Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-05
THE LAST DAY.
THE POULTRY, DOG AND PIT ANIMAL SHOW
CLOSES.
The Fourth Annual Exhibition Proves Success.
Awards on Dogs and Poultry Yes
isrday.

1ne poultry eNulDltlon, beHeu oD" "'~
show this year Was quite success, and II
closed LAST evening, the attendance Tor the
day having been qsite large. or course a
great many people were attracted by the
display Of dogs more than anything else,
while the lovers of fine breeds of pcultiy
went principally TO see the fowls, and this
recalls to mind little piece of wit indulg.
ed in by prominent citizen, while taking
in the exhibition yesterday. As he stood
silently contemplating a coop Of beautiful
White LeghOrns, he remarked:
ITO what a fowl use the old Court
House has been put"
A cackle from about forty chickens near
by, who looked at him in amszsment, and
a chuckle fiOm reporter who sat behind
a clge copying OF a bulletin, re.
called him FROM bis reverie, and
he Immediately began to txpati-
ate upon the advantages of the old
building as a Potlic Library, advarc ny
many points why the city should let the
Board of Education have the building at a
reasonable figure, and the arguments pre-
sented were all good ones, tos.
BIT this is getting or the subject. The
show was a good one this yesr, and it de-
served Success. Judge c. f. BOad yester-
day awarded the sweepstakes prizs TO Dr.
Leon ID. Refer English maslif BEAT
rice" as the handsomest animal on exbi-
bi,ion.
Ga Irish water spsniels A. i Wilson, Of
Martins Ferry, took first prizes on his dog
'Pat" sud bitch "Bsanty." Harry Pol
locks fall-bloOded English bull dog pat"
took first premium in his class.
For French Guided rocdles, A. l.. Will
SOD, Jewell Kennel, first on dog; first on
bitch. MaunElla poodle. Dykes Harmon,
first on dog; poodle, w. II. Roberts first on
bitch; w. ii. Reed first on bitch and lit
ter. Skye terrier, Vim. Kraft first on dog.
Scotch tsIri'r, VIM Jenkins first on bitch;
ID. Adolph fret on deg Toy terrier, XII
lian Kraft first on dog; first on bitch and
setter. Pug7. A L. Wilson fcst on dog;
first on bitch; E Hasauer first on puppy
dog; VIM Scott s,clnd on puppy dog
Ball dog, VIM. Chamber, first on dog;
first en- puppy bitch. English bull,
Jack MerTimaD, frs. on dog; ST. Bernard,
ice Farmer, frat on puppy dog. Pointer,
Capt. Asa Booth, first on dog; Rod Ken.
nedy, secoBd. Scotch Collie, w. Il. Glib
SOD, frs. ON bitch and litter, first on
plppy, frat on dog, first on bitch: Vermil-
lion, second GA bitch and litter; Ell. Dist.
second OF puppy dog; w. Thomas, seoo5d
on bitch. Beagle Hound, j. O. Hoge, first
on bitch, second on deg; Schulz, second
on bitch, frat on dog, frs: Oh puppy.
Cocker Spaniel, Mr.. McKelvey, first on
dog; John Biedenbsch, second on dog. Toy
Spaniel. John Kline, first on bitch and lit
ter; Al. Bond, first on bitch Ed. N1gle,
frs. on Co1ch Deg.
s. c. Brown LEGHORN-Cock- First,
j. @. Hog, Mt Pleasant; second, /. j.
Linton. Hen-First, J. c Hog; tecond
and fourth, l. ]. Linton; third, Chas.
Boner, Steubenville. Cockere First,
Chas. Boar: second, II. L. Wtlls; third,
MihIlls Bros Akron, o fourth, X. b. Me
OullOugh, Wheeling. Pullet-FIrst, third
and fourth, H. l.. Wells; second. J. +
Hoge. Breeding Pen-Fifst, H. + Wells;
second, J. C Hoge; lhiri, Chas. Bonar;
fourth, Mary f. Giffn. st. ubenville, o.
X @ WHITE LEGHoRN- CcckeEel-H
f Wells; fret, second, third and fourth.
Pallet--H. + Wells, first, second and
third.
r. C. b LEGHORN-G. L Sissop, Ro-
ney's Poirt, second on Geek; lirsi and sec
Dad on hep; ID. II. POsell, third on hen.
Cockerel- G.. T. Sis.on; second, ID.
II. POWELL third, w. =. Cbarnock,
Dali. sh,.I 4,
Sisson; second and ionrth, d. II. Powell.
BLACK LEGHoRN-J. L. BOnsr, Coon
Island, stcjnd on coekertl; Grst, second,
third aud fourth on pullet, and first on
breeding pen.
HoUDAN-Cock- First, John j. Clark,
WashiugtoD, Pa. Hen-FiIst and second,
NJ. f. Whitman. West Alexander Cock
erel-First, NJ +. Whitman; second. John
B. Clark third and fourth, r. X Pettis,
Tappan, o. Pullet-First and second, NJ.
EWbitham. Breeding Peu--FiIst, NJ. T..
Whitman.
PIT GAME -Cock-First, w. DUNCAN,
Cope, O.; secord, Chss Claus, Wheeling.
Hes-First, F. W. DUNCAN; tecond and
fourth, Chss. Claus Cocksrel-First, L. |
w. DUNCAN; second and third, ]. L. Nc
Collough, Clinton, W Va. fourth. W. i
Crisw'll Pullet--First, f. w. DGngap;
second, third and fourth, w. l. Criswell.
BRONZE TURKEYS -Tom-Firsi, S
Price, Compton, o second, A @ Inter
zuber, Bsllaire. Hen-First. s. Price; Sec
ond, A.C. Unterzuber. Young Ton-Firtt.
S. Price; second, Geo. L. Sisson. Young
First, Geo. T.. Sisson; secoad, S.
Price.
PERE DOCR-Mrs. B. NJ. Blacher,
Bridgeport, Ohio, first on drake and duck.
TOULOUSE GEESE s. Price first on male
and female.