The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-11
NHIN 10 SCI IIEI||IE
AT POULTRY D! ]. y SHOW ST! ]!
Brand ~ eW j amily Of Bel
giant aress Will Inter-
lest Children.

Il chtckeIis are not the only sight to
i,eS geen at the Fairmunt Pet Stock
and 7Ronlfry.A ssoc Ga tion's show at the
Armory.f bit they make the most noise
adn fakesups the most room. Another
aithE that seems to be attracting the
kids Especially, Is. seven new arrivals
atStffe9A rmory, ich came last night.
lfrhese seven are not quite one day
!. oid5havines. Been born during last night.
Srhey ara neither chickens or ducks,
biYt Belgtan 1iares. They were found
fhisImornfng In the cage which holds
die rabbit exhibit Of Robert satter-
field of3Pine Grove. The young ones
we're ken out Of the large cage and
pfyensa$h ITO themselves in a store
box where they Will reside until the
show Breaks up.
Exhibits are still coming in, the
freak Schickens not having arrived SO
far. These are expected today from
a Morgant town, with about 20 more ex'
libits which St!s n l have been delayed IN
r6eresfs Il trio OF birds at the show
which manage to take the eye i'm.
mediately one passes the cage. II
"a the exhibit OF Charley Wise. OF
pieTpont gayenue. It consists OF Fly
mouth Rock capons. They are extra
large and accurately marked
For hose who like beauty IN cnlcR-
ems there. u.s. q cage which contains
roostS Of Silver Campines Those VINO
I have seen this. breed OF chicken ana
who visited the armory this morning
claim that this roost Is one OF the
best they have ever seen. Among
other birds there are white rocks,
white plymouth rocks, barred pleas
\ ants 9ducks,s etc Rabbits Of all colors
and breeds, guinea pigs, ETC., help to
3tfill the Armory.
Almost beautiful, bird is the male
Mongolia pheasant. which has about
eYefy{color of the rainbow among it's
feathers.gsIt has a tail almost two feet
long
Pigeons OF all shapes and sizes take
upfa3largespart!o of the attention OF the
visitors: +. ID. Criss and son, OF View
avenue, haveia few cages at the show
which contain fantails, dragons,
tunblersS jacobines, pouters and swal-
lows. tis u.
Thelpigeons seem proud OF their po-
sition inss the fArmory and are very
cfesty when one goes to the coop to
watch their antics,
TheSgame cocks stand ready to take
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to them, the ban
tam wishing for "a chance to get at
soment thing that he can whip. The
rabb ltsfand guinea pigs take every
titing easy and refuse to be scared by
yonnstersfpoking their fingers through
the cages lat them.
There are two exhibits which deal
In poultry food and stock food. The
one ito the left as the door is entered
as the tUproca" stand. This is
the exhibit OF the Universal Products
Company OF Fatrmont The exhibit
asgiYes8ans idea Of the number OF ar
ticless that this company makes. There
\ 81 woman attendant to explain every
thing concerning the, products to the
The opposite side Of the room in
front OF the coops Is taken up by the
Miller!Clark Grain company. This
exhibit also shows various kinds OF
Chicken feed, rejuvenated powders,
etc. The Miller Clark company has a
registerSongi it's counter so that those
who visit the booth may sign their
names and alater be sent circulars ana
pamphle tshfe lainingtt in detail the
properties Of the grain foods which
they have for sale. s.i.
The price of general admission to
the Armory lis q25 cents, except for
school children who may enter, pro
Etded they have a ticket for which
they have paid five cents. Those chill
drenEwho ARE unable to obtain tickets
haYeftofpays10s cents.