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Narragansett Times
December 5, 1890
Winsor Mill Fire, Greenville, R. I. – December, 1908
December 29, 2025
Winsor Mill after the fire in 1908.
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(Providence) News-Democrat
December 10, 1908
Olneyville Times
December 16, 1908
A little background here;
The portion of the mill that burned was occupied by the Hygenic Fibre Company. On November 19, 1908, it was reported in the Evening Bulletin the sixteen employees went out on strike. They and their families were ordered to move from the mill’s tenements because the new mill superintendent stated he would not re-hire the strikers.
On the night of December 9, 1908, the mill was discovered to be on fire. The newspaper article relating to the fire did not mention the strike.
This was the second major fire at this mill. The first occurred in 1882. Click here for more info.
Sources:
Evening Bulletin, “Strike At Greenville”, November 19, 1908
Evening Bulletin, “Flames Destroy Half Of Winsor Mill, Greenville”, December 10, 1908.
1895 Map of West Greenville, R. I.
November 9, 2025
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1895 Map of West Greenville, R. I.
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Smithfield, R.I., Town Farm Deaths
July 27, 2025
The following are known to have perished at the former Smithfield Town Farm & Asylum which was in operation from the 1830s to the 1870s. See link here. It is unknown if they were buried at the Town Farm Cemetery or elsewhere.
Deaths in 1866, exact dates unknown. Source: Town Treasurer’s Report.
William Harrington, age 73
Roby Harrington, age 73
Polly Harrington, age 60
Sylira Whipple, age 102, 10 mos, 4d.
Deaths in 1867 & 68. Source: Town Treasurer’s Report
Jefferson Inman, died April 8, 1867, age unknown.
Daniel Wilbur, died July 2, 1867, age unknown.
Catherine Holly, died February 1, 1868, age unknown.
Stillwater Grain Mills
June 16, 2025
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Olneyville Times
December 22, 1911
Olneyville Times
August 2, 1912
Olneyville Times September 18, 1914
Olneyville Times
April 20, 1917
Bryant College Tuition Rate Documents From 1979 to 1981
September 24, 2024
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New England Pacific Bank
March 29, 2024
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According to the website ricurrency.com, the New England Pacific Bank was founded in Smithfield in October of 1818. It moved to Pawtucket in 1832; chartered as the Pacific National Bank on June 27, 1865,; and was absorbed by Industrial Trust on February 15, 1900.
Pawtucket Chronicle and Manufacturers and Artizans Advocate
June 3, 1826
Pawtucket Chronicle and Manufacturers and Artizans Advocate
June 3, 1826
Pawtucket Gazette & Chronicle
June 7, 1839
Pawtucket Gazette And Chronicle
June 19, 1846
Pawtucket Gazette and Chronicle
January 9, 1857
Pawtucket Gazette & Chronicle
June 15, 1860
Pawtucket Gazette & Chronicle
June 9, 1865
Pawtucket Gazette & Chronicle
May 18, 1866
Smithfield, R. I., Property For Sale – 1833
March 27, 2024
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Pawtucket Chronicle and Rhode Island and Massachusetts Register
March 8, 1833
