The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
MANY Fowl S
ARE ON SHOW
AZ the Annual Exhibition of the
Clarksburg Poultry and Pet
Stock Association.
OPENING Is AuspIoous.
Large Number of Exhibits Nicely
Displayed in Quarters in Gem
trail Storage building.

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trail Storage liuilding.
In spacious. commodious and con
veniently arranged quarters in the
mammoth Central Storage building
Glen Elk the third annual exhibition
OF the clarRsburg Poultry and Pc,
Stock Association was opened with
most favorable and suspicious cir.
eumstances Tuesday morning.
Many Exhibits.
The exhibition opened with be
tween seven and eight hundred fowls
on show and quite a number OF ex.
hibits In pet stock. Nearly forty
different exhibitors were represented
at the opening but this number will
be largely increased by the second
day as pens are being received on
the various trains. The number OF
fowls will run away above one
thousand and will reach the high
water mark in the history OF poultry
exhibits in this section of the State.
Judge Orr at Work.
T. f. Orr, the noted poultry Judge
of Beaver. Pa, who was engaged as
the Judge of the exhibition. arrived
In the city Monday night and was at
work Tuesday morning. He scored
a number OF exhibits Tuesday morn
ing and will be thus engaged until
the work Is completed. To witness
the judging OF the fowls and hear
the scientific points of poultry breed
ing and raising by Mr.. Orr is very
interesting to those who care any
thing at all about poultry and Mr.
Orr is watched by large crowd with
close attention when at work.
Many White Birds.
Probably the largest number of
exhibits of any of the classes will be
In the White Plymouth Rocks. white
Leghorns and white Wyandottes
There have been numerous entries OF
these strains and they have been
prompted in chief by the handsome
ivory Soap special silver cup offered
to the whitest bird in the show wash
ed with Ivory soap.
Numerous Premiums.
An unusually large number OF
premiums are offered at this exhi-
bition conspicuous among the Offer
ings being thirty silver cups
There are liberal cash premiums and
a big number of special prizes. AL
together there is enough to contes
for to make all of the entries worth
while.
Officers Hard At II.
Robert Parrill is the superintend
emit of the exhibition. and W. H
Lewis is the secretary and treasurer
Upon these two, besides Judge Orr
fali the heaviest work OF the shoy
but they are hard at II and exertlnl
their hest efforts TO make the anal
a great success. Arthur Sheets, o
West Milford, the president, and Dr
l.. F. Kornmann. w. s. Hursey an
] E. NJ. Wilson. vice presidents. ar
also on hand looking after the inter
ests OF the exhibition. A particular
" interesting feature OF the show
the garb which Secretary Levi
wears. He is accoutered in long
lowing cream colored linen duster.
becoming SLOUGH hat and a big gol
lettered blue ribbon badge whicl
designates his official capacity
Superintendent ParrilI is supposed
70 wear like uniform and while h
didn't have 1t on by Tuesday after
noon. he will have by the time tn
crowds come in.
Quarters Are Roomy.
The exhibition is on the secon,
floor front of the storage buildin-
and The quarters are roomy givini
good opportunity for the proper dis
play of the exhibits. The pens ar
neat, clearly and attractive. tn
rooms is nicely arranged and orderl
the whole presenting most invitin
sppesefse.
Laq aaanSESxsp are especial
invitsd 10 aes Show which wi
cca.inue mornings. afternoons an
"Wednesday. Thursday an
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