. The history of Warwick, Rhode Island: from its settlement in 1642 to the present time : including accounts of the early settlement and development of its several villages, sketches of the origin and progress of the different churches of the town, &c., &c. . essed a fund of humorthat made him a delightful companion. His latestresidence in Warwick was near East Greenwich, on thefine estate now owned and occupied by Dutee Arnold,Esq., who formerly lived at Pontiac. Mr. Clark died inProvidence, in 1872. On Oct. 4, 1850, Mr. Clark sold out the estate toZachariah Parker and Robert Knight for $40,0
. The history of Warwick, Rhode Island: from its settlement in 1642 to the present time : including accounts of the early settlement and development of its several villages, sketches of the origin and progress of the different churches of the town, &c., &c. . essed a fund of humorthat made him a delightful companion. His latestresidence in Warwick was near East Greenwich, on thefine estate now owned and occupied by Dutee Arnold,Esq., who formerly lived at Pontiac. Mr. Clark died inProvidence, in 1872. On Oct. 4, 1850, Mr. Clark sold out the estate toZachariah Parker and Robert Knight for $40,000. In1852, the premises passed into the hands of the presentowners, the Messrs. B. B. & R. Knight, who changedthe name of the place to Pontiac. Various changes andimprovements have been made in the mills, as well as inthe general appearance of the village since it has beenin possession ot the Knights. In 1858, they had so en-larged the bleachery that they were able to finish fivetons daily. The cotton mill then contained 124 loomsand 5,000 spindles for the manufacture of cotton old bleach works were burned April 15, 1870, anda new building was immediately erected and in operationSept. 1st, 1870. The new building is of stone, lf>0x40,. PONTIAC. 267 arranged with all the modern improvements for carryingon the bleachery business, and capable of turning offfifteen tons of goods per day. The old stone mill (ofwhich a view is given in the engraving with the oldbleachery,) was torn down and the handsome newbrick building erected upon its site in 1863. The di-mensions of the new mill are 200x66, with an L , capacity is 20,300 spindles. The fall of water isabout seven feet. The goods manufactured are finesheetings, known by the popular name of the Fruit of theLoom. In 1866, the company built a large brick store,with an upper room nicely fitted up for religious ser-vices, and in 1874, a store-house of stone, 157x58 feet,and five stories high. The present capable s
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