The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-01
LOVERS OF FINE STOCK
Elaborate Preparations for the
Opening of the First
Annual Poultry,
Pet Stock, and Bench Show-.Some Of the
Kennels Represented and the Prizes to
be Given.

an exhibition and the arrangements for
the exhibit are perfect in every detail.
On the west side OF the spacious building
dog benches have been arranged for the
reception OF settlers, pointers and re-
triers. On the East side the benches are
given up to dogs of all classes. The CEN
trail portion, with the exception of neces
sary aisles for the passage of those view
ing the exhibit, contains the cages of fine
chickens of every breed, color and des-
cription. The stage has also been ar
ranged with raised tiers, and cages are
arranged here. The west gallery con-
taine another department Of the poultry
show. Altogether the interior arrange
ment is the best that can be imagined,
and indicates that those having the matter
in charge are no novices at the business.
There are, besides innumerable entries
of rabbits and other animals, 147 dogs
entered for competition in the prize lists.
The list Of entries in the poultry depart
ment comprises over 100 fowls of every
description. The prizes in all classes in
the bench show are S., for the first prize,
and 50, for the second. In the poultry ex-
hibit the first prize in all classes is 80, and
the second prize 81. Besides the regular
lowing special premiums have been Of
fered by Canton gentlemen.
H. G. Meyer, Canton, o., Five Dollars,
cash, for the Setter or Pointer with best
field trail record.
j. j. Clark, Attorney, Canton, o., one
Five Dollar Gold Piece for best Setter
Dog, any strain under years of age.
John Il. Weiss, Canton, o., One Box
Fine Cigars for best English Setter Puppy
VIM. J.Piero, Attorney, Canton, o., Five
Dollars, cash, for finest Pug Dog male or
female.
John Marburfer, Canton, o., One Box
Of Cigars for best Yorkshire Terrier.
Fred. G. Shanafelt, Chemist and Drug
gist, Canton, o.. One Box Rickseckers
Dog Soap for best Collie.
e. h. Kidd, Shirt Maker and Cents
Furnisher, Canton, o., One Fine White
Shirt for best Beagle Hound.
Charles A. Brobst, restaurant, Canton,
offers three dollar box of cigars to the
person exhibiting the best black and tan
terrier dog.
j. A. Brobst, restaurant, Canton, offers
81 TO the person exhibiting the best Clum-
ber spaniel.
DR.. j. M. Meyer, dentist, Canton, do
mates one dog collar and chain for the
best pointer bitch in show.
j. Bast & Bro, groceries, Canton, do
nate one box of five dollar cigars to the
exhibitor of tue best pointer dog in the
show.
G. b. Agnew, of the Globe clothing
house, Canton, donates one pair Of gloves,
value S1,5O, to the exhibitor of the best
foxhound.
George C. Lindsay, harness dealer, Can.
ton, donates one fancy pug dog collar
value SO, to the second best pug dog.
Mark Thompson, music dealer, Canton
offers to the lady exhibiting the best
poodle dog, a copy Of the parlor bouquet
Charles Menches & Bro, wholesale and
retail cigar dealers, Canton, offer one box
of fine cigars to the person showing the
best English setter dog pup.
G. W. Millenbaugh, cigar manufacturer
offers one box Three Feathers cigars to the
person showing the best setter bitch pup
Frank Rastetter, restaurant, Canton
donates one bottle of fine claret to the
best Irish setter.
Frank Grabill, Bank restaurant, Canton
| donates one bottle of fine wine to the bes
| St. Bernard.
j. H. Werner, dealer in wall paper ant
glass, donates one oil painting to the ex
hibitor of the best kennel of dogs.
John Church Co., dealers in pianos, or
gans and musical instruments, Canton
donates one violin, valued at $40, to tn,
person entering the largest number o
| dogs.
1t is impossible to give an exact list o
the entries in the poultry show, there be
| ing so many and the variety so large. 4
large number of the persons entering
fowls are residents of Canton, and whel
the prize list is given out, Canton will b,
we'll in the foreground.
The exhibition of dogs is the finest eve
| given in this section. Among the Cantor
gentlemen who have dogs on exhibition
are r. Bulley, w. j. Poyser, John
Lynch, DIR. Portman, c. C. Cook, Loui
Waltenbaugh, E. II. Reed, Gust Schrais
buhn and mauy others.
Some of the different Kennels repre-
| sented are the Mt, Washington kennel
| Cannonsburg, o.; the Berea kennel; +
Probert q Sons kennels, Salem, o.; Xii
dare kennel, Pittsburg; Toronto, Canada
kennel, and a number of dogs from Cleve
land kennels and from the Macbeth ken
nels of Massillon.
There are number of noted dogs on eX
hibition. Joe Lewis, owner of the MI
| Washington kennel at Canonsburg, ha
on exhibition the famous Paul Gladstone
champion English setter, whose list of win
nings would fill small volume. He wa
purchased at the Memphis, Tenn. Even
Kennel by S. L. Bells, Of Pittsburg for 81
600, and afterward bought by Mr.. Lewis a
| figure in advance of that. Paul Glad
stone is certainly a beauty.
| Ruby Glenmore, champion Irish settle
bitch of America is on exhibition. She
Waived at s., 900, and is from the Kildar
Kennels, Pittsburg. From the same ken
mel comes "Kildare" the Canadian winner
| Billy McKenna has entered the famou
English setter, Goth Gladstone, the note
Southern winner,
| Il. Probert and sons have entered pal
| of Blemhim spaniels, q breed OF dogs nc
known in this section. They are frlsk
little fellows and very handsome. A blac
King Charles spaniel from the same ken
mel Is also on exhibition. :,
Two huge mistiffs are also on the lis
They are from Charlie Cooks champlo
Moses. Besides these there are any nun
ber of handsome Beagles, setter puppies
! English pugs, pointers, greyhounds,. dec
hounds, mastiffs and terriers also, 'moT
grels, puppies, whelps and hounds an
ours of low degree
Among the other exhibits is pair c
English lop cared rabbits, whose ear
from tip TO tip measure 22N inches
The exhibition opens this evening an
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