. 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. . when not in use,in some portion of Mr. Allens premises. The boyswould sometimes steal this away, and the first intimationof the roguery would be its discharge in some part of thevillage. The boys would then hide away, and the gunwould be restored to its place, to await a similar act atsome future time. At one time a lad while playing, ac-
. 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. . when not in use,in some portion of Mr. Allens premises. The boyswould sometimes steal this away, and the first intimationof the roguery would be its discharge in some part of thevillage. The boys would then hide away, and the gunwould be restored to its place, to await a similar act atsome future time. At one time a lad while playing, ac-cidentally sent his ball through a pane of glass in thewindow over the front door. The window was a semi-oval, and formed of diamond-shaped panes. The boywas much frightened, but soon concluded to face themusic at once, and went around to a side door and in-formed Mr. Allen what he had done. Oh, dear! boy !how did you do that ? said Mr. Allen. The boy repliedthat he didnt mean to, but was playing in the street,and before he knew it, it went through the Allen looked at him, and then said, Oh, dear!boys will be boys, and that ended the matter. -Thatboy, since grown to manhood, passes through the villagedaily to and from his place of DR. CHARLES JEWETT,(The Temperance Lecturer.) CENTREVILLE. 195 Almy & Brown owned five-eighths of the Warwickmills, and their shares were purchased by John Greenein 1836, at the rate of $55,000 for the whole. JohnGreene, was the son of Gideon, and grand-son of JohnGreene, who was one of the six brothers who establishedthe iron works at Coventry. One of these latter wasGen. Nathaniel Greene. John Greene had worked as aboy for Col. Job Greene, and by his prudence and in-dustry, was enabled at last to purchase an interest inthe mill and died July 16, 1851, one of the richest menin the vicinity. His last wife, who survived him severalyears, was Mary Arnold, a daughter of William, son ofCaleb Arnold, of Apponaug, and sister of Mr. Joh
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