1816-1916 Cedarville Centennial Souvenir

?f:t~Ri 1 ~~ beyond the large hand engines. The farthest throw it ever made was at Zanesville, Ohio. It won the silver trumpet on a 240-foot spurt. James Bogle was captain and A. S. Frazer was nozzleman. They attended tournaments at Springfield, Tiffin, Zanesville, and Dayton. They won at least five silver trumpets at these firemen's tournaments. The closest contest that they ever had was at Sandusky, Ohio, but the nozzleman said the other day, "We had the Kyles, Turnbulls, Jack– sons, and Ed Vanhorn and others, all six-footers and Samsons, and when they manned the brakes, we had the power to make the little machine do something, even its best." The company or town bought a new and larger engin~, and the old one is resting, kept as a relic of the past, but alas! the solid silver trumpets were all melted when the Opera House burnt. MUSIC Cedarville was always noted for good music, both vocal and instru– mental. The first was by fife and drums. Military companies drilled up the streets and marched to martial music. Then bands were organized, one led at an early day by John Gibney, Sr.; another led by Frank Huffine; and one at the present led by Wallace Irvine, of which the citizens are not ashamed. In vocal music, at an early d;i.y, were singing teachers that rode the circuit and taught at night singing schools in the schoolhouses, James Madden and a Mr. Sneathen, who taught school during the day and sin,ring schools at night. In the 50's and 60's, David S. Johnston and Robert M. Jack– son both rode the circuit and did good work. Both led with the violin. Robert M. Jackson was the best performer with the violin in the neighborhood. The best bass singer that Cedarville ever produced was Marion Lawrance. He could sing low B flat and m,ike the win– clows rattle. He removed to Wichita, Kansas, and was elected to \(the Legislature, but died before he could take his seat. The firfil \Choir in Cedarville was in the U. P. Church, led by George Jackson. ~ he other churches were led by a precentor. All the churches now ave P-ood choirs. During the Civil War a Glee Club was organized vith William Crawford as leader. There were sixteen members. ffhey gave many concerts in all the churches of the village, and at 'south Charleston, Selma, and Massie's Creek church, for the benefit of the Christian Commission, a big· organization for the spiritual and temporal welfare of the soldiers in field, camp, and hospital. This ___.e:.lfz_club also had an orchestra.__,)'.Iorto~ Creswell now owns the big double bass that was used in that glee club over fifty years ago. The club had quite a local reputation, and is remembered quite well today by the old people. We have today a conservatory of music in the college, and many voices in the town that greet audiences here with excellent music. BELLS The first big bell in Cedarville was placed in the belfry of the United Presbyterian Church . when they erected t heir first framj? churci1-1n 1847. There seemed to be a .!/;eneraidesire that a large bell ·snoi.ilcroem' the village, and the citizens of the town and town-