The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-12
The Carnival is in Full Swing
With Many Visitors.
The First Night Brought Out Several
Thousand People-Many Stran-
gers Here.
A FINE LINE OF ATTRACTIONS

bigger rush than ever before. and ev-
erybody is greatly pleased with the
enthusiasm shown in all quarters. Al.
though the free street carnival is q
new departure IN Psducah, the people
have taken to 1t with n vim, and last
night Broadway from First street to
Eleventh closely resembled the car
nival midway itself Of past years.
The big parade started at 1880
O'Clock last night from 18th and Broad
way. Director General Lsgomarsino
led the procession, and was followed
by Deans band and city officials and
others in carriages The carnival
band brought mp the rear, and the cav
alcade was viewed by several thous-
and people. who lined Broadway on
both sides as thick as the much talked
of sardines.
The patronage Of the various attrac.
lions was good, aud will no doub,
grow. The crowd hasn't fully gotten
Its bearings yet, but by tonight every
thing will be in full swing, and there
will be nothing but mirth and merri-
mept everywhere. The people did not
get of the streets last night until mid
night.
The country store did good bust
ness last night, several clerks being
busy from the time 1t opened until II
closed. Many tickets were sold. and
a great deal Of interest is taken in the
nightly drawings of the larger prizes.
Last night . barrel Of -four was the
capital prize.
Automobile tickets are going rapid
ly, and it is expected to have disposed
OF the entire $4,000 by Saturday
night.
The free attractions Of the carnival
are unusually superior this year.
They are as follows, with the time
they may be seen. p. m. and y p. m.
THE Shooting Comet, "at Fourth and
jefferson streets; 4 p. m. and 10 p. m
Speedy will make his high dive al
Ninth and between Broadway and
Court streets; $3.50 p. m. and $3.50 p.
IN. the act of Cooper" The Aerial
whirl. at Second and broadway
Diavolo will LOOP the Loop near
the Athenian circus at $3.50 O'Clock in
the afternoon ana 1890 O'Clock at
night.
This morning a large delegation
from Mayfeld arrived on the sccom-
mediation train and the Hopkinsville
accommodation carried several dozen
visitors in. The trains are all well
filled with carnival visitors and by
night the town will be well filed.
The Kangaroo court is doing a good
business, and the limit of all fines is
30 cents, and not dollar, as has been
enormously stated.
1.-THE Loop the Loop" is one of the
finest attractions ever seen in Padu-
cab. 'Diavolo' performs the feat near
Ninth and Broadway twice daily, and
evokes expressions of wonder from all
who SEQ tho marvellous accomplish.
ments. He rides down. an incline
around loup, turning completely up
side down IN the revolution, some
thing done by but few people in the
world.
The speilers tonight are:
f. A. Hoyer. M. b. wallerstein. f.
O. Hoerber. L. ID. Sanders, @. f. Ev-
eret, +. ]. HuRger, II. o. Farnham,
Charles Horton, Ben weille, O. L.
whitesides. l.. L. Bebout. J. l.. Wolff,
W. O. Shorer, Adolph We'll, r. l. Ar
mold, James Campbell, Jr,, Ed Petit,
E. @. CLARK, II. q. Rhodes, Wood s.
Irwin, W. Il. Buck, John Lane, James
Leake. Sam Levy, viii Gilbert, DR..
L. ID. Sanders, f. L. Graves, J. l.
Langston, r.. A. Gilbert,J. J. Freund.
lich,
The ticket takers for tonight are:
Wallace We'll, J. p. Yeiser, Charles
Leake. ID. J. Levy, Sidney Loeb, Har-
ry Meyers, W. G. McFadcen, Adolph
Mebrer, Roy Mckinney, Ell r. Miller,
Fred Kreutzer, II. A. Katterjohn, A.
J. .Joynes, lisa lor Klein, Thomas Ly-