The Republican journal., 1897-10-28

BROOKS. Miss Edith, daughter of Benja-
min Rowe, who spent the summer with her
aunt, Mrs. Rachael Sinclair, has returned to
her home in Brownfield. :. Mrs. Dumphy of
Westbrook, better known in Brooks as
Nellie Simpson, died last week of typhoid
fever. The body was brought here for inter
ment She leaves two small children, one Of
which is with her father, Dudley G. Stimp-
son of this place. !. Mrs. Mathews of Sears
port is keeping house for her son, W. L.
Mathews, of this place while his wife is visit
ing in Boston. Miss Ella Mathews, who
for the past two years has been ouse-keeper
for john M. Dow, will spend few weeks
with Mrs. E. 0. Stantial.. Hiram Michaels
has been assisting Roscoe E. Weber to paint
his house. Roscoe G. Edwards has treated
his nice new house to coat of paint. Stan
ley Perkins has helped him with the job. :.
Ira W. Bowden has greatly improved his
house; having the chambers plastered and
finished and some outside work done. When
he gets his lot graded and smoothed he will
have nice place. j. VIM. Lord, SO years old
is exhibiting enterprise that would be com
mendabe in much younger man. He has
shingled the roof, painted the walls and
made valuable Improvements to the place,
which does not look bit natural now.
When he came on the place, known to the
older people the Rufus Roberts place,
they told him it was so rocky he could not
get dirt enough for garden without haul
ing it onto the place. But the old man hired
a strong man with good pair of horses nd
Went to work, with the result that he has
had the best vegetable garden in Brooks.
&. E. Small is grading around his new house.
in which he has been living for some weeks.
49,. Fred Emmons has his new house plaster
ed and intends to move into it in Decent Der.
go. Charles W. Lord has his house fini shed
and has moved in He has one of the very
neatest and prettiest stands in Brooks 49,.
Harrison E, Roberts is putting the finishing
touches to the new house that he has been
building the past summer, and it will soon
be ''Out of the old house into the new" ..
G. FL. Irving, matchmaker and jeweler,
has painted his store and has nice
cosy place of business. Miss May
Huxford went to Portland last week
to attend the musical festival and hear
and see Nordica and the other celebri-
ties. Miss Mabel Rose, Miss Inez NJ.
Forbes and Bert Payson of this town are
teaching school in Morrill, -. Mrs. A. E.
Chase has returned from visit to Portland.
-. George Gould of Monroe has the c. w.
Lord house finished and has gone home,
The Elliott house and the Lord house are
good advertisements for him a house
carpenter. Both are ornaments to the vii
age. -. Rev. F. S. Dollitf took for the subject
of his last Sunday evening talk, Confess
ing Christ andln TIL rty minutes gave us
some excellent truths in an original and in
teresting way. The attendance was good,
but the church should be crow ded, for those
talks are ben. fetal to the community. "A.
B. Hutf's mother is making him a vislt....
DIR. A. W. Rich is absent on business for
fertilizer company....I. G. Reynolds at
South Brooks and NJ. j. Dow at the village
are local agents for the Sagadahoc Fertilizer
son has been absent some two weeks visit
ing her son Harry, who is conductor on an
electric car IN Boston. Mrs. F. W. Pin
gree has been absent some Weeks visiting
her old home IN Fryebury.