The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-10-01
Wild cherries are abundant this season and
many have been gathered to make wine.

Found-a bag of potatoes. Owner can have
same by applying at No. Church sereet.
The Universalist Social Aid will meet with
Mrs. E. L. Cook this, Thursday, afternoon at
2.30 o'clock.
The schools will be closed all day tomorrow,
Friday, on account of the County Teachers
Convention.
The Universalist Social Aid wish. to publicly
thank Mr.. C. L. Wright for the gift of a cook
ing stove for the kitchen in the church vestry.
After some unavoidable delay The Journal
has got its new dress of type, and while easier
to read than the old, it enables to give an in
creased amount of reading matter.
The W. c. T. u will hold special meeting
ing 1t will be a knitting session and each
member will be assessed 5 cents A story will
be read and refreshments served.
The grange fair at Mystic hall, Belmont, has
been postponed to tomorrow, Friday. There
will be a prize of $500 for LIST and $1.00 for
End in the pulling contest by horses weighing
2,4OO pounds, and the same for horses under
this weight.
was held last Monday evening. Several mat
tiers were discussed, but no business of import
ance was transacted other than it was voted to
employ an assistant in the Head of the Tide
school.
The regular monthly meeting of the directors
L. IL
the Home Monday, Oct. 9Th, and the annual
meeting of the incorporators will be held at
the Home Tuesday evening, Oct 9Th, at 7.30
o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Episcopal
church will furnish supper for the teachers
who are to attend the Waldo County Teachers
Convention, and also invite the public The
supper will be served at o'clock, Friday
Price % cents. Bring your many friends.
SomeItalians from Frankfort who were filing
pers, were the center of attraction in the Clerk
of Courts room at the Court House, Monday.
They seemed to be bright fellows, notwith-
standing the fact that they had some difficulty
in expressing themselves in "Americano."
Beecher Kendall of Cambridge, Mass, was
arrested in Bangor last Thursday night charged
with the theft of SIT from Fred NJ Morse of
Richmond Kendall is also wanted by the Lew
iston police. There was a time when Kendall
was wanted in Belfast for various and sundry
offenses, but the community has been well rid
of him for some years.
Following is the list of uncalled for letters
remaining in the Belfast Post Office for the
week ending Sept. 2Sth Ladies' Miss Mary E.
Barry Miss Cora Dugan, Mrs. L. D. Smith.
GentIemen-Mr. Clarence Bennett, Mr. Elijah
Bradford, Harold Brown. Mr.. Charles D. Elan
ders, Mr.. F. R. Jeffrey, Mr. R. A. Knowlton,
Mr. Edwin E. Mendall.
The September term of court was the last
term of County Attorney William P Thomp
Buzzeil of Searsport. Mr. Thompson is soon
to take up his residence in Bangor, and the
members Of the Waldo County bar, in view Of
their long and pleasant association with him,
voted to tender Mr.. Thompson a compliments
ry banquet and appointed the following com
mittee of arrangements: Arthur Richie Ralph
|. Morse and Eben F. Littlefeld. The banquet
will be given this, Thursday, evening at the
Windsor Hotel.
WALDO COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
The Waldo County Teachers Association will
meet in the High school building, Belfast, Fri
day, Oct End. The morning session will open
at 10 o'clock Intermission at noon, when
dinner will be served at the Baptist church at
25 cents plate. The afternoon session will be
called to order at 130 o'clock At the adjourn
ment of the afternoon session supper will be
served at the Methodist church at 25 cents
plate The evening session will be held in the
Methodist church, opening at 7.30 o'clock. The
program was printed in the Journal last week
and promises an interesting and instructive
session.
LOOKING FOR THE LINE GALE. Last week
the sea dogs began predicting a rip-snorting
storm as d sequence to the long continued hot
and dry weather: and as we have got by the
time for the line gale without experiencing
ANYTHING more than a moderate breeze, most
people were ready to agree with them. The
NSeiSiiNA
ages up; that long drouth is followed by an
excess of rain; a hot summer by cold winter
Saturday the barometer was falling and Sunday
a little group who were passing the time on the
water front discussed what might happen to the
shipping in port in case we had one of the old
time southeasters. In that event there would
surely be trouble, and trouble to spare.
CROP REPORTS The quarterly bulletin OF
the department of agriculture just issued from
the Office of the commissioner, Hon A. W Gil
man of Foxcroft, is on the subject of supple
menting the pastures and the hay crop, and
contains large amount of interesting and
valuable matter thereon from some OF the
leading agricultural authorities of the State.
Included also is summary of replies received
from correspondents to questions relating to
the farm Following is the summary for Wal
do county:
Amount of hay crop, 65 per cent. Condition
of hay, 90 per cent Condition of sweet corn
90 per cent There was but little increase IN
the acreage of sweet corn this season. In a
few localities more corn for sio was raised
The bean crop is somewhat below the average
Acreage of potatoes, 105 per cent. Potatoes
have rusted some, especially where not spray
ed with Bordeaux mixture. Condition OF fruit
So per cent Amount of apple crop, % per
cent
A HANDSOME New RESIDENCE. The eN-