The Republican journal., 1903-10-01
1Hf NEWS OF BELFAST.

r,s W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. A.
j., rlark Friday afternoon, October 9th.
uenry W. Mariner is laying the founda-
,n for an addition to his house on Con-
,rpss street.
Frank NJ. Bailey of Citypoint has bought
.boroughbred Jersey bull Of Levenseller
e,thers of Waldo.
Henry liter, the chestnut gelding owne d
H. L. Gentner, took the 2.19 class at
..op. winning in straight heats in 2.20f
e. 22o5.
william Holt, who for some time has
,o substitute mail carrier, has sue
i4d charles B. Eaton, who resigned
,nsaEe in the furniture business.
MIR Inspector J. B. Darling informs The
fnrnai that he has held similar position
thrae other cities and finds the milk sup
-et Belfast to yield higher test than
n, o., he others.
.a..ar G. Dickey has opened store at
III Iigh street, nearly opposite Mitch
+ Trussell's, for the sale Of electrical
.pies, and as headquarters for his cleo
IT. VI ing business.
The pleasant weather of late has induced
, II the summer visitors to linger and
N. aotracted the season for outings by our
.,.4 peOple. Last Sunday every available
.-.4 n the stable of the Belfast Livery
wa, in use.
,mgular disease is affecting some of
s -,ak maple trees in Belfast. The leaves
,r lf early in the season, and the limbs
sawed signs of rapid death. 1t was first
a,.- mt to be the work of borers, but none
. .ound in the trees cut down.
--.4 Rackliff, treasurer Of the Waldo
-f1 Agricultural Society, is paying all
a,ttar's bills and premiums of the Socie-
!ul. Mrs. r. H. Howes won several
a ms in the ladies' department, and
Ks. -nerously donated them to the Society.
7ss headquarters of the Blue Trading
..,... 20 is moved from Ii. f. McDonald's
.-. .o the Hilton store, No. 50 Main street,
t HeDonald could not spare the room
ru his furniture business for displaying
ue stamp premiums.
A.. ,lGE FAIR. Seaside Grange will hold
..5.lual fair at Seaside Grange Hall, Bel
... Thursday, october Sth. If stormy,
.. Vt fair day. Supper will be served
a ia p. t., and dance will close the
. Is entertainment Agricultural pro-
- nd fancy articles in the ladies de-
. ....ut will be on exhibition during the
Tyler caught in his nets off Sher-
Point, Camden, last week, a mackereI
teet inches in length, and eStimat-
weigh between 600 and 700 pounds,
. >ted the big fish out on the wharf at
. market and exhibited him, at cents
. 20 about 100 people. Mr.. Tyler then
hr shark to H. j. jackson, who took
.r the Union fair for exhibition.
>.-A AWBERRIEs. Mr.. Simon A. Payson
ID, to The Journal Office Monday fine
.t pe field strawberries picked on his
this city the day before. Miss Carrie
,niers picked some in South Belfast last
5-... md Willis Downs picked cluster in
>..sro1t September 27th. We see by the
H..- HAT strawberries have been in the
on market, selling at 81 per box, and
p Wan reported that he had $50 boxes.
Ninatnpn
-,r, went on Orrin j. Dickey's personal
Huducted excursion from Belfast to
Ne-chead Lake Tuesday, as follows; j. G.
..... has. \. Black, f. R. Conner, Selwin
Iamp,on, and John I, Owen and their
s.e>, |. W. Parker, Robert Burgess and
Fqith Burgess, Miss Annie Wildes an d
... Mrs. f. O. pendletOn of Belfast
es Emma and Nellie Ii ichborn of
ION Springs.
o B. Darling, Y. S., was recently call
.t aedOm to perform rare and curious
.o.t-.on. A full blooded Jersey heifer
months old, had three well develop
-.i legs, two of which were grown to-
-- md stuck out nearly horizontally be-
The animal thus stood on two legs
eI.l and one behind. Dr. Darling sepa-
-f -A4 two abnormal legs and performed
.uaration which allowed them to assume
rual position. The three hind legs are
t. t9rmed two rest normally on the
and one is a trifle short The animal
-a. Icing well at last accounts, and if she
r-- VIII be curiosity, and an example of
cal operation in animal surgery.
N41Do COUNTY CROP REPORTS. The
>-i imber number of the Bulletin of the
.-r8rtment of Agriculture gives the follow
a- mmary of crop reports for Waldo
-qary:
Awount of hay crop, 107 per cent.
u irllt, 81 per mt. Amount of apple crop
e impaired with last year, 65 per cent.
HljI0n of the corn crop: sweet, 81 per
,-1' lellow, SO per cent. Acreage of corn
nte. 9j per cent; yellow, 81 per cent.
i-5n> have made poor growth and have
1sed badly, especially the yellow eyed
s'y, Condition Of the potatoe crop, "
l-i mt. In some instances potato have
l-- prayed with Bordeaux mixture with
't -HultS. mere Is uob WuCu CudH6C III
'e mber of dairy cows.
Hello BILL" The play under this
ime lad been heralded as an exceptional
y anuSing comedy, well put on and in
s,ers way worth seeing, but when present
ID al The Belfast Opera House last Saturday
-Trliug it did not attract the audience it
aplted. 1t was really one of the best en-
given here for long time.
Ibt play presents a most amusing compll-