Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-09
POULTRY SHOW.
Annual Exhibition at Free
port the Best Ever.
Surpdsses Famous Show Of
1907 by Nearly 150 Birds.
Nearly Every Maine County and
Four Other States Represented.

F'reeport, Me-, Dec. S.-(SpeciaD.-
The sixth annual show of the Freeport
Poultry Association opened at the
Town hall today with more than 500
birds on exhibition, exceeding the rec
ord breaking show of 1877 by nearly
l5C birds. This puts the Freeport show
Oh a par with the State showtat Port
land and ahead of every other show in
the State. Nearly every county in
there are many present from Massa-
chusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire
and Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Reds with II birds
leads the list for the largest entry list
with Single Comb Brown Leghorns
with 20 birds close second. Other
breeds with large entry list are Buff
White Plymouth Rocks
and Rose Comb Leghorns.
Howard Waite of South Freeport is
the largest 'single exhibitor, having ST
birds, nearly equally divided between
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds and
The exhibition of dressed poultry
and eggs is considered the best ex-
hibit of the kind ever shown in the
State. There is also an excellent ex-
hibit Of turkeys and geese.
The show today attracted large
crowd, but tomorrow will be the BAN
ner day, special parties from Kenne-
bee, Sagadahoc and Androscoggin hav-
ing signified their intention of being
present. The features of the show to-
morrow will be the meeting of the
breeders of Rhode Island Reds for the
purpose of forming a Maine branch 0:
the Rhode Island Red Club of Amer
lea, and the annual meeting and ban-
quet of the Freeport Poultry Associa-
ton, which will be held in the even
ing.
The officers of the association are:
President, V. c. Morton; vice presi-
dents. w. NJ. Small, Freeport; John P.
Leavitt, Topsham; r. N. Henry, South
Portland; c. F. Colley, Portland; E. S.
Bodwell. Brunswick: Geo, A. Wiseman,
secretary, Geo. P. Coffin; as
sistant secretary, John Lunt; treas
urer, l.. E. Curtis; executive commit
tee, v. c. Morton, W. M. Small. Geo.
T. Coffin, John Lunt, L. E. Curtis. w.
c. Anderson, H. c. Foss. A. T. Wins
low, F. S. Winslow, H. l.. Coffin;
judges, d. J. Lambert, J. F. Watson
Silas Bartlett, w. r. Atherton, Chas
s. Newell; superintendent, J. A. Brew
ster.
The following awards were made Tues
day:
Barred Plymouth Rocks Cocks: l. N.
hcring, Auburn; 1st; Daniel Stewart,
port, Cd: John p. Lcavitt. Topsh;im, 4th.
Hens Daniel Stewart, Richmond, 1st and
81; John P. Lcavitt, Topsham, I'd ano
ith. Cockerels: Reuel Hansconle. Free
Daniel Stewart, Richmond, Sd; u, ii;
Bennett. Yarmouth, 4th. Pullets: FREQ
p. Haynes, Ellsworth, 1st; Daniel Stew
art; Richmord, I'd and Sd; l. N. Loring'
White Plymouth Rocks-Cockst A. P.
Wlnsiow, r1ceport, lst and "a; WIiha.n
NJ. Ross, East North Yarmouth. sd; Lunt
1st; Lunt and Curtis, I'd; Joseph
W. Larrabee, Bath, Sd and 4th. Cocker
Els, c F. Lane Lisbon Falls. Falls, list and nc
Winslow. 1st; c. E. Lane, I'd. Pens: A.
p W1nsIow. list; Lunl ana Curtis. "a.
Buff Plymouth Rocks-Cocks: Edwin c.
Fatten. Topsham.,. 1st; Lunt and Curtis,
st. I'd and 3D.; f. c. Patten. 4th. Cocker
Ringrose, Freeport, Sd and 4th. PulIets:
Edwin c.. Patten. 1st; Lunt and Curtis,
ID Sd and 4th.
Golden Wyandottes-Cockerel: Charles
l.. Barker, East Vassalbolo, 1st, I'd, Sd
and 18th; Pullets: Charles L. Barker
Partridge Wyandottes,Cocks r. G,
Bath I'd: John Brown, Lewiston, 50.
eHT d = e o moBtSs BroWn I'D 81 staaiey Goektrcs
Bradley s. Saith lSt; A. l. Merrill, Au
burn. I'd Cd ard 4th. Pullets: A, A.
Merrill, lst, I'd and Sd; Bradley S. Smith,
Buff Wvatdo1tnsmcocks; ,,t ,r H. ,sanost G Toss'
ID and Sd II. P. p. Rowe: Freeport. 4,h.
ens ad Il 4i p dseKeeis SeNs lst bert Ii e S1 e r aa
st and ID, H.. P. Rove. I'd; T.; c: Foss.
Albert c. True, Sd.
md Sd: V. c. Morton, Freeport I'd; J. a.
Raidin. Cliftondale. Mass. Attn; Hens
I A Raddin, 1st; y; T. C9,,ns, ,rprseoe arse,oEt,
Prinn I'd and 4th; J. a. Raddn, Sd. Pul-
ets: v c. Morton, LIST: Chester T,
"a: ThorSas j. Prinn. 18th. Pens, Y. G
Morton 1st and 2d: Thomas J. Piinn, @d.
Rose Comb Rhode island Reds-Cocss:
Il. A Waite. South Freepcrt, 1st and 30;
;eorge +. Coffin. Freeport. "a and 4tii.
Light R,ahmas-Cocks: Fairview Poul-
Try Farm, South Portland. 1st; 80 and
th: +. a. Clark Yarmouth, "a Hens:
E'airview Poultry Farm, 1st, I'd and Sd.
=, ,ckelcls: Fairview Poultry Farm. 1st.
I'd and Sd. Pullets: Fairview Poultry
Farm, 1st and I'd.
Black I.angshans-Hens: Frank 2.
arcls: Frank f. Richards. 1st. Puilets:
Frank f. Richards, list.
Single Comb Brown Lesholns-Cocks:
F.. X. Gerry. Sanford: LIST and "a: PerlE
Rrothers. Cornish, Sd Bert ). t,lnf'
I'Irf 1st ard 81: l.. " Blod%ett. West
burke. VI. I'd. r X. Gerry, 4th Cock
erels: B,it J. Flint, lst and Hh ;. q a.
pallets. M. Thomas, Brunswick. lst and
IN. l.. M Blodgett, I'd: Bert j. Flint, Sd.