The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-22
Somerset County Agricultural News
Dufour Exposition Coming TO Skow.
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The Following newspaper clipping
is taken from the Greenville News
Of Greenyille. S. c. and will no doubt
he read with interest by people of
Somerset County since the DuFour
Exposition will be at the Skn-'eyan
Fair on September II, IL, 10 j j.
Ii the opinions express. ed ~ he
many prominent ont-doo = , when
who have visited GreenviIle recently
are correct, the Lew Du Four Ex-
position which will inaugurate the
1923 season on the Perry Avenue
circus ground, West Greenville, next
Saturday, March 18th. will be as for
midable a factor in the outdoor
amusement field this season as any
organization in the country.
As one Snowman expressed him
self. after a careful inspection of the
DuFour Exposition. which has win
tered on the Greenville fair grounds
Few shows will be bigger, but no
show will be better
The fact that this big show with
its many employees has spent the
winter. and incidentally much money
in GreenYlle. without one single COM
plant of any nature being brought to
the attention of any of the city de-
nartments. surely speaks we'll for the
capable executive staff of the DuFour
Shows.
The recent purchase by Mr.. Du-
Four OF the Veal Bros. Shows which
were brought to Greenville from Co
lumbus, Ga. and the property COM
bined with the DuFour Exposition
here. makes the present show as
complete <thirty-two car show as
any out door organization in the coun-
try.
When the DuFour Exposition in
augurates the 1928 season next Sat
urday, the midway will offer seven
teen distinct novelties by way of fea-
ture attractions, several of which are
entirely new to the outdoor world.
These new feature attractions are the
latest inventive efforts of A. Garland
Huband who is nationally known in
the amusement field for his laugh
invention
Seven of the latest modern riding
devices, ranging in scope from the
latest -thrillers in exciting rides to
the most modern of mysterious laugh
makers, will grace the DuFour mid
way.
BY special arrangement with the
General Electric Co. corps of cleo
tricians have worked out an entirely
new lighting system for the DuFour
Exposition midway, so that in addi-
ton to the thousands of electric lights
used in the usual manner, ten high
power elevated searehlights will con-
stantly play up and down the mid
way and upon the shows of any kind !;
dancing shows suit is a midway of
dazzling brightness at all times.
Daily concerts will be given by the
DuFour Exposition band, which is
in itself a distinct novelty. inasmuch
as the band is made up entirely OF
members of one family.
The absence of so called girl shows
of any kind; dancing shows and
Oriental shows will be noticeable
feature of the DuFour Shows this
season, as always.
Mr. DuFour expressed himself last
night as being firm in his belief that
clean, wholesome and decent amuse-
ment is what the public wants and
further stated that he has spared mel
Their pains nor expense to assemble
for the 1923 season an organization
which will provide just that kind OF
entertainment.
The engagement of the DuFour Elk
position on the Perry avenue circus
! grounds will continue until Saturday
March "a.