The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-22
A VILLAGE IN ITSELF.
Robinson Bros Circus Sets Itself Down
In the Midst Of Barre.

arrived in town, the big special trains
two of EN-, anchoring in the Central Yer
mornt freight yards below Granite
street An hour earlier myriad oi
small boys had bounded out of bed tc
be at the yards in time to see the big
exhibit unload. But the circus people
were delayed trife in making the Al
miles between the two cities, and, as a
matter of fact, they were just about an
hour late in reaching town. With ideal
weather conditions. ii looked this fore
noon as though Barre's circus day would
be the largest affair in some few years.
Haying is done and the hinterlands gave
forth the flower of their population.
Dawn saw some of the farming people in
the city, and their numbers swelled con-
tinually as the hour for the parade
approached Over both railroads enter
ing the city came hosts of people; the
Barre & Montpelier T. & p. Co. operated
extra cars over its interurban line and
many people travelled by trolley from
Montpelier and points northi livery men
report a surfeit of vehicles from out
| lying towns off the railroads, and livery
yards all cluttered up with wagons, car
ryalls and carriages seemed to corrob-
crate the report.
First of all in the mornings line of
march from the freight yard to the show
ground off Ayers street came rumbling
wagons, bearing the customary equip
ment gigantic ranges heated entirely by
steam, dining tents and everything nee
essary to furnish breakfast for the i'm
mense circus family OF 600 people. With
almost wonderful rapidity, the steward
OF the outfit had his department at
work, and as fast as the workmen ar
rived they were furnished hot break
fast. After the first section bearing the
commissary, came the circus special, con
tanning the Robinson wild animals and
the baggage equipment.
Through it all nothing pleased the
great crowd which throngs circus
grounds in the morning so much as the
big top. The boss canvas man and his
helpers put it into the air with as much
ease as the average camper pitches his
sleeping tent So rapidly did the work
proceed that the big tent was in the air
before the last circus special arrived |
from Granite street Advance agents |
promised the finest thing in street pa
rades. Robinson shows carry many
beautiful horses, fine menagerie and |
high-class birds
Here in the city cautious preparations |
were made for handling the crowd and |
preserving order on the streets, as we'll /
as at the grounds. Chief Sinclair of the
police force had an extra detail of Off
GERS on dsty and when the specials lined |
up for inspection this morning it looked /
as though the man who tries to start
something will have a deal o. trouble on
hands Reports which emanate from up
the line indicate that the camp follow
ers of the circus include in their number
a full quota Of Blackie DAVIS, street OPP
orators and gum artists. No sooner had
the circus pitched its tents, than mem
bers of the clever gentry assigned them
selves TO duty along the main thorough
fare. On one corner stood a bally.ho
man with fist full OF fountain pens,
which he proposed to unload on the un-
BY all odds he was exceed
ng the spiel limit, but no one made a
move to stop him, and at last accounts
,he crowd had refused in the main to
all for the old game.
There are some interesting facts con- Z
erning the life of the circus performer +.
md the large staff connected with the :
how. 1t is not generally known that .
very afternoon after the big show is
all the children connected with .
he circus have their school in the big v
ent. Their teacher is Mr.. Marks, who 2
he clowns. There are IL little ones in g
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us subjects which combine to give them $
good elementary education. On Sun =
ay there is Bible class, large one, 8
the circus people are to be believed, q
or in addition to the children, a large $
lumber of the performers and staff at D
end. The parents of the children pay Il
fr. Marks a regular rate for his services rt
: teacher.
More than 600 people are connected q
18th the show, and the managers say n
takes an enormous amount OF money II
, board this number. Each day 1850 Sc
ounds of meat are consumed, Is bushels
potatoes, 50 pounds of coffee. 200 re
ounds of granulated sugar, cases of tf
ilk, 80 pounds of butter, and 500 to
ounds of bread, which is bought locally. N
I breakfast every morning 30 pounds to
oatmeal are used Eighty-two people OF
e employed in the kitchen and dining az
'om, and il is a rule that breakfast ia
ust be served 2s minutes after the first
II is unloaded. Everybody has the
me sleeping quarters, in the same car
cry night. There is one car for the
arried people two for the performers, 10
ie for the magicians and clowns, and =
rec for the workmen, grooms, drivers
ID hostlers. One car containing ten
aterooms is reserved for the high sal de
led artists. Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson at
We their own private car, "The Mont iii
mery,' with their own staff of serv- He
is. en-
Burlington Was Pleased with Show. g..
The circus appeared in Burlington
sterday, and the Burlington Free Press Is,
res the following favorable notice: AFT
One Of the cleanest shows which has at
me TO the city in some time was the Ba
binson Brothers circus. which gave all
o performances at Athletic park yes pio
day. Despite the threatening wealth bee
yesterday afternoon. there was bee
ge attendance, and the crowd in the mai
ming was also good. he
There are many good acts in the cir Coz
!. the tight-rope walking by three J
mbers of the Nelson family being n ade