St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-05-20
FIRE COMPANY NO. 4.

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To the President and Members of Opelousas
Fire Company No. l:
GENTLEMEN-The undersigned, your CON-
mitttee appointed to prepare for publication
a condensed history Of our Company. giving a
list of it's deceased members, respectfully sub
nit the following report:
On the 9Th day of December, 1928, meeting
of the citizens of OpelOusas was held at the
! Court House, 'to form themselves into COM
| pany for the purpose of managing the fire en-
CINE lately purchased for the town OF Opelou-
| las Valentine King presided, and COM
mittee composed OF James Dixon, 2. Grasset
Latour, John s. Evans Jonathan Harris and
NJ. w. Field, was appointed to prepare "a plan
| of bylaws" for the company, and instructed to
| report on the 18th.
On Saturday, Dec. ID, 1928; the company met
| with Dr. Jas. X. Dixon in the chair. The by
laws were adopted and signed by the following
| members:
Jonathan Harris, John s. Evans, Grasset
Ter. Auguste Desbrest, Samuel Young, Pierre
| Deere, Jas Dixon, Eugene E9ans, Nat. Sar-
geant, John Wilslear. NJ. W. Field, Jas. H.
Anselm, L. Balonzet, Alex Pincon, John
Kington, J. Bite. Letourneur, Geo. Benguerel
Jas. Boice, Ephraim Davis, Sam. Walker, 10
seph Chenier Antoine King, L. Aubespin
DOm'que MeuriOt, John Moore, Jesse Walker:
Geo. Nagel W. w: Taylor.
The following officers were thereupon elect
ed:
|
LIST Lieutenant; Pierre Grasset Latour, I'd
Lieutenant John Sellers, 1st Sergeant and
Treas; Benz. Zobel, I'd Sergeant and Secretary
The Captain
| Ozere, Engineer; and Samuel Young, Au
guste Desbret and NJ. Field members Of the
| Committee Of vigilance.
| The Company was re-organlzed May l, 1880
with the following officers:
| Jonathan Harris, Foreman; Andre Las
trapes, Assistant Foreman, Eugene Egan, Sec
| rotary John Moore, Treasurer.
| In 1s3O-31-32, the following members were
| added to the roll:
Geo. Magee, Thos Reynolds, B. K. Mndd
s. E. Bell, Olivier Richard, Vim. 6. Bell, John
| l.. Carrot, TheO. Lastrapes, Lorenzo D. Nc.
| Clelland, Elias Carver, ThOs. SpurgeOn, Joel
Bell, Pleasant Harris, Alb. H. Andrus, Henry
In 1888. the following members were added
E. Deiean, Beaur. Chachere, G. Lachapelle,
| W. D. Maxwell F. Prewett.
| In ls43, the following members were added to
steph. Dewell, NJ. Beltran and John Crawford,
Louis Desch, G.. Hankins, A. ]. Fubes John
Cook. f. J. BrignOn, G. Vanemberg, T. L. He
Guidry, c. Mornhinveg, W. R. Meginley, Ed. D.
Lynch, John Gould, JOS. Gibbs, c. Hollier, fills,
Simon Richard. fills, F. Geiger. 81. Levy, g.
Cahanin, N. Lazarrettl, f.. II. Martin, u. w.
Martin, z. Thompson.
Your committee could find no record of any
| proceedings held between the first Saturday
in May, 1913, and the first Saturday in May,
| 1886 On the latter date, however, we find
that the following officers were elected:
Jonathan Harris, Foreman; Gilbert Han
kins Assistant foreman; Joel q. Sandoz, Sec
rotary, Samuel G. Burnett, Treasurer.
Joseph Gibbs was appointed Engineer, Louis
T. Boutte Steward, and G. N. Ealer, Joseph 10
bin, c. Hollier, fills, a committee OF vigilance:
| OF the members whose names appear thus
far in this report, all are dead except W: D.
Maxwell, F. A. King, c. Mornhingveg, Jos.
Gibbs, c. Hollier, fills, and c. N. Ealer.
Between May, 1886 and June, 1s49, the fol
| lowing persons became members-those de-
ceased being indicated by an asterisk:
L. Valin,* Luc Hollier,~ S. c.. Burnett;
| Philip Carroll Mark Holier,* David j. Red
monds,* John stirling,& Joseph Mansfield,
r. Hetherwick,* VIM. Prather, Joseph Hollier,
John Cochran, B. A. Martel, A. NJ. Perrault,
orn,* Joseph Pacque,* Jose Seguie,* Eugene
Bercler,+ ". NJ. Reynolds Landry Hollier''