The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-15
ORANGEBURG CARNIVAL.
Festival Begins Wednesday, But the
City is Already Crowded.

spite the fact that Orangeburg's Fall
Festival does not begin until Wednes-
day morning, when Gov. Hayward
and his staff will be here, and when
the queen of the carnival will be
crowned, crowds are already coming
into the city, and it is now an assured
fact that the attendance will be rec
ord breaking.
Work has already begun upon the
stands and booths which will be used
by those who have secured conces-
sions, and had it not been for the fact
that the city officials, in the nature
of the case, objected to manual labor
being carried on yesterday, it is GER
tain the citizens would have wahened
today to find the court house square
transformed into a plaza dotted with
tents, and the first passers by would
have been hailed by the ''spieler.
crying his wares.
Toilette, the airship man, arrived
yesterday, and was taken in charge
by Chairman Atkinson, of the Amuse-
ment committee, and Secretary Sol
Kohn, of the Business Mems League.
Mr.. Toilette expressed himself as very
much pleased with the location to
which he has been assigned, and said
he could see no reason Why his en-
gagement for the week in this city
would not be a successful one Down
in Charleston he was handicapped by
the stiff breezes out to sea, but in this
inland town where gales are a rare
ty, it is thought he will be able to
demonstrate his control Of the great
dirgible balloon to the entire salts
faction and mystiication of all.
AT daylight this morning Proprietor
Rollins, owner of the famous Rollins
Trained Wild Animal shows, had
force of laborers hard at work putting
up his tent on the spot assigned him
upon the plaza This show is said by
competent critics who have seen it to
be one of the best of its kind upon the
road, and there has been from time
to time a great deal Of comment made
in the press of the country concern
ing the wonderful training of the diff
ferent wild animals that are made 20
do stunts by the experts who have
them in charge.
90 evevry side showmen, sandwich
men and every kind and class of side
shows which can be run unGer a tent,
have their men at work either putting
up the himsy walls Of their pleasure
lsfructures. or stalking off the ground.
and standing by their costly holdings
for the week. so that their space
might not be encroached upon by out
siders A force of laborers is taking
down the court house fence since it
has been found that it will be abso-
lutely necessary for the lawn to be
used
Among the free attractions to be
seen here this week of most interest
to the general public, besides the
wonderful airship in its daily flight
among the clouds, will be Nat Gay.
the high diver. who plunges from
point in the air just a little bit high
er than any one else has been able to
do, into a tank of water at the foot
Of the structure now being erected
for that purpose. Professor Rose will
daily demonstrate the fact that it is
possible for a human being to slide
through a blaze Of fire and yet emerge
safely from its midst. Eddie Martina
is said to be performer who will in
trudcc new and unique features into
his &cro!;atic and wirewalking fe;t$
Those who saw him in Atlanta some
weeks ago arc loud in their praise OF
his death defying feats