The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-06
EAGLES FAIR AT END
NEwsBoYs or THE ADVERTISERS SAW
 THE SIGHTS.
Tents Came Down Last Night and Show Leaves for 0adsden.--Managers
 We'll Pleased With the
 Ruslneas.

The week of the Eagles Street fai closed last night at Io:3o o'clock witn gaiety unparalleled through the week. The shows closed trifie earlier than wh' expected. the management being pattsu~ | Iy anxious to have all the paraphernsiia or the Robinson Amusement Company on the special train ready to more this morning | for Gadsden. where the company will play a weeks engagement
 The crowd on the streets last night ex- ceeded any throng of the week. The Far enthusiasts seemed to realize that the perl cd of their gaiety was rapidly drawing to
 close and they accordingly made good use of their time.
 A number of visitors were in the city, a number of students from the Alabama Poly technic Institute at Auburn coming down to Montgomery on the morning train.
 These visitors joined heartily into the spirit
 of the Fair and the scene waxed warm on
 Dexter avenue.
 The school children took possession of the
 Fair district from early In the morning until late last night. Crowds of large school boys armed with confetti and 'rattiers'' showed their way through Dexter avenue. assuming . tandem football formation. Wherever they went they had the streets to themselves. Their fun was taken in good nature. however. and there were no unpleas- ant incidents such as marked the first night of the Fair.
 The crowd was disappointed that Colonel Nick Carter did not make his i17-foot
 jump. Carter was compelled to have hts ladder ready to be moved and could not
 take the leap.
 A compliment was paid The Advertiser yesterday morning by Alderman J. J. Sulli-
 van. chairman of the Executive Committee of the Eagles. and Dan Robinson. owner and manager of the Robinson Amusement sA> newsboy force of the paper. some fifty-fve youngsters, were given free trip through the shows. These boys make their living carrying and selling papers and they had few dimes to spend on carnival attractions. The management realized this and as a re- suit novel sight was witnessed by those who were in the Fair district during tho
 forenoon. Fifty-five newsboys. with eyes bright with expectancy. accompanied by Q ment of The Advertiser. visited every show in the Fair district. %1
 By 10 o'clock last night, the shows were all darkened and the carnival people made preparations for their move to Gadsden. The crowd did not seem ready to disperse, however. and remained on the streets for over an hour.
 The business done by the Carnival Com,
 pany and the Eagles during the week was
 something enormous. Had not the two days rain interfered. the business would have probably ec,ipsed anything done by
 th ecompany this season.
 The company played in hard luck. how ever, throughou. the week. The shows were
 open only few hours during the first day
 on account of the unexpected resistance
 of the Montgomery pavement to the spikes
 and hammers of the carnival workmen. On
 the third daJ the rain began. which lasted
 until Thursday at midday. Friday was bleak and raw. decidedly not good carnival
 weather.
 Montgomery appeared hungry for this sort of amusement. and although no special
 rates were offered on the railroads. ths crowds exceeded the most sanguine expec- tations of the Eagles.