Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-01-25

'""s "enerai Lee Couiu De amongst
US again to see the era of good feeling
that has come between the States. be-
cause ne knew it was his fervent
wish that all traces of sect:onslism
be buried, and the truth be told
about the causes of the war.
lie advised the members of the
camp to attend its meetings and do
everything in their power to give the
children fair and accurate history
of the civil war and it's causes.
The Poultry Show.
According to announcement the
Bird annual poultry show of the Shen-
andOah Valley Poultry and Pigeon
Association was held at Winston
Hall on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of last week, and while the
entries did not exceed those of pre-
ceeding exhibitions, the class of birds
entered made the competition more
sharp, calling upon Mr.. Warner, the
Judge, for the exercise of his close
discriminating tests in a Just award
of the premiums.
Finer and handsomer fowls we
have never seen, and they were Gagged
so As TO give the visitor a good view
OF their points. We are indebted TO
Mr. +. B. Beall, one of the officers of
the association, for courtesies while
viewing the exhibition.
1t Is to be regretted the general
public did not encourage more liber-
ally the exhibition by visiting it. Its
object Is a most worthy one, and the
good 1t is doing the community is re
Elected in the improved class of poul-
try marketed here Besides il is
home organization. and if fortunate
enough to realize anything above
costs the money remains ar home.
which l. not the case when some
travelling concern exhibits here. The
price of admission wa- small. aud If
there Mas Samemes> in IL features.
20 Il there saneur-s IA many of tn
passing shows that call for and re-
ceive larger entrance fe-. food
fowls, like good horses. cattle and
hogs. are always Salahle. aud 10 get
the best idea A. to what l. good We
must visit poultry shows and there
exercise our Judgment and taste
The following Is a list of premiums
awarded at this exhibition:
Barred Rock First cock and first hen
J.W Barringer, Berryville: first cocker
ell, !. W. Marks Berryville. second and
third cockerel, j. W. Barringer: iir,,
pullet, J. w Marks: second and third
pullet, !. W. Barringer; first pen. VIM.
Elsea, Berryville; second pen. W. {.
Adams, Catoctin. Md; third pen. James
F Jones, Berryville
Buff Rocks-First cockerel and tirsr
pullet, F B. Beall, BerryviTe.
White Rocks-First cock. first and
second hen, first cockerel. and first anu
second pullet. :. G.. Sherman. Lurav. Va
Silver Wyandottes-First pen. Binmv
er X Hoffman. Shepherdstown. W Va.
first cOckerel and first and second pul
lets, Charles Feldman, Hagerstown. Nd
Buff WysndOttes-FirSt cockerel AM
first pullet, J. Rice Shepherd. BerrvvilIe
second pullet. Ambrose Hummer. Brirr,
Va
Golden Wyandottes-First cock ant
first pullet, Ambrose Hummer. Briggs
White Wyandottes-First pen. mrs
cock, first cockerel. first and second hen
first and second pullet, and lest specia
variety, Billmyer X Hoffman. Shepherds
town, W Va
White LeghornS-FirSt and second
pens, first cock. first cockerel. first hen
and first pullet, J. w Marks. Berrvvine
Brown Leghorns-First and second
pen, first cock, and first hen. Billmvel
X Hoffman, Shepherdstown. W Va.
third pen, r. f. Grubbs, Riverton, Va
first coCkerel and first pullet, +. /. Jar
man, Charlottesville; second cock anc
second hen, Richard Jackson. Berry
Vile
Rose Comb Whites. L. Jarman
Charlottesville
White MinOrcas-First pen. first cock
and first pullet, j. W Marks
Black MinOrcaS-First pen. Joseph 7
Whitaker, Abingdon, Va: first cockerel
first and second pullets, and first hen
Charles Feldman. Hagerstown: secont
cockerel. W. IL. BALI, Charlottesville
third cockerel and third pullet = l.
Jarman Charlottesville.
Black angshans-First and secon,
cockerels, first and second pulets. \. VI
Cordray. Baltimore. first cock and frs
hen, j. W Marks
Buff Cochins-First pen. first cock
and first hen, F b. Beal Berrvviue
/ second pen, Joseph Matthews Raptor