The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-27
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Affairs OF the Park Association
Somewhat Muddled.
Effort Made u Keep th: Park Ia Exist
encs-village Gossip.

Pawtuxet Valley Assembly, Royal
Society of Good Fellows celebrated its
anniversary In Grand Army hall last
evening About 100 of the members and
their friends were present and after the
exercises of the evening had been con-
cluded an elaborate collation. was served.
The mills Of the Crompton Company
started on the full time schedule yesterday
morning.
George Bradford who is employed as
tinsmith at the Clyde Print Works was
badly injured by being struck in the leg
by piece of steel which was being cut
by two workmen in the blacksmith shop
yesterday. He was taken To his home in
carriage and physician summoned
who dressed his wounds.
The electric lights on the Phcnix cir
cult were out for short time last evening
but superintendent Whitaker sent his
men out on the line and the lamps were
burning again before 10 o'clock. The
trouble was caused by the breaking of Oh o
of the wires.
The affairs of the Pawtuxet Valley Park
Association appear TO be In rather mud
died condition just at present and 10 Is
doubtful IL another county fair Is ever
held at the park unless the residents OF
the valley put their hands down In their
pockets again and furnish the cash neces-
sary to pay off the present Indebtedness of
the association. When the barns were
burned at the park one week ago last
Friday IL was found that tho insurance
on the buildings was payable TO the six
teen endorsers of the associations note.
which is held by the Centerville bank
AT a meeting OF these endorsers it was de-
cided TO turn in the insurance money To
the bank "a partial payment OF the note
and at the directors meeting held Friday
evening two representatives of the makers
of the note were present and practi-
caly said that they were lin favor
OF selling the park. The statements made
by these gentlemen were surprise To
the board of directors, as both OF these
gentlemen were at times prominent in
the arrangement of the affairs Of the
association and IL seemed that their at
titude was engendered by their summary
dismissal from their positions as superin-
tcndcnt and treasurer of the association
two years ago. The committee appointed
at the last meeting 20 devise some plan by
which the park association can be con-
tinued and foreclosure OF the mortgage
averted was held at the office of President
Sinot: last evening and II was decided
that the only feasible plan was for the
Interested members TO take up the mort
gage which is at present held by the Cen
terville bank and organize syndicate
for keeping the park rs public place Of
am usement for the residents Of the valley.
The present officers of the association
are laboring under the disadvantage of
having TO shoulder the sins of past ad-
mlnistrations and also To pay the debts
incurred by thier predecessors. The first
fair held by the present officers was "a
success as compared with those of the
past few years and the gentlemen who
have now taken charge Of the affairs OF
the association and have done their best
for its interest do not feel that they are
f....
almighty dollar" is their best friend.
Since its incorporation the Pawtuxct
Valley Park Association has been an
society, the local joalousies
out at every meeting and fair.
The officers of the association
have done their best To run the fairs on
a paying basis, but i'm spite of all efforts
tnere has for several years been q de-
iiciency created by the cxtortionatc bills of
some of those employed by the superin-
tcndent or other officers of the park.
which when presented fairly made the
auditors hair stand erect. At present
there are about ~, 600 people in the Paw
tuxet Valley and of these there are more
than nine tenths who are pleasure loving |
,itizens and would be more than glad to |
attend the Kent county fair, but although |
hey are willing to pay their way and |
have even invested some Of their hard |
earned savings in the Pawtuxet Valley |
Park Association, they feel sore about the |
manner in which they have been used and |
L will be hard To convince the smaller \
that il is for their interest TO |
invest any more money in the park. The |
property of the association is now mort i
gagged To nearly its full value and in care |
)f a foreclosure, II would at "a forced sale |
bring less than It's full value. The |
opinion of many OF the residents In the |
valley is that il the park was sold and |
ut up into house lots there would not be |
enough realized from the property to pay |
5he stockholders.