The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-17

CELEBRATION OF TIE FOURTH-THEFTs FROM
THE RAILWAY oONPAEY-RAILTAY MATTERS
CONCERNING N%EADvILLE.
Especial eorrespoodsnos Cleveland 7 eade-.I
MEADvLIE, June IA, 1865.
At the risk of trenching upon the ground
of your regular Meadville correspondent
will give you a few items from this place.
The people here have taken hold of the
matter of a Fourth of July celebration in
earnest. They propose to make it not only
a holiday, but a sort of thanksgiving to the
brave soldiers from all Northwestern Penn
sylvanis, who may lave returned to their
homes. The Committee of Invitation-con-
sisting of Messrs. Geo. s. Selden, 8 N. Pet
tbs, Jsmes E. Mcfarland, HI S. H~uidekoper,
R. Lyle White. j. D. Nicholas and Joseph
Shippen-have Issued a patriotic and stir
ring address in which they request all their
fellow citizens of this part of the State to
join them-the ~citizens of Mesdville-in
duly celebrating the Declaration of Iude-
pendence, the victories of Yioksburg and
Gettysburg,th the triumph of Union and Free
dom, the downfall of Treason and Slavery,
the restoration of Peace, "the return home
of our soldiers" All are invited "without
distinction, save loyalty to the Stars and
Stripes" and a special invitation is given
to all soldiers as honorable guests, and it is
suggested that they appear in their soldiers
dress ss an honorable mark of distinction.
The general Committee of Arrangements
have exsrsed themselves to put the success
of the entertainments beyond doubt. Many
distiD guished soldiers and orators have been
invited, some of whom will doubtless be
present. A dinner is to be given the sol
diers in a delightful grove in the edge of
the borough, and the committee rather
pride themselves upon having gotten ahead
of Cleveland herself in securing the services
of Jack Leland's band for the day. A bril-
liant display of fireworks will close the
celebration. If the people of your village
do not have anything of interest to see and
hear at home, they cannot do better than
to come down to our energetic city upon
that day.
I wrote you of the arrest of several rer-
sons on the charge of stealing goods from
the Railroad Company and from cars in
transit over this line. Several additional
arrests have been made, and a reward ofSIOO
is offered by. the officers of the Road for the
arrest of any guilty parties, or information
that will lead to the conviction of any rail-
road thieves.
A new time table on the Atlantic and
Great Western Railway, goes into effect on
Monday the 10th. Under the new arrange
ment we shall lave two daily trains to and
from Cincinnati, one of them being a fast
express. This train will leave MeadvilIe at
5:25 P. NJ, Warren at 1880 P. n, Akron at
e:35 P. n aud arrive at Cincinnati at 1850
A. N. Returning it will leave Cincinnati at
10:40 P. N, and arrive at MeadviIle at 2 P
N. of the following day, connecting at
Leavittsburg with the train leaving Cleve-
land at 9:25 A. N, instead of $50 as at pre-
sent. The evening train will leave Cleve-
land at $50. Express trains will arrive in
Cleveland at 1855 A. NJ, and $50 P. n.
Trains on the Franklin Branch will run as
at present.
Nh. TIA. Phillips, long and popularity
known as the conductor of the franklin
Branch train, has been promoted to the
Post'of Superintendent of the third and
fourth divisions of the Road, extending
from Akron to Dayton, rice H. D. Chaplin,
resigned. This portion of the Road will be
an important one, but Mr.. Phillips has had
q railroad experience that will enable him
to discharge the duties of the post faith
fully and satisfactorily. He is succeeded
upon the Franklin express train by Mr..
Stevens who has been upon the Branch for
3 long time, and who has made many
friends among its passengers.
It is but just to render a word of COM
mendstion to the energy which has been
during this season by the Bur
CESS of this town, Hon. VIM. Reynolds,
and his assistant, in putting the streets
and sidewalks in q clean and passable con-
dition. True, it is a daring innovation upon
the time-honored customs of the old
borough, and the ancient buildings whose
heads have, in the lapse of time, inclined
each other, may almost be heard
on the unwonted activity of
he street-clesners and shaking themselves
With doubt at the proceedings, but for all
hat, the residents and the visitors of this
tOwn will rejoice at the work that
s being done.
The Public ssusre-Which is called the
diamond, probably because it is
square nor acknowledged
,ut oval-is also being renovated. A large
lumber of shade trees have been set out,
he walks nave been graveled and curbed,
nd he fountain is being put in shape for
ctual service. The jet for the fountain