Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-09
Southbridge.

Southbridge.
Southbridge is one of the largest and most thirty
ing towns in the south part of this county By the
advantage of its location, and the enterprise of its
citizens, it has become the center of extensive
trade with the surrounding towns 1t is situated
about eight miles from the Charlton depot on the
Western railroad, and about ten miles from Webster
on she Norwich railroad, with daily stages connect
ing with the trains. Connection by railroad with
one or both these points has long been contempla-
ted, and the grading of portion of the distance to-
ward Webster is completed. The population, now
about four thousand, is constantly increasing.
The largest of its manufacturing establishments is
that of the Hamilton Wooden Company in Globe
| Village, the Quinebaug river 1t is owned by
parties in Boston, John r. Brewer, treasurer; f.
Brewer Co., selling agents; Joshua Ballard, Jr.,
resident agent In the manufacture of moussene
de LANES it is in size the second in the country 1t
comprises four hundred and thirtytwo delane
looms, and forty cashmere looms, with twenty-five
sets of card machines of the manufacture of Daniel
fainter of this city. Nearly 100000 yards of deaineS
woven, and $500 yards of fancy cassimeres made
per week. The main building is $50 feet long by 40
wide, and five stories high, with two wings 40 by
so feet. In the upper portion of the main building
are six combing machines, for combing de-
laine WOOL made in England at an expense of
$780, and of very recent use in this country The
print works, in which are five printing machines,
and the warp mill, run by the same company,
py each a separate building, the former employing
two hundred, and the latter hundred and fifty
hands. The whole establishment gives employment
to hundred hands The modern improve
ments of heating by steam and lighting with gas,
are introduced throughout the works The
pany is chartered with 100000 capital and did a
full business through the pressure of 1857, without
diminution. They own one hundred and fifty acres
of land, on which they intend soon to erect new
mill, midway between the two villages ESQ feet long
by 20 wide. If an arrangement could be effected
with the Dresser (cotton) Manufacturing Company,
on the dam next below, for the purchase of the lat
ter establishment, by combining the water power of
both, the Hamilton Company would forthwith erect
an establishment unoccupied site the To-
caty mentioned, which could command over thirty
feet of head and fall, and be sufficient to run one of
the largest manufactures in the country of $50 looms
and 80 900 spndles. AS it is the movement is likely
to fall through, the agent of the Dresser company
not having yet accepted the offer for the concern
under his charge. If it went on, one hundred new
tenements would Immediately be built, thus con-
tributing largely TO the growth and prosperity of
the town.
Calvin A Paige is agent, manufacture cotton sheet
ings emnlovnp 40 hands and runrino 5o Looms and
o50o srindIos Tho oon+roI Lii. ;, j.; .lo ,o,,..a1
VILLAGE owned nv Leonard & Drossor oIso ,ronrc,o
tura cotton sbeetinos ,,oLinr / 500 ooo orl o,,,,
w with 141 looms and 5000 sn;ndlos omnlo,nn 1oo
hands. They own thirty acres of land and r,n
saw and grist mill East of tba central VILLAGE ,1o
old Co1nmbon mile o,.,od H., 1Io,, !, -;
down which have lain idlo sirco tho fro 80 Iol1
have iust beep rebr,;lt and viii coon 10 $50. :; -
ation for fine manufacture of cotton shaot;ros 81,
ing emnlovment IN somo seven+, hands ;+t -
looms. There is wafer mower annie 70 INN a NH
for two hundred hands Inst below tbs u,ater riy
ileee is another of eighteen feet fall owned nv ( p
Irwin, which is AWAITING a purchaser
Near this locality the firm of Beecber & Cole
with capital of $4,000 emnlov ntvtwo
hands in the manufacture of snectacIes matina an.
nually from 70 900 to 15.OO0 nairs of silver from
5000 to 1000 gold and from 1000 TO 1900 steel specta
Giles. In Westyille. near Stnrbridge Narrian, =
Ballard manufactures n low grade of sotipots oaI,od
negro cloths with three sets of card machines oat
ing $50 wards daily inst above tbo C,obo vilIa.o
with twenty hands IitnoGold & r. e.,
some 0OOO weavers, sbuttlas ,olrod a. o,,~,. ~
600. Theodore HARRINGTON vyboolvriott or,;iooo1
n half north of the Central ila,,o a1,,,,-
twelve hands MANY ,tber bronoho. f -.
ture ore successf,ll,, orosoo,+a 90 -
scale
OF the buildings, recently erected in that section
of the county. will compare with the new
block fJohn Edwards Co., recently erected for
their dry goods trade and millinery business with
the hotel building adjoining, built by VIM Ed-
wards, formerly postmaster The store was first
opened to the public on Friday evening when if was
visited by very many citizens of Souhbridre and
vicinity, who expressed their admiration of the mag
nifcence of its appearance, and the beauty of its
internal arrangements 1t is the largest store in the