The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-10-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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letin of the State Board of Agriculture
was issued Oct. 18th. The crop aver
ages are as follows: Acreage of corn,
yellow. "a percent, sweet 95 percent, 35
bushels, 90 percent: peas ~ bushels, 90
percent: wheat y bushels. 81 percent;
rye - bushels: barley 30 bushels, So
percent: mixed grain 55 bushels, % per-
cent; condition OF fruit 1o5 percent.
The potato prospects are II percent.
They are not reported as rOttmg to any
considera ble extent, except IN sections
of Aroostook county. Early varieties,
hebrons and VIII te elephants, are men
toned as affected most. The yield OF
ensilage com has been l. tons. The
amount OF stock fodder on hand IS IS
percent SO. Many Maine men are on the
stIhlp in New York and other States
for tire Republican national committee.
Senator Frye, Congressman Llttlelleld,
Gen. G.. l.. Mattocks Col f. G. SWEET,
Richard Webb and Walter c. Emerson
are among others who are eNpoundlng
substantial Republican doctrine through
the Middle StateS... Names only rood
Fair, to be he'd i'll Bath at the Alameda
exposition building Oct. 30, 81, and Nov.
/. ,. and : will be the largest and best
OF its kind ever held in this State.
This VIII he the fourth annual fair given
under this maMagement.."Ihe state
assessors have received inquiries from
the people o1 Durham. as to what can
be done i'm case Of the "lioly Ghost and
Fl" ppODic the followers 0f Rev. l. Is.
sanford. Tie local board has long
feared that when the crash comes and
the people who have assembled there
are left without means of support, that
they VIII b, thrown Oh the town as town
charges. Iheir fear is that the institu-
ton viii remain intact long enough for
the pegilt to gain a pauper residence
and then. Should tie crash come 1t IS
fealtd the town VIII be greatly crippled.
At the present time, the town IS fairly
uuspepulS.-..l the last number OF the
Christian Register Rev. Edward Everett
Hale las an interesting article on
recent twp 10 Maine during which he
thorough ly explored AroGStook county.
Tie article Las some interesting reml-
nisctnces of his first visitlo Maine 60
wears aga. when with some Harvard class
mates he climbed IlatalIdin and swan
the Pen0bsc0t. With total tonnage
OF 81 .349 to date and a prospective rec
ord of 10000 tor the year III new ship
ping. Bath feels pretty well. 1t beats
the record of any previous year since
1S54...In South Brewer October
11th JoseDh Wilson. aged u. shot
Annie Wilson. aged Is. wounding her
three times. and then killed himself. She
died Saturday. October 18th. J-nre-
united love was tile cause oft he tragedy.
Wilson had said often that he would
lave the girl. dead or alive. Thursday
morning he semi n note to her by a boy.
The pirl refused to receive it and sent
the BOY back. soon afterward Wilson
rushed into the room like a maniac,
tiourishino a revolver. and the shooting
folloWed VIM. II. Bell of Lynn. who
was arrested at Bangor October 18th.
CHARGED with attemptino to TRANSPORT
game Illegally WAS fried in the police
Court tie mex day and found
entity. lie was sentenced to pay the
f,1ll fine 500 and costs Be)l left for
home al noon The Maine Federation
Of W-olnrn.s Gibbs held it's 9th annual
session, in Rncl,iand LAST week At the
closing session Oct. 18th tile following
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
Anna sargent Hunt Augusta: vice
nres;,lel,t Mrs Emma Dow Armstrong.
lewiston. recording secretary. Miss
I.ottie I. Lavrv, Rocklan(l: reciprocity
bu1ear. Mis-. Npdora Clark Small. Oak
land. educational committee, Mrs.
Frank u clark Portland. Mrs BYRON
stevens Brunswick: Mrs. Burton II.
Winslov. Sacn. Mrs I1zzie ! Rutler
Mechanic Falls. Mrs. Theodore Brown.
Portland secretary Rich of the
Portland Roa,d of Trade has forward