. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . ixed, that he is dyed in the wool, had its origin in this process of dyeing. SPINNING BY MACHIXERY. Early in the century, between 1810 and 1815, Mr. BenjaminPritchard established a new industry, the spinning of cotton erected a building on the mill-site now owned by HannibalFlanders, and spun yarn by machinery. The building was subse-quently moved to a site north of Ambroses tavern, and was usedas a shop for the manufacture of carriages, and is now a dwelling-house in Fisherville. The yarn spun by Mr. Pritchard was usedfo
. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . ixed, that he is dyed in the wool, had its origin in this process of dyeing. SPINNING BY MACHIXERY. Early in the century, between 1810 and 1815, Mr. BenjaminPritchard established a new industry, the spinning of cotton erected a building on the mill-site now owned by HannibalFlanders, and spun yarn by machinery. The building was subse-quently moved to a site north of Ambroses tavern, and was usedas a shop for the manufacture of carriages, and is now a dwelling-house in Fisherville. The yarn spun by Mr. Pritchard was usedfor warp by the housewives in the manufacture of satinets. The establishment of manufactures of cotton and woollen goodsby machinery throughout the country brought about an entirechange in the domestic industries. The spinning-wheel and loomdisappeared from the household; the bumping of the fulling-millno longer was heard; the dye-pots were banished from the hearth-stones ; and the carders and cloth-dressers were forced to turntheir attention to new Carding and Spinning. INDUSTRIES. 641 PALM-LEAF HATS. The industry that in part took the place of spinning and weav-ing was the braiding of palm-leaf hats. The palm-leaf was pur-chased in bales by the traders, who supplied it to families whosplit and braided it into hats. The industry was not a universalone. The merchants paid cash only in part, making, of course, alarge profit on the goods sold. Families in comfortable circum-stances would not engage in an employment in which they wouldbe at the mercy of the merchant, who, though he might be scru-pulously honest, yet could fix his own profit and their measure ofgain. It was a jug with only one handle, and that in the handsof the merchant. Notwithstanding this drawback, the industrygave employment to a large number of women and girls, whootherwise had little chance of earning money. SHOES. •Following this industry, was the manufacture of shoes. Thisenterprise, which ha
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