Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1877 — How It Was Done! [ARTICLE]

How It Was Done!

After the almost* super-human efforts of McCoy and others to raise the fllty thou sard dollars necessary to build the section of Railroad between Bradford and Rensselaer, there still lacked about five thousand dollars, when it was proposed to make one final appeal to the people al a public meeting, and in accordance with this proposition, through the i-ouetesy of Judge Hammond—the Circuit Court being then in session—the court room was obtained on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 23d in st., where a meeting was called for a last pull. His Honor, Judge Hammond was called to the chair. Col. Yeoman, the contractor, was introduced to tl> null ie nee and made a strong appeal to the paople to come up and get out of the mud! Mr. Lee, the President of the road, then made a thrilling twen-ty-minute speech which seemed to i each the conscience and the pockets er his rapt listeners. McCoy then introduced Norman Warner with a song that apparently sprung into existence for the occasion, which was i-ung to that soul-stirring air—“ John Brown”—and everybody seemed determined to “Help the Narrow Gunge Along.” Having arrived at the time to convene court, the meeting adjourned till evening. In the evening th% meeting again convened, Th. Boroughs in the chair. The proceedings commenced with ringing, the audience rising :