The Portland daily press., 1869-10-02
Dtcenniai Anniversary Of Nlachigonne
Steam Fire Engine Co NO. 4.

A pleasant gathering took place last evening
in Plasterers Hail. The occasion was the
Decennial Anniversary of the Machigonne
Company, and among the gentlemen present
were Chief Engineer, F. G. Moody, Ex-Chief
Engineers, s. r. Leavitt, II. c. Barnes, Ezra
RUSSELL and L. B. Smith (besides large num-
Der of Assistant Engineers). Aldermen Cur
It's. Rounds, and Westcott, and several of the
CounciImen of the City Government, the off,
GERS of the Mechanic Blues, besides many
other gentlemen we'll known in official and
business circles.
The hall was filled with long tables, and
plates were laid for about seventy After an
excellent collation. had been partaken of, Capt.
Rand called the company to order, and after
thanking them for their presence on this occa-
sion, proceeded to read the following statistics
in regard to the Machigonne Company.
This Company was organized Oct. 1, 1850.
and consisted of twenty members, viz: John
l.: Shaw, LIST Director, Henry Dyer, I'd, A. B
hilton, CLERK, e: w. Porter, Samuel Thurston,
John M. Marston, w. Hamilton, d. j. Deland,
L. Ross, S. w. Burns, r. ii. Cambell Gilman
Jewett, L. w. Buxton, B. f. Pratt, Chas. G.
Chase, John H. Sherburne, and F. II. Miliken
But in 1861, the company was cut down to Is
members and dispensed with one Office, of I'd
Director. Sixty members have belonged to
the company since its organization. We have
lost six of the members since 1859, by death,
viz: A. b. Hilton, Samuel HI. Bell, B. f.
Pratt, j. M. True, t. e. Chase, and j. III. Sher-
burne Three of the original members are
now members of the company, viz: f. w.
Porter, Samuel Thurston, and Frank Merrill
There has been four Directors, VIII. L. Shaw.
Samuel Bell, S. r.. Leavitt, and r. s. Rand
There have been five Clerks, viz: A. b. Hilton
s. Q. Fernald, RI Rand, c. E. Smoly, and
Jeremiah Ilsly. The names of the present
members and term of service is as follows: r..
8: Rand, Director, Z years; Jeremiah Ilsly,
Clerk, years; e. w. Porter Engineer, 10
years; +. w. Green, Fireman, years; j. w.
g. Knight, Steward, 8 yrs; f. Merrill, 10 years;
and Thurston, 10 years, Pipemen, and George
A. Hall, years, j. H. Suite, 4 years, Dor
Stute, years, G. w. w. Adams. year. Dan
lei Glazier, 1 year, Watson c. Rand, year,
Hosemen.
AT the close of Capt. Rands remarks he in
troduced Ex-Chief, S. r. Leavitt who read
some very interesting statistics in regard to the
introduction of steam engines and the feats
that had been performed by the Machig onne,
and stated the fact that her Engineer, Mr..
Porter, had held the office of Engineer of the
Company longer than any other Engineer had
held like position in New England, and
thought the honorable warfare the Machigonne
had gone through with entitled her to be ex-
changed for another engine from the same
source where she had been obtained
Interesting speeches were also made by
Lewis B. Smith, +. G. Moody, the present
Chief Engineer, Harris G. Barnes, Alderman
Westcott, and others all testifying to the gall
liant service that has been done by Machigonne
1. We trust that the worthy foreman and
brave company may live to onjoy many more
such pleasing anniversaries.