Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-10-18
Under Full Roadway With Fine
Line Of Attractions.
ideal Weather And Large Crowds
Expected-Parade
To-Day.


Robinson Amusement Co., which
is furnishing the attractions, at
rived Sunday and by loon yester-
day most of the tents were ready
for business before night.
The shows are all located on
Ninth and Virginia streets.
West of Main on Ninth the Great
Train Robbery has a big tent and
back of this Is the trapeze outfit OF
the Reach Family, which gives one
OF the best free shows.
AT the corner of 9th and Main the
Ferris Wheel has one side of the
street and Willie, the Largest Boy
| Alive, has the other. He weighs 592
pounds and is only Is years old.
To the east of these are the Auto
matte Vaudeville and the Country
Store.
In front of the Moayon residence
is the Glass Blowers Pavilion,
which will prove to be one of the
drawing cards. One of the features
in this show will be Hannah and
the Baby" Hanna is a female
monkey and the baby is young
monkey, the only one ever born in
captivity in this country. 1t is
now seven months old and a vigor-
Gus youngster. In this show SOU
venirs are given to the ladies and
glass blowers are seen at work all
the time.
At 9th and Virginia is Turtle
George, the little negro dwarf who
has been on exhibition 19 years
He is % years old and weighs only
IS pounds.
mysterious Miss Jones'" is in
front of the postofice on 9th street.
"The Old Plantat,on" is on the
opposite corner.
Further uP 9th street is the Min
iature railway, from Johnson's
drug store to Hawkins grocery.
The Flying Jenny is on the
vacant lot opposite lobe Smiths
stable.
"Lenora," one of the best feat
ures of the carnival, is in front of
Hotel Latham. In this show the
famous box trick is performed by a
man and lady. The lady is tied
up in a sack, locked in a casket
and they change places-the lady
coming out of the trunk and the
man getting into the sack in four
seconds. This show caters to the
best class OF people only.
North of Lenora is the spiral
tower and band stand, where the
concerts will take place every
morning, and one of the best fires
shows will be given.
Dreamland is at Sixth and Vir-
; ginia with tented show.
The great high dive will be made
in the kenton Clubs tennis court
across Sixth street from Hotel La
than. This is also free attraction
The music will be made by the
ComPauy's Royal Italian Band Of
! 20 pieces. This band will head the
} parade at eleven O'Clock to day
! which will formally open the car
nival.
In the parade will be the Ode
Fellows, the Uniform Rank Il. o.
p, Company d, the county and city
officers, the FIRE department and
citizens in vehicles and on horse
back. The line of march will cover
! the streets not given up to the
? shows.
. There will be no shows open II
. the forenoon. The attractions will
. dOOl , al A.CO p duN
!, keep open until late'at night.
! Schedule of Free Shows.
High Dive 100 and IT'S p. m.
Reach Family 400 and $50 P. m
Orocco, ascension, 4:30 and Top. N
Fireworks 10:3U p. m.
Band Concerts 2:3O to 3;2O and
to 9 p. m.
: Considerable excitement is being
aroused over the voting contest fol
a gold medal or ring If won by a
/ lady she can take a 500 ring i
preferred Miss Mcdaniel is thu
,, only lady in the contest. All city
and county officers are eligible
The second count was made las
night. The contest closes the 2lst