The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-27
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The various committees appointed
by the EIks to arrange for The grand
arnival and street fair to be held in
Wilmington October 14th to 18th, are
working zealously and are making fine
progress with the arrangements.
The advertising committee, headed
by DR.. I. 3. Carroll. is doing fine work.
The committee has called on our mer-
chants and secured their cooperation
in having advertisements Of the attrac-
ton printed on all their envelopes.
The merchants appreciate what the
carnival means in the way OF bringing
people and trade to the city and they
will build booths along the streets to
advertise their business and dispose of
their wares according to the plans for
the carnival. These booths will be very
handsomely decorated and VIII be one
There will also be many privilege men
sion. Besides u own merchants.
many manufacturing concerns have ap-
piled for booths to make exhibits.
to make a typical street fair.
With the pretty booths and the elab-
crate plans to light the streets with
electricity, Front. Princess and Market
streets VIII present d HdSn1lcGnC
spectacle. The streets are to be a
mass of blazing electric lights of va
rious colOrS.
Photographs of some of the features
tt be here in October are displayed at
Gerken's, and there is surprise at the
extensiveness of the attractions to be
brought here by the BostOCk-Ferrar1
aggregation. Here are some of the fea-
lures of this famous exhibition:
Professor Francis Ferrari's trained
wild animal show. embracing perform
ing lions, tigers. bears, elephants,
camels and other wild animals.
The Crystal Maze is to be a magnif-
cent attraction with its hfty-two
mammoth mirrors.
Then there is Electra. the flying lady,
who will fly in the air and hover over
the spectators. This will be a wonder
and a dream.
Edison's zoOscope. an exhibition of
some of the wonders of electricity, will
be seen here for the first time.
THE Streets of all Nations will be
one of the most interesting features.
One will see nations as they appear in
their streets. h feature is a dupli-
cate of that to be seen at the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo.
"A Trip to the Moor" is to be an
other great and startling attraction.
There is to be a japanese theatre in
full blast, with pretty Japanese ac-
tresses and actors.
The aggregation will also embrace a
Ferris wheel, and the 'Original Wild
Girl may be seen here for the first
time.
A German village with its CONNIE
dams and entertaining features is to
be seen here.
Rosco, who eats live snakes, can also
be seen with the aggregation.
The dog and pony show will be a
special feature.
be quite a number of free exhibitions.
These will include the wonderful feats
of Professor Grant who rides a bicycle
on a live electric wire stretched across
from the tops of our tallest buildings.
This will be seen at night. Grant will
wear a costume brilliant with cleo
tricity, his bicycle will be full Of
Indian clubs that are Illuminated with
electricity. He will ride his wheel in
the air with a lady on his back.
Another free show will be a troupe
of Japanese acrobats and juggiers; also
a troupe of barrel jumpers; and the
Barry Bros, nine of the finest aero
bats in the world.
There will be a free trapeze perform
ance of a startling nature, and con-
t~ortionists can be seen in all their latest
acts.
The free exhibition will also include
THE Slide For Life" In which a young
lady swinging by her hair will slide
down on a wire from the talleSt build
ing in Wilmington.
Last but not least of the free exhibit
lions will be the balloon ascension and
parachute leap by Mrs. Murphy" the
intelligent monkey that does everything
but talk.
The railroads will give a low rate
of fare so people can come numerous
of miles to see the sight