Putnam patriot., 1908-06-19
Indu,tries of Abingdon.
BY Y. N

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 The first settlers cleared ihe land, de stroyed tbe beaver dams to obtain tht
 water grass for hay, hunted deer and
 wolves, caught shad and salmon in ths Mashm0quet, sowed rye, and planted
 beans and pumpkins and amoni them "a man was famous according a' 1 he had lifted up axes upon lhe tiiics l trees H -awmiIis were soon built upon the streams to furnish building mate rial and gristmills for the grinding ol grain. The quiet agricultural eommn. nifty was almost -elf-sut1ictent- The | blscEsmiths not only -hod the horse-
 and oxen but forged the nails used by
 the honsewTight, wrought all the Iron
 utensils used in cooking, including the
 bean pofhdge pot, and forged the iron used la the clumsy farm implements
 In the time Of the Revolution Demu- ei lngalls III ade and repaired guns, and his son, capisin George lngalls, had fhe same accomplishment in the time Of the var Of 1872. The masons made mortar of clay uHlii lime came into use. Sheep grazed upon the hills, and furnished the wool that WAS earded, spun. woven and made into garments at home. Flax was raised, duly pre- pared and .osen Into many grades from coarse tow cloth to finest linen. Farmers seut caH and COW hides to the local tannery, aud the neighbofhood shoemaker converted the leather into foot-geaf fof the family.
 All the soap and the taliow candles were of home production. Beef, pork mutton, butter and cheese were for lo- cal consumption until the city of Pro xidence became the market for farm produce.
 raltpeter was made and sent to the powder mili in Windham. Samuel Holbfook had n potash mill in Marcy
 Hollow, and there was mill just south of the Lord house. Local cabinetma- kers fashioned choice pieces of furniture from the nati,e cherry, maple and wal nut. Ensign Samuel Sumner employed one for year, about l79D, making chairs, tables and desks fer part of the sssetting out Of tic sumner daugh- ters. Obadiah Iligginootham made ali kinds of spinning wheels. JaiRez tan- ninghatn and Mf. Water, were, later makers of furniture
 In lso0 Solomon Gilbert had a store on the Windham road. gear the E9fd house. and soon after Huntington Lyon bafil Il stote opposite the Lyon pafsoas age I4emuel .4saWellas tanhafy WIS below the bridge on the highway near Abingtcn station. Nathaniel Aver 's sawmil and fnlIing mill were south ei the bridge, and Capt. Samuel Dresser 's distilefs was west of the bridge. Sa. muel BaNter's turning shop, built in is5s, OH the MaShma4aet, south of the bridge, III Marcy Hollow, was in ope- ration thirty years.
 In lsl3 woolen company was form ed and Il mill built in Marcy Hollow where bfoadcloth was manufactured. Hand. power was used, and men, wo- men and children employed. The ven. tnre WAS not successful, and Tn four ol 1 live years Thomas Grow bought the mill but sold II io Erastus siebbins who put in power looms and manufae- tured wooden cloth for ten years. Stebb- ms opened store In the Hollow, whicf
 al that time was called ~tebbinsSille The school district was known as ih' Factory district ~tebhins fled from his creditors and new pfoptietofs took possession of tine mill and manulactat ed cotton cloth, and, lalef, pelisse wad ding was made. The mill was destroy ed hy ire about isl5.
 In is40 George \. Dresser employed several men in his shoe shop and, later George Randall, on Ragged iIill, gaVt work to many in his shoe manataeto- ". Daniel smith supplied farmer with blows of his own make, and the sign "E. Davis, Fashionable Tailor, was displayed from the shop opposite the Lord house.
 Three generations of the Marcy family have worked at the forge and anvil.
 For several wears Charles o>Sood ,
 nursery fanished he vicinity with ns
 tiee and imported fFuit anu ornament
 al trees.
 In isos George N. Taft came 10 Al
 Ingten Ia engage in the luH'~-'
 ness. The eondiiie -, ,,a,oa r.a.e.
 ieu ''''h 'e s.h church, as we'll as in | p s,aiel, especially al tina when sul It enormous headgea k worn by the i as that which is now In Nogues Fl 2. experiment WAS tried in one n,s....s ex, , church. .sss, .e- sa'ns'" "'ai" sat ,,,i This Ceart dot decree that slx ,qsYt,er did bowed and limited for tha N-.
 W as 10 exhibit thspatch from that city sa'
 ' Easter hats were removed hy exc " woman but one who attended toda,
 services al the Calvary Baptist ehur' " That one exception, with her large C .. a,ion ai the miiliner's art, attracted 2" much attention as the pastor-pius
 limited seorn This church has ont ." the largest congregations in Rhode '" and. X stand et duplicate mirrors '
 nroxided in the rear of the aaditofiu
 and the women took of their hats ss ..x....t than. in their hands into