Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03


One mile Of Char1ots, Cages. Dens, Vans
and Barouches. Fire TRAINED Elephants,
A Herd Of CameiS, 4 LiriRg Graf. TO-,
600 Pound Rhinocer0S. A D0UJie Circus.
4 Grand TrGreliing Museum.
On Wednesday, September 18Th, the long
heralded tented exhibition of Adam Fore
paugh's will give two grand entertainments
at Burlington. Having made this an
nouncemcnt, We will ada that nine-tenths
Of the tented exhibitions are humlugS.
There are. however, exceptions to all
rules and Forepeugh's great show, which is
advertised to exhibit here, as above men
toned, may be classed as a most notable
exception 10 the statement made concern
ing exhibitions
Bat who is Adam F1repaugh Where
did he come from and where Is he going ?
and what exceptions ere to be made in has
case. We hear our readers asking.
We answer : Adam Forepaush has been
con- .der,d the NEST enterpri>ing and saga
ciou, Circus ard Mtuageric manager
TINS country has ever raised. lie is a
native and resident OF Philadelphia. ard
tor the past ten years has owned the
LARGEST AND FINEST EXHIBITION
la the world Starting every year from his
winter quarters, in the city of Philadel-
pha be commences his grand campaigns in
the city of Washington, thereafter to Bati-
more, Pittsburgh and throughout the Mid
die and Western States-Nhere his urme i
a household worj-lar more popular than
Barnum ever was.
Early this season. he crossed over Sus-
pension Bridge and commenced a grand
campaign throughout the Canadas, and
his great show has fairly electrified the
Kanucks. who Mt first looked upon his
grand army Of men, horses, animals. and
paraphanalia, a.
rENIAS INVASION.
and were about - order out their militia,
but Whcn they came to understand iha. all
this immense combination Wa "a travelling
show, and that the usual price secured ad-
mission to the entire exhibition. the whole
country turned ont ~ massr TO visit it and
for three months forepaugh'- can7as halls
were daily crowded TO oveIAowins To rc-
turn to his winter quarters i; becomes
necessary for him to
PASS THROUGH VERMONT.
lie doe, not travel by rai. bu; moves
over the highways. with ouo thIu-all men
ana hyr- p. -..l D.. Obliged TO hal, and
exhibit at village. where very interior ez-
hibitions seldom come, and such a. Fore
paush's not once in life time
Travelling as he does indcpcn len. of rail-
roads. the people Of all the small towns
and Villages viii be enabled To visit this
stupendou- show without beng put to the
trouble and expense Of going to distant
city for this purpose, ami Mr. EJrepaugh
earnestly invites the mechanics and farmers.
and everybody along the route, TO look at
the appearance OF his 1000 horses. the
cages, carriages, harnesses and all his in
men,e train and if they 90 not think he
brings here the greatest ami grande-, show
that ever was seen in Vermont tAen be
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CHRISTIANS ran Vi'it the Nen"ser4e anu AH-
scum tents and neither see nor hear any
thing relating TO the circus. Onep'iee and
ticket admits TO all the tents, and it j. at
the visitors option 10 visit the Circus Or
not
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