The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-08-29
THE NEWS OF BELFAST
THE END OF SUMNER.

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| seeds
,ollapsing at touch; the Tote, that sods
rb4 pond with green, has changed its flow
-" ,.rs to rods
That balance bell-pierced disks; and all
fbe weeds,
,round the sleepy water and it's reeds,
Are one white smoke of seeded silk that
mods.
inner is dead, ay me! sweet summer s
dead.
THE sunset clouds have built her funeral
Through which, cen now, runs subterra-
mean fire;
p,..Ie from the east, as from garden bed,
Vst-vned, the dusk lifts her broad moon,
Ike some
Great golden melon, saying, "Fall has
come
Madison Cawein in September Century.
The northerly wall of Goose River bridge
nm the shore iroad is being relaid land the
.rgeurp put in thorough repair.
lew cases of tuberculosis were found
M FL herd of cows in SearSmont last
as4t The infected animals were killed
and measures taken to prevent the spread of
t tseaSe.
5tua Lawrence of Boston, who recently
bought the farm of Jesse f. Staples, is Civ
-e .h- buildings thorough overhauling,
amt ~il carry on the farm by modern
n.-hod>. The place has fertile fields, with
b,, and harbor.
stranger hired a team last week of B.
n }Gdgett of Unity, to go to Monroe, and
l5, not returned. The horse is a bay,
r lbs qoo pounds, shod forward with bar
Sues, and has white star in forehead and
t., eoored spots on nose. The carriage
, offspring, piano box buggy; the har-
Tess reW, rubber trimmed.
IN york of retitting the former Registry
nstds for the use of the Probate Court
s egun last week. The former door,
rU interfered in swinging with a door
-a INTO the extension, is closed and a
a-s luor put in farther up the corridor.
ra robate office will probably be moved
.r he Septem Der term.
Iu CROPS. Following is a summary of
-- l"p reports to the State Board of Agri-
from Waldo County:
.miton of fruit, - per cent Condition
afn, 90 per cent. Condition of hoed
per cent. Proportion of hay har-
.-,..a 50 per cent. Potato beetles more
han usual. No new insecticides re-
N'rl No indications of rust on potatoes
cry little Bordeaux mixture being
NBERs F. W. Pote, agent for
frl. Foote x Co, Boston, learns from
lners that the cucumber crop this
. Nil be light as compared with former
g., but that it will be better than was eX-
- Early in the season. The vines did
how favorable signs at first, but the
now setting much better. Large
lies of picking cucumbers are raised
'N vicinity every year for the above
rfa
Httuo COUNTY FAIR. The annual fair
--" Waldo County Agricultural Society
D." held i'll Belfast Sept. Sd, 4th and 9Th,
rom the present outlook it will be most
->sful. The premiums and purses are
H.1I. and good races are announced for
a lay. The Pratt's Food Co. offers a
-r5l line of premiums in addition to those
wen by the Society. Members of the So
-l} are requested to present their certiti-
Gale, at the gate, as the officers are rear
Iu-jng the membership list.
IgINKwATER REUNION. The fourth
annual reunion of the Drink water family
7e held Monday, Sept 2nd, on the farm
" \arthport on which their common an
.-' r. Micajah Drink water, originally set
'- more then century ago The farm
nee been continuously in the Drink
e'a family, and is now the home of
abs grandson, Mathew Drinkwater
Here will be a picnic dinner around the
. , tables, music, dancing and other inter-
e-rU- features. The third annual business
letting of the Drinkwater Family Associa
tl viii be held at the same time and place.
-uTenir pamphlet, giving in brief the
history of the family and few inter-
- incidents in connection Herewith has
'esn published by the secretary If stormy
'.union will be held the next fair day.
NHIrPING ITEMS. 1t is reported in Ban
-'F nat the command of the monster five
AaSJrd schooner now in process of con-
''.ttlon at East Boston has been offered to
capt Hutchinson of the schooner Estelle of
hdn-or. This vessel, it has been announc-
+l to be larger than either of the two
'Anasters now atioat. Capt. j. P. VIII
ANS, Tor long time in the employ of W.
Jordan Co., Portland, will take COM
ul1d of the bark Ethel, now loading at
'ftland for South America Capt. Hodg-
sAS, who has just left the bark, has bought
all interest in the schooner R. F. Pettigrew.
apt. Hiram Fogg of Bucksport has sold
1s schooner Ada Herbert to Capt. Winfield
= Fogg, formerly of the schooner j. H.
Wainwright. -. Designer j. j. Wardwell of
Hckland says that in his opinion a wooden
''en-maSter will never be built, because it
could not stand the strain. Ii. NJ Bean OF
-mden denies the newspaper report that
he Las been awarded the contract for a
'Gen-master The six-masted schooner
'eorse w. Wells, Capt. Crowley, sailed
rom Boston, Aug. Dist, for Norfolk for her
Is' cargo of coal since her collision off
ape Cod several weeks ago with the
Eleanor A. Percy. She was lowed down
N4r the shoals by the tug Storm King
lie new five-master in H. NJ. Beams ward.
'amden, will be launched Sept. Sd, about
noon. The lower mastS were all in last
Veek.....A libel was filed in the q. S. Dis