The Republican journal., 1896-01-30
BROOKS A truckman named Alpheus

| BROOKS. A truckman named Alpheus
Roberts met with a severe accident Friday
night. He was working with two other
men on some baled hay, and just as one
bale had been lifted, Mr.. Roberts horse
started throwing the driver, who is heavy
man, to the ground, where he struck on his
head and shoulders. No bones were broken,
but Mr.. Roberts will be laid up for some
time. Several ladies from Belfast were
here last week in the interest of the Non
Partisan W. G. T. Alliance. A reception
was held at the home of Mrs. Isaac Staples
which was attended by quite a number of
| the ladies OF this place. Among the visitors
was Mrs. Florence c. Porter of Caribou and
Mrs. Chas. A. Pilsbury, Mrs. Albert Gam
mans, Mrs. E. A. D. burlington, Mrs E. H.
Conant of Belfast. The party was pleas
ant enc to meet and our ladies were much
Interested in the subjects presented :. =. Bert
| Payson closed his ten weeks term OF school
in the Ellis District, so-called, in South
Brooks last Friday afternoon. George Ellis,
| Nellie Nash and Jennie Payson We're not
absent one day during the term. In the
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| by the pupils with the following program:
| Spelling contest; recess; defamation. j.
Payson; rec, Nellie Nash rec, Annie Pay
son; rec, Lillian Bachelor; dec, George
Ellis; dec, j. Payson; rec, Gladys Bachel-
der; rec, Miss Clary; rec, Miss Payson :;
rec, Edna Elwell; rec, Nellie Nash dec,
j. Payson; dialogue, Aunie and Marcia
-; rec, Nellie Bowden; rec, Miss
Clary; music, Miss Ellis; dec, Clarence
Eiwel dialogue, James and Matilda
-; dec, Eben Littetield -. The Sun
day morning service at the Friends chapel
is quite we'll attended. Friend Omar q.
| Hussey speaks there every Sunday morning
at 1870 o'clock. Mrs. E. G. Holbrook led
| the Christian Endeavor meeting at the
| Union church last Sunday evening. The
| house was well filled. Ezra Hanson, W no is
nearly ST years od,is quite feeble this winter
IS. S. Roberts and Wilbur Barker are
hauling ice from Marsh river. Roscoe G.
| Edwards is out on crutches, but now that
| his leg Is better he finds that he was other
wise badly hurt by his fall. Fred Hasty
| of Thorndlke, who was badly injured in the
| runaway accident by which Abner S. Smith
lost his life, was in town Tuesday. He still
| suffers with pain through his chest and is far
| from being recovered from the effects of his
| injuries. Isaac S. Staples is out on the
road with some of his nice seghs and
| jumpers. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Dow, who has
| been in poor health all winter, rode to the
village last Monday. Brooks lodge of
Good Templars had seventy-tve members
out last Saturday evening, which is pretty
good showing for a country village when we
remember what stormy night it waS....
Dr. A. w. Rich has bought the James w.
Jones place here in Brooks, w ich he intends
to rebuild and greatly improve. The doctor
| is a hustler and will greatly improve the
| place within the next SIX months. . Mr.
| Dow has in a nice new line of hamb urgs for
the spring trade. The Yankee Blade Pub
| fishing Co. are now running their press to
| its utmost capacity printing their paper,
which has large general circulation. The
work is all done in their own building and
the hum of the engine is music to the ears
of the Brooksites. The business men of
this place have some hustle to them and if
they fail they intend to go down kicking. We
| now want shoe factory and want it badly,
The entertainment Thursday evening
Jan 23l, for the benefit of Geo. G.. DAVIS 7, 8 ,
| was pronounced by the many present per-
| feet success. The program consisted OF songs
and burlesque, uterspersed with these Ia
! vorite selections from the orchestra: ''Dire G.
torate March," Sousa; "Vlsions OF Rest"
Baker, etc. Following is the program:
Overture "Caleph Of Bagdad," Boieldiev
| Orchestra.
Quartette, The Hunters Song"
soprano, Mrs. A. f. Chase Alto Mrs
H. NJ, Merrthew; Tenor, T. A. Ell
liott; Bass A. G. Mosmau.
Acco:npanist, Mrs I. A. Elliott
Song, "Down i'll the Orchard Swing"
Mrs. j. &. Lane.
Song, "CncIe John"
A l.. NJ sman
Burleslue, The sweet Family
Characters:
Ma Sweet, Mrs. T. [. Huxford
Her Daughters,
Araminty Ann, Mrs. W. c. Rowe
| Betsy Belindy, Miss Vashta Fogg
Caroline Cordeiia, both Miss Mabel Rose
Dorothy Delilah, twins Miss Grace DOW
Elizabeth Eliza, Miss Irene Cook
! Frances Fedory, Mrs E. u. Roberts
Glorianna Gadabout, Miss Lule Dow
Song, My Sweetheart from Over the Sea-"
Mrs. A. E. Chase
Song, " The Wanderers Return
MISS Ida NJ. Wood.
Song Before the Face
L. A. Elliott.
Orchestra:
LIST Violin, j. Leonard; End Violin, J.
Cilley; Organist Miss May Huxford;
Cornetist, b. Tozer.
| Mrs. Bertha Bracket was stage manager
and prompter. The proceeds were SIS 10