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bin*used i on mod the re* jakeThelowsvere ung ye rs dantindsJO tOveil*v of loye eoi-ownr he Thelieu*mysaid and the s iuhave Lo be » 1 1 r, us it ure ution e' of leneefam.utter by a ir-old le at wen t after l re-lions.h herLb in id in nowklyn.ustioegainstbvhomunderiwyerMiaSn hertakelater.Another agent who died at the Uriggs House, Chicago* a short time ago, is Andy” Haight, known as the Parson.” At the time of his death he was advance manager of the Haruuin show. In tho days of the Great Eastern show he was one of the joint owners with George De Haven and others, and in 1872 he was reputed to be worth $500,000. The other great showmen leagued together to run out the Great Eastern and it went to pieces. J. R, Davis (Jumbo” Davis yclept because be bought the late lamented elephant of that name), who was advance manager of Doris last year, has left Doris and is talking of starling a show with Ed. Kohl, of Chicago. Charles Davis goes this year as newspaper agent for W. W. Cole, Charlie Si vails is to go out us railroad contractor for Cole, and It. C. Campbell as general advertising agent. W. II. Gardner goes wiLli 1 la mum us general manager, Charlie Stowe and Tody” Hamilton as newspaper men, Dick Hall us contracting agent, and Henry Hedges and Crete” Pulver with the two first advertising curs. Louis K. Cook goes us advance manager with Forepaugh, YVr. \\\ Durand as newspaper advertising contractor, It. 8. Dinger as route agent, Col. 'Thomas H. Davis as railroad representative, James A. Robinson as contracting agent, and Mike Coyle, George II, Robinson, Charles Reed and George Potter will have charge of the four advertising cars. About seventy men each will go ahead of the two leading shows. A big feature of Furepaugb's show will be a pair of Albiuo lions, (white and pink eyes) the first pair ever put on exhibition. Harnum's big feaLure will be the female elephant Alice,” the alleged mute of Jumbo.”Col, ThomasII. Davis, to whom tho writer is indebted fur much information contained in this article, expects to leave in about three weeks for the Eust. He has received the following letter from Adum Forepaugh,, dated Philadelphia, February 11, which will be read with interest by many personal acquaintances of the great showman;1 was burn February 28, 1882, in Philadelphia. Jdy parents were in fair circumstances, my father a butcher. I began to work at the age of U years, uud have supported myself ever since. I worked fur a butcher by the name of John llinkle and a man by the name ofed.eleviried.howMDuel to bt Star or nlt; pren and 1861 witha pa factieraimadron,thenMingMillgue;froLofLie*costGburgre;willwe)thedue 3U-i at Cat Iuudtheuitinebedwa:NeCitula‘JFirhoida;uelofprcre*an*irnLui£
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Brewster Standard
Brewster, New York, US
Fri, Feb 26, 1886
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