The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-28
UP THE VALLEY.
COntrexville Mill Strikers
Were Peaceable.
Special Police From LonsdaIe and
SayIesviIIe Called Out Saturday
Meeting OF the Ladies' 6. I. A. Aid Society
Interesting Local Items.

Considerable commotion was caused Sat-
urday noon and afternoon along the Black
stone Valley when 1t was learned that all
tho special policemen in Lonsdale and
SayIesvile had been dispatched to the
neighborhood OF the Contrexville mill. Ru-
mors OF riots and bloodshed were upon
everybodys tongue. Fortunately these
rumors proved false and no dire calamity
" Ill have to be chronicled.
The weavers of the Contrexville Mil
have been On strike and the management
OF the mill fearing that the new help would
be treated to indignities communicated
with President Comstock OF the Lincoln
Town Council and requested that addi-
tional police protection be sent to that
village.
President Comstock Immediately sent
the officers, but beyond dispensing the
crowds on the corners there was nothing
else for them to do. The mill people felt
that 1t was their duty to protect their help,
hence the request for assistance.
Ladies' Aid Society Meets.
The special meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Catholic Institute was held
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Peter Gaskins
resigned % president and Mrs. DR.. F. J.
Smith was elected to I'LL the vacancy.
Miss Julia Tighe was elected vice presi-
dent. Miss Sarah Barry was elected finan-
cial secretary and Miss Minnie Rcgan re-
cording secretary. The initiation fee was
placed at 25 cents and the monthly dues at
same amount. The constitution and by
laws were read and adopted. 1t was voted
to meet the second Sunday Of each month.
Notes Of the Valley Villages.
James McElroy has become an inmate
of the Soldiers Home at Togus, Me.
The graduating exercises of st. PAtrick's
parochial school will be held this evening.
Superintendent Gilbert w. Pratt of the
Lonsdale Company, Is suffering from fall
from his bicycle.
Nearly all the store keepers In Valley
Falls will close. .upItheir places Of business
on Thursday evenings.
Edmund Clark Is arranging for o novel
trip to New Hampshire. He will 60 and
return by the electric cars.
A meeting of the taxpayers Of school
district No. IL has been called for the
evening of July 1, at the fire district hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shaw of Church
street, Valley Falls, left Saturday evening
for pleasure trip to Niagara Falls, Canada
and the Thousands Islands.
The diplomas for graduates Of the schools
of Central Falls, Lincoln and Cumberland
are being transcribed by Archie Adams, a
local correspondent Of one Of the local
papers.
James A. Edgerly, prominent lawyer
of Stafford County, has returned home af-
ter q pleasant visit spent with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Dexter Of Blackstone street,
Lonsdale.
Wednesday evening a public reception
will be rendered to Rev. William II.
Learned of the Valley Falls Baptist church
and his wife, who are to leave for Chicago
at the end Of the m )nth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Hubbard OF
Broad street celebrated the tenth anniver-
sary Of welded life Saturday evening, and
received many valuable tokens of esteem
from their numerous relatives and friends.