▁ ▁Many ▁migr ated ▁away ▁from ▁far ml ands ▁to ▁the ▁mill ▁villages , ▁and ▁went ▁from ▁growing ▁food ▁to ▁surv ive ▁to ▁ear ning ▁hour ly ▁w ages ▁in ▁the ▁mill s . ▁ ▁Though ▁far ming ▁was ▁a ▁hard ▁life , ▁early ▁mill ▁life ▁was ▁gru eling ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right ; ▁mill ▁workers — cond esc ending ly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁l int head s — o ften ▁worked ▁twelve ▁or ▁more ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁in ▁un vent il ated ▁rooms . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁most ▁workers ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁fort un ate ▁just ▁to ▁have ▁such ▁work , ▁and ▁will ingly ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁mill s ▁all ▁their ▁lives . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁many ▁mill ▁village ▁families , ▁both ▁the ▁husband ▁and ▁wife ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁mill . ▁ ▁Out side ▁of ▁the ▁mill s , ▁several ▁other ▁major ▁changes ▁also ▁happened ▁during ▁this ▁long ▁time ▁period . ▁ ▁Electric ity ▁came ▁to ▁Liber ty ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁when ▁Mr . ▁J . ▁Warren ▁Smith , ▁a ▁sales man , ▁installed ▁two ▁gas oline ▁gener ators ▁dow nt own ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁first ▁street ▁lights ▁and ▁the ▁lights ▁of ▁several ▁sh ops . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁demand ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁Mr . ▁Smith ▁decided ▁to ▁sell ▁his ▁assets ▁to ▁Duke ▁Power , ▁which ▁established ▁a ▁small ▁office ▁dow nt own . ▁ ▁The ▁Liber ty ▁Fire ▁Department ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2