Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1859 — THE FOURTH AT MEADVILLE. [ARTICLE]

THE FOURTH AT MEADVILLE.

We. understand that the Fourth was celebrated at Meadville in fine style. A procession was formed at the Salem School-house, and marched to Mead’s grove, a distance of three-quarters of ti mile, where the Declaration of Independence was read fcjy Dr. Rutledge, of Brook, and an oration delivered by the Rev. Mr. McCullough, of Iroquois township. We understand that the oration was a splendid one, and delivered ia a masterly manner. After the oration the company present, about 300, sat down to a free dinner prepared by the ladies of the neighborhood. All enjoyed themselves hugely, and retired satisfied with their celebra(jpn. There is something pleasing in a country celebration. What say our friends to making a grand demonstration next year o.n the banks of Beaver Lake? ice-making machine has been patented which js worked by a steam engine. In an experimental trial It froze several bottles of sherry, and produced blocks of ice the size of a cubic foot when the thermometer was up to eighty degrees. It is «.?!euiated that for every ton of coal put into furnace, it will make a ton ofice