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Title: Webb's New England railway and manufacturers' statistical gazetteer; containing an interesting sketch of every station, village and city on each railroad in New England, together with a statistical, historical and biographical account of their representative manufacturing establishments
Year: 1869 (1860s)
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Subjects: New England -- Gazetteers New England -- Directories
Publisher: Providence, Printed by the Providence Press Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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-facturing bleaching and pressing ladies hats of every de-scription. He commenced business Sept. 1st, 1868, and dur-ing the busy season employs upward of 30 hands. He hasin use 3 treadle presses for stamping purposes and facilitiesfor doing work in the best style of the art. T. M. Geeene & Co., manufacturers of every descriptionof brushes, occupy two floors in a 3 story wooden building60x33 feet, located at No. 46 Mill street. This firm com-menced business in 1866, as successors to George F. Greene,who established the business in Attleboro, about 10 yearssince. They employ on an average 8 persons ; consume an-nually about 3,000 tbs. of bristles, and do business amount-ing to $12,000. T. M.Greene and John McArthur, Jr.,constitute the company. W. A. Beatet & Co., jewelers findings and jobbingmaterials. Commenced business in 1865. Employ 15persons ; occupy 3d floor in Greenes Mills. Webbs N. E. Railway and Manufacturers Statistical Gazetteer. 431 RICHARD HARRISON & COMPANY, e
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i ~ ^ M s ij ^ (« 9 I m-A •1 0^ g -^i-.-*^ ^ CR ■ - « , Worstd and Cottoi LOCK BOX 6§. PLEASANT VIEW, PAWTUCKET, R. R. Bliss & Co., croquet, wooden games, hand and bench screw, aud tool handle manufacturers. This firm has beenestablished since 1833, the style remaining the same sincethe commencement, uotwitlistaudiiijr the retirement of Mr.Bliss and others that originally composed it. They occupy^;a new 2 story brick building 120x40 ; employing 33 persons.Their engine, made by J. A. Smith & Co., of tliis place, is40 horse power. They use up about 400,000 feet of lumberper year for the manufacture of their various articles, using15 lathes, 2 planers, 2 boring machines, 1 motising machinewith borer, 7 saws, &c. Richard Harrison & Co. are bleachers and printers ofcotton, woolen and zephyr yarns, &c. They occupy a threestory wooden building 120x20 feet, with ell attaclied 3Gx40feet, 4 stories, located on River street. Pleasant View, hav-ing been engaged in tlie

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