The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-05
YARMOUTH POULTRY SHOW.
More Premiums and List of Spec
iai Prizes.

Yesterday was the closing day of the third
Association. 1t proved in many respects the
best exhibit yet made under the auspices of
the society and leaves them still in a sound
financial condition, and the owners of prop
erty in the way Of coops, ETC., to the value of
some 5000.
The Judge, Mr.. Abel f. Stevens. of Welles-
ley. Mass, gave general satisfaction, though
his examination was most critical and exact
ing The result of his scoring showed good
progress in pouItry.breeding in Maine.
ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS.
In addition to the list published yesterday
the folowingipremiums were awarded
Silver spangled Hastings-Roort Brothers, 1st
Plymouth Rocks-D. Ii. Bennett, Ist on breed
ing pen chicks; same on breeding pen fowl.
A. L. Shurtleh, 1st on mixed breesing pen; ID.
III. Bennett, I'd; A. E. Shurtleff, 1st on pair; ID.
A; Bennett, I'd, G. =; Coleman Sd and 4th; A. Z.
Sa3amen SnHrte aS st on cheks Mett Il + Met 2d c. E.
White Wyandottes-J. M. oooding lst on pair
fowl; J. M. Davis 1st on breeding hen chicks.
AZar Mitchell lst on pair chicks; j. M. Davis I'd.
Laced Wyandottes L. 7. Millett 1st on pair
fowl; A. n. Fegg LIST on breeding pen chicks; J.
t. Millett I'd, Sd and 4th.
next week, for which extensive arrange
ments have been made and it is expected to
surpass all previous efforts in Maine in that
direction. The week following four days
exhibit will be held by the York County So
ciety, it being their first effort. Premiums
amounting to $500 are offered, opened to all
competitors in Maine. The exhibition will
be held in the Opera House, Biddeford.
SPECIAL PRIZES.
A large number Of special prizes were
awarded. These prizes. including various
useful and ornamental articles and some cash
premiums, were given by the following:
W. B. Allen, Yarmouth; ]. G. Gannett. M.
D, Yarmouth; Geo; G. Shaw, Portland;
Harrington, Burbank, Douglass & Co., w. c.
Sawyer & Co., Portland; w. Davis. Var
mouthville; Morrison 81 Co., Frank b. Clark.
E. s. Pendexter, A. j. Rich, G. B. Dalton &
Co., b. b. FaTnsworth & Co., Maurice, Baker
Samuel Merrill, Yarmouth; r. II. McQuillan
& Co., Yarmouth; II. Harding, c. ID. Rob-
erts, Dexter; Ira @. Stockbridge, Portland;
James ii. Banks, Freeport; Geo. f. McQuil-
Ian, Portland; g. G. Haskell, Brunswick
The Poultry Bulletin; The Poultry Monthly
f. E. Gore, Yarmouth L. r. Cook. Yarmouth
vile, G. A. Bucknam, State Poultry Asso-
citation; Hodgdon Bros. & Co., Yarmouth
Capt. Frank Oakes, j. A. Chase, A. ii. Par
sons & Co, Yarmouth; d. II. Bennett. Var
mouth; w. Il. Ladd.
The following are the winners: t. N.
Haskell, Auburn; d. III. Bennett, Var
mouth; G. p. Tucker, South Paris; w. r.
Howard, Portland; Capt. John Cleaves,
Yarmouth; G. E. Coleman, Readheld; c. Y.
Francis, Oxford; j. III. Banks, Freeport; A.
E. Shurtleff, South Paris; j. NJ Davis, Var
mouthville; j. w. True, New Gloucester;
w. d. Merrill, Yarmouth; L. T. Miliett,
West Minot; J: NJ. Buoknam, Jr., Yarmouth;
T. r. Cook, Yarmouthville; A. Mitchell,
NJ. Fogg, East Hebron; w. B. True, Var
mouthville; G. Strout, Cumberland; J. g.
Hutchinson, Yarmouthville; Geo. E. Blan-
chard