Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-27
POULTRY SHOW HAS
SUCCESSFUL OPENING
BIG CROWDS ATTEND
Birds of Blood Shown by
Fanciers From Many Sec.
tons of the Country

More than 200 coops containing
approximately 600 birds make ND the
first annual Staunton Poultry and
Pet Stock Show which was opened
to the public in the Beverley Garage
building on South New street yester
day. Without making allowances for
the fact that it is the first of it's kind
ever held here the exhibition has
already proved itself to be the biggest
Kind OF a success. It..attracted hundreds
OF visitors yesterday and there il
every Indication that it will continue
to'draw big crowds during the re-
mainder Of the week.
Every variety of fowl known to the
expert is being exhibited and 80
attractively are the birds arranged
that they appeal even to those who
heretofore took no interest in poultry
save as an item on the bill of fare.
Many valuable lessons are to be
learned at poultry show by the
enthusiast who puts his heart in his
work. Cynical persons say that the
most valuable of these is to keep ont
OF the chicken business. But the
person who can look at the many
fancy fowls which are being shown
at the present exhibit without: a..secret
longing to have a flock just like them
in his own back yard is indeed a
queer individual.
Orphington. over insEngland, has &C.
CURED considerable prominence by the
shickens and ducks it has contributed
to the world 4. henneries. And Wilmer
d. Paine promises to gain promin-
ence during the present show by his
splendid exhibit Of prize winning
Orphingtons. While chickens are lust
ike everything else, in that different
'sople like different kinds, judging
rom remarks overheard yesterday,
Or. Paine's pen of these birds will
asiiy prove one of the star features
# the show. Others showing Orph-
ngtons are @. T. Turner and Edwarc
seutger of Basic City. ~
Among the exhibitors are d. NJ
ardine. Thomas Hogshead, A. w.
'aldwell. W. W. Gibbs, Harry King
'oster King. ]. Oonnell, Crawfos &:
heets, N. L. Hamrick. H. E. Baylo; i.
latham Parkins. Charles Wine, II. "
rving. G. r. Moore, @. H. Leave
M. jackson. Crawford Moore. II
I Dunsmore, Mrs. J. M. Irving
lrs. J. B. Bell, J. W. Proctors
harles Orebaugh and others from
taunton and Augusta County "
Some outside exhibitors are John
Wegner, Dayton; Earnest Crist,
imberville; ]. E. Weaver. Pennsyl-
'nis; Smith and Driver, Hinton ~
II. Kirk. Herndon; w. B. Jarman.
larlottesville, W. D. Weaver and
any others.
In addition to just plain chickens
my other feathered creatures are to
seen at the show. For example
ere is coop containing two pea
'ks that appear in all their brilliant
image. Then there is q pair of
asillian ducks-great big fellows.
lch larger that the plain everyday
I'd, real curiosity to see. There il
o pair of looms, that rare and
uable species, which are being ex5
'ited by ]. W. Myrtle, of Staunton \
sides these there are all kinds OF
keys and geese.
Anong the biggest curiosities to
ordinary person are two hens
lch are being shown separately
which are known az frizzIes.
'se birds have it over anything else
ne show in the way they wear
II feathers. The name describes At
'tly-their plumage is all frizzled
presenting very much the same
sarance as does milady's coiffure
n she narcotics her hair.
he show will be going on again
lay today and up until 10 O'Clock
Rht anc the crowd of visitors ia
cted to increase. 1t certainly
Id. The exhibition ia worth tan
OF anybody's money.