July 10, 1879, Saturday Evening Press
It looks like the two societies combined to provide a memorable holiday celebration for both cities. I wasn't sure what slack wire performing is, or barrel dancing, for that matter, but I looked it up. (Google is so great for such terms.) And it must have been fun to see. I can just see the citizenry, dancing around in their summer weight suits and hats and the ladies with parasols.
Slack wire is an acrobatic circus act that involves the balancing skills of moving along a flexible, thin wire suspended in the air, connected to two anchor points. And barrel dancing is just that, dancing on top of a barrel.
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