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Show The Twenty Fourth at Centre-Vy.LE Centre-Vy.LE I 's rather old fur a live paper, we know, t) notice anything as ancient, so clo e at hand, as the celebration ol the 2-hh at Centreville ; but the "darned United States mails are to blame," as Jacob McClo.-ky said. The people there had a live ' time with the usual ceremon es, including a procession, which presented some novel features. O.ic was a goddess of liberty in the 'cmple of freedom, mounted on a platform, on the corner.-of corner.-of which stood representatives of the four quarters of the globe dressed in their native costumes ad bearing the colors of the nations represented, the whole drawn by four white horses richly capai isoned, fiu'dcd by postillions postil-lions in uniform. Another w is a shepherd shep-herd and shcpherdcvs iu very appropriate appro-priate costume, sitting under a bower, in front of which was a very pictty en-c'oSnre en-c'oSnre with evergreens in the centre. A pet lamb, as white a-: sno v, and held by a scarlet cor 1, seemed to enjoy the pleasures of the oe.-a-ion. And still another, was a couple of "politicians" p operly '.'fixed up" and attended. There were speeches, toasts,scntjments, artillery firing, &c ,nnd a ball in the evening. The committee of arrangements arrange-ments were V u. lleeves, George (,'. Chase, Win. Streepcr and Thus. J. Brandon. Joseph France was crator, and Phiht D.bble, S .. th pYm. |
