Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-08

Larger Show Than Last Year.
TRY ASSOCIATION.
Unexpectedly 10 the officers. who had
looked for comparatively small numbe'
Of exhibitors under the conditions, more
birds we're exhibited last week ct the
annual show Of the Western Maine Poul.
try Association than last year. The
excess In uumtee was somewhere from
125 to $50. A the show always attractl
some Of the besIt breeders In this part Of
the state, its general quality 10 thing
assured.
Most of the old regular exhibitor
were on hand, and Q number Of new
ones, from points a. far distant a. South
Portland, Old Orchard, and Lyndon
vile, Vt.
The show was held In Norway Opera
House Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, day and evening. b. e. Lovejoy Of
Norway, president Of the association,
was superinter dent of the show room.
e. P. Crockett Of South Paris, the secre-
tary, was kept quite busy In his Office In
one of the antero0ms. he was assisted
this year In the Office work by Miss
Lillian Judkint of South Paris.
Besides the exhibition clauses Of birds,
. six-days egg laying contest was this
year held, on which prizes were given
respectively Of $40, IS, IS, "a, and %.
Seven pens we're entered in this,
and were stationed in one of the
anterooms of the ball. The contest be-
gan on Saturday preceding, and closed
Thursday, the third day of the show.
THE AWARDS.
Regular prizes given by the association
were awarded a. below. In addition to
these, there we're many specials given by
the association and by business concerns
and individuals, in cash and merchan-
disc, ranging IN value from one dollar to
several dollars.
Barred Plymouth Rocks-Cockerel,
George W. Haskell, South Paris, lst; E.
g. Ward we'll, Oxford, I'd; Haskell 81;
Wardwell 4th. Pullet, Wardwell 1st
C. Guy Buck, South Paris, I'd; Wardwell
Sd; Back 4th and 5th. Pen, Harold A.
Haskell, South Paris, LIST; C. Guy Buck
I'd.
White Plymouth Rocks-Cock, Ed
ward Mosher, S3uth Paris, LIST; John F.
Moody, Jr., Hebron, I'd. Hen, Lee NJ.
Smith, Norway, LIST and I'd; Moody Sd;
W. F. Worcester, Old Orchard, 4th.
Smith 1st and Cd; Moody Sd.
Pullet, Smith lat and I'd; Worcester Sd !;
Moody 4th. Pen, Moody 1st.
8. C. r. I. Reis-Cock, Frank A. Tay-
Tor, South Paris, lat; Thomas j. Prinn,
I'd AMI Sd; Clinton r. Parker,
4th. Hen, Taylor 1st; Prinn I'd
and Sd; Parker 4th. Cookerel, G. W.
Coffin, Mechanic Falls, 1st; Prinn I'd;
W. q. Thomas, South Paris, Sd; G.. Ed
gar Dunn, Norway, 4th. Pullet, Taylor
LIST; Parker Cd; Prinn Sd; Coffin 4th.
Pen, Parker LIST.
Rose Comb r. I. Reds-Cock, G.. W.
Coffin, Mechanic Falls, LIST; W. A. Gold
erman, Mechanic Falls, I'd; VIM. N. Jud-
kins, South Paris, Sd; Coffin, 4th. Hen,
Coffin 1st; Judhins Cd; Coffin Sd; Gold
erman 4th. Cockerel, Coffin LIST and I'd;
Judkius Sd; Cofiu 4th. Pullet, Coffin
1st and Cd; Judkins Sd. Pen, G. w.
Coffin, 1st and Sd.
White Wyandottes-Cock, W. r.
Old Orchard, LIST; Charles Y.
Francis, Oxford, I'd; John F. Moody, Jr.,
Hebron, Sd. Hon, Worcester 1st; Fran
els I'd; Moody Sd. Cockerel, Francis
1st, I'd and Sd; Moody 4tb. Pullet,
Francis 1st and I'd; Moody Sd. Pen,
Francis LIST; Moody I'd.
Partridge Wysndottes-Cock, Fred
erick b. Jordan, South Portland, 1st.
Hen, Jordan LIST. Cockerel, Jordan 1st,
I'd and Sd. Pullet, Jordan 1st, I'd and
Sd. Pen, Jordan LIST.
Buff Wyandottes-Cockerel, W. r.
Old Orchard, 1st. Pullet,
Worcester 1st and I'd.
Columbian Wyandottes-All awards
TO B. A. Carpenter, East Poland: Cock,
lst, I'd and Sd; hen, LIST, I'd and Sd; cock
erel, LIST, I'd, Sd and 4th; pullet, Let, I'd
and Sd; pen, LIST and I'd.
s. c. White Leghorns-Cock, T. B.
Doughty, Norway, LIST. Hen, Lee NJ.
Smith, Norway, 1st, Cd, Sd and 4tb.
w. T. Worcester, Old Orchard,
LIST; T. B. Doug hty, I'd and Sd. Pullet,
Doughty lat and I'd; Worcester Sd. Pen,
Doughty 1st.
R. C. Black Minorcas- O. W.
Lyndonvills, VT, 1st, I'd and
Sd. Cockerel, Eggleston 1st.
Rumpless-HeD, o. w. Eggleston,
L yndonville, Vt, let, I'd and Sd.
White Faced Black Spanish-Hen, o.
W. Eggleston, Lyndonville, VT, 1st, I'd
and Sd. Pullet, Eggleston 1st.
8. G. White Orpingtons-Cock, cock
srel, pullet, pen, A. R. Tuell, West Paris,
Let on each.
spsckled susse1-Cockerel, B. A.
East Poland, LIST, I'd and Sd.
Pullst, Carpenter 1st, I'd and Sd.
Buttercups-Cock, G. Guy Buck, South
Paris, Let, I'd and Sd. Hen, Buck 1st.
Redcaps-Cock, o. W. Eggleston,
VT, LIST. Hen, Eggleston
lst, I'd and Sd.
Golden Laced Wyandottes-Hen, o.
W. Eggleston, Lyndonville, VT, 1ss and
I'd.
Silver Laced Wyandottes-Cock, o.
w. Eggleston, Lyndonville, VT, Let.
Zen, Eggleston LIST, Cd and Sd.
velder-.Hen, Norman z. Turner,
South Paris. 1st. Cockerel, Turner lat
and I'd. Pullst, Turner LIST. Pen,
Turner 1st.
Light Brahmas-Cock, e. P. Crockett,
South Paris, 1st. Hen, Crockett LIST and
I'd. Cockerel, Crockett 1st. Pen,
Crockett 1st.
Blue Andalusl ans-Cock. hen, pen, G.
Guy Buck, South Paris, 1st on each.
Barred Plymouth Rock Bantams-
Cock, o. W. Eggleston, Lyndonville,
VT, 1st. Hen, .EgglestoD, 1st.
Buff Cochin Bantams-Pullet, W. F.
Old Orchard, 1st.
Rose Comb Black Bsntams-Cock,
hen, cockerel, G.. w. Coffin, Mechanic
Falls, 1st on each.
Red Pile Game Bantams-Cock, hen,
cockerel, pullet, G. w. Coffin, Mechanic
Falls, 1st on each.
Dark Brahma Bsntams-Pen, E. P.
Crockett, South Paris, 1st, I'd and Sd.
White Indian Runner Ducks-Pen,
Agnes b. Fuller, South Paris, 1st.
Pencilled Indian Runner Ducks
Cockerel, Leonard W. Doughty, Norway,
LIST.
Gray Call Duoks-Pen, Agnes Il.
Fuller. 1st.