Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1858 — FOURTH OF JULY MEETING. [ARTICLE]

FOURTH OF JULY MEETING.

[For the Gazette.

According to previous motion, a meeting was held at the Court House to take into consideration the propriety of properly celebrating the coming 4th of July. W. S. Hopkins, Esq., was called to the chair and J. H. Loughridge appointed Secretary. On motion, Resolved, That we celebrate the coming anniversary of our National Independence. Resolved, That a Committe of Arrange-, ments be appointed, whose duty it shill be to appoint officers of tlie day, procure the orator, reader of the Declaration of Independence, music &c., and make all necessary arrangements for the occasion, and report at our next meeting. o Resolved, That we adjourn to meet at Miller’-® office on Friday evening, June 4, 1858.

W. S. HOPKINS,

Pres.

J. H. Loughridge, Sec’y.,