The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-01
UP THE VALLEY.
Town House Commission
Met Last Night.
Several Sites Visited and Inspect
ed For Future Consideration.


The Lincoln Town House Commission
met yesterday afternoon at the Town
Clerks Office at Lonsdale. President
William Duane Aldrich presided and the
record OF the last meeting was read by
Secretary Frank T.. Fitzsimmons and APP
proved. After short conference the
committee visited sayIesyille and exam
incd several sites that had been suggested
as suitable for the location OF the new
town house.
Among the sites examined were parcels
OF land on Chapel street belonging To Mr..
Stephen Wright and Mr.. Frank Tucker,
and on the Great Road belonging TO the
jeremiah Whipple heirs and General Olney
Arnold. Then the commissioners crossed
the line into District No. A, on Prospect
Hill, and viewed lots on the River Road
belonging to Mr.. Patrick Small, Mr.. John
Cullen, Mr.. Hugh II. Morgan, Mr.. Frank
Tucker and Mr.. Preserved w. Arnold.
On Arnold street the property OF Mr..
Thomas McCusker was examined. Then
lot at the foot of Arnold street, on Grove
street, and lot at the corner of Grove and
Front streets received attention. Finally
the hemlock lot on Lonsdale avenue In the
Old Village, near Whipple's Bridge was
looked over, and the commissioners re-
turned to the Town Clerks Office.
An informal discussion of the various
pieces of property seen was held, but no
conclusion was reached, as 1t Is the inten-
tion of the commission to visit Albion and
Manville before reaching recommends
ton as to site. Following the discus
sion 1t was voted to adjourn to Friday az
ternoon at 2:30, when the commission will
inspect the safety vaults at the Cumber-
land town and Pawtucket city halls.
Exercises Free.
The delicate exclusiveness which has
characterized the preliminary arrange
ments for the graduating exercises of the
High School has been eliminated from the
program and the taxpayers will be allowed
to visit the building for which they have
contributed and witness the graduating
exercises without being compelled to show
ticket.
Successful Reception.
The farewell reception rendered to Rev
w. G. Learned and wife by the members
of the Valley Falls Baptist Church last
evening was success in every particular
The vestry was crowded during the even
| ing by the friends of the worthy couple.
During the evening the church quartett'
| rendered some delightful selections. Solos
were also rendered by Benjamin Fessender
and Samuel Fleming. Readings were giveI
by Miss Jennie NickersoD and Miss Mamie
Cleasby' Duets by Messrs. Fred Pollett
and Elmer Howell.
Annual Election.
The annual election of officers of tn,
Church Temperance Society of Chris
Church was held last evening and resulted
as follows: President, Rev. James V
Chalmers; Vice Presidents, George Walms
ley, Jr., and Mrs. James Hindley; Secre
tary, G. III. Learned; Treasurer, Walter
Hindley; Executive Committee, Mrs
George Walmsley, Jr., Mrs. George L
Pierce, Miss Mamie Williamson, Mrs
Sarah Morrison, Miss Annie Toner, Jane.
Hindley and William Il. Toner. Addresses
were made by Rev. Mr.. Chace of Woon'
socket, Rev. Leslie Il. Learned of Fal
River and Rev. Frederick S. Balcolm o.
Saylesville.
Notes of the Valley villages.
Miss Cecilia McQuillan, a well-knowr
resident Of Ashton, died this morning.
Miss Mary Ryan of Cumberland Hi
will leave for the White Mountains
shortly.
TIE Atlantics of Fall River will be the
opponents of the G. /. A. Team Saturday
afternoon.
Simon Ryan of Cumberland Hill, who
has been on an extended trip to Canada
has returned home.
A lawn party will be held Saturday af'
ternoon at the residence of Miss Clara
Fits on the Great Road, Lonsdale.
Rev. Mr.. Porter, pastor of the Ions
dale Baptist Church, although improving
will not be able to officiate at the church
services Sunday.
On Monday next Rev. Father Murphy
assistant at st. Patrick's Church, Valley
Falls, will go to Brighton Seminary to
make the annual retreat.
A petition Is In circulation at Cumber-
land Hill for presentation to the Town
Council for the extension of the water
mains from Lonsdale to that village.
The Ashton Bicycle and Social Club have
arranged for parade OF antiques and
horribles for the morning OF July 3. An
invitation has been extended to the Ash
ton Band and Drum Corps to take part In
the parade.
Lawn tennis fever I'm Saylesville has
cooled off and the numerous courts are
overgrown with weeds. The court on
Chapel street upon which there was con
siderable money spent has not been used
this summer
The arrangements for the annual outing
of Christ Chuch Sunday School Saturda.
afternoon are about completed. II is ex-
pected that about 800 OF the friends OF the
scholars will accompany them, making
party OF GOO, leaving PawtucSet for Rocky
Point at 2:30 p. m.