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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
PRETTY TEA CLOTHS.
Considered an Essential Part of a Correct
Entertainment.

Considered an Essential Part of Correct
Entertainments.
The fashion in five o'clock tea cloths
ordains that cloth of fine white linen
should have deep border of rich bro
cade, the seams where the two ma
terials join being covered by row OF
large single flowers embroidered IN
crewel stitch. The linen center is then
covered with tiny stars embroidered in
the color of the brocade. Thus cloth
with pale mauve brocade border has
row of embroidered pansies covering
the seam and pale mauve stars in the
center.
Lace braids are more and more used
in embroidery, on the ground that they
furnish the appearance of fancy stitches
without the trouble of making them.
An afternoon tea cloth recently pro-
sented to bride was of white silk,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15

Husband-A great scientist says that
women are less sensitive to pain than
men.
Wife, presume it is so. l can suffer
torments, and go right along with a
smile on my face. while you swear and
tear around like mad if you bump your
head while hunting collar BUTTON
n. Y. Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
NEW DESIGNS FOR EMBROIDERY.

suggesting two styles Of course, If
one has not the gift" Of making ones
pencil obey ones fancies the little va
riations in the border can be omitted
and it can be made simply repetition
throughout Of one little daisy blossom
or pansy face. The design is sketched
or stamped upon the linen with colored
crayon or soft pencil.-American Ag-
riolI1turist
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
BY AND BY.

Further s ON vhas where the tide Is clearer,
Arc the thee s sn where tho saoIos are taIr,
nearer. w "ouiu rain be
The names we breathe in tho
When after awhile ' w. s Nun be the aearcr
Further on, where tho tide is Sleue .hem there
Down the stream where sreI ms - clearer clearer
10y ana by when the sun is shining
u h,.s, awhile when the skies are bluo
A aoa w., ,ne clouds unfold their silver lining
W. Gnu ssa sne Peaceful isles drift into view. "s
va snaii free our tongues from dull rcn,r,n,
aug cur hearts with the Joys Of SpInths a.
Ai pS a awhile III, when the sun is shining,
IN ~, wien .he skies are blue
NiAon waterman, in Chicago journal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
low to Destroy Dedbugs.

Clean the paint of the room thor
oughly, and set in the center Of tho
room dish containing four ounces OF
birthstone. Light it and close tho
room as tight as possible, stopping the
keyhole of the door with paper, to keep
the fumes of the birthstone in the room.
Let it remain for three or four hours,
then open the windows and air thor
oughly. The birthstone will be found
to have also bleached the paint If 1t
was yellowish white.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
Family Troubles.

A man standing in store door in a
Texas town called out to countryman
sitting on wagon:
How are all your folks coming on9"
Your brothers bay mule is dead,
but all the rest of our kin folks are
alive and kicking. Alex Sweet, in
Texas Siftings.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
Poor Girl.

81 have almost made up my mind to
break the engagement, said the young
woman with the copper-coiored hair.
"Why SOP" cmphatically asked the
woman who had been married twice.
'I'm afraid we can never be happy
together Fido and he are iuadly ieal-
Gus OF each other already. "--Indisnap
OILS journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
Misdirectcd sympathy,

A New York clergyman, meeting one
Of his female parishioners dressed in
deep black, tried to console her by say
ing:
"You have no idea how regret to
see you wearing those sad habiliments
of Woe"
"You can't be as sad about it as I
am" responded the widow; 81 look
worse in black than in any other color.
1t makes me look like fright. Alex
Sweet, in Texas Siftings.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
For Nervora Headache.

A simple but often effective way of
relieving nervous headache is to battle
the head freely in water as hot as can
be borne. This should be applied not
alone to the temples, mt to the back
of the ears and the back of the neck,
where the nerves arc very numerous.
The effect is, in most cases, soothing
end beneficial
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
-withnnt this radiant idea-this de.

Without this radiant idea-this de-
iightful morning star, indicating that
the iuminary of eternity is going to
rise, life would, to my view, darken
into midnight melancholy. The ex-
pectation of living here, and living
thus always, would be indeed a pros
pect of overwhelming despair.-John
Foster.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15

-Donizetti, the italian composer,
was for time insane and incarcerated
in an asylum Tor luuatieA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

proper freight facilities, but which Is now
mortgaged at a ridiculously low figure to
the Putnam Bank.
In the same section, but south of Bal
louville, there is one of the most valuable
fiagstone qnarries in New England. Al!
OF the stone used in the cell flooring at
the Connecticut State prison at Wethers-
field was brought from this quarry and
carried on teams.
Dayville.
At Dayville the proposed road will
make its first contact with another rail-
road. The New York & New England
road, running directly north and south,
meets the proposed line here and they run
parallel to Danielsonviue. But there is,
or might well be, business enough
for both lines in freight and passenger
traffic. There is q 16-set wooden mill at
Dayville with 20 looms and employing 800
hands in the making Of fancy cashmeres.
In the last II months it has been In opera
tion just 10 weeks. The freight comes to
this village from Aliens Point on the
Long Island Sound coast and the rate on
coal is rs cents per ton.
Near enough to DayviIle to receive the
double benefits of two independent rail-
roads are Williamsville, q thriving mill
village. and Pomfret Landing, ,one OF Con-
necticut's famous summer resorts.
Just what direction the road will take
from this point has not been decided
upon. The survey has been carried south
to Danielsonville, but the management
may yet decide to leave Danielsongille OF
the route and avoiding loop of dozen
or fifteen miles go directly west from Day
vile and Jericho.
Elmville.
III, however, the original intention of
going into the borough of Danielsonville
Is carried cut, Elmville will be the next
place on the line, and Elmville wants IL.
There are three mills here. A four set
woolen mill owned by G. ID. and C.
Chase, with % broad looms, EMPLOYING
100 men; four set, 2S-loom woolen mill.
owned by lie Roy A. & p. s. Sayles, en-
ploying 100 mon; Frederick rhayer's sat-
met mill, with 35 narrow looms,
and, as in other places, there
are numerous water privileges which
have never been touched. This group of
mills is mile and aquarter from Dayville
and the drayage is fifty cents on the ton.
Danielsonville.
Danielsonville, IL the road goes through
1t, will be the principal way station be-
tween Providence and Springfield. Il 10 a
beautiful village, the center OF the bor-
ough which bears its name, and teeming
with mill industries largely owned by
providence manufacturers. Perhans one
u 'ne best arguments that direct rail-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

away from Burrillville, situated on the
banks of Five Mile river with its many
folks are the villages OF Hattieville, Hop
kinsville, Belgram and Sketerville, each
of which has mill, that would be de-
veloped by the new road. And that Is
factor that holds good for
the entire route. Not only the
mill centers on the direct line
are to reap the benefits, but along the
line, north and south, in that 20-miie belt
are scores of places that would be enabled
to reduce their teaming from six and
eight TO three and four miles, and, further
more, spur tracks and branches are con-
templated for the future.
In addition to the resources In and
about Ballouville there are several unused
water privileges, Kelly's saw mill, and at
East Putnam, within the radius OF easy
teaming, is o yarn mill worth $4,000 with
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

power to run great many
more looms than ever gave en-
ployment to the inhabitants of this par
ticular locality. The village still remains
and its inhabitants chop wood for living,
The property is now owned by Nicholas
Winsor. In Greenville, a mile off the pro-
posed line, there are four mills, the Winsor
Cotton Mill of 125 looms, tho Jerry Knight
Manufacturing Company OF 90 looms,
the Greenville Manufacturing Company,
a four set mill of 3s broad looms and
the Spragueville Cotton Mill of 100 looms.
The Winsor and Spragueville mills are
now in operation and the other two are
idle for the same reason so prevalent
throughout he entire section, that is, no
railroad facilities. Besides the mills
enumerated there is the shingle
and saw mill of A. b. Steere, wheel
vright's establishment, and several
unemployed but valuable water privileges.
And in another direction from Greenyille,
two miles in toward the city, there is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
ROAD.
The Providence, Ponaganset
& Springfield Railroad.
Territory Through Which ii viii Pass.
Industries Reached-Its Route.

At the Nav session OF the. 1869 Rhode
Island General Assembly granted rail-
road charter to John IL. Barden, Alanson
Stecre, Charles Jackson, William u. Spen-
Ger, James Y. Smith, Harris Ill. Stone,
Elisha Dyer, and their associates
incorporating them under the name OF the
Providence, Ponaganset X Springfield
Railroad Company with valuable conces-
sions aud privileges for the purpose of
constructing railroad from this
city to Springfield. The road
has never been built although there
have been many surveys and many prom
1ses. Three years ago the charter changed
hands and the scheme was taken mp by
number OF wealthy Providence manufac-
turers who have gone ahead with it until
now the proposed railroad has become
probable certainty of the very near
future. The new holders of the charter
have obtained valuable concessions from
the different Legislatures, one being the
right to carry the rails to tide water in
this city and erect piers for
water way connections. The SER
vices OF a New York engineer were
year, the preliminary work has been ener-
&St&toifJ puohSt w iaibo eoiPo VI oo-
sistants, engineers and surveyors, until
now the route is definitely decided upon.
The line is staked out and the towns of
bcituate and Foster have gone so lar as to
exempt the road from taxation for five
years from the time OF its completion.
The engineering difficulties of construct
ing the road are very slight. The Provi-
dence terminal will be at mean high
water and the highest point reached is in
Foster, just q mile east of the Connecticut
line, where there Is an elevation of 720
feet on the Stephen Place estate. From
there there is descent into the valley of
the Quinsebaug river which is 227 feet
above tidewater at this city. Although
the route, as surveyed, is through bro
ken country the grades are easy, and the
curves though frequent but in no instance
excessive. In the words of the chief en-
gineer ''The work is light and calls for
only judicious alignment and curvature"
The percentage of bridging is light and
throughout the entire section there is an
abundance OF excellent ballast for the
road bed.
Aside from the passenger traffic the
tonnage alone along the line would war
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

part. Almost on the direct line of the pro-
posed railroad is located one of the most
valuable fire clay deposits in the country.
But so long as 1t costs anywhere from
two to three dollars per ton for every
thing that is carried into or out of Foster
and over such roads that it seems days
journey, no one Is going to build
factories or open quarries. III any
community ever needed two streaks
OF railroad iron through its midst, that
Of Foster does.
1t Is not altogether destitute of indus
try now. There is the farming which the
country is not particularly well adapted
to, and some of the citizens are plucky and
persistent enough to struggle with grist
and saw mills in spite of the surrounding
difficulties.
East Killingly.
From Foster the road goes over the
State line into one of the largest and most
industrious townships of Connecticut,
Killingly. The first place is East Kill
ingly, better known as Chestnut Hill, one
OF New England's ideal manufacturing
sections, rich in water power and with so
much of natural beauty in its hills and
valleys that many New York fashionables
have found it out and made it their sum-
mer home. 1t would be difficult to find
more picturesque landscape than that
afforded by the valley Of the Mashentuk.
There are seven mills here. The factory
OF John l.. Ross with 112 looms, the Albion
Company's yarn factory that has been idle
for five years. the Whitestone Company's
mill with its 40 looms and the four fac
tories of the Mashentuk Company and
these, as well as several other smaller con-
Germs, are on the banks of stream that
has fall of 22S feet in a mile, and the
same river in the next three miles through
to Elliotville, to Elmville falls another
100 feet, giving throughout its course q
most magnificent power. But the goods
that may be produced as the result OF il
have to be carted four miles to Dayville at
the rate of dollar a ton and after
that, there are railroad freight rates
and then more drayage to pay for at the
other end. Chestnut Hill people say, give
us a railroad aud this section of Connecti-
cut will take its place in the first rank Of
manufacturing cepters. The mill owners
themselves are so anxious for IL that some
of them have offered to move their build
ings and give up their land for the right
of way. There is available power there
for 1000 more looms than were ever in
operation.
BallouviIle.
From Chestnut Hill the survey extends
northwesterly to Ballouville where there
is a mill population that could do more
work IL it was ready for them. There
are three cotton mills here, the
Attawaugan, the Ballouville and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

II the road goes through. He already
has two other manufacturing plants, one
a silk mill in Paterson, N. j., and q cot
ton mill In Derby, Conn.,, both OF which
he would prefer to re-establish In North
Scituate IL he could have the benefits OF
quick freight. Not more than
two miles out OF North Scituate
ana on the direct line south there are two
more mills in the little settlement known
as Saundersville, these are cotton
mills of 20 looms each, belonging to ID. Z.
Remington, and only one OF them Is in
operation. The lipe, as surveyed, goes
within 10 feet OF one of them, and just
north OF these is another 7o-ioom cotton
mill the property of Robert Beckwith OF
Providence that is at present in operation.
Still farther north OF North Scituate and
somewhat off the railroad but near enough
to be benefited thereby are the villages
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

city. who is the proprietor of the Ashland
Company, says that the advantage of that
section of the estate which would result
from railroad cannot be over
estimated. The need OF such Is
the same there as anywhere else
that rich natural resources exist awaiting
development, The country is peculiarly
adapted for manu- featuring and the work
ing of the quarries, but in spite OF that
the people of necessity are obliged TO take
up agriculture. 1t costs two dollars dray-
age for every ton of merchandise that is
brought to Ashland by the teams and this
is in addition to the freight rates that are
paid for conveying the raw material to
the nearest railroad depot and it is just as
expensive to ship the manufactured pro-
duct. Coal cannot be used at all except
at loss and with the exception OF the
dry season of the three summer months
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

Mathewson's quarry, from which IL OBJ
tained In abundance some OF the most
valuable granite. The new railroad Is to
run within two hundred feet OF this.
Ashland.
Ashland IL the next important village
on the direct line Of the road. IL is one
of the Destest mill villages In New Eng
land with population OF about four
hundred people all Of whom are depend
ent upon the Ashland Company for
their livelihood. The mill operated by this
company has 100 looms with power for
10000 spindles. Mr. Fred Allen Of this
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there is a surplus water power OF from 25
to 80 per cent. that is not taken advan-
tage of.
From Ashland the road is to pass
through South Scituate where there is
nothing but postoffice and tavern.
Richmond.
Here is located the Joslin Manufactur-
ing Company, a concern employing about
one hundred mon in the manufacture of
shoe and corset laoings. 1t Is the same
complaint here. The cost of transporta-
tion by teams Is too great to warrant any
enlargement of the plant although there
Is every other facility for 80 doing. A
mile west OF Richmond are three bobbin
mills, two Of them owned by Benjamin
Wilbur and one by Moses Potter.
Although not directly on the line both
proprietors are enthusiastic In their desire
for the railroad to go through, and are
confident that prosperous future is in
store for the mill industries il IL does.
Following the section through geogra-
phically the place next to Richmond is
Clayville, still one mile from the route
surveyed, but at present Clayville is eight
miles from the nearest railroad point at
Hope and the reduction of seven miles is
something very much desired by the mill
men OF the locality.
There are two cotton mills here owned
by George 4. Weeden of Providence.
They formerly ran 100 looms each, but
these have been taken out and the euuip-
ment of the mills now consists of 6OOO
idle spindles. AS q result of these facto-
ries being closed up prosperity at Clay
vile Is on the wane-some of the former
operatives are attempting to live on what
wages they may receive as farm hands and
others are waiting for something to turn
up.
Rockland.
Rockland is directly on the line and
will he the next station west OF Rich
mond. Here there is the Rockland Mill.
equipped with 416 looms for the making
OF cotton cloth, one vacant mill structure
and another building that has been trans
formed from cotton factory into a grist
mill, owned by r. b. Rounds, the pro-
prietor of the Rockland store. There are
besides four valuable water privileges in
the immediate vicinity that have never
been used.
Ponaganset.
Ponaganset, the next station to Rock
land, Is just over the line between the
towns of Foster and Scituate and is the
last village along the survey until Chest
nut Hill is reached just over the Connecti-
cut line.
The principal industry OF Ponaganset
is that afforded by the large cotton mill
bearing the name OF the village in which
1t is located. The capacity is 1856 looms,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

officers of the corporation are Royal G..
Taft, President; John w. Dsnielson,
treasurer; James 8. Davis, secretary and
b. A. Bailey, agent. There are 800 names
on the company's pay roll.
The Danielsonville Cotton Com
pany has a history covering 75 years
since its foundation. The capacity is 451
looms and Il $50 spindlcs. The officers of
the present corporation are b. B. Knight,
president; Jeffrey Hazard, treasurer;
Olive ID. Drew, superintendent.
Among a score of smaller establish
ments are the Il. III. Jacobs Manufactur-
ing Company, Lothrop's Reed factory,
Quinnebaug Brick Company, Aspinock
Knitting Company and Deans Slipper
factory.
The Rig hit of Way.
The right of way from the nearest point
to the city of Providence which has been
definitely decided upon, to the station
at Danielsonville Is already fixed
In the towns of Johnston, Scituate,
Foster, Killingly and the Borough OF DAN
ielsonville. The complete list OF the es-
tates, with the acreage, involved by the
right of way over each for the 80 miles, is
as follows:
In the town of Johnston. Albert Green,
3.65 acres; Otto Stark, 80; p. Feeley, .26;
Frank Hall; p. Feeley, "a; Elm street;
y. Feeley, SO; Killingly road, ~; Ma
than Young, so; Phoebe Brown, 5.43; II.
Calef, .SS; III. Sessions, 1.19; Barnes
Brotners' estate, 2.66; road Manton TO Po-
casset, ~; Leroy White, 3.16; Foster es-
tate, 16; Fred j. Walch, asa; Thomas
Jacobani, 98; Mrs. Barstow, 2.0s;
Fred j. Walch, .19; road
Mrs. Barton, 1.2s;-w Msthewson, 81; J.
Cram, .O5: Grams road, .06; G. Waterman,
so; J. Cram, 4.47; j. Waterman, 1.l6;
Brown Brothers, LII; Road, .07; Daniel
steere, 1.91; James Burahan, i.4i; road,
II; Daniel Steere, 500; Cyrus Brown, .46;
Gideon Brown, sos; Road, .0s; Eunice
Brown, 3.6i; Cyrus Brown, i.5s; Henry
winsor estate, 1.46; Alfred Smith, 1896;
Continued on Page ~
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and mill Is now In operation. Less than
mile away from this is Sarah Stark
weather's shoddy mill with capacity OF
5000 pounds per week. There are two water
privileges in the immediate vicinity rum
ming with power sufficient TO operate
thousands OF spindles, but the wheels are
not there. Mr.. John II. Barden IL the
owner and proprietor OF the Ponsganset
Company, and practically OF the entire
village with its reservoirs and other
privileges. lie was also one
OF the original corporation which received
the charter In 1869. Mr.. Barden says that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

road between this city and
Danielsonvile would be appre-
ciated on the score of passenger
traffic alone is that an old fss hioned stage
coach has made daily trips between the
two places for great many years
and has always had a good patronage,
A summary OF the mills at Danielson-
vile Is; The Quinnebaug Company with
its two immense structures, employing an
immense water power in addition &c
that OF 600 horse power engines
to run its 1914 looms and $1,000 spindles In
the making OF cotton sheetinRs- The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

rant the roads construction. There is
practically mill to every mile, and in
spite of the fact that they are all
operated by water power the amount OF
coal used is very considerable, and this, in
connection with the hauls back and forth
OF raw materials and the finished pro-
ducts, would seem TO assure the financial
success Of the undertaking.
The distance from Providenceeto Daniel
sonville Is 3s miles and the entire distance
from here TO Springfield is 81 miles. To
60 from Providence TO Springfield now it
is necessary to travel 9s miles by way Of
Worcester.
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scituate and Foster can never improve or
the citizens advance themselves in any
way until they can have the manifold ad-
vantages OF a railroad.
Foster.
The only way to speak OF Foster is in
the future tense. As an industrial Sec
tion this hilly Rhode Island township
has no past to speak of and no present.
II merely figures In the map as a rec
tangle about twelve by six miles
in area and in reality as
something that must be driven over in
gong from some places To some other
places. But that is not Fosters fault.
The wealth Is there and the resources.
The section is rich in water courses with
falls that would run many mills, there are
stone quarries throughout the length and
breadth OF the town and in the central
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

OF Skeeterville and Greenville in the town
of Smithfield, and just over the Johnston
line. In the former village there is
the wreck and ruin of what
was once a valuable cotton mill
that thrived 20 years ago, but has now
been abandoned long enough to convert
the place into useless ruin of crumbling
walls, Notwithstanding the fact that there
is water privilege with sufficient