1816-1916 Cedarville Centennial Souvenir

of the United States; author of two large volumes, "Ohio in the War," and numerous addresses; was a member of the commission of five chosen by the Government to settle terms with Spain in regard to the Philippine Islands; was ambassador to France, and last, ambassador to England. He had now reacht the top-round of the- diplomatic ladder-the acme or zenith of ·his fame. He died in his glory on Sabbath, Dec. 15th, 1912, in London, England, aged 75 years. By order of the English Government, his body was taken to Westniin~ter Abbey, an honor tha:t England never paid to an American before. The King and ·Queen, the nobility and representatives of all the na– tions of the world, and of all the clubs to which he belonged as a member, literary and travelers' clubs, etc., were present. Then England sent his body back to New York in one of her great battle– ships, the "Natal," and his funeral at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine certainly surpast anything of the kind ever seen in New York City. All flags were at half-mast. President Taft and his Cabinet, ex-President Roosevelt, and a host of men who stand at the forefront of the Government, United States Judges, Senators, Army and Navy soldiers and officers, the first citizens of our nation; in addition to all these were representatives of nea·rly all foreign governments, and clubs in this country and literary institutions (he was Chancellor of New York University), etc., etc. The great Cathedral on Morning– side Heights was not large enough, tho great its accommodations are, to receive the immense numbers of men and women, his friends and acquaintances, who sought admission. Thousands collected in the spacious enclosure at Amsterdam Avenue and 112th Street, and lin– gered to catch a glimpse of the procession, the files of sailors and marines and infantry, and the men of great fame who came and went. The floral offerings cannot be described for their number and beauty. Then the great crowds along the streets bared their heads as the body on the gun carriage, with soldiers keeping step, went by, an escort to the place of burial, where Washington Irving's grave is fou.!).d, He named it Sleepy Hollow in Tarrytown. Here Whitelaw Reid's bodv sleep s, about one hundred feet from those of the n;u111 of !et!fil"s-Washington Irving._ This is Cedarville Township's most distinguisht citizen by far. If the world at large could estimate his worth and honor him as it did at his funeral, shall we not also join them in celebrating his name? CEDARVILLE TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE This is not a history, but rather a reminiscent sketch of men and events in this town and township for the last one hundred years. A history means a book, but this is to be a booklet. Those who desire a history of Cedarville Township are referred to R. S. Dill's History of Greene County, a book of 1018 pages, which enters into interesting particulars. It was publisht in 1881. It was a conglomeration of people who settled in Cedarville Township, coming as they did from nearly all the states east and south of Ohio. They married and inter– married, and so in the one hundred years have made the substantial,