Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . ) regiment, , War 1812, by the U. S. Government, but he after-wards assigned them to Solomon Sturges and Joel Colonel Warriner possessed much musical talent. Hewas the musical director in the First Church (Rev. ) for thirty-seven years beginning in 1801. He wasadmitted a member of the church in February, 1802. In1815, owing to business matters, he moved to Pittsfield,Mass., but returned to Springfield in 1820. In 1828 hewas i
Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . ) regiment, , War 1812, by the U. S. Government, but he after-wards assigned them to Solomon Sturges and Joel Colonel Warriner possessed much musical talent. Hewas the musical director in the First Church (Rev. ) for thirty-seven years beginning in 1801. He wasadmitted a member of the church in February, 1802. In1815, owing to business matters, he moved to Pittsfield,Mass., but returned to Springfield in 1820. In 1828 hewas in business with his son under the firm name of & Son. He was made postmaster of Springfield in 1842, andheld the office seventeen months, when he was super-seded by Col. Harvey Chapin, who was appointed August 29, 1843. Colonel Warriner compiled the Springfield * Born December 6, 1779; educated as an apothecary, was a book publisher and was in Boston and in New York. He died at his residence on Broadway, NewYork, March 30, 1S48, in the 69th year of his age. Unmarried. 39S SKETCHES OF THE OLD INHABITANTS. SOLOMON WARRINER. AND MANSIONS OF SPRINGFIELD. 399 Collection of Sacred Music, published in 1810. He wasassociated with the eminent musician, Thomas Hastings,in the compilation and publication of the Springfield andUtica Collection United, published in several editions atUtica, N. Y., from 1816 to 1829. He was the first leaderof the first musical society (the old Handel and Haydn So-ciety) ever formed in Springfield. They used to meet inthe old Unitarian church on State street, which wasburned down October 12, 1873. The choir numbered fromeighty to one hundred members, Abraham G. Tannattbeing the organist. Colonel Warriner was a justice of the peace and quorumfor several years. He took great interest in the publicschools and was a member of the prudential a member of the school committee he was informedthat the boys at the Charles str
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