The New York herald., 1866-08-28
THE FIR E M E NJ

Srccial Meeting af tho Fircnauss Association.
The above ASSOCIATION held their regular meeting last
evening, the only business OF Importance transacted
being The appointment OF special committee relative
to their contemplated excursion Paris in 1877 Tho
Informal Committee reported that the assessment wou'd
ne about 5000 man. which would include full nre
rig. hn', can, belt &c. Masers. J. franklin Burns
Chairman; Robert wright Henry wilson Lewis Parker
VIM Lamb. Frederick Iaubach Hugh Icmas, joseph
Flenders were epnc'oted tho permanent commitiee
They viii meet every egeningat the headquarters from
eight 10 ten O'Clock and NJ the cnarmans oire No 8
Wal, street. curing the Aay, n receive the names OF
those who desire with the excursion II ia un
derstood tat tho Chic Engineers or soyeral OF tho
Western oHcs have signi6ed their intention OF accom-
panying the association.
Reception Of Dayy Crockett Hook and Lad
der Company No. I, OF P0uahk &C epsie-Their
VISIT 10 Central Park.
The above Company who have heen on q visit IN Now
Haven arrived Ia the city yesterday morning IN rrss.
home, after very p,eesant trip to the City Of Elma
They received the bos. by delegation from the
Nsw York Firemans Association and escorted 10 their
6eadquar,er ~ Fourth street md Sixth
beaded by delegation from the metropolitan Police,
consising of oflcors HeiRger Horr Bcr-en and Corr
gan At tho ~ tho Association thcv enter.
tsined with collation. when the President Henry vii.
son. rendered them tho hnsr rtai'tes of tho city, and
which was drlv acknowIod cd by Mr Day,ds Of The
Parish, Foreman of No. ], Chef Ensinccr VIM. A.
swatz. Of Porghkcep.c, Alderman G. Hon, o.
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New York ,rd others The conpanv we're escorted
10 Central Park by special committee CONSISTING OF T.
Franklin Purns, George {. Paterson, Robert Wright,
Joseph Lamb Lewis Parker. Joseph Coo and George
williamson - three O'Clock they were escorted to the
the steamboat Thomas POWELL and under the care of
Captain r. Frost AMI John H. Conover, left for
P0upbkecrse. On their ARRIVAL home thew
oeved by the Whole Fire Department and John Tooio
c. @. Curry and Others.
LovoxvrrY or FAwMy or CLrwcvxsv. Rev. Vim.
williams. OF Hatfield vvaduete 0f Harvard Collage In
$685. cd Angus o. 1-l In the sev ntyninth year Of
hts age and the htysxh Of his m nstrv His son, DR.
solomon williams ~ Lebanon, graduated at Harvard In
lYIq died February 90 1716 IN the seventy ninth year
of his ave. NM the hny-sevensh of hts ministrv. nr
Eiphsiet Williams n Fast Hartford graduated Al Y0le
died June 90 lsnS. In thu sevensy-sisth OF his
age, aud Gftv.Hfth year of his ministry His
son, Rev. solomon Williams. OF Northampton, a
graduate OF YALE In IT76 cd November o. 1882 In the
eighty third wear n his agc, and the fvhfth OF his
ministry. Hs SON, Deacon Elphnlet Williams, OF
Northampton ts living. at tho ae c'Rhtv-sv. and In
the da iv discharge Of bie duties ank diroc-
tor Each NJ the four clergvmcn who dicd remained In
the pas'ora, occ, In tho place of his hrt settlement
They all Of learning, abe preachers fnithful
PASTORS friends NJ education, lrya TO their countrv,
public spr ted honor to their rospccve colleges, and
hcnen~to~s NJ the communities in whore services thev
spent their lives. The nsme most numerous the
trennai catalogue OF Harvard University l. that Of Will
liams ~ whom ninety have graduated. Tho most
Of them are o tho stopk with tho above connected
with the earicst settlers Of Massachusetts.