. uniform. The crowd wasvery great, 5,000 being the estimate of the number of people in town. In the afternoon the streets were enlivened by the great throng of human-ity passing to and fro. Japanese fireworks were exploded at short intervals,and in watching these and imbibing freely of lemonade and crunching theungrateful peanut, the visitors spent their time. With the coming of the evening the town assumed a still gayer appearancethan during the day. Line upon line of lanterns of all patterns and colorswere stretched along the stre
. uniform. The crowd wasvery great, 5,000 being the estimate of the number of people in town. In the afternoon the streets were enlivened by the great throng of human-ity passing to and fro. Japanese fireworks were exploded at short intervals,and in watching these and imbibing freely of lemonade and crunching theungrateful peanut, the visitors spent their time. With the coming of the evening the town assumed a still gayer appearancethan during the day. Line upon line of lanterns of all patterns and colorswere stretched along the streets, and, throwing their tinted light upon the flagsand bunting, added indescribably to the effect. The six electric lights erectedby the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company, on Market and Main Streets,contributed a large share of the brilliance. The attraction of the evening was the carnival, the idea of which was con-ceived and carried out by the young men of town under the management ofMr. George Pensinger. It was a decided success. About 175 persons took. J^>fc^u,_ HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. 439f part in it, all arrayed in rich costumes obtained in Philadelphia. Promptlyat 8 oclock the column moved, the order of procession being as follows: Mar-shal and aids, band, four heralds, knights in armor. Tableau I.— The Pen is Mightier than the Sword. This float, contrib-uted by Public Opinion, was illustrative of the maxim that forms its title. Toconvey the idea, two groups were arranged, one representing the terrorism,bloodshed and death caused by the sword, while the other was typical of theblessings produced by the pen. Eight persons were upon this float. Tableau II. — Columbus before the Court of Spain, represented Colum-bus before the Royal Court of Spain after his return from the discovery ofAmerica. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were seated upon the throne, infront of which stood Columbus unrolling the chart, and just behind him, twoIndians. Gen. LaFayette and Fr
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