History of the Old Colony Railroad - a complete history of the Old Colony Railroad from 1844 to the present time in two parts (1893) (14758951872)

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Title: History of the Old Colony Railroad : a complete history of the Old Colony Railroad from 1844 to the present time in two parts
Year: 1893 (1890s)
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Subjects: Old Colony Railroad Company Industries Railroads
Publisher: Boston : Hager & Handy
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries



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good railway facilities,good schools, and all the requirements for making life desirable. L. G. Littlefield is among the best known firms of Avon, in the manufactureof boots and shoes for the wholesale trade. Being a house of an enterprisingnature it has built up a large trade. The specialty being the manufacture ofmens and boys1 shoes in Dongola, calf and buff in sewed^and standard screw.The trade of this house is done with the best known firms in this line ofbusiness. It has always been his ambition and aim to give his customers thebest shoes that can be produced for the money. His Boston office is situated at101 Bedford street. L. G. LITTLEFIELD, MANUFACTUBEB OF MENS DONGOLA, CALF, VEAL CALF, BUFF AND GRAIN BOYS 811 El ill ST. 86BKW 8H018, FACTORY AT AVON, MASS. Office and Salesroom, lOl Bedford St., Boston. KEELER & CO., Furniture Manufacturersand Upholsterers, Washington and Elm Streets, T°EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS. * * DUO 1 UN, MAoO. i8o ADVERTISEMENTS. Office and Works of in.
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Builders of LOOMS, JACQUARDS, DOBBIES, &C, Harris Ave., cor. Acorn Street. Providence, R. I. ALLENS STEPHEN PAINE, PRINT WORKJ, MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN OPTICAL GOODS. Manufacturers of Standard Calicoes, SPECTACLES, EYE GLASSES, MAGNIFYINGGLASSES, OPERA GLASSES, READINGGLASSES, MARINE GLASSES, MICROSCOPES,TELESCOPES, THERMOMETERS, BAROME-TERS, HYDROMETERS, COMPASSES. 66 Westminster St., Providence, R. I. Providence, R. I. HISTORY OF TOWNS AND CITIES. 15 I PROVIDENCB THE early history of Providence is of a most interesting nature, and asthis work has principally to do with transportation facilities, briefreference to the citys modes of conveyance, both primitive andmodern, will prove of value to those seeking information on the subject. It isaltogether a mistake to suppose that the wilderness found here by RogerWilliams 250 years ago, was a pathless one. The state of civilization devel-oped among the Narragansetts was sufficiently far advanced to develop roads.Through these roads