The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-03
People Brayed Rain to At
tend First Circus ofithc
Season.
GOOD Street PARADE B
Horses, Trappings, Costum-
Les Fresh and Good
Looking.

Red balloons, blue balloons, pink
balloons and grey.
Going like hot cakes, this is circus
day
Have your photo taken, finished in
FIVE minutes, send them 10 your
friends; sweethearts, come early ana
avoid the RAIN
Such Is the lingo heard on the
streets OF Fairmont today by the many
visitors TO the town for the purpose
Of taking in the first circus of the sea.
son, Sparks, which Is showing this
afternoon and tonight under q large
canvas at South Side Park.
Promptly on the hour schedule for
the parade, 80 a. M, beautifully dec.
GRATED horses, horsemen and h0rsewo.
men headed a PAGEANT which passed
across the South Side bridge. These
were followed by the band wagons,
elephants, lions, etc. The ever pres
ent steam caliope without which no
circus Is complete went it's thunder.
GUS way dispensing coon song music,
Dixie airs, and fast trotting one steps.
Crowding the steps of the county
court house, the five and ten cent
store, and about every other conven.
lent spot in the town were visitors
who. Drawing the threatening weather,
reached the city early. Many came
to be present at the parade while 9th.
ers were content TO arrive just In time
to pass through the gates TO the
show.
Women with two to ten children.
rudy complexioned and with wistful
eyes peering. at times at the sky and
at other timeslat the Main street traf.
&c cop who in all his wonder controls
the mysterious automobile which runs
without horse or oxen, walked the
streets-up and housekeeping only
to look into the display windows along
Main street. They were absolutely
unaware that there is such thing as
fatigue, foryin all the excitement OF a
circus where has fatigue a semblance
Of chance?
Freckled face children, some hold.
ing tight to the gnarled hand of their
fathers and some to the skirts OF their
mothers were busily engaged with one
hand blowing up squawkers and ex.
periencing great. Joy at listening to
the cat like sounds which were pro.
duced. Others carried balloons or
bent sticks and still others had Meth
er; their only possession being look
Of hope that perhaps before night falls
will bring them a balloon.
All transportation lines entering
Fairmont-traction and steam roads
were helping along the circus this
morning by crowding into their equip.
ment all the Joyous passengers picked
UP at the small stations along the sew.
eral transportation arteries which run
into the town where the circus is.
What fewSof these upon their arri.
val here ventured off Main street into
thesside streets were drawn back onto
the main thoroughfare when the word
went from one end Of the city to the
other that the parade was moving. All
stood and watched while the parade
passed and as soon as it turned tail
for the circus grounds many followed.
Just as the caliope. which indicates
the end Of the parade. got safely in
the park show grounds those who fol.
lowed discovered that a shower had
entered on the scene and all took
refuge in the park.
Here y. are, all hot, r.r.red hot!"'
.'lemonade here!" "try our hamburg.
ers,r etc. Such were the exclam.
atoms OF the circus by.product EN-.
ployees selling their wares. The air
filied with the odor of frying onions,
hamburger and hot dogs made many
hungry and after having once sunk
their teeth in their purchases there