The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-08-27
tooth anniversary
DRAWS Big CROWD
GRANGER A MECCA
T LAST SATURDAY

GRANGER A MECCA
LAST SATURDAY
Varied Program of Sports, Speaking
N and Music, and Remarkable Display
of Relics, Excited Keen Interest, and
Day Became Memorable One.
The people of Granger township
were fortunate in selecting Saturday,
Aug. "a, for their centennial and
honAe-c coming celebration, for a~pore
delightful summer day has not passed
thus for this season. There was a
slight shower in the afternoon, but not
sufficient to mar the evenings festivi-
ties
s The celebration was held on the high
and slightly grounds at the center of
Granger, near the school building, the
musical and speaking program of the
day being held in a grove diagonally
across the road. People from all over
the county began arriving at an early
hour, several hundred having regis
tered by three o'clock, and the number
increasing as the hours sped by.
. Itwas gala day for residents and
strangers, and glorious and memor-
able one to the remnants of the towns
population of other days who travel
led, some from far distant places, to
gain glimpse of old familiar scenes
and faces, perhaps for the last time.
X The fore part of the day was given
over TO sports, the principal feature
being "a ball game between the teams
Of Hihckley and Granger in which
Hinckley won.
From 1880 to $50, was devoted to
luncheon and visiting, in which all
participated but Mr.. H. C. Living,
who, when hs saw the vast quantities
Of yellow-legs and fruit cake, loped
off for home.
\ The afternoon program consisted of
lsicsby an orchestra composed of the
following members: Mrs. DR.. Climber
worth and Lucille Case, piano; Harry
Goading, clarinet; Mrs. Codding, vio-
lin; Chas. Case and Rollin Hartman,
cernets; Fred Anderson, trombone;
Bert Young, bass, and Chas. Dannley,
drums. Also an address by Judge A.
r. Webber Of Elyria. Judge Webber,
though resident of Hinckley town.
ship the greater par, of his early life,
resided with his fathers family at one
time in Granger township, and spoke
with great feeling as flood of happy
menaoIies brought back the tide Of
fyearss The Judge at any time is q
remarkably fluent speaker, but he is
at@his best when on native = soil and
mid the scenes and faces which he
loves SO well. An oration by Allan
Kuder was we'll delivered and receive
edwith applause,
Granger and Hinckley played a
game of ball in the afternoon, the re-
suit being II to 5, in favor of Hinck-
ley. -,
In the evening there was an enter
,tainment given by The Harmony Trio,
young colored women, who rendered
the old jubilee shouts, the well-known
plantation melodies of the South and
popular songs of the day.
One of the chief attractions of the
occasion was the large display of relics
in the upper rooms Of the school
building. Among those of special inter-
est were: A candle-stick, 100 years
old, brought from England, and now
the property of Mrs. II. H. Indoe; a
sabre, 108 years, owned by Albert
Barnett; spool rack, 100 years, Mrs
Alvina ,Wolcott; pieces of linen, 100
years, worked by Saloma TremaK, now
the property of Mrs. Addie Dunsha;
a paisley shawl, worn by "Aunt Sally
Read" now owned by Mrs Louise
Moon; a satin vest worn by Elizar
|Wolcott, who, came to Granger from
Ontario county, N. Y, in 1818;, a
boat grinder, designed by Festus
Ganyard for the grinding of spices
Mr.. Ganyard came to Granger from
Litchfield,, Conn.,, also in 1878. There
were also many pieces Of home-spun
linen, pieced quilts, Bibles, regIs, and
pottery, all of great age. A piece of
wood from the flagship Of Commo-
dor Oliver Hazzard Perry, which con-
veyed him from the Lawrence to the
Niagara in the famous battle on Lake
Erie, and an Indian tomahawk found
near the well-known mound in Wey-
mouth, were among many other very
interesting relics displayed at the
Granger celebration.
Last, but certainly not least, should
be mentioned the ever welcome martial
band Of Samuel Ingham, whose veteran
musicians have lost no vestige of the
ardor and technique of '61.