Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-23

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THE POULTRY sHow-THE BEST COUNTRY ,,
mBIrfoN YEr-A LARGE ATTENDANCE, AND
COMPLETE SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY
The second annual exhibition Of the Wind
ham County Poultry and Pet Stock Associ,
ton opened on Tuesday afternoon, and is #,
full aud successful operation as we go to pres
The show is in all respects a complete sue
cess. The number of entries is 400, the q,
hibition ranking in size fully one-thrd large,
than that of last year. Experienced poullrv
fanciers pronounce the show much the be.
both in number and quality Of exhibits who
they have ever seen outside the larger Nev
England cities The leading departments ar.
all well filled. p. f. Amidon's Is coops q,
Light Brahmas make splendid show and at
tract universal attention. There are several
entries Of Dark Brahmas, and good display
of Buff, Black, and Partridge Cochins, j. b
Redway, j. II. Pratt +. Il. Richardson and
S. II. Warren being among the Battleboro
exhibitors in this department. +. c. Thorn,
fine Plymouth Rocks attract the attention and
admiration which they deserve, and Mr.
Thorn points with pride to his months old
cockerel which scores sc points. Wales and
Taylor have a handsome display of Brown
Leghorns, one OF their hens scoring %.
points and pair of chicks making the very
unusual record of - points each j. c
Howe and WIN. b. Clark have pairs and
breeding pens Of Brown Leghorns, all Of
them fine stock. Hubbard and Tasker also
have some good Leghorn stock which will be
heard from in the premium list Nothing in
the show takes the average eye more than the
rose-combed Leghorns shown by ]. NJ. Miller
ofFayetteville.
Among the leading exhibitors we note c
F. Thompson of valleys Fall, n H. who
has no less than 80 entries in all, including
fowls in variety, ducks and pigeons A. r
Baker of Guilford has 10 coops of handsome
fowls, which include Games, Duck Wing
and Game Bantams, all very carefully bed
The entries by ]. NJ. Miller, of FayetteyiIe
include the rose-combed Leghorns, above
spoken of, Cochins, Hamburgs, Plymouth
Rocks, a coop Of La Fleche fowls, with tgo
or three other varieties. and Rouen and Pekiu
ducks J. H. Kidder, Of Wilmington, has
coops of fowls and ducks, with pair of An
CORA cats for novelty. d. A. Streeter Of
Vernon has coops Of B. b. Il. Games, Of
Duck Wings, and several other varieties. in
Guiding some fine Game BAntams W. C.
Stoughton Of Riverside, Mass, W. C. Gun.
ningham of Fitchburg, and G. d. Wheelock
Of Keene, are prominent exhibitors this year.
as they were last. The display of pigeons by
]. J. Estey, J. ]. Ward, W. b. Clark and
others, is very large and forms on Of the
most attractive features in the hall J. Z. Ful.
ler's turkeys from E. Westmoreland, N. H.,
which include Bronze, Buff, Harragansetts
and White Hollands, are an especially nota-
BILE exhibit His Bronze turkey cock, which
tips the scale at 80 lbs, is a bird the like Of
which is not often seen in this vicinity. In
ducks and gees there is an excellent display
In age the exhibitors rank all the way from
Master g. Leon Haywood who has seen
only some or summers, and shows some
fine Silver Spangled Hamburgs, up to the
venerable Eli Lee Of Vernon. aged % years,
who exhibits the only pair Of Frizzles in the
hall. One of the prettiest exhibits is II. C.
Wizards breeding pen of Golden Seabright
Bantams. The pet stock includes rabbits,
cats, squirrels canaries, ct cetera. F -
Barrows has curiosity in the shape Of a
tame muskrat, and Master Frank S. Wright
shows the only pair of white English rabbits
The show of canaries, and other pet sing
ing birds is exceptionally fine, and the very
artistic manner in which the stage has been
arranged by Mr.. Willard for their accommo.
dation adds greatly to the attractiveness of
the exhibition. c. f. Aliens floral display is
a prominent and handsome adjunct Clark
and Clary, taxidermists, both have fine dis.
plays Of their work. The incubator is in sue
cessful operation, and constantly attracts a
crowd. One brood of II or II chicks is al.
ready off, and another is Matching this morn.
ing.
The attendance yesterday was large, num-
boring over 600 visitors, besides the exhibit
ors The High and Grammar schools were
admitted yesterday on 10 cent tickets, and
this morning at II o'clock, the Primary chill
dren had an opportunity to attend at cents
each. Everything works smoothly, and the
careful and successful arrangements reflect
much credit on the society's officers. The
judges, Messrs. W. F. Bacon of Lexington
Mass, and H. S. Ball of Shrewsbury, Mass,
are attending impartially to their duties
Below We give the result of their labors so
far as declared mp to Wednesday night:
PREMIUMS
White Leghorns-C Chicks, LIST, Chas. F.
Thompson; I'd, Hubbard 4 Tasker; Sd, L. L.
Hastings.
Brown Leghorns-C Chicks, LIST. F. G.. Burn.
ham; "a, Perley Warren; Sd, Taylor Il
Wales. Fowls, list, Taylor d Wales; "a,
Howe Il Clark.
Plymouth Rocks Chicks, LIST & "a, H. A.
Titus; Sd, Z. C. Thorn.
White Games-Fowls, LIST, A. r. Baker;
ID and Sd, W. C. Stoughton Chicks, LIST,
A. X. Baker; I'd and Sd, J. II. Pratt
Black breasted Red Games-Chicks, LIST,
G. F. Thompson; "a and Sd, E. A. Picker.
ing Fowls, LIST and I'd, E. A. Pickering Sd,
A. II. Baker.
Yellow Duck Wing Games-Chicks, LIST, A.
H, Libby 4 Co. Fowls LIST, A. r. Baker;
"a, B. A. Streeter.
Ginger Red Games-Fowls, LIST, W. C.
Stoughton.
Buff COchins-Chicks, LIST, C. F. Thomp-
son.
Houdans-Fowls, LIST 4 2d,G D. Wheelock.
Chicks, LIST & I'd, j. NJ. Allen.
Red Pile Games-Chicks, LIST, f. A. Pick
ering
Breeding Pens-Brown Leghorns, LIST,
Hubbard d Tasker; I'd, Taylor Il Wales Sd,
j. H. Capen.
White Leghorns-lst L. L. Hastings; "a,
w. L. Haywood.
Black Leghons-lst, L. L. Hastings.
Plymouth Roeks-lst. f. C. Thorn; "a.
+. M. Waite; Sd, H. F, Kendall.
Black Red Game-lst, DIR. Chas. A. Sper-
ry; I'd, b. A. Streeter.
White Game-lst, W. c. Stoughton: "a,
j. Henry Pratt; Sd, II. c. Willard.
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