Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-05-06


a bowl Of meek turtle from the csok Il
was iloered by the knight Of the la'lle, a
to the great discontinue Of the little !
world which had been drawn together
nv the delicious favour Of the savoury Il
,iand.. Escaped from this threatened
evil we we're philosophically contempla-
ting the aablc claws, as they lay. scat
tared by the hands Of the voracious edi- |
tor. when we encountered another OF
the craft, with huge black-fsh which
he was conveying to an upper apart
meut; we were not at all surprised at
this. being acquainted with the good
nature which led the man to attach him
self to the corps Of walters. and with
that honest pride which causes him to
shew of his accomplishments amid the
mixed assemblies Of religion and pol'-
ticks. After waiting with all the pa
tience that starving mortals could mus
tier, for about an hour, and having our
sides gored by elbows from all parts ol
the state, we finally succeeded in find.
ing place at the table, where Mr..
Townsend served his guests with "A
repast calculated to surfet the Grand
Committee of the Legislature, and give
him name throughout the state.
! At three o'clock the joint committee
again assembled to receive the report
of their committee, which was adopted
and the Governour, Lieutenant Cover
nour, Senators, &c. took the oaths.-
: The members of the Republican Con-
yention prox were elected without op-
lposition. Both Houses then adjourned
until Thursday morning.
Fall Rirer.-The rapid increase OF
this village in wealth and population
" is unparalleled in the annals OF our
country. In 1913 the foundations Of
two cotton manufactures were laid ono
' by the Fall River Manufacturing Com
pany, of which David Anthony was "A
= gent, and one by the Troy Company
Oliver Chace, agent. Both OF these
mills went into operation the same sea
y son, and was the beginning ofthat bdsi
1 i, ness in the manufacturing li6e for which
y it has since become so. celebrated
Previous to the establishment Of these
;. factories the village consisted OF abou
twenty dwelling houses saw and grls
> mill, sc. from that time il has been
" rapidly increasing, and there are nov
d in the place six cotton factories con
- tanning ten thousand spindles, and on'
'e building erecting one hundred and eigh
nc ty feet in length one sattines factory
= containing one hundred and forty looms
~ two calico factories, which turn OIL hvt
thousands yard, daily: one nail factory
~ one rolling and sitting mill :: one fur
'e mace i've machine shops one card
IT, Ing mill one lath and shingle mill tw
." saw mills three grist mills one brio
" yard one printing Office, and thirty
" six retailing grocery stores. The popu
=" lation of the village is two thousand, 81
VI hundred of whom are employed in tn
'o' manufacture Of cotton, and seven hun
~ dred in other mechanical business.
"e 1925, there were erected twenty-hv
's- dwelling houses, and there are abo'
&C. thirty going up the present season.-
o' The village abounds in granite, whie
10" has become an article Of export, one II
e" diyidual having contracted to turnl:
e'' tweuty-one thousand dollars worth
I'D faced granite stone, for the Unite
''e III States works erecting at Newport,
tue be delivered this year Seven thousar
lat weight of powder has been used
'e blasting rocks the past year.
eau The stream on which the mills a
situated, is one possessed Off n'
'"e ural advantages than any. other in Me-
'e'' England. 1t flows over bed of roci
was and in the distance Of three fourths o
VII mile the fall is one hundred and thirt
'e"' seven feet. The water having fail