The Republican journal., 1907-06-27

SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. PendletOn Sisters
has been chartered for three trips from
Philadelphia to Boston or Portland with
coal, at $1.1O... Bark Rose:Innes is charter
ed to carry lumber from Fernandina to
New York at $6S7A..... Sch. Georgietta
Lawrence is discharging cargo of coal at
Lewis wharf for the Sherman leatherboard
mills and the Kelley axe factory in East
Belfast.
EXCURSIONS. The Castine will run an
excursion to Kidder's Point and Temple
Heights next Sunday, leaving Lewis wharf
at /. 90 p. M, arriving at Temple Heights at
/ So and leaving at 800 for Kidder's Point,
where the boat will stop an hour. Fare 40
cents for the round trip. On July 4th the
Castine will take an excursion from Sears
port, Belfast, Northport and T e mpl e
Heights to Camden, leaving Searsport at
730 a. m. Lewis wharf, Belfast, s; North
port, $50 and Temple Heights, $40 Re-
turning, leave Camden at p. m. Balloon
ascensions, motor boat and horse races,
etc, will be the attractions. Fare 80 cents
for round trip.
SUDDEN DEATH AT THE WINDSOR. R.
W. Fitzgerald, a well known travelling
man, arrived at the Windsor Hotel yester-
day morning, registered, and was shown to
his room by Chas. e.. Crosby, the clerk.
Mr.. Crosby had just returned to the office
when there was call from the room and
the bell boy sent up reported that the man
was sick. He was found to be very sick
and physician was sent for, but before he
arrived the man was dead. He had only
been in the hotel about 20 minutes. Mr..
Fitzgerald travelled for the Boston firm of
Joseph Brock & Son and he had been COM
ing to Belfast for many years. His home
was in Bangor, and he is survived by
wife. Undertaken c. R. Coombs embalmed
the remains yesterday and they will be sent
to Bangor on the boat this morning
There will be RACES at the Camden Trot-
ting Park Wednesday and Thursday, July
3rd and 4th W. S. Pendleton of Islesboro
has entered May Wonder and Edmond in
the 2.26 class, trot and pace, the first day,
and I. E. Gushee of Lincolnville has enter
ed Brayno for this race. The entries for
the second day include Isabelle, by NJ. B.
CIultu VI belldSt III lllt - 10 GLASS, tIOb tIiu
pace; May Wonder, by W. S. Pendleton,in
the 2.21 class, trot and pace, and Brayno, by
T. E. Gushee, in the 3-minute class, trot and
pace. Races called at l O'Clock. If stormy
races will be set ahead one day H. NJ.
Bean telephoned from Camden yesterday
that there were 80 horses there or on the
way and among the latter one that will at
tempt to beat the State record. He report
ed much interest in Camden and vicinity.
CROP REPORT. Following is summary
of the reports of correspondents of the
State Board of Agriculture on crop condi-
tions in Waldo county:
Condition of grass fields, 90 per cent.
Amount of young stock turned to pasture:
colts, 80 per cent. young cattle, 81 per cent;
sheep, 81 per cent. Farmers are not general
ly giving more attention to horse breeding
Six per cent. of the fruit trees were winter
killed, the loss being greatest with the
Baldwin. Acreage of corn, 1G4 per cent.
Small fruits are receiving about the usual
amount of attention. Some correspondents
report quite a large increase in the acreage
of potatoes. In other sections there will be
slight decrease. The sheep industry is
receiving little more attention than for
merly.
POSTAL SALARIES. Postmaster F. L
Field has received official notice of the new
apportionment of salaries at the Belfast
post office, which goes into effect after July
1 ST as foInwS.