The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-08
UP THE VALLEY.
The Cumberland Municipal
League Is Still Alive.
Will Hold a Banquet Thursday
Night in FOresters' Hall.
Mayor Gottscha!k the PriaclpaI Speaker Of the
Evening Interesting Local Items.

On Thursday evening evening next the
umberland Municipal League will hold
Its first banquet at Foresters' Hall, Valley
Falls. II will be the first gathering of this
nature, and promises to be a memorable
one. The principal speaker of the evening
will be Mayor Gottschalk of Central Falls.
The gentlemen who are the prime movers
In this league are determined to let no OBJ
stacle discourage them in their undertake
ing, but will work harder than ever to
bring the matter to successful issue rad
ical reforms in the present management Of
the towns affairs.
Lecture Postponed.
The date of the proposed lecture which
is to be given by Rev. Isaac w. Porter Of
Lonsdale, on the temperance question, and
Order of Good Templars, at the First Pres
byterian Church, has, owing to unavoid-
able circumstances, been changed, and the
date will be announced in few days.
The Catholic Institute.
The members of the Catholic Institute
have a number of contests on their hands
at present. A whist tournament has just
been arranged between the Institute and
the Pawtucket Cycling Club, which will
begin during the present week. There Is
plenty of wo.k ahead for the boys, as a
tournament is in progress with the Cum
berland Club, and another one to begin
with the Business Mems Association of
Woonsocket.
Gave History OF the Church.
Rev. Leslie Learned of Lonsdale, who Is
pastor of st. James Church, Fall River,
gave an interesting history of that church
yesterday at the 10:30 service. The dis
course proved of great interest, especially
to those who have grown up with the
church. Mr.. Learned's father has pre-
sented the infant class of the Sunday
school with handsome organ.
Darius Parks, Sea Captain. Dead.
Darius Parks, an old an respected resi-
dent of Titus street, Valley Falls, died last
night after lingering illness of rheuma
tism. Captain Parks, as he was familiarly
called, has had an eventful career. He was
captain in the merchantmen service, and
has visited almost every country on the
globe. He held the record of being ship
wrecked more times, or as many times as
any man who has been in the service. At
one time he was wrecked on the coast OF
Patagonia and had a very narrow escape.
At another time he suffered greatly in a
shipwreck of the Jersey coast. The remains
will be taken to Mystic, Conn.,, for in
terment.
Notes From Up The Valley.
Leader Kenney of the Union Cornet
Band of Valley Falls is organizing juven-
lie brass band.
Manchester Unity of Valley Falls will
hold ball;in Hibernian Hall, on the even
ing of Feb. 19.
The ice men in the different villages
have made good use of their time the last
few days, and many tons have been har-
vested.
John Sidebottom of Ashton entertained
a number of his young friends Saturday.
The evening was passed in pleasant
manner, songs, recitations and other
forms'of amusements helping to pass away
the evening in pleasant manner.
A number of the employees OF the cloth
room of the Lonsdale bleachery went on
sleighing party to Attleboro Saturday
evening. yThe objective point was Emmets'
Hall, where dancing.was in order tor
few hours. Previous to the dancing a
supper was enjoyed at the Wamsutta
House.