The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-06
Sells and Downs Show In
Town Today.
GAVE GOOD SATISFACTION
Street Parade This Forenoon Was Wit,
messed BY Large Number Of
People; Also Afternoon
Performance.

Just like the old time was Barre's
circus day when Sells and Downs
big show came to town and gave their
performance at the Granite City tret-
ting park this afternoon. It's a familiar
story, vet ever new and fresh for young
and old as the crowds on the street
and at the afternoon performance in
dicated. Only satisfaction has been ex-
pressed over tie circus thus lar. ana if
the dag passes without any unfortunate
results, there viii be nothing but praise
for the Big Sells & Downs Shows.
The two special trains Of 42 cars were
late ii pulling this forenoon. and The
preparations we're consequently eonsid-
erably delayed. But il gave an oppor.
tunty 70 witness the unloading, which
opportunity IS dear to the heart of the
small boy. The parade started at eleven
o'clock, and the streets over which the
caravan travelled were lined with the
usual crowds Of eager, expectant people.
they we've not disappointed. The fea
turs of the street exhibition and there
were many, was the large number Of
magnificent horses. Sells and Downs
carry $50 horses with them, and the
animals showed up to excellent advan-
tage IN the parade, well-fed, and well-
kept. Three bands, under the direction
Of PROT, Charles Il. Iinney, furnished the
enliyenef OF the parade
Meanwhile at the trotting park, the
canvas men and others, OF the $50 pep
pie carried by the circus, were busy get
ting things in readiness for the after
noon performance, which opened Of two
o'clock. Dinner had 20 be served Is the
large company rather hastily as the end
OF the street parade encroached on the
afternoon time. But tho programme Of
the afternoon was not curtailed IN the
least One of the many interesting
| sights III the nenagerie was a collection
Of five lion cubs, three white ones born
IN the city Of Halifax on June III. and
1 two others born June s. There we're
various kinds To interest, and the me
nagerie was declared fine one.
The main performance III tile bic tent
was clean throughout, including all the
acts generally seen fl the circus and
others which SELLS & Downs make q
| speciality Of. Perhaps the best single
/ performance was the double trapeze act
| by the Shaws, who undertook some haz-
ardous feats nidair and without a
ret beneath them The audience had
IN mind the fall OF q circus performer
Int Montpelier two weeks ago when they
witnessed the Shaws going through their
movements with apparent unconcetn
| There was q large attendance this
Afternoon and the side-show attracted
Q good crowd also with It'll varied allure
ments.
There i system from start to finish
/ about the Sells & Downs circus and
the management allow no bunco games.
Everything is carried on without a hitch
and the standard Of the show il as high
ais could be desired There Il not
/ suggestion Of vulgarity
William Mitchell, the press agent, is
a hustler and makes many friends
He is a hustler and makes many friends
/ wherever he goes. Mr.. Mitchell had con-
siderable newspaper experience on his
| fathers paper, the Ottawa Free Press.
The managers. too, are deserving Of all
the praise they get
/ The Banyafds, in flying frapeze and
strong arm acts; the three Silvertons,
wire artists; the R0ehetta brothers.
| barrel Jumpers and last but III no sense
least the Martell family of bicycle rid
ers are events which make the onIooker
! hold his breath and raise tile excitement
and enthusiasm of the audience to the
highest pitch The Banyards troupe
consists Of three men. two women and
q fourteen year old boy. Banyard tile
elder Is powerful man, with muscles
like iron and a physique like Hercules,
- that without any apparent effort
he tosses his companions high ii the
air.
| Again and again the great audience
| applauded the excellent whilrwind per-
| Torrance Of the Silvertons on the tipht
wire, while the great bicycle riding ex.
hibition of the Marteil family elected
the highest praise. This wonderful lit
tie group have never been surpassed in
the work Of their profession. Their
work might be done different, but IL
| could not be done better. The skill
OF the little fye year old curly headed
lass Is worth far more than tie adFnis-
sion fee to see
| The carrying act IS one Of the finest
features Of the show, because it ii some
thing that only the very best OF skilled
performers could ever think of doing.
Pretty Blanche HilIiard standing on the
backs Of two beautiful white, galIopiug
steeds, carries at arms length Miss Bes-
~, whose foot rests gracefully against
Miss billiards hip. It il one Of the
best things to be seen Corresponding
to this Mr.. Rooney and little Miss Gus
sic do the same thing ii another ring.
Mr.. Rooney i one of the highest salaried
men in his profession. Professor John
Berris, who Is in charge Of the equestri.
an department, knows his business.
In the hippodrome races, horse rid
den BY jockey runs race with
liberty horse. The latter Il one 81
the most beautiful horses ever seen
here