Jan. 10th 1908 The John Pierce Company, at its quarry on the “burnt rocks”, features two 105 foot towers which support a great cable and bucket that transports rocks to the gigantic crushers whence it goes into bins that load the finished product rapidly…

Jan. 3rd 1913 The three month-long strike in the Little Falls textile mills is over. The workers will receive 60 hours of pay for a 54 hour week, and increases in the rate for piecework ranging from 8 to about 15 percent. All employees will…

Dec. 27th 1911 St. Mary’s new School Hall opened with a dance and a party. Dec. 28th 1885 Rebecca Batteson, the old African-American woman, died at the Johnson house on Second Street. Her son-in-law, Robert Johnson, stated that Becky was 117 years old and that…

Dec. 20th 1855 General Z.C. Priest received $166.66 per month as Assistant Superintendent of the railroad. 1910 Some weeks ago, the Presbyterian church society purchased a large lot on Jackson Street upon which a parish house was to be erected. An announcement was made today,…