Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-01-05
BRATTLEBoRo POULTRY Snow



The fifth annual exhibition Of the Wind.
ham County Poultry and Pet Stock Associa.
ton, which opened at the town hall on Tues.
day and ends tonight, has been the
best of the series and one Of the best ever
held in this country. The entries, in which
no single birds are admitted number $40,
and include all the choicest varieties Of fowls
and pigeons together with many exhibits of
a miscellaneous character Among the lead
ing exhibitors from abroad are Messrs JONES'
Weeks, Allen, Elton, Roberts, Jewett and
Locke Of Worcester, Mass, Libby and Pratt
of Keene, N. H., Pickering and Holton Of
Ashuelot, N H., Baldwin, Patterson and
Stoddard Of Ohicopee Mass, Breese of Hoo
sac, N. Y, Prentiss Of Reading, Mass, Eat.
on Of Stafordville, Conn, Bright of Wal
than, Mass, FELTON, Of Natick, Mass, Ora
per of Troy, N. Y, Hubbard Brothers Of
Chesterfield, N. H., futile Of Somerville,
Mass, Davis of East Montpelier, Millington
Of Bennington and Paine Of Bethel
Very fine exhibits of Light Brahmas were
made by Geo. +. Davis of East Montpelier
and Mrs j. @. Mara of New Bedford, Mass.
There was a remarkably good display OF
Brown Leghorns by Hubbard Bros. Of Ohes-
terrified, N. H., W. q. and j. H. Jewett of
Worcester, Mass, and by f. II. Miller d Co.
Of this place and a very fine and large dis
play Of White Leghorns by the Messrs jew
EFT Of Worcester, Baldwin of Chicopee, DIR.
j. II. Draper of Troy, N. Y, N. w. Loomis
and j. II. Livingston of Brattleboro, and
others. Black Iieghorns were represented
by Geo. b. johnson of Newfane, f. H. Mil.
Ter Co. Of this place and others. Messrs.
j. ID. Millington of Bennington and w. II.
Fletcher Of North Cambridge, Mass, exhib-
tied specimens Of American Seabrights
Black Javas were shown by J. @. Paine Of
Bethel and Geo. II. Carter of Worcester,
Mass. Langshans we're represented by DIR.
j. r. Draper of Troy, N. Y. There was a
fine display Of Plymouth Rocks and Messrs.
Waite q Wales Of this town, who took the
first premium on chicks and breeding pens in
this class, sold one of their cockeres while
on exhibition for the handsome sum Of S35.
This cockere was the one which took the
first prize at New Bedford aud was bought of
them by d. f. Tasker, he being son of
king Lear" the fine bird which was I'M
fortunately killed last summer. Mr. Tasker,
by agreement, did not show in competition,
but had fine birds on exhibition.
Stowe & Whitney of West Brattleboro had
the best breeding pen of Silver Gray Dork-
ings, though the premiums on fowls and
chicks were awarded to II. A. Jones of Wor-
cester. Fine displays of Black Spanish were
made by G. V. Hall d Co., of New Berlin,
N. Y, and @. O. Clancy of this town. Black
Handbags were exhibited by ]. W. futile of
Somerville, Mass. g. G. Paine of Bethel,
and s. o. Miner of this town. Mr.. Miner
made the best display of Silver Spangled
Handbags in the hall. OF Games the num-
Der was very large. Libby 4 Pratt of Keene
exhibited 2s pairs, Pickering & Holton OF
Ashuelot, b, A. Streeter of Vernon, "A. X. Bak-
er Of Guilford, and others a large number,
not the least noteworthy among them being
Z, b. Barrows's champion lighting cock,
John L. Sullivan" Conspicuous among
the Bantams were T. G. Thorn's b. b. r.
Games, by the side of which we're the dis
plays Of several Worcester exhibitors There
was a good display of ducks by H. A. Jones
of Worcester, Mass, and Willie johnson of
Vernon. There was but one entry of tur-
keys and one Of geese.
The show Of pigeons, which occupied the
platform, was very fine. Col. j. j. Estey Of
this town exhibited 10 pairs and 1G varieties,
winning nine first premiums. II. A. Jones
Of Worcester, Mass, il addition to 81 entries
of poultry, had 10 of pigeons, and won seven
first premiums. Other exhibitors in this
department we're G.. W. Patterson of Chico
pee Falls, W. Z. Bright of Waltham, F. L.
Allen Of Worcester, S. Drewitt Of Lowell,
and S. W. Richardson of this town.
Conspicuous among the miscellaneous ex.
hibits was G. L. Clary's fine and large display
Of taxidermy specimens, including eagle,
snowy owl, horned owl, and several cases of
smaller specimens showing his work to be
that of an expert A very fine Scotch collie
was exhibited by DR.. Draper of Troy, a pen
of very pretty rabbits by Thomas Pentlsnd of
this town, coop of squirrels by Fred G.
Gale of GuilfoFd, and pair of hen. hawks by
Il. A. Streeter Of Vernon. The children in
attendance showed ample appreciation of the
free bear show furnished by Messrs Pratt &
Libby of Keene, consisting Of two young griz-
zlies captured in the Rocky mountains.
The show as a whole is probably the finest
ever seen in a hall in New England as re-
CARDS quality of exhibits. The fact that
there are % pairs and breeding pens scoring
above $50 points each speaks for itself The
judges, l. X. Felch of Natick, Mass, and
j. o. Long, il, of New York, seem to have
rendered their decisions with eminent fair
ness, and the officers Of the society performed
their respective duties with care and wis
dom born of experience and to the evident
satisfaction Of exhibitors and the public. The
attendance was good throughout