The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-19
STREET FAIRS CLOSED
MONTGOMERY THOROUGHrAREs
 ASSURE NORMAL CONDITION.
People Were Liberal 0n Last Day in Patronlslng the Sfdeshews--snake
 Did Not Swallow the

Montgomery will today come into possession of it's principal streets
 The two street fairs which were in Montgomery since Monday, have closed
 and are leaving town. The Cosmopoli-
 tan Company goes to Jackson, Miss,
 and the Dan Robinson Company goes to Eufaula.
 The twin carnivals, under the
 auspices of the Ladies' Memorial Asso- ciatton and the Red Men and Beavers,
 closed their engagements In Montgom- cry at 12 o'clock last night.
 By order of Mayor Teague, the shows wefe required to have all of their tents
 and paraphernalia removed by mid
 forces were put to work putting the
 thoroughfares into their normal condi-
 ton again. They expected. to have
 everything in its usual running order by o'clock this morning and 1t is very probable that the citizens of Mont | gomery will today see nothing on the | streets that remind them of the street fairs. .. A strenuous week has passed and | there is an almost unanimous express | sion of relief among the citizens that
 the street fairs have had their day. and
 have made their departure. The over whelming majority of the citizens, in- cluding nearly every. business man. | want no more carnivals in Montgomery be another attempt to have a street fair of any description it would meet with 1 such strong opposition that it would secure permission from the City couno ell. The fact that the business men of. Montgomery were disgusted with this form of 2snusement on the prin, cipal streets 6f the city was evidenced in the numerous complaints which they made and 1t Is authorititavely stated that the complaints were more numer- ous and more persistent than they have The final day of the street fairs was only a repetition of those that went before. Saturday in Montgomery, is; under ordinary circumstances, marked by disorder, but the street fairs aug
 mented this disorder and made last flight one that will not soon be forgot. on the alert to avert open riots and they frequently had to wedge their way into the centre of a crowd to scatter the stands last night and the fine particles of variegated paper were profusely thrown by the women as well as the men. All sorts of annoying devices were used from the harmless duster and the squeaking tin can to the stinging whips and the slender walking canes. On Dexter Avenue person was com pelled to keep his eyes in every dfrec- tion to avoid being pelted from all sides. Those. who had no desire to get into the masses, chose their paths In than to take the chances of being hurled through crowds and coming out with their garments torn.
 A remarkable feature of the two
 Street Fairs is that no one was seri- ously hurt. The street car motormen
 had difficult task all the week in rum ming their cars through the congested masses of people that congregated in the business district. If there was single accident it has not been report E ed There is TO doubt but that the schedule of the ears must have been in- terfered with by the delays in getting through the crowds.
 The free shows were largely attend ed throughout yesterday and the pay attractions of both carnival companies wers well patronized last night. The Ladies' Memorial Association and the Red Mt n aAd Beavers report that the Street Fairs have been a success from a financial standpoint.
 There was a disappointment during the closing day of the entertainments. The exhibition of the two tremendous snakes on Dexter Avenue drew thou sands of people and it was announced early in the week that the larger of the two reptiles would eat live sheep | on Saturday. Those who had tho curt- osity to see this performance were not gratffed It was announced by the day morning that the sheep swallowing feat had been abandoned. The reason ascribed for 1t was that the municipal Authorities had objected to the feat on sh1Imane grounds" An investigation. however. revealed the fact that neither the Mayor nor the Chief of Police had objected. left here satisfied with their weeks business, but it is more than likely that they will never have occasion again to experience the charms of Montgomery.