Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-29
NEAR AT HAND.
The Great Free Street Fair
Next Week
Something About the Many At
fractions to be Offered-Be
Sure and Attend.

event Hopkinsville has seen for
many years, if ever before.
The interest evinced is universal
and not only every part of the coun-
ty, but all the surrounding country
will be represented by many thous-
ands of people on pleasure bent.
From every direction comes the
word "we are all waiting to go to
the Street Fair" and what they
will get in the way of amusements
will be "a plenty" There will be
generous entertainments for all who
come, and ample accommodation of
all kinds.
Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 4th,
there will be three performances
each day. The hours will be 1920
to II, from 2:30 to 4, and from to
$50. There is no regular route
mapped out, all that is necessary is
to ''follow the band" among the
many splendid free attraction, the
one par excellence is the wonderful
and thrilling balloon ascension and
parachute leap of Miss Ida L'Roy.
She is the only woman in the world
VINO does this wonderful act. One
ascension will be made each day
from the Illinois Central Yard, foot
of 9th street.
! Among the many other free
features are:
The wonderful "Slackey" in
slack wire bicycle riding, and walk
ing. He mounts the bicycle on
slack wire without assistance and
rides on a revolving cable, most
difficult feature. He also walks
slack wire on stills, climbs ladder
and balances on the wire. This
performance will be given on
a platform kindly erected by
Forbes & Bro. in front of their
stores on Main Street.
Mardello, the celebrated contor-
zionist, will appear in front of ]. L.
Tobir's tailoring establishment.
His work on the swinging perch is
very fine.
The Belmonts have been engaged.
They are beautiful women, and
justly famous in their aerial acts.
Dilano and Cook, late of Sells
Bros. & Sims Circus, in double
trapeze acts and Haines aud
Duprey in single trapeze act.
The celebrated lady contortionist,
Freda, will also give an act This
little lady can simply tie herself in
a knot.
The cake walk will take place in
front of w. T. Cooper & Co. gro
Gerry store. This act always takes
we'll and draws great crowds. The
participants are artists in their
line OF work.
The half has not been told, but
the above list of absolutely free at
fractions is sufficient to warrant the
assertion that every person who
comes to Hopkinsville during next
week will go away more than salts
fed.
In West 9th street will be located
the midway Plaisance. There
will be many good pay shows, at
popular prices 10 and Is cents.
Among them will be the celebrated
Lumiere War Pictures reproducing
the most thrilling events in the
most vivid manner, accompanied by
the boom of cannon and roar of
muskets.
Havana by Gas Light, Vaude-
vile performance, and many other
attractions will make up the famous
Midway
The children will be provided for
with a magnificent merry-go-round,
located in some accessible place.
An effort is being made to get up
an elaborate street parade for the
first day of the Fair; several bus
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mess men have already signified
their willingness to take part, and
parties owning traps and surreys
plill also Ike mart ANY one not