. 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. . ened the enterprise ofmanufacturers, and the destruction of the Roger Wil-liams failed to daunt the courage of those who sawwealth and prosperity in its swiftly moving old company, composed principally of men of smallmeans, and of little experience in the business, had notfound it a profitable undertaking, and were ill prepar
. 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. . ened the enterprise ofmanufacturers, and the destruction of the Roger Wil-liams failed to daunt the courage of those who sawwealth and prosperity in its swiftly moving old company, composed principally of men of smallmeans, and of little experience in the business, had notfound it a profitable undertaking, and were ill preparedto sustain the loss occasioned by the fire. A new com-pany was formed, which styled itself the Phenix Manu-facturing Company. They put up a new mill on thesite of the old one in 1823, and two years after, the onethat stands just above it. The village now began to in-crease rapidly. Many dwelling-houses were erected,stores were built, and in 1849, Win. B. Spencer erectedthe block called Spencers Hall. This was burnt No-vember 21, 1855, and rebuilt immediately; burnt thesecond time, May 24, 1871, rebuilt of brick, and againdestroyed by fire, March 5, 1873. Other industries wereintroduced, and a season of prosperity enjoyed. PHENIX. 211 <r <=2-. SPENCERS HALL. 212 HISTORY OF WARWICK. Of the further changes that took place in the manage-ment of the mills prior to January, 1861, we have not spaceto relate. On the latter date the Hope Company wasorganized, composed of John Carter Brown, Robert and others. The} bought out Benjamin C. Harris, whoheld the lower mill and half the privilege, and in 1857,purchased the lease of the upper mill and the other halfof the privilege held by Thomas Harris and ChristopherLippitt, which had three years to run. Since then thecompany have run both the mills. Mr. W. T. Pearcehas been the efficient superintendent for the past four-teen years. Before the Roger Willliams was burnt a buildingstood near the upper gates of the present dam, whi
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