. History of the town of Princeton, in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1759-1915. ales are 246 families in the town. The legal votersnumber 241. Health. The statistics compare favorably with thoseof other towns in Massachusetts. Manufactures. There are five manufacturing estab-lishments in the town — four private, and one amount of capital invested is $90,150; value of stockused, $37,372; value of goods produced, $113,097;persons employed, 76; wages paid, $26,023; salaries,$2,580. Other Occupations. There are 99 persons engaged inagricu
. History of the town of Princeton, in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1759-1915. ales are 246 families in the town. The legal votersnumber 241. Health. The statistics compare favorably with thoseof other towns in Massachusetts. Manufactures. There are five manufacturing estab-lishments in the town — four private, and one amount of capital invested is $90,150; value of stockused, $37,372; value of goods produced, $113,097;persons employed, 76; wages paid, $26,023; salaries,$2,580. Other Occupations. There are 99 persons engaged inagriculture; 30 in transportation; 91 laborers; 18 in trade;10 in government employ; 277 in domestic service; and22 in professional occupations. Religious Organizations. Only one church, the Con-gregational, is now in existence. Schools. There are six schools maintained, at an ex-pense of $4,722. The Superintendent is paid $300 forservices in the Town. Number of school children, 135;number of teachers, 11. The Public Library contains 6,201 volumes; value,$4,000. The endowment is $7,000, and the income $ o Piw oo HU o The Town in igi^ 5 The value of the building is $25,000. Salary of Librarian, $115. Newspaper. There is one newspaper The LaborersFriend published in town. Telephone service places the town in possession of localand outside communications. Electric Lights are in operation in the streets, and aresupplied to private residences. Conimunication. The Peterborough and WorcesterBranch of the Boston and Maine Railroad passes throughthe southwestern part of the town. Geology. The foundation of the soil in Princeton isgneiss, one of the primary rocks of the earths rock is composed mostly of quartz, mica and feldspar,with a lesser admixture of iron, which presents in placesa rusty appearance. Otherwise stated, the formation isa coarse or uneven granite, the main constituents of whichare silica, alumina and potassium. There are some evi-dences of slate formation
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