Silver Cornet Brass Band
CHARLEY THINKS WAY BACK WHEN
C.W. MULINEX SENDS US THE LIST OF MEMBERS OF BAND HERE IN 1875-76
C.W. Mulinex, editor of The LaBelle, (Mo.,) Star, and a former Lowell boy, sends us the following letter giving the names of the members of the Lowell Silver Cornet Band in 1875-76:
LaBelle, Mo., Feb.12, 1938
Editors Tribune:
Today finds me in a reminiscent state of mind and naturally scenes of my young manhood in Lowell flash through my brain. Among the many I can picture, happenings in which I recall the faces of many boyhood friends, a majority of which have passed on, leaving a few -- a very few -- to continue life's battles.
One picture that comes vividly to mind is that old Silver Cornet Band that enlivened the town in 1875 and 1876, the instructor being Owen E. Sutton, who later became famous as an arranger of band music.
The personnel of the band in 1876 was as follows:
- Owen E. Sutton, leader
Theron Halstead, Eb cornet
Leroy Bates, Eb cornet
William Tuthill, Eb cornet
Elery Nichols, Bb cornet
George Sutton, brother of the leader, solo alto
William Driscoll, alto
Niles Clement, alto
George W. Waters, baritone
Judson Davis, tenor
Edward Mee, tuba
C.W. Mulinex, snare drum
John Daum, bass drum
Time has thinned this bunch out until I can recall only two or three who are still living. But 62 years is a long time, notwithstanding we can remember many happenings in Lowell as far back as 75 years ago.
C.W. Mulinex
(As far as we know, Charley, you are the only one of the band members now living -- Ed.)
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