The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-21
Hr. MatheFs Cloth-StretchinS and
CalenderluS Apparatus
new FRINGE-MAKING DEVICE.
"A Lonsdale Citizen Invents an Auto
matte Bottie-Fiiling Machine-Per-
sonai Gossip About Rhode Island
Wage Notwithstanding Not es,

iavented com oIneu clotn stretchinR anu
| cslendering machine. In NJ. Mather's
mschine the rolls OF the stretching or CAL
o d-ring machine are hollow. and have
tubular shafts TO allow the admission OF
hot air or steam; the shafts of the rolls
have gears which intermesh. The sur
faces Of the rolls are arranged in spiral,
convex ribs, between the convolutions OF
which are spiral coucave grooves; begin
ming at the central part OF the rolls the
ribs ais but slightly raised above the
pl in surface OF the roll. but as the ribs
approach the end they become more prom
inent. increasing the diamei er of the rolls
toward the ends; the grooves in like
manner extend farther into the surface
of the rolls toward the ends. nni decreas-
ing the diameter OF these parts Of the
rolls toward the ends.
The shafts Of the rolls are mounted In
bearings In the end frames in such man
ner that the ribs OF one roll enter the
grooves OF its ompaniou, rotation being
impaired by pulley on one OF the shafs
The bearings for he upper roll are al
Unstable, a. In the ordinary cAlenderinR
machine and pressure is applied bv screas
or weights, which press the rolls together.
Whom the cloth enters between the rolls
near the centre the tendency Of the rii s
In to draw the edges outward. and rs the
resistance to that movement increases
when the cloth begins to be stretched n Q
co nvolutions Of the ribs become more pro-
nounced and exert a greater strain on the
fabric. this strain being governed by tbs
degree Of compression between the rolls.
This movement also tends to straighten
out wrinkles in the cloth. When the rolls
arc used In a calend ring or drying ma
chine . supply pipe may be introduced
into one OF the hollow shafts and hot air
or steam supplied to warm the rolls for
drying the cloth.
For Making Fringe
Mr.. Benjamin Arnold OF East Green
wIcb has secured q patent for process
BY which fringe can he so woven a, to be
attached to goods after they have bsen
made. The process consists In weaving
the fringe In = loom and leaving the
loops Of ths filling uncut. and making
with needle chaiu stitch OF q separae
thread through each loop at the time
that he shuttle makes the loop in put
ting in the filing.
The thread that makes the chain stitch
passes through the loop OF the fringe
skirt, and it, own loop 30 as TO hold the
frin - loop opsp, and draw the contigu-
Gus threads Of two adjacent loops to-
gethef and make firm edge that will
bear handling and keep the fringe loops
open that they may be readily caught
singly aud In proper order by the hook of
the knottinx machine and tied. Aud II
the fringe u 10 be dyed the thread will
hold the loops separate and prevent their
becoming entAnpled with each other after
knottiug or dyeing. The thread can be
removed by cutting or uuraveling.
Automatic Bottle Filler.
Mr.. John jackson OF Lonsdale has pat.
ented an apparatus for filing bottles,
which, IL is said, 10 n great Improvement
over othots previously produced by the
slme gentleman. The new apparatus
provides means by which u number Of
bottles may be simultaneously filed
without spiliinG whether transparent or
not, there being separate filling tube OF
correct size for each bottle. and there be-
ing connected with the sou rce OF supply
reservoirs adapted to hold q predeter.
mined quantity. with M ans for cutting
of the couuection while tue bottles are
being filed. and turning 1t on after they
are filled.
Personal Notes.
n. Me Crosoy, now boss oyer with the
Mt Battle wollen mill. Camden, Me-,
was formerly employed at Westerly.
The officers of the Narragansett
Creamery company Of Peacs ID ,le elected
for the ensuing year. commencing O,t.
1. ares Thomas @. Hazard, jr., pr,s.
dent; Thos- A. Gardner, secretary Jonn
r. ChampliU, treasurer; Charles ii.
Knowles, Ralph Knowles, William N.
Congdon. Samuel G. Peckham. Johu b
Eldred, directors, Thomas A. Gardiner,
superintendent.
JOSEF b Charlesw orth. now overscer Of
the spinning with the Newport (Me.)
woolen mill, was formerly engaged In
this city.
j. 4. Pike. at the present time boss
weaver wi b the Dexter (Me.) No.
woolen mill. was formerly from this ty.
Allen G. Whitford of Milton. Wis,
formerly OF Westerly has returned to
that town. He will be employed In the
press works OF G. b. Cottrell g. Sons Co.
Frank A. Bartlett. the timex eeper en-
ployed by Cutting g. Bishop. at the In-