Daily Republican., 1880-02-13
CANE PREsENTArION.
The Fame Hose Fire Company and
its Growth "A. Pleasant Even.
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IT'S GrOwah A Pleasant Even.
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About eight o'clock last evening a
committee of twenty msmbers of the
Fame Hose Company, No. /, headed by
the President OF the Company, J. ".
Christy, and Rx-President J. G. Patter-
son, started from the Christy Senate
chamber, No. East Second street, and
marched TO the residence Of James G..
Akin, Treasurer Of the Company, 715
King street, where they were ushered
into the parler, and after the hand
of each Of the visitors had been cordially
shaken, a pleasant conversation took
place In which the history Of the COM
pany was fully discussed.
J. c. Patterson, Esq, then arose to
his feet and addressed Mr.. Akin, say
ing that he was glad that he had been
selected by the committee to inform
him that the committee wished TO thank
him for the faithful and kind manner
in which he had performed the duties
Of Treasurer Of the company for forty
years, without compensation, and while
speaking of this he felt that he would
not be saying too niuch If he said that
the existence of the company to day
would be doubtful II II had not been for
the services of their worthy Treasurer,
aided and sustained by some of our
best citizens, a few Of whose names he
mentioned as the charter members
as follows: .
J. Robinett, II. G. Banning. Andrew
and Matthew Carnahan, Jonas
Pusey, J. C. Akin, Benjamin Cox, c.
B. +. Smith, Robinson Hogg, J. M.
Stewart, VIM. II. Griffin, 4. T. Taylor,
NJ. Poole. Peter Horn, Joseph s. He'd
ges, VIC. Whiteley, Chas. Warner,
John Perkins, Geo. Magee, Joseph
Huhn, Geo. W. wilkins, Thos. Horn,
Elijah Ho!lingsworth, Thos. Morrison,
Lewis Paynter, Baudny Simmons, VIM.
Steward, Henry Warner, Erwin He'd
ges, George W. Mortimer, William and
Albert Thatcher.
They held their first meeting in the
Bird in Hand tavern, on the corner Of
Milliner's court and Front street, in
the year 1888, the speaker being Presi-
dent at that time. At this meeting a
committee was appointed, the worthy
Treasurer being member OF the com
mittee, who were instructed to go to
Philadelphia and see about purchasing
hose carriage. This they did and
bought the old Fame Hose carriage OF
that city, and 500 feet of hose and
they went into active service with
100 members, housing their appar-
atus in small frame house on Second
street near Shipley.
The first fire they attended was the
burning Of st. Andrews Episcopal
Church, at the corner Of Eighth and
Shipley streets. Mr.. Patterson gave a
brief glance at the history of the COM
pany, aud concluded with the observa-
tiqp that 1t gave him great pleasure to
present their treasurer with a beau
tiful ebony, gold headed cane, as a
token of their appreciation of his val
liable services for the past forty years,
and hoping that he would receive itin
the spirit that it was given, as 1t
would strengthen the chords Of affection
between him and the members Of the
company.
Mr.. Akin who was standing at the
side Of President Christy, remarked
that he received the cane with the
greatest pleasure, and not being pub
lie speaker, he was at loss to find
language to express his thanks, but he
would call on his old friend George r.
Roberts to say something for him.
Mr.. Roberts observed that he was a.
80 at loss to find words to express bis
feelings, but he would take the liberty
to say that the members Of the Fame
Hose Company, No. l, might feel assur-
ed that their gift would be highly priz-
ed by their tried and faithful Treasurer
during the remainder of his days, and
he could only say for him that actions
spoke louder than words.
He would therefore leave them to
Judge of his appreciation of their kind
ness by his actions which would doubt
less be In the future, as in the past,
for the benefit of the Company. He
would Just say here that in the forty
years Of his treasurership over fifty thou
sand dollars of the Company's money
had passed through his hands, and
every dollar had invariably been salts
factorallv accounted for.
The cane is of ebony, and nickel
plated ferrule, with a beautifully
chased solid gold bead, bearing the
following inscription: presented by
the members of the Fame Hose Com
pany, No. l, to James c. Akin, our
Treasurer for forty years, Jan. l, 1880"
The company was at the close OF the
exercises marched into the dining
room, where they were treated to Ice
Cream and Cake of the finest quality,
and after passing a number OF jokes
and enjoying several hearty laughs,
the committee departed for their homes
well pleased with the evenings pro-
ceedings.
A DOUDtrul story.
The Boston "Journal" states that a
clergyman recently left Liverpool in q
large ocean steamer, and beginning to
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