The Republican journal., 1901-10-10
TIE NEWS OF BELFAST.


bore green fruit and flowers.
L. V. Miller reports that he had green
peas for dinner Oct. I'd, grown from seeds
raised in his early crop this year.
The Journal has had so many inquiries in
regard to Mr.. McKinley's last speech that
We will give it in full in our next issue.
The beech and oak trees are loaded with
nuts, and the wild berries are very plentiful.
squirrels and cartridges are numerous, but
woodcock are scarce.
Threshers report the grain crop in this
vicinity the smallest for many years. The
acreage sown was fully up to that Of last
year, but the crop was light.
The following Waldo County pensions
accrued, Sept. q, Clara B. Bagley, Troy,
SIP; increase, Jonas B. Ferguson, Belfast,
81.
The use of millet for feed for milch cows
IS increasing in this section. 1t is found to
he not only good feed but is easily raised,
reducing tons or more of dry feed to the
acre.
Fred Rackliff is building new house on
his farm, using the former house for an L.
The new structure is of modern style, with
a veranda, and is a very attractive addition
TO the already cosy and neat looking build
ings.
Giles G. Abbott has been in the retail milk
business in Belfast more than % years con-
unuously. He has two large farms, one in
N0rthport, near the Branard school house,
and the Jewett farm near this CITY, He
miks 2s cows
The gavels in use in Belfast Lodge of
food Templars and Seaside Grange were
resented to those bodies by DR.. L. W.
lannon's, .who made them from beech
wood which his father cut for pillow handles
more than IS years ago.
The report has reached the game wardens
hat boys are shooting robins and other
birds, some of them on Sunday The law is
,eyere against killing such birds and Sum-
lay is a perpetual close time for all game.
Any offenders of either law will be prompt
~ dealt with when detected
BUILDING AND REPAIRS. S. G. Small is
putting in fancy steel ceiling for W. II,
luimby. Sanford Howard is fitting up
lie new Probate office in the Court House
md hanging new doors with glass
nanelS in the rooms opening into the corri-
lors.
George A. Gilchrest is to build work
shop on the wharf which he made of the
Id schooner Golden Rule. This, with the
shop in the Dyer yard, and Coombs' black
smith shop, will give him ample shop room
Tor building the large dredging steamer, for
which he has recently contracted.
Deer have been shot in quite large num-
)ers since Oct. list. Those reported the past
week We're by Henry VIM of Burnham,
Frank Sargent, Chas. Hobbs, Fred Putnam,
A. II. Mayo and DR.. H. A Holt of Monroe
Alexis Gross, Belfast, Roy Hurd of North
port Oscar and Minot Drinkwater of Duck
Trap.
Mark A. Wadln of Northport has one of
best fruit and dairy farms in this section of
ihe State. His father, the late Daniel A.
Wadlin, brought it up to high state of cul-
tivation, and started large and thrifty Or
chard. The son has continued the work of
Improvement, and has added plums to the
fruit
The Sea Letter, DR.. w. H. Winslow new
book, is on sale at Mixers. 1t is having a
very large sale in Boston at the department
stores and in the rival publishing houses. A
second edition is to be made for the Christ
mas trade. DR.. Winslow has received
many flattering notices of his work, which
IS mertorious, as the large sales of the
book indicate. Belfast people should read
it. 1t is by a native of Belfast and many of
the scenes are in Maine.
Miss +. NJ. Pond, at the Public Library
has a novel calendar which will interest
literary people. 1t is substantially framed
IN an adjustable frame and consists of the
pictures of authors their principal works and
brief quotations. The purpose is to use the
author on the date on which his birth occur
red. The pictures are about four by five
inches and gifts of this kind would be very
acceptable at the library.
Edward A. Wadsworth has bought the
meat and provision business of Burgess
x Gardner and will continue at the old
stand in the Opera House block, corner of
Church and Beaver streets. This is the
Oldest concern in that business in Belfast,
and the new proprietor will have the bene-
fit of the experience of one of the late firm,
Mr.. Robert Burgess, who will remain with
him for the present. Mr.. Gardner will re-
turn to his former home in Dixmont. Mr..
Wadsworth's advt. appears in another
column. He will make the market up-to-
date in every particular and solicits and de-
serves share in the patronage of the trade
1t is his first business venture and his many
friends wish him success
STEAMER NOTES. When the Barbours of
Brewer bought the steamer Awashonks at
Fall River recently it was intended to make
temporary repairs on the boat, which was
damaged by fire some time ago, and then
have her towed to Brewer to be rebuilt It
is now stated that they have abandoned
that idea, and will sell her hull, to be used
as lighter, and take her boiler and engine
to Brewer, to be placed in new steamer
that they will build this winter >. The
steamer Corinna of the Portland and Bruins
wick Steamboat Company has been sold to
Bar Harbor parties and will be used as an