position with the 'Contrexville
company.
The members of the Young Mems Parish
Club of Lonsdale, are arranging for
checker tournament.
Mr.. Edward Ashworth has returned to
hia hnpno In Aahfnu after n aoiOurn in
North Adams for lengthy period.
Martin WEIGH of Manville, foreman of
dyeing department of the Whitenton
mills, Taunton, is the guest OF Daniel
Carey, boss dyer for the Contrexville COM
pany.
A valentine party was held last evening
at Saylesville Hall, under the auspices Of
the Abraham Lincoln Division Sons of
Temperance. They had as guests the MEM
bers of Rescue Division, No. u, of Central
Falls.
Rev. Father Lassard has taken census
of St. James parish with the following
result There are ESQ Catholic families,
amounting to $3.50 people; in the parochial
schools there 44O children. Next year a
business course will be added to the stud
les in the schools.
Mayor Gottschalk of Central Falls has
accepted an invitation to deliver an ad-
dress at the meeting to be held Wednes-
day evening of next week under the
auspices of the union temperance COM
mittee in Foresters Hail. 1t is probable
that Rev. l.. g. Horton of Central Falls
and other prominent workers in the cause
will also address the gathering.