The Republican journal., 1899-06-01
The News OF Brooks.

Isaac Leathers will buy wool this season
at his place opposite the depot, paying tie
highest cash price.
Or. F. II HougAton of Rumford Falls wa
tied his mother and sister, Mrs /. A Ill.,
lott, this week. Mrs. Houghton's health
has been very poor since the death Of her.
! husband.
West and wife We're called homie
suddenly by the serious illness OF their little
son Maurice, who lives with his grandfather,
Stanley Perkins, He is nue. improved
aud his father and mother returned to
Auburn Tuesday where Mr., West is employ
ed 10y the Ara eastman Shoe CO.
Oshea A Johnson, who died in BurnAam
May 18th was the son of Noah &. and Mary
| ], johnson ana the oldest Of nine children
of whom seven are living. He was born in
Brooks s. years ago and has been employed
| by the Maine Central r. +. "a trackman for
about ten years, making his leadquarters at
| Durham, Since last fall his health has
been falling AS spring approached his
disease rapidly developed into consumption
| He leaves wife, the daughter of Al
| phonso Cunningham. formerly Of Brooks
and three children.
/ An able memorial sermon was delivered at
the Grand Army hall by Rev. F. 5. Doitf
and good sized audience vas in attendance
notwithstanding the threatening weather.
| The ceremonies of Memora al Day We're sue
cessfully carried out under the auspices of
| Geo. @. Davis Post and the Women's Relief
| Corps The Grafton was By Rev. H. I. Holt
of Lincolnvile. The Brooks band furnished
music for the oc easion. A. B. Stantial act
| ed as marshal. In the procession We're the
Grand Army, the Relief Corps and the
schools. A glance at thu procession year
! after year shows plainly that the veterans
| of the great civil war are growing old aud
| that their ranks are rapidly thinning. But
| though the heroes of the late war to some
extent I'LL the public eyes, the glories Of
| that Titanic struggle from 81 to 65 can new
! er fade. Though the questions settled by the
1 late war We're important, they We're az dust
in the balance compared with the momen-
tous issues which the surrender of Appomat-
| tox closed forever.
OBITUARY. John NJ. Dow, who died in
this village May 22d, was born at the Branch
| Mills in China, June $, 1914, and thus was
| at the time of his death 81 years, II months
and II days old. The youngest Of large
| family he took care of the homestead III the
! village until he was OF age, when he learned
the trade of carriage-maker, working in
| Manchester, Gardiner and Hallowell. In
| 1874 he married Elizabeth ". Magoon and
| moved to Brooks, where he has since resid-
| ed, until the death of his wife some two
years ago, when he came to this village to
! live with his son. He was very energetic,
! Industrious and capable man in any line of
| business in which he engaged and was
specially respected for his honesty of pur-
pose 1t was matter of special pride with
him that he had always paid in full every
| honest debt. He was type of the class
of men now becoming very rare, who
helped to change the forests Of Maine
to fertile fields. In early life he endur-
ed without complaint the privations Of
pioneer life, but passed his last years
surrounded by every comfort. He had from
early life been consistent Christian, and
for many years was worthy member of the
| Free Baptist church of this place. He left
! two children, Mrs. A. j Robertson of Biller-
| lea, Mass, and NJ. j. Dow of this town, who
has all his life been his assistant and bust
ness partner. His last sickness was of but
| few hours duration and was caused by a
| shock, the immediate result Of fall. H E
| became unconscious a short time after the
accident and never rallied from the stupor
The funeral held at his late residence
| May 24th Rev. David Bracket officiating.
The local choir, with Mrs. T. A. Elliott as
organist, furnished some appropriate selec-
tions, and Mrs. A E. Chase rendered a solo
/ in her most beautiful manner. The floral
| decorations were very fine, being tokens OF
love and respect from the family and from
kind friends. The deceased was the Oldest
man in Brooks with one exception, and was
loved and respected by all who knew him.