The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-07-11
.REcoLUTES TO GIVE
MONSTER CARNIVAL
Proceeds for purchase Of New
Apparatus for Firemen.

After Sc raj meetings of the Res
olut Hook snd Ladder Co., of Nor
ristown, n. j., il was decided to CO.
operate with the Park Booking Cir
cult of New York and arrange for a
monster carnival, the proceeds of
which will go towards purchasing new
equipment. Such an entertainment
should meet with the hearty approval
and support of our business men, as
it will not only benefit the fire COM
panies but it will accrue greatly TO
the interests of business men, in that
it will bring large crowds from sur
rounding neighborhoods. The car.
nival will be by no means a small af-
fair, but will consist of combina-
tion of 10 large shows and 25 small
ones. Among the large shows are
the following:
Col. Feraris trained wild animal
arena, with his performing lions and
tigers. Ferari's wild animals have
|
eral years at Dreamland, Coney Is
land, and have world wide reputa
ton, but since the great fire his shoy
has joined the Meyerhoff carnival:
under the management. of the Parl
Booking circuit.
One of the most unique and inter
esting shows that will appear at the
carnival is the Ujiji tribe. These
people were discovered by w. C
Bently at Ujiji, Africa, made famous
by DR.. David Livingstone, seyera
years and was supposed dead unit
found in 1871 by Henry M. Stanley
alive and well at the last named plac
Col Roosevelt's recent hunting eX
petition was from this same terri
tory and the chief of the Ujijl tribe
who accompanies this native vii
lage rendered Col. Roosevelt assist
anee by furnishing experienced guide
to accompany the expedition. The.
have numerous trophies consisting o
skins and furs of animals shot b,
Col Roosevelt and his party whicl
will be exhibited at the village wher,
the native women play tom-toms
sing and the men give performance
consisting of worshiping idols, spea
! combats and tribal dances.
Tompkins' wild west show is an
other big attraction with cowboys
cowgirls, Indians, bucking bronchoei
galore in their prairie pastimes, lasso
ing with the trusty lariot, wild steers
and busting bronchoes.
The Streets of Cairo with theil
dromedaries, donkeys, ETC., direc
from Egypt.
Heckler's flea circus. Real live
common ordinary fleas. Trained anC
educated elephants are common but
when it comes to the devotion of ones
time to teaching these small par
asites it is nothing short of marvel
Gus.
The Diving Girls, also from Dream
land, Coney Island, will be seen al
the carnival in their fancy diving
and swimming. The twenty-five
small shows consist of ferris wheel
merry-go-round, ocean wave, human
roulette wheel, niger dodgers, glass
blowers and riding devices of all
kinds, cane racks, etc.
AS an inducement to buy tickets in
advance all the members of the COM
pany will sell strip of tickets, the
value of which is $3.50 and will be
good for all the big shows. If these
are bought in advance they will cost
only $1.00 and positively cannot be
bought after the carnival starts for
less than $150.
The boys are an enthusiastic lot
and all citizens will undoubtedly
lend them assistance. 1t means bet
ter protection in the future for the
property owners.
The carnival will be on the Speed
well avenue bah grounds for the wee
of August 9TH.