Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-22
THE PLACES THEY FILLED
Persuaded Many TO Investigate
the Mysteries Behind the
Great Spread Of Canvas.
FIREMEN IN CHARGE TONIGHT.
Ladies' to Run Things to Suit Them
selves at the Grounds Hundreds
of People AS At a County Fair.

Undeterred by the threatening as
pect of the sky, thousands attended
the carnival again last night. There
were apparently almost as many as
on the first night, and the attractions
were all well patronized. The Elks
acted as sellers and takers of tickets
and aided greatly to make their eve
ming as successful as any during the
carnival's eleven days stay. Three
or four tents and stands not in readi-
ness on the opening night were in
full swing last night. These in
cluded the fat family wonderful ex-
amples of juvenile obesity; shoot
ing game for prizes; and other small
er stands. The largest attractions,
the circus, ferris wheel, merry-go-
round and vaudeville show, as well
as the two tents of the Ladies' Aux
iliary, were all literally thronged, as
was also the case the night before.
The local ladies have two adjacent
canvas tops at the northern end of
the grounds, near Smith street,
where ice cream and cake and house
hold articles are for sale.
Elks OK. As Barkers.
twenty-five or thirty members of
Perth Amboy Lodge, No. 1884, B. P.
o. E., gave their services last night
and acquitted themselves with credit.
They sold tickets, at the attractions
at which they were stationed, by the
hundreds (the tickets, not the Elks)
and they took in tickets like veterans
of shows gone by. AT the merry-go-
round Past Exalted Ruler R. r.
White and W. A. Crowell and Peter
Kroeger were on the hustle; and Ex-
alted Ruler J. X. Sheehy and A. F.
Munoz raked 'em in at the ferris
wheel over at the circus tent J. H.
Donehue held the ticket box and F.
l.. Smith and G. e. Wilbert persuad-
ed many to buy reserved seat checks.
H. p Fox, an old hand in the busi-
ness end of shows. was on deck for
ninst the entrance to the Indian
show; and w. H. Pfeiffer was, in
charge of the Indian archery stand.
c. H. Smith and w. NJ. Floersch did
well at the cane and knife ringing
games. e. J. Mccormick held the
depository for tickets to the electric
theatre. Harvey Stetson at the
Punch and Judy show; Thomas Far
roat at Little Emo, the turtle-man's
booth; John Drifte at the fat family's
home; and James Pender at the base
ball game board, were all the candy.
Firemen There Tonight.
The hospital helpers tonight will
be members of the fire department.
and each company will be suitably
represented by delegation. They
have been requested by Chief Baker
to wear full uniforms, and their APP
pearance will add much to the eve
ning's attractiveness.
Who will help tomorrow night is
not yet definitely decided, but next
Tuesday night will be a gala occa-
sion.
Red Men on Tuesday Night.
Pc Ambo Tribe of Red Men will
send large delegation to the carni-
val Tuesday evening. and they are
preparing to make trade hum at the
various attractions. If a special dis
pensation, which has been requested
of the grand lodge. is granted, the
braves will appear in full suits, and
the real Indians on the grounds VIII
have to look to their laurels.
Patrolmen Andrew Jensen ana
Niels Tonnesen have been on duty at
the carnival every night and excel
lent order is maintained.
Large crowds are expected tonight
and tomorrow afternoon and evening
The nearby places will be represent
ed by hundreds of people tomorrow
afternoon and evening.