Purchased circa 1850 for a total cost of $68.50, this bell called court into session and served many other community events. Before refrigeration, it announced that fresh meat was for sale, and when a fire occurred, it sounded the alarm. It is said that while being pulled on a cart to “serenade” a pair of newlyweds, the bell fell to the ground and was cracked. It joyfully announced the endings of World Wars I and II, and rang in each new year in the 1940’s and 1950’s.