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    1. [RI] Printers and Printing in Providence (part 181)
    2. Beth Hurd
    3. from "Printers and Printing in Providence, 1762 - 1907" prepared by a committee of Providence Typographical Union #33 as a souvenir of the 50th anniversary of its institution printed in 1907 "The Journeymen" (part 181) pp. LXXXIII - LXXXIV. "Names Found in Directory: FREDERICK SCHUBERT - 1856. WILLIAM W. SHAW - 1841 and 1850 at 15 Market square; 1847 at Transcript office. WALTER SCOTT SHERMAN - 1844 at 18 Cove street. WILLIAM F. SHORT - 1924 at Journal office; 1850 (S.) at 15 Market square; 1854 (F.) at Journal office. JOSEPH SIMMONS - 1844 at 93 Pawtuxet street. SYLVESTER SIMMONS - 1847. JOSIAH SNOW - 1828. WILLIAM S. SPEAR - 1824 and 1826 over Market square. JAMES G. SPOONER - 1844. ROBERT STILES - 1853 at 84 Westminster street WILLIAM SWEET - 1844. WILLIAM E. SWEET - 1863. Printers Known to Have Worked Here: JOHN A. SCOTT - Initiation fee returned by the Union October, 1884. SETH SIMMONS - 1845 worked on Journal. EUGENE F. SHIELDS - Learned trade on Evening Press and immediately retired to go into restaurant business. Deceased. WILLIAM SPENCER - Name in 1870 constitution. FREDERICK STROBRIDGE - Learned trade on Republican Herald. E. SULLIVAN - 1856 worked on Journal. BENJAMIN H. SUTTON - 1855 and later; pressman on Post and Herald. BOWEN A. SWEET - 1856 worked on Journal; member of Providence Union previous to 1865. WILLIAM K. SWEET - Served in 1st Light Battery and Battery A., 1st L. A. during Civil war. E. FRED TAYLOR - Applied for membership in New Bedford Union September, 1898. He claimed to have worked in Providence on the Visitor. JAMES A. TAYLOR - Died Detroit, Mich., Feb. 9, 1906, aged 47 years. He was admitted to Providence Union by card Nov. 12, 1884; was well known in Chicago, where he had been an adman on the Inter-Ocean for a number of years. WILLIAM S. TENNANT - Born South Killingly, Conn., July 1, 1877; learned printing with T. S. Hammond, beginning in 1894; initiated into Providence Union Oct. 26, 1902. IRA N. TEW - Born Taunton, Mass., Jan. 23, 1857. At 15 years of age he went to the trade in the office of the Daily Gazette, Taunton, Mass., and finished in the office of the Bristol County Republican, serving seven years in all. Came to Providence Journal in May, 1881, where he has worked continuously since as compositor and proofreader. Member of King David Lodge of Masons, Taunton, Mass., and also of the Masonic Veteran Association of Rhode Island. Became member of Providence Typographical Union Dec. 27, 1885. JEREMIAH N. THOMAS - Born Wickford, R. I., in 1836; died North Providence Feb. 9, 1871, aged 35 years, 9 months and 5 days. He worked on the Daily Post in this city, at A. Crawford Greene's and was foreman of Hammond & Angell's book room. He was a charter member of Providence Union in 1857 and its first treasurer." continued in part 182.

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