Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-05
THE INDOOR CIRCUS
Has a Fine Opening Before a
Great Audience.
New Features and Attractions Win
Plaudits of the Crowd.
The Coaching Parade Will Be He'o'
This Afternoon.

Monday was the day on winch ti''
big Board of Trade fair began pu. 'he
weather conditions We're not SUCH 40
would permit the carrying out u ny
arrangements us planned, ana VIC
coaching parade which was 10 haNe
been held that afternoon was necessa-
rily postponed, but will be held, thls
afternoon at $3.50 O'clock But not
withstanding the rain of the forenoon
many business places along water
street were decorated for the OCCASION
and with the many yards OF puh'ihs
which were draped and festooned ATOMS
the street, together with the huiiore.'e
of flags placed on the buildings the
business thoroughfare presented sau-
dy and brilliant appearance.
Among the places decorated by those
occupying the stores, offices, etc, We're
w. E. Bran & Son, Cross Robinson
Bakers restaurant, j. w. PEACOCK,
Bailey building, Depot Spare HOTEL
VIM. Footer's, w. r. Remission, Me.
Trust and Banking Co., Harrington
office, Rogers building, Wood piock'
Patten block, post office, Geo. r. Reed
F. M. Noyes, A. w. Cunningham,
Decker & Day, Pukwana Club, Sawyer
block, Smith Bros, DR.. DonneI, Bur
banks shoe store, Jackson Bros, II. g.
Barker Co., B. w. Whitmore. &. b.
Morse, J. Canter, Manson fish market,
NJ. Shapiro, n f. Snow & Co, II. Il.
Sawyer, F.. M. Dolloff, II. *. NeWpert
Shoe Co, f.. p. Favor Browns dry
goods store Brown the barber, IL. a.
Fuller, Blanchard book store, Johnson
hall, American Clothing Co., ii. Miller,
Amesbury & Wakefield, Chadwick
Bros, J. Sloshberg, C. II. Bradstreet,
F. A. Johnson, J. e. Cunningham, f.
M. Mocers, A. w. Wakefield, A. A.
Brann, Hotel Brunswick and A. w.
Peaslee.
The decorations at the Coliseum were
also elaborate and the scene of beauty,
occasoned by the scores of Japanese
lanterns, small flags and hughly col
ored paper rope decorations, was one
that made a pleasing picture to the
eye The arrangement of the hall is
very neat and a good many things of
interest are found scattered over the
big expanse of the building.
The circus ring occupies a large
space in the corner on the right as one
tDlclS lIlt llclIl, fillu llN-Nt W Ills 10 siS
old original fish pond where articles of
value and usefulness may be drawn
from its depths. The grocery store is
situated in the next booth and is pre-
sided over by Messrs. Cunningham &
Noyes, and the Japanese booth is next
in order. A big booth adjoining is used
as the handkerchief and fancy goods
department, and here nearly every
thing can he found that would make
up Il fancy goods stock. Handkerchiefs
are there in variety from the red BAN
dana to the one of finest texture, and
this exhibit is a prominent one. The
next booth contains a large assert
ment of kitchen utensils.
A fortune teller has booth at the
back of the hall and a large circular
candy table is situated at the rear of
the hall. Beginning at the rear of the
hall on the left as one enters, the re-
freshmen booth is first and soda
fountain and ice cream department
are placed there. The forest Springs
Water Co. occupies the booth next
down the hall and this one is prettily
trimmed with evergreen trees and is
one of the prominent ones. Staples,
Smith & Moody of Augusta have an as
sortment of pianos, musical instru-
ments and sheet music in the next
booth. An exhibit of Surprise Cereal
coffee is found in the next booth and
the last booth in order is occupied by
the International Correspondence
School and managed by Mr.. Drake Of
Augusta.
The dog and cat show, which is the
first of it's kind held in this city for
some years, has its location in the ex
IRENE rear of the hall and is under the
charge of II. A. Gray. Here the varie-
ty of dogs is a big one and includes
about every breed of dog from the lit
tie fox terrier to the big st. Bernard.
The dog show is very interesting and
is one of much merit and interest.
The cat show is separated from the
dog show by "a wall of canvass and in
this department is found an exhibit of
cats and kittens that is a very pretty
one, and here are shown many very
beautiful felines, including coons, an
goras and the common cat. Kittens
and pups are quite prominent in their
respective shows and very fine collec-
ton of each is in the hall.
The festivities of the first evening
opened as scheduled with a big au-
dience. The sky cleared in the late af-
ternoon Sd not many were kept from
the fair by the rain of the day, and 1t
is estimated that some 1000 were in the
hall. IF the entertainment of the first
night was not satisfactory to any, that
person must have been hard to please;
for an entertainment, the like of which
was never seen before in this city and
it is safe to say in any city in the
State, was presented
On stand at the south of the circus
ring was stationed the circus band I'M
der the direction of c. f. Became, and
the entire personnel of the musical or
ganization is to be congratulated on
it's success in furnishing satisfactory
music.
The circus started in most aus
piciously with the grand opening by
IL mounted ladies and gentlemen who
for some 20 minutes executed fancy
figures that did justice to the horses
training and their riders horseman-
ship. Numbered among these riders
were the following who rode in cou-
pies: Fl. f. Libby and Miss Isabel
pa hcock Henry Wood and Miss