Smyrna times., 1916-09-06
CARNIVAL COMES TO CLOSE
RECEIPTS OVER S35OO.OO
SMYRNA FlREMEN BEING CON-
GRADUATED ONITS SUCCESS
F'ne Spirit OF Goodwill and Co-opera-
uon Shown More Than $500 Peo-
pie on Ground Saturday Night

ton Shown More Than $500 Pao.
pie on Ground Saturday Nigh,
tiremen's Carnival Week cam,
to a close Saturday night after the
most successful enterprise of its kind
ever IN Smyrna. The gross receipts
for the week amounted TO ever S3 500
from which including the donations
the tiremen hope to clear between
$1,000 and -, 600. For its week of
attractions. the Carnival surpassed the
fondest expectations. Favored bv
excellent weather conditions and fos-
tered by spirit Of helpfulness. good
VIII ana cooperation on the part of
the citizens Of Smyrna. each mig +
performances was attended hv crowds
ot people who spent their money freely
and not only one night but all nights
during the week. On Saturday NIGHT
alone II is estimated that 3. Geo
people were or the grounds SATURDAY.
/ despite the fact that on the last
/ cay an admission Of lOc was CHARGED
All the booths and amueement places
were taxed Saturday night TO their
utmost. II is estimaed that more
people were in Smyrna Saturday nipht
than ever gathered on a similar occa-
sion before The people seemed to
come from everywhere. South street
Main street and Commerce street were
literally lined with teams and auto.
mobiles. They were here from
Dover. Middletown. Townsend Clay
ton kenton. Cheswold. Leipsic and
surrounding country in numbers
They were here from Wilmington and
Eastern Shore of Maryland. MANY
coming home for Sunday and Labor Dav
were also on the grounds. Ii was a
big happy gathering. making the social
feature Of the Car nival alone worth
the having.
Good Order in Town and on Grounds
The order throughout the Carnival
was excellent Alderman Crow had
an extra police force on to preserve
order but no arrests had to be made
for disorder and drunkness. Chair
man Harvey w. FAIRIES and the execu-
tive Committee saw that everything
moved along with the least possible
friction and considering the bigness
OF the Carnival they managed affairs
well. credit to themselves and the
Citizens Hose Company. There
were good ATTRACTIONS galore but the
chief drawing card was the free high
dive of Van Norman. People came
Tor miles 10 see his wonderful bicycle I
hiding and diving act from a 80 foot
structure into a fourteen foot tank
sunk in the ground. Among the
booths. the Blanket Booth held the .
most attraction. Some spent as high
as $500 and IS 90 each in chances
and a crowd was always around il.
Thirty dozen blankets were disposed
Of
Dogs With Electric Eyes Attract Many
Next to the Blanket Booth the Dog
Booth attracted the most people. woody
white dogs with Electric Eyes"
went off eagerly and the wheel of for
tune at this booth did rushing busi-
ness Then there was the reddv bear
and doll booth. knife board. cane rack.
jewelry board, cats on the fence.
novelty booth. mule game. ten pins.
fish pond, fancy articles shooting gal
lery, all of which did a successful
business. The tents ard merry-go-
round drew crowds. Hart & Nield's
attraction and Raymond Tray the
funny cOmmedian. amused many while
the clever rifle shooting of Dakota &
Company amazed those who saw it.
The cake. candy ice cream. sandwich
and coffee and other eating booths
did a rushing business. The gate
receipts on Saturday night alone am
ounted to 1924.
Fraternal Visit of Fire Companies
A fine spirit of good will on the
part of the Dover, Milford, Middle
town. Elkton. Laurel, New Castle,
Clayton and Newark fire companies was
Hardly night but what
some delegation was here and they
were given a royal welcome. Almost
everybody telped our volunteer fire.
men The donations in cash alone
amounted to between 5000 and $500.
The spirit on every hand was to help
the boys who are willing to come and
protect our homes from the ravsges
IF fire. The Carnival Committee :
wish to thank the ladies who so ably
assisted at the Carnival. the Smyrna {
police force for the excellent manner {
in which they kept order. the Boy !
Scouts who patroled the grounds. and I