GREENE, JOHN PRIEST

(1849); American college president. Graduated from La Grange College, Mo., in 1872 and from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1879. Ordained in Baptist ministry in 1872. President of William Jewell Oollege, 1892 to 1920. Author of Commentary in Pastoral Epistles; The Happy Man, and The Ideal Mon. American soldier; 6: Patawomut, FR He worked as a child at the forge and se the farm, and educated himself in h spare moments, in 1770 he was chosen a member of the General A embly for Coventry and thereafter engaged actively in public affairs, He was ardent in the cause of the Colonies against the British crown, and in 1775 was appointed as brigadier-general to command a Rhode Island contingent in the army at Boston, From that time he was not absent a day from military service until the end of the Revolutionary War. He was perhaps the ablest general of the Continental Army, next to Washington. He served with distinction at the battles of Harlem Heights, Trenton, Princeton, and German town. At Brandy wine, his brilliant work alone preserved the army from utter destruction, From March 1778 until August 1780 he held the office of quartermaster-general, and in the latter year. resuming ve service, won a brilliant victory at Springfield. In October of that year he command of the Southern army, was at the time utterly disorganized, and in le than a year, regained the enemy nearly all the territory they had conquered in Georgia and Carol in as. In that remarkable campaign were included the battles of the Cowpens, Guilford Court House, Hobkirk’s and the drawn battle of Hutaw Springs. For his services in that zone of operations Congre gave him a medal, and states of North and South Carolina Georgia made him valuable grants Property He died from sunstroke 1786. English author of brilliant parts works were conspicuous in Elizabeth an literature. He belongs to the molders of the English novel, drama lyric. His life was disreputable, his profligacy was little reflected in writings, which were marked by delicacy of spirit. He was educated at Cambridge, married a woman of good family, serted her and lived with thieves cutthroats. Like Shakespeare, he plays for the Queen’s actors; also romances, satires, finely wrought and pamphlets on crime based on own wild life. His chief dramatic are Friar Bacon, Friar Bungay James LV. of Scotland. American author.. Educated at Holyoke, Ma . Author: Cape Foiks, 1881; Some Other Folks, Towhead, 1883; Last Chance Junction, 1889; Vesty of the Basins, 1892; Moral Imbeciles, 1898; Winslow 1902; and Power Lot, 1906. ' Vie. SER EEN FIELD, a town of Ma achusetts, in Franklin co., of which it is county seat. It is on the Boston Maine railroad. The town includes villages, Factory and North Parish. Its industries include the manufacture of shoes, cutlery, silverware, snow shovels, cement blocks, baby carriages, etc. The public ings include a library, high school, a hospital. Pop. 1920, 15,462.