Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-08
psn.Y hEsNErr,. ,ou.;sA- TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1893.
FINE TIME.
Fairfield Steamer Co. Entertain Cum
berland Firemen from Portland.
Visitors Given Royal Good Time by the
Fairfield Men.

land and Fairfield have been shaking
hands today. Several years ago Fair
field Steamer Company, No. 8. attended
a firemen's muster in the city of Port
land and on that occasion We're right
royalty entertained by Cumberland 3
of the Portland fire department.
Since that time there has always beer
a fellowship like feeling between tn,
two companies and on several occa-
! sions when they have met in the waite,
squirting arena they have kind Of
| hitched horses and chummed together
| Today. then was set aside by the
| Fairfield fire addies for the purpose of
| entertaining Cumberland 3. The large
| hearted and courteous boys of Fairfield
had also determined that the visitors
would have occasion to long remember
today. and preparations and arrange
| ments We're accordingly made.
The committee of arrangements
called on Landlord Cahill of the Fair
| field house and in the course of an in
I terview with him gave him to under
stand that the salt sea air of Portland.
gave the residents there of great and
good appetites and there was to be no
lack of food. The committee requested
Mr.. Cahill to get up one of his dinners
that have become so famous in the
short time that he has been proprietor
OF the Fairfield. He agreed to do 50
and how we'll he kept the agreement in
sight is indicated below
At 8 A. NJ, today. the Fairfield com
pany gathered at the Engine hall ar
rayed in their fine new parade uni
forms. with handsome badges suitably
inscribed and white gloves. AS the
hour of 10 approached the company ac-
companied by Chief Engineer W H.
Totman and Assistant Engineer A. IL
Totman marched To the Maine Central
Railroad station to meet Cumberland
,, who arrived on the 1901 train
Among the first of the visitors to-
step from the train was a young man
of some 60 Years commonly known as
Doc. Wiggin without whom the Port
land company really cannot exist
Doc was followed by the rest of the
boys and a line was formed in the
square and the march taken up to En-
CINE hall, where refreshments and
cigars were served. Then followed the
renewal of old oquaintanceships and
general Introduction. The visitors were
the following:
Chief Engineer of Portland Fire De
partment NJ. n. F,ldridge. Capt. \. f
knight, Lieut.. {. II. Ray. Fire Com
missioner Nelson Sprague. Superin-
tendent of Hydrants Charles Clarke.
Engine Driver \. p Crocker. Hose
Driver r # X n
gin. Stroker c. L. Knight. Hosemen
j. II. Nickery. Harry Davis, Frank |
Davis, Burt Hodsdon c. II. I.ittleficld
NJ. Il. Fields c. f. Jarvis George {. |
Wigsin, J. t. Libby. w A. Meserve. |
The entertainers We're Chief Engineer
w, Fl. Totman. Assistant Engineer A |
II. Totman, Capt. f. +. Hammond. |
Lieut.. G. Il. Furber. Lieut.. F. c. Ken
dali, Clerk V. NJ. Mayor, Engineer w |
:. Simpson, Steward J. f. Waldron |
Hoseman Henry Arnold. w. F. Har- |
rington. S. Merrill, b. r Rackliff. G. |
ID. RoWndy. George Richardson. s. q |
Sawyer, Joseph Sawyer, l. +. Wfggin |
y. II. Woodman. S. G. Small. w.
Mutt. w. h. Burrill. w. w Nye A. W |
Spaulding, +. f. Wheeler W. c. Simp- |
son, John Paikin, +. F. Blackwell, Wal |
lace Hill, W. +. Mitchell and J. s. Don
nelly.
AT 1l.%o o'clock after removing the
dust of travel both companies marched !
To the Fairfield house for dinner. Land |
iord Cahill had very tastefully arranged |
the Dining hall, the tables We're beau |
TRULY decorated and a large corps of |
Mattresses We're in attendance The
menu folder was a very handsome |
'hlhS the front appropriately adorned |
with a fire scene the central figure be- |
ing a fireman in service uniform. Be
tore the visitors had time to guess they
were being served with the following
menu: