The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-06

He has been connected with the Union
Wa ding company since 1851, nrst AS
treasurer, and upon The aeath OF MS
father, the Hon. Darius Coll. he became
president. He is connected with ihree
lumber OF business enterprises, botn at
bone and abruad, and Is president OF the
Business Mems association.
"Comfort Foot Rest"
Albert j. Bennett of WoonsocKet has
secured a patent on an an article when
will be appreciated by almost everybody.
and must soon be in general use. IL Is
what is known as the "Comfort Foot
Rest and is for attachment to radiators.
TIE rest is formed of metal and is quite
handsome In design: The metal is either
bronzed or nickel plated. On the lower
edge is roll covered with plush, from
each end Of which hangs tassel, making
the whole ornamental az Wen as uSeiui
By a simple device the rest can be plactd
Mt any desired angle from the radiator.
A company has been formed for manu-
facture, the name adopted being the "A.
j. Bennett Patent Radiator comfort
Foot Rest Manufacturers.
The manufacturing establishment IL
located in Woonsocket. The rests are
meeting with ready sale.
some Recent Patents.
A nut tapping machine was recently
Il automatically presents in succession a
number of nuts 20 the tap, releases them
from the holiing jaws after tapping aud
pushes Them on TO the shank Of the tap,
AID when the desired number OF nuts has
been tapped the machine is automicaliy
stopped.
a patent for a lathe attachment was re-
Gently secured by the Brown a. Sharpe
Manufacturing company. The object of
the attachment is TO provide means for
accurately determining the position OF
the cutting tool in squaring oil blanks IN
order to secure the reduction OF the
blank to the exact thickness required.
An Improvement in ratchet pawls, in-
vented by Daniel R-ardon OF Westerly,
II L. is particularly adapted for use on
the ring-rail controlling ratchets OF
spinuing machines. and is SAID 10 De
more positive in its action, when operated
by an independent arm. than those as
previously constructed.
A design for a dish was patented last
week by Stephen q. Howard Tor the
Howard Sterling company of Providence.
It's leading features are alternate plain
aud pierced sections; the outer borders
for the plain sections are for ned of
scrolls slightly foliatsd and combine in
places with shell-like ornaments; Its
Inner continuous shell-like borders and
heavily scrolled ornaments are inter
spersed with foliations forming the
pierced sections
General Mil News.
Preparations are being made by the B.
B & r. knight Manufacturing company
90 enlarge the capacity Of the NaticN
mills TO 3,4)O looms, an increase OF 1850
looms inside OF eigh. years.
New looms are being added to nearly
every mill in Burrilville.
All the looms in tue White mill. Bur-
rillville, forty-two In number. are Ia
operation.
Map'eville mills have entered upon
summer schedule time, giving the EN-
ploye- the Saturday half holiday.
Work on Johh Il Fiske, Jr.'s new mil
in Burrillville has commenced aud
weather permitting, will be pushed righ
along. Frank ~ White has the contrao,
for the building aud the carpenter work
will be under the supervision of EmoF
Sweet or Ceniredale.
The action Of the East Provide lce council
n granting the petition Of the AmerieaI