Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-10
COCK.A.DOODLE-D0O!
Tar ANpRoscoGGIN AND OXFORD UNION
POULTRY SHOW.

THr ANpRoscoGGIN AND OXFORD UNION
| POULTRY SHOW.
VIZ. Editor:
The steady tramp Of feet up the spacious
doorway Of New Hall, Tuesday, indicated
TO your reporter that some unusual occur
renee was about to take place. The mo-
notony OF our quiet burg was to be broken
at last, and seizIng our pencil, We Joined
the crowd and ere long found ourselves In
the hall. The floor was strewn with saw.
dust. Three long tables extended the
entire lenghth OF the hall, upon which
were arranged the seventy-sight entries Of
the Androscoggin and Oxford Union Poul-
try Show. The long-necked chanticleer!
fine beauties they were,-seemed to de-
light In their own uproar, which was babel
to every body else. One eleven ounce Ban
tam cockerel was especially vociferous,
and plainly showed his desire to escape
from his coop and tackle some of his more
hefty brethren. Further along was q coop
containing q Brown Leghorn cock and
pullet who seemed TO assume kingly and
Queenly airs. The cock strutted back and
forth with sll the pomp OF New York
Senator. He seemed to comprehend the
import OF the card which was taxed TO his
cage, upon which Was written the words,
First Premium" This pair was entered
by Mr.. G. II. Porter OF South Paris. The
old poultry fancier, A. L. Shurtllef was on
hand, always brisk and lively wherever
there Is hen, with his eleven coops-the
largest exhibit OF any one individual. MY
exhibit is rather small, this year" apollo
gized Mr.. S. al usually show from fifteen
10 twenty coops." Mr.. G. T. fuckers eI-
hibit was also large; one coop containing
one cockerel and six pullets was entered
for exhibition only. Mr.. A. f. Morse, the
accommodating Secretary Of the Associa-
ton, very kindly furnished us with fol-
lowing
LIST or ENTRIES.
F.E. Dwiua'. Mechanic Falls. coops !
Light Brshma fowl aud chicks; S. f. Tuck
er, South Paris, Plymouth Rock chicks; !
W. w. Dunhsm, North Paris, Emblem |
geese and goslings, Pekin ducks aud duck
lings; A. J. Abbott, North Paris, Toulouse
geese; Ii. r. King, Mechanic Falls, Dark |
Brahma chicks; II. Porter, South Paris,
Brown Leghorn chicks; 7. 4. Hieskeli, |
Bangor, Black. red game chicks aud fowl,
4 coop. Blsck-red game Bantam chicks and |
fowl, Brown Leghorn fowl, and one coop |
OF White Smooth-head fsntails; NJ. L. Nj /
chols, Bangor, Pea Comb Partridge Cochin
chicks. Golden Penciled Hambnrgs; c. l. |
Mitchell, Freeport, Pekin ducks; G. N.
Twitchell Fairfield, coops Plymouth
Rock fowl and chicks; A. L. Morse South
Paris, = coops White Leghorn chicks; ID.
Cotton, Oxford, coops Partridge Cochin
fowl and chicks, Light Brahms chicks,
Rose Comb Black Bantam fowl; J A. Ken
ney, South Paris, , coops Houdan fowl
aud chicks, coop Rouen ducks; c. A.
Prescott. = coops Silver Spangled Ham,
burgs; George 2. Tucker, South Paris,
coops Brown Leghorns; John W. Dams,
Portland, coops Light Brshma fowl, |
coops Plymouth Rock; A. +. Shurtlief,
So. Paris, coops Plymouth Rock chicks,
3 coops Light Brshmss, coop Rouen |
ducks, coop Toulouse geese, coop Sill |
yer Grey Dorking chicks, coop Plymouth |
Rocks for exhibition; 7. G. Lowering, So. !
Paris, Light Brshma chicks; John II. Mar
tin, South Paris, coops Plymouth Rock
chicks; W. W. Harmon, Norway. White
Leghorn fowls; E. C. Tuell, Norway, |
Blsck-breated Red-gsme fowl; B. B. Ba-
con, ir., Norway, White Polish fowls; G.
H. Hamblin, Orono, = coops Houdan
chicks.
Mr.. II. p. Ball OF Massachusetts,, WAS
Judge Of the show, and his decisions
seemed TO give entire satisfaction. Thurs
day evening, the South Paris Band volun-
teered 10 give concert In the hall which |
was enjoyed not more by the visitors than |
by the fowl themselves. The severe snow |
storm and cold weather had q tendency TO |
decrease the number OF entries, and also |
the daily attendance, which was small.
The premiums were all paid Thursday, |
and below We append the full
LIST OF PREMIUMS.
Brown Leghorn Fowl-Geo. p. Tucker |
2ud, e.; chicks-G. II. Porter, LIST, 3, G. |
p. Tucker. End, 2 White Leghorns, chicks |
A. E. Morse, lst, 3, do. End, =. Tou-
louise Geese-A. f. Shurtlief, lst, 3. A. j. |
Abbott, 2nd, .; Embden Geese-W. w. |
Durham, LIST. s, do. End. >. Black-red |
Game Fowl. c. Trull, lst, 3; chicks
T. A. Hieskell, lst, ;. Black-red Game |
Bantam Fowls-T. A. Hieskell, lSt, 3, do. |
2nd, >: chicks-T. A. Hieskell, lst, 3. |
Light Brahma Fowls-F. F.. Dwinal, lst, !
8, do. End ., z. G. Lowering, 3rd. Ply |
mouth Rock Fowls. W. Dams, lst, 3, |
G.. NJ. Twitchell, 2nG, ,, J. II. Martin, 3rd.
Houdan Fowls. A. Kenney, End, 2
chicks-do. ?. Silver Spangled Hamburg |
Fowls-C. A. Prescott, End, 2; chicks
do. 2. Dark Brahma Fowls-H. B. King, |
md, 2; chicks-do. =. Partridge Cochin |
Chicks-Dennett Cotton, lst, 3. Rose
comb Black Bantams-Denuett Cotton,
end, .. Pekin Ducks-C. L. Mitchell, lst, |
3, W. W. Durham, md, 2. Rouen Dacks
Augustus Kenney, LIST, 8. Silver Grey |
Dork!ng Chicks-A. +. Shurtlief, LIST, 3.