. Centennial celebration at Danvers, Mass., June 16, 1852. ive them the first place in the order of events to be described. It should be remarked that most of the decorations of private citizens were the work of a few hours preparation on the day preceding the reception, or on the morning of the day itself. Yet the general good taste displayed, in giving the town an aspect of gaiety and joy, seems to render apology scarcely necessary. DANVERS. All the public buildings on Maple Street were highly decorated; fourbeautiful flags floated from the spire of Rev. Mr. Fletchers church,and the railroad
. Centennial celebration at Danvers, Mass., June 16, 1852. ive them the first place in the order of events to be described. It should be remarked that most of the decorations of private citizens were the work of a few hours preparation on the day preceding the reception, or on the morning of the day itself. Yet the general good taste displayed, in giving the town an aspect of gaiety and joy, seems to render apology scarcely necessary. DANVERS. All the public buildings on Maple Street were highly decorated; fourbeautiful flags floated from the spire of Rev. Mr. Fletchers church,and the railroad crossing near it was elegantly trimmed with evergreenand flags. The unfinished grammar schoolhouse bore the motto— Free Schools the Nations Strength. The Village Bank building was ornamented with evergreen and stream-ers. Near this was the magnificent arch, which was admitted to beone of the most tasteful in design, and elegant in execution, ever seenin the country, and was decidedly the most splendid decoration on the vgSJiS leno^ ^md ^^„,„.,^. whole route. It was a triple arch, the main one being forty feet wideand forty high, with lateral arches twenty feet wide and twenty large American flags floated above the principal arch, and on itsvery summit sal a large gilded eagle with spread wings. Across thearch, in great letters, was the word Welcome. From the under side were suspended six beautiful medallions, tastefullyenwreathed with evergreen, and studded with gems of the richest flow-ers. The two central ones were red, six feet in diameter, and had in-serted on them, in gilt letters,— He has honored us Abroad, we noNOR him at Home. On each side of these was one of blue, somewhat smaller than the red,but equally ornamented. In the center of one was the large gilt letterG. and in the other the letter P. The remaining medallions were white, with a splendid bouquet offlowers in the center, and richly enwreathed as the others. This su-perb structure was cover
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