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STAGE COACHES. 321 Warren. Hunt drove the mail coach during the last days of staging. He is now living in Attleboro, at a v^^ell pre- served old age. The fare from Newport to Providence in the later days of the stage coach was 75 cents. From Bristol, 50 cents. From Warren 373^ cents, and from Barrington 25 cents. Regis- tration books were kept at Coles and the Commercial hotels in Warren, at Kinnicutts or Remingtons in Barrington, and at the National and Exchange hotels, Providence. The first post route through Barrington was established by the United States Government in the year 18 10. Josiah Kinnicutt was appointed the first postmaster of the town, the post office being located at his public house. Mr. Kin- nicutt held the office until his death in 1838, when Enoch Remington was appointed postmaster. George R. Kinni- cutt, son of Josiah, was his successor. The stage office was made the post office. On the death of Mr. Kinnicutt, Benson Bean received the appointment of postmaster, which he holds at the present time, May, 1898. The post office at Nayatt was established in 1855, after the building of the Providence, Warren, and Bristol I^ail- road. The postmasters have been Noel Mathewson, Geo. K. Viall, William A. Winslow, William B. Viall, Mr. John- son, and Mrs. Annie C. Reynolds, who holds the office May, 1898. The post office at Barrington Centre was established about the year 1865. The postmasters have been Levi Staples, Charles H. Bassett, B. Sabin, N. H. Bradford, James Emer- son, H, L. Horton, Arthur G. Hopkins, B. Willard Viall, Stephen H. Martin, and Charles H. Martin, the present postmaster. May, 1898. The post office at Drownville was established in the ancient William Allin house (1668) about the year 1882. Liberty B. Greene was the first postmaster, and was suc- ceeded by Jonathan Allen, and since his death, his daughter, Mrs. Henrietta Grossman, has acted as postmistress. 21