. 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. . the villagenever looked more thrifty than at present. The building erected by Mr. James J. Smith, calledMusic Hall, containing the finest hall in the county, thenew brick building occupied by Mr. Joseph Lawton as aclothing house, the extensive dry goods and grocery storeof the Messrs. Hoxie, the block containing the post office,and the la
. 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. . the villagenever looked more thrifty than at present. The building erected by Mr. James J. Smith, calledMusic Hall, containing the finest hall in the county, thenew brick building occupied by Mr. Joseph Lawton as aclothing house, the extensive dry goods and grocery storeof the Messrs. Hoxie, the block containing the post office,and the large building across the river, occupied by P. Arnold, in the furniture business, bear testi-mony to this statement. Of the enterprise of its inhabitants we need not speakfurther, though we are strongly tempted to mention oneindividual to whom the place is perhaps more indebted,than to any other single person for its attractive appear-ance, both as regards the beauty of its private dwellingsand those used for different purposes. The Phenix Village Bank was incorporated in $50,000. Wm. B. Spencer was elected Presi-dent, and H. D. Brown, Cashier. On August 1st, 1865,it was changed to Phenix National Bank. The Phenix smifc^kmSm ted *. LIPPITT. 225 Savings Bank, chartered in 1858, had, on December 2,1872, $285,636 36 credited to 670 depositors. In 1847 Wm. B. Spencer, Esq., completed the dwell-ing house on the north part of the land he purchased ofMr. Levalley, and resided in it until June, 1868. Thisdwelling house, which is one of the finest in the vicinity,he sold to Nathan A. Capron, Esq., who now occupiesit. Mr. Capron has carried on the bakery business heremany years, succeeding James Hackett in the the year 1847, one oven of moderate dimensionswas all that, his business demanded. In 1850 erected a new house, with two larger ovens,which he rented to Mr. Capron for eighteen years, andin 1868 he erected three large ovens near the ce
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