FOURTH OF JULY.
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Pursuant to adjournment, meeting O
the YOUNG MEN Of the town Of Rodney
was held this evening at the Union Hotel,
for the purpose Of completing the arrange
ments necessary to proper celebration OI
the ensuing 4th day of July,


DR.. c. B. New, the chairman Of the last
meeting, being absent, Mr., JAMES W. DA-
vENPoRr was unanimously elected to fill his
place, ...


The secretary having read the minutes Of
the last meeting, The report Of the commit
tee Of arrangements was called for, read
and accepted.


Mr.. James w. Davenport, on behalf Of
the committee appointed to wait upon Col.
THoMAs J. JOHNSON, and request him to de-
liver an Grafton on the occasion, then read
the report of said committee, which was also
accepted


The following resolutions were then, on
motion, unanimously adopted:


Rcsolred, That the Hon. Alexander
Montgomery be elected President of the
Day.


Resolrcd, That Gustavus II. Wilcox be
elected first Vice President.


RcSolred, That A. L. Russell be elected
second Vice President.


Rcsolred, That MessrS. T. B. Palmer, A.
L. Russell, John II. Savage and ]. G. Kicks,
be a committee to prepare the Regular
IOGStS.


ReSoIred, That the following gentlemen
be appointed a committee to wait upon Judge
Montgomery, and request his acceptance Of
his election as President Of the Day-viz:
Messrs. A. Snyder, T. G. Compton and
]. M. Bachelor.


ResOlred, That the committee of arrange
ments be requested to address a letter to our
worthy governor, inviting him to Join with
us in celebrating the Goth anniversary Of
our glorious Independence, and that said
committee be further authorized to invite
any other prominent individuals Of the state
whom they may think proper.


RcsOlUcd, That the following gentlemen
be appointed committee Of arrangement
on the day Of celebration, viz: Messrs. J.
Allison, A. Snyder, G. H. Wilcox, James 7.
Medley, B. Campbell, A. L. Russell, and
T. G. Compton.


RESOLVED, That tho proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Southern Tele-
graph.
RcsOlCed, That this meeting now adjourn
sine die.


J. H. DAVENPORT,
J. GooDrN, Jr, Prcst.


Sec'ry.