Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-19
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Poultry Show in Progress and Big
Success Is Indicated,
LAST PILlSO FOR La PORTE BRIDGE
Driven and the Bridge Is Nearly Ready,
no Damages Awarded -NStaA 81
and Personals.

Galveston, Texas December 1.-THE
big poultry show is In progress aud bids
fair to prove very attractive ss long as
II lasts. Contrary u expectation the
show was not ready TO open tor public
inspection, tho whole day being required
for the arrangement Of tue exhibits IN
time for tho opening in the evening, There
are between hty and sixty exhibitors aud
the number OF fowls entered for competi-
ton is estimated NJ something Ike 1000
The cages take up tho entire space eA-
tending from tho door 10 the stage Of
the fremont opera holsu ON the lower
floor, with just room for the visitors 10
move up and down the uisles between the
coOps and inspect the fowls on either
side. Aud such growing and cuckllng
No is going on all the time is calculated
to make ono think the birds never sleep.
IL 10 Gne display Of chickens, fully
equal to, II not surpassinE, the eSpectp-
tiOns Of those who are In charge. Sec
Rotary Reynolds arrived from Necl"s
this morning and he aud President Me
Masters were very hard ut work all day,
us werO also the exhibitors, who were
arranging their cages. lSy tomorrow
morning tho show VIII be in hpe feather.
ono thing Immediately noticed " ne
large number Of exhibitors and the terri
| tory covered, which Is particularly strik'
| ing to those who attended the last show
aud who now recognize many new nnmes.
/ This IL the best evidence Of the value OF
the sAhbit last year, u having stimu'
lated fancying aud brought many new
ones into competition. Among the names
noticed 90 tle co,ogs were ths ignowmg
Anulty, Circlcylllej Savage Broe,, Bel
ton; ]. ". Surghnor lielton; 4. NJ.
| Sanuels. Houston; NJ. %. Oyerstrcet,
Tyler. /. II. smesd, Mckinney q. ".
J Jenkins, Bryan: q. q. DeHue,. Houston
| H.. IL. Vasmer, Houston; y, Woolyerion
q. Glass, Houston; A. y. Mann, La
Orange; Il. | kirkpatrick, McGreggri
| Wyatt o. sekirk, galyestonj y. X.
| Ashby, Alvin; q, q MOBILES Oak Clif
poultry yards, Dallas; y. u. Gregory, ia
| iIrange; J, j. lilngnesa, Norsei Fred A.
Smith, Alvin; NJ. A Brnmnn, CALVES
ton; Ia Grange Poultry CLUB ana W.
Mr.. Isaac *. Felch Of Natck, Mass.
who will Judge the show, arrived from
New Oreans this morning and VIII DO
Gin the work OF scoring this evening
The "Amerlcnn STANDARD Of Perfection
will be the guide. IL requires hrsi pre-
MUM UlFuh 70 nfoif Hpi l'"H Nn"H ~
points second premium - points aud
third premium 81 points.
| Houston u well represented In the OK
biblis and will certainly carry on mani
prlzes. u. II. Yasmer has about w
,tugs 'V II puu "a susaQ . q 'TIlt
uels % birds here and they are all beau
WV LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Nils Leila Williams Of Houston. spen
Sunday IN Galveston, the guest OF Nils
Jennie Br0ckelmann.
IL. Y. Yoakum, general manager q
tho Santa Fe, left this morning ~ ~
special car for tbs northern part OF tn
State.
Hon. brewster Cameron OF AFansai
Pass, a member Of Texas contingent OF
the deep water utilization committee, wa
In the city this morning.
II. II. Rowland, president OF the Fin
National bank Of Tyler h ~ the cts
Frank Stevenson 81 Deg Mpines, Iowa
Is In tho city, visiting Ed Bptlin.
Morrison Il F6urny say that their d.
rectory Of Waco n 40 far advanced tha
,he summary shows population OF 5S'
OOO. being an incrense OF dVVo since IN
last directory. two years ago,
Officer Curtin was struck on the, jsy
this afternoon 10y sailor named nArr,
Moore, for whom ho had whfranl
sworn out by the captain. OF the steam
shin Inohlsla, charging Moore Win ~
. | sanltng and striking, Moore was ~
, rested and jailed.