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84: THE OLD COMPANIES.
stitution was changed to provide for a third
assistant foreman to take charge of the six memhers
appointed for it, and John W. Whitton was
elected to that position.
Julv 17th Third Assistant John W. Whitton
died from the effects of injuries received hy the
explosion of a cannon he was assisting in firing
on the morning of July 1th.
The company attended
his funeral in a body.
His death removed
from the company one of its hest memhers, a
life-long fireman, and a pipe-man who had no superior.
In February, 1877, the company went out of
existence, and Hose No.c> was organized to take
its place. Its last company was, —
Frank B. Reed, Foreman.
Webster Ackers, First Assistant.
Bernard Early, Second Assistant.
W. A. Leonard, Clerk.
George W. Harrison, Steward.
R. J. Ardrie. Job Monaghan.
H. H. Harris. Cornelius Madden.
Levi Wales.
(x. F. Richardson.
J. C. Cooney.
C. A. Moulton.
C. S. Jones. S. E. Shattuck.
Thomas Purcell.
William Seaver.
E. W. Shattuck. P. C. Baker.
C. S. Morse. R. Moors.
C. A. Wiswall. Thomas Keimey.