Excerpted from the February 8, 1889 issue of the Hornellsville Weekly Tribune:
M.S. Hendee served on the Reception Committee of the 6th Annual Ball of the H.G. Brooks Lodge, No. 169, covering locomotive firemen on the Erie. The ball was reported to be a success, due to "strenuous and indefatigable efforts" of the Reception Committee members.

From the November, 1911 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine (p. 540):
Engineer M. Hendee was operating engine 2055 on an Allegany Division freight train on October 10, 1911 when his Conductor was knocked down and dragged in Hornell Yard by a freight car, which resulted in only minor injuries.

From the January, 1915 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
M.S. Hendee, engineer, Allegany Division, successfully operated an engine for a total of 20,500 miles without a failure.

From the August, 1928 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
M.S. Hendee, 80 years old, engineer on the Allegany Division of the Erie, died recently at the home of his son, Milton, at Sidney, NY. Mr. Hendee had been in Erie service for 44 years, most of which was spent on the Allegany Division. Besides his son Milton, he is survived by another son, Bert, of Brockton, NY; two sisters, Mrs. O.E. Langworthy of Hornell, and Mrs. F.L. Pettibone of Mount Clemens, Mich.; a brother, C.C. Hendee of Purdy Creek, and ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.