West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-03
Circus Day In Town.

Last saturday was gala day for
kingwood and more people In town
than for long time The John II.
Sparks Circus was here and scooped in
all the small change In the town. The
time for advertising it was less than IA
week, but the people from the rural
districts found it out anyhow and came
in with rush. The big show was
late in getting ready, but the side
show entertained the crowd in the
mean time and nearly everyone took
IL in or rather it. took them in as they
didn't SHOW half they advertised but
II was only a dime and was worth that
much anyhow. The crowd in the
main show was estimated at over "A
thousand as tAe small tent wa, croyvdod
- It's fullest capacity and 80 one would
have dreamed Of the financial drourht,
looking at the rush for tickets and the
free silver piled up by the ticket bro.
kers. Almost everyone OF the Ma
ton was there and IL was all right,
for we like to see them enjoy them.
selves The show would bc failure
without them. Something like this is
about the only thius the poor people
get TO SEQ as they never get away from
home any distance and II is right aud
proper FOR them To Take in the show
when IL comes along, and enjoy them.
, selvcs wn.ie they live for they Will Ice
long time dead. II was funny to see
how many old people it took To bring
the children. As FOR us, we went in
the afternoon aud at night both AID
remained for The concert and took in
the side-show We went because VIC
wanted TO see the show and had no
| other business there whatever We
are opposed 70 lying about IL and ex-
pect TO go to everything that comes
along If we have 10 carry water for the
elephant or crawl under the tent TO
get there. The crowd was the largest
we ever saw at a small show and we
think most OF them were well satisfied
with the performance. There were
some old chestnuts that had whiskers
when Cain and Able had the measles
and some of the clowns jokes we're
bald-headcd and toothless when Nc
thuselah was boy, but the tumblinR
and trapeze performance, trained
horses and other features were good
and we'll worth the small sum charged.
Besides this the balloon ascension was
worth coming 20 see The balloon
was a very large one and the man who
/ went up and came down with a para
chute, did it very nicely There was
good attendance at night also and
the show pulled out Sunday morning
I for Philippi. The show was at sutton
last weok and speaking OF the horses
/ and the act that was not on the pro-
/ gram the Brnxton Democrat says
"in the midst OF their performance
/ two Of the horses began fighting, when
one oil the horses rushed over the rope
and mp over the SEATS through Il dense
/ crowd Of women and children, followed
/ by the other horse. This caused dis
/ tressing excitement, amounting almost
/ % panic and riot. Strange % say.
/ only two people were badly hurt
/ Helen Berry and Minnie Altman,
/ though several were slightly injured
and almost scared 10 death. Holes
we're cut iva the tent through which
| the people poured In frightened mass.
/ thus breaking mp the show. The man
aQer was arrested at the instance of
/ Luther Berry and Gued 50 and costs Tor
assault by Justice Harden. Civil action
was talked Of, but IL anything resulted
10 was by compromise"