The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
LAsr DAY OF THE SHOW.
The Exhibit 10 Now Complete and VII
Close Tonight,

h Exhibit is Now Complete and Will
Close Tonight.
This is tho last dag of the great
poultry show and II you have failed so
far TO %pasronize the exhibit you should
go to-day and witness the largest and
best collection Of birds ever broughs
together in Southwest Virginia.
Inc show has been q success in every
respect, with the possible exception OF
attendance. This has not been unusu.
ally large, bus was much better yes
terdsy tnnn on previous days. The
show will probably be attended, this af.
loo by hundreds Of working men
b have not had an opportunity TO
visit 1t heretofore.
The work OF the expert Judge hss
been com pleted and all the awards
made.
PIT games were judged in pairs, rs
follows: Cockerel anu pullet, frat TO
Dr. L. c.. Buckner, of Roanoke; second
to w. A. Cnockley, of Roanoke, aud
third 10 K R. Harding, of Allegheny
Springs; cock and hen, first to DR.. Brck-
ner, second TO Bluestone poultry yard,
OF Bran we'll, w. Va, and third.to Dyer
Bros; young breeding pen, first to w.
N. Sale.
On rabbits, j j. Feather, of Roanoke,
secured al! the ribbons, whilss Miss
Isabel Peodlcord took first tor guinea
piRs, and Miss Bette Brown second.
lac SPECIAL prize tor the exhibitor
showing the most birds scoring over
ninety points was won by Jonn H..
GaIst, of Roanoke county, who had
thirty birds OF his degrees of excellence,
whilst Beaumont farms came in o
strong second with twenty six birds.
Ii. Reid Haroing mad twenty.one, With
hRlf 81 IL .-n tbrEn,c ut,nn u,n.a -.
scored, but which would have brought
HIM up nesr tho top.
The special premiums for the largest
and best exhibit OF pigeons shown by
ono owner was awarded to A. D. Rice,
OF Roanoke.
On bronze turkeys, r. Reid Harding,
took first on oil gobbler and hen; G. w.
Thcmas, second on old hen, first on
young trio and first and second on
young hen; on mammoth white, K. Reid
Harding took first and second all around;
on Toulouse geese Mr.. Harding took
first n second and first on EN- d
white Cninas and brown Chinas.
On Pekin ducks E II. Robinson took
fEss on old pair AMI b w. Bocock on
young pair; Geo. Huff took first on old
pair; r. r. Harding first on Muscovy
ducks.
VIM. Tompkins took frat on old pearl
g%uineas and Reid Harding first on white
guineas.
CIV. Thomss scored first on a pen of
black fqairrels aod opossums. w. r
Engleby's bull cochins scored above all
o'her birds of a similar character, rang.
ing from 9l1G TO 0iA par cont.
That the public may be informed as
to the first and second prize birds, blue
and red ibbons derosing their awards
h a 70 nom l.nAl ~ 49, o~-- 49,
show may row bs said to be complete.
The doors will be- opened at an early
hour this morning and will be Kept
open until 10 o'clock tonight. You
should notfatl 70 Ste the exhibit TO day.
He again Enter, the Field.
WE call attention to the c,rd Of Col.
Thomas LOWS, insurance broker Ard
edJ1ster, and can safely assure tho pub
lie that any business ontrusted to
him will receive prompt and proper at
tcntitn. Col. LIE Wis was actively en-
gagged as agens snd adiuster from 1868
millions in properly and parsons and
paid over $500. 600 in losses without the
least controversy. He now again enters
the field and is pre- pared to place any
and all kinds of insurance; that Is, fire,
lie, accident, plate glass, steam boiler,
indemnity. employers liability, rail-
road or marine, in any company, and to
I'D dust losses Of every character. He is
q resident here and is prepared to make
coed any representations made by him
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$4,000.
e5,0G0 WORTH OF ladies' and gent's fine
shoes to be sold at public auc ion, re-
gafdless of cost. Sale commencing on
Mnr1au ncccp,hnr a looy,d en- ylIo,
ing hours: From $3.50 q. M. to l2 N
from $50 p. m to $50 p. M, and from
1880 p. NJ. to 9:30 p. M.
A. WRTGHT's OLD STAND,
Cor. Salem Ave, and j .%fferson ST.
Ellis 81 Co j. Z. ELLIS, manager.