. A history of the town of Franklin, Mass.; from its settlement to the completion of its first century, 2d March, 1878; with genealogical notices of its earliest families, sketches of its professional men, and a report of the centennial celebration . ysheet has lately appeared, called the Franklin Sentinel^ by R. , indicating a conviction of the towns growing intellectualappetite for more. The business of the town sustains a national and a sa\ingsbank, both successfully managed. Stores, shops, etc., requisiteto a thriving town, abound. A view of one of the later blocks(Fletchers) on Ma
. A history of the town of Franklin, Mass.; from its settlement to the completion of its first century, 2d March, 1878; with genealogical notices of its earliest families, sketches of its professional men, and a report of the centennial celebration . ysheet has lately appeared, called the Franklin Sentinel^ by R. , indicating a conviction of the towns growing intellectualappetite for more. The business of the town sustains a national and a sa\ingsbank, both successfully managed. Stores, shops, etc., requisiteto a thriving town, abound. A view of one of the later blocks(Fletchers) on Main street, nearly opposite the post-office, isgiven between pages 11(5 and 117. The following statistics from the State census of 1875 will showat a glance the extent of the towns industries at that date:Manufacturing establishments where goods are made, 21 ; valueof produced goods, $1,232,947 ; occupations where work is done,2G ; value of products, $37,968 ; steam engines, 12 ; water-wheels,9 ; horsepower, 1,175 ; capital invested in manufactures, $325,625 ;yearly wages, $208,840 ; total industrial products, $1,299,915. The following table, compiled from the earliest to the latestreliable date, by S. AV. Richardson, Esq., collector of United. ADDENDA. 115 States Internal Revenue, will exhibit the material progress of thetown during the past century : — INDUSTRIAL TABLE. Year. Polls. Valuation. Houses. Barns. Horses. Oxen. Cows. Sheep. ..253 £2,401 18s. Od. 127 119 132 198 570 856 ..274 2,803 Ms. 6d. 143 131 139 270 788 ..296 $13,294 40 169 157 180 275 729 ..288 17,318 95 180 178 163 265 733 ..323 15,524 75 210 180 143 274 599 ..286 343,124 00 234 208 149 274 563 301 ..372 417,078 00 262 227 183 191 448 129 ..384 648,456 00 304 240 185 192 493 12 ..545 811,636 00 379 269 245 142 508 5 ..543 1,116,660 00 402 269 573 16 ..717 1,433,635 00 464 331 466 4 ,..890 1,551,645 00 563 365 522 XV. LISTS
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