The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-09

Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale has opened
the Blaine mans ion on State street. Au-
gusta, for the winter
Mrs. c. D. Shorey of Burlington has
five turnips that weigh 10 81 pounds.
the largest weighing 16 - pounds, and
the smallest Il 1-2 pounds.
Bowdoin has been placed on the list of
colleges recognized by Oxford university
and has thus received distinction en-
joyed by few American colleges.
An unusual sight on Camden streets
last week was an OK harnessed into a
wagon and driven with reins like a horse
In the wagon was loaded a calf and tow
ed behind the wagon a COW. Naturally
the outfit attracted considerable atten-
ton.
Under the terms of the will of the
late Rev. John S. Sewall, professor
emeritus Of the Bangor Theological Sem
mary. requests of $1,000 each are made
to Bowdoin College, the Maine Mission
airy Society and the Bangor Theological
Seminary.
An acre Of Northern flint corn, grown
on the Maine Sanatorium farm at Heb
ron, was husked and weighed as it came
from the field and turned out $500
pounds, which is equal to 81 ~ bushels
of shelled corn or 1876 bushels of corn on
the cob per acre.
1t is estimated that about one-half of
Aroostook' S potato crop has already been
shipped. If this is true, and the estimate
is made by those in position to know. it
seems probable that there will be short
age OF potatoes even in Aroostook coun-
ty before the season closes.
The Goth annual initiation of the Maine
Gamma Alpha Chapter of Alpha Tau
Omega was held at The Gerald. Fair
field, on Friday evening October 9th.
About 30 were present, including num-
Der Of the alumni. Among the initiates
was Crawford A. Treat of Stockton
Springs.
Gustin Wardwell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. F. Wardwell, and Miss Algie NJ.
Hutchins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Hutchins of Penobscot, were mar
ried al Castine Saturday evening, Octo-
Der 18th. A large number of friends are
wishing them much happiness in their
new life.
The fishing schooner Gladiator, Capt.
Allen McIsaac, arrived in Bucksport
October 31st from the Grand Banks
with full fare of cod. The schooner
carried 20 dories and men and large, fine
fish were secured. The Gladiator was
bought by Capt. Thomas Nicholson this
last spring and added to his fleet of Grand
Bankers.
Clifton Jackson, third baseman of the
kennebunk High school team, caught the
eye of scout for one of the Boston
teams by his playing at the Rochester
fair, and Friday he signed a contract for
81, 200 year. One report is that he is
to play with the Boston Americans and
another is that he has been signed by the
Boston Nationals. jackson is II wears
old, well built and has the action of a
ball player.
Robert T. Tyler of Frankfort has sold
his valuable Colombo horse to E. L. Kim
ball of Northeast Harbor. The animal
Is regarded as one Of the best raised in
Waldo county for some time, and is six
years old and weighs 1900 pounds. He is
absolutely sound and without blemish
and is not afraid of automobiles, trolley
cars or trains. The price is private, al
though it is understood to have been a
high one.
A. J. Remission of Hermon, one of the
best known poultrymen and bird fanciers
in this part of the country, has recently
shipped to Southport, Florida, u of the
finest birds and will try the southern
climate as an experiment for raising
early chickens for show purposes at the
fairs next summer. E. c. Craig of Dix
mont has also made shipment of fancy
poultry to Florida to try the same ex-
neriment