. Fall River, Massachusetts, a publication of personal points pertaining to a city of opportunity. ll! 1 V .\ ! J! - ii ? 1 1 1 . -S-j l^L^ J I 1 cl 1 ( ? 1 1 ! ::l. :,:)< 7] —H shortly after the breaking out of the Revolution he received a cap-tains commission in the Continental Army, and under this author-ity organized a band of minute men for the protection of thissection. Subsequently, he, with a company of 60 men, marchedto the American camp at White Plains, N. Y., and took part inthe operations in that vicinity. Later, he was made a major and returned to this section toforestall the d
. Fall River, Massachusetts, a publication of personal points pertaining to a city of opportunity. ll! 1 V .\ ! J! - ii ? 1 1 1 . -S-j l^L^ J I 1 cl 1 ( ? 1 1 ! ::l. :,:)< 7] —H shortly after the breaking out of the Revolution he received a cap-tains commission in the Continental Army, and under this author-ity organized a band of minute men for the protection of thissection. Subsequently, he, with a company of 60 men, marchedto the American camp at White Plains, N. Y., and took part inthe operations in that vicinity. Later, he was made a major and returned to this section toforestall the depredations of the British in Little Compton. Beforethe close of the war, he had risen to a lieutenant-colonelcy andserved under General Sullivan in the battle of Rhode Island. Inthe final portion of his life he suffered much with rheumatism andat time was obliged to use two canes to get about. During incumbency of the presidency, he received back pensionamounting to $800, and a monthly pension of $40 per month. Hewas 92 years old when he died. A century of cotton spinning in Fall River affords excellent op-portunities for exploiting the resour
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