The Republican journal., 1899-07-13
The News of Brooks.

Mr.. l. l. Felker of Pittsfeld visited friends
in town last week.
Miss Maud E. Barker of Belfast is visiting
friends in Brooks
Percy Howard Leonard of Belfast is help
ing M. ]. Dow at haying.
Mrs. Geo Miller, jr.. of Monroe visited
friends here last week.
The 4th was passed very quietly here,
many of our people being out of town.
Miss Mildred McCarty will be the guest of
he friend Miss Grace E. Dow at the farm
this summer.
Mrs. Eliza Campbell of Winterport. for
mer resident of Brooks, has been visiting at
I. l. Huxford's
Geo. Gould of Monroe has finished his
work on the church here for the present and
gone home to do his hayng'
Rev. David Bracket, who has been dam
gerously i'll, is now 80 much improved as to
be able to attend to business.
NJ. j. Dow opened his farm home last Sun
day for the season. He will NOV something
over one hundred acres of grass
Thomas Brooks, who has been selling
spring beds for Horace Day since last fall,
has returned to his home in Washington.
People generally begun haying the first of
this week, and from now on until the crop is
harvested it will be business in the bayfield,.
Miss Media L. Dodge of Jackson is house
keeping for Mr. and Mrs. t. A. Elliott dur
ing their absen ce on their summer vacation.
Miss Nettie Bowen has returned from
visit to Fairfield. She brought with her the
little daughter of her friend, Mrs. Walter
Hall.
Dr.. Rich was high line on haying this We ar.
getting his all in the barn the 4th of July,
with Frank York CLOSE second. finishing
up the next day.
George johnson, truckman on the rail-
road. was disabled by a severe strain about
two weeks ago and has not yet been able to
resume his place on the road
DR., George A. Libby babe adieu to friends
here and set out on his return to Tacoma
Monday afternoon, He goes by way of the
Canadian Pacific and will arrive in Tacoma
Saturday night,
Harriet Buzzell, who was taken violently
insane about a week ago, carried to the
asylum at Augusta Monday. 1t is hoped
that the attack is only temporary and that
she will soon recover.
Capt. j, W Bennett, who recently made
his family here a brief visit, has returned
to New York where he is in command of the
yacht Clean, which is owned by private par
ties and used as pleasure craft.
Without doubt the smallest hay rack IN
Waldo county is owed by Galen Rivers For
bes, son of Charles Fl. Forbes Of tins town.
1t is one that his father made for him and he
has fine times playing haul in hay.
During the shower last Thursday evening
which was very severe in this vicinity
the home of Chas. f. Small Of this village
was struck by lightning and Mr., Small
wife and son were both seriously affected
by the shock.
Among the varieties of straw berries grown
by A B. Stantial of this town are the follow
ing: Haverland, Fountain, Crescent, Beder-
wood, Brandywine, Barton Eclipse, McKin-
ley, Splendid, Bubach No. g. Clyde Sam
Pile Nick Dinner, Glen Mary, Bisel.
Mr.. L. c. Whitman of Auburn, Maine,
was married June 2Sth at Rochester n H
to Lavinia E. Elwell, one of the very fairest
| of the Brooks fair ladies. The happy couple
will make a short wedding tour to Boston
and other cities and will then settle in An
burn. where Mr.. Whitman is in business
f. S, Page has at his store pumpkin
which is apparently as sound and perfect as
when gathered. He intends to see how long
it will keep. Mr.. Page who came here last
fall from the West and put in a small stock
goods to occupy his time, has made many
friends, likes the place, and intends to re-
main.
Joel Works, one of our oldest citizens,
died here last week. Tie funeral was held
Saturday forenoon, Rev. H. Small officiating
His wife, who Reynolds, died some
years ago, since which time he has lived
either with his son; James in Jackson or
with his son William in Brooks. He has
been in poor health for some time. but his
last illness was short. He was a shrewd
tinanCler and had accumulated considerable
property
The primary school closed Friday after
noon, June 30th. The following pupils not
absent or late during the term: Eddie Webb
Lila Estes, Maude Webb, Gertie McTaggart.
Victor Colson, Lila O'Brien, Hattie Lang,
Mildred Lang, Josephine McTaggart, Hattie
Works. The following missed one day:
Clair Roberts, Lawrence Estes Ebert Ames
Clarence Reynolds, lMartie Ames, Ellie Rey-
nolds. The afternoon was devoted to exer-
cises by the children. Miss Mabel Rose has
taught this school for three years with ex-
celent success.
Mrs. York of the Brooks hotel has lately
been receiving visits from various friends
and relatives. Among them were Mr. and
Mrs. Lyman OF Boston and Mrs. Gushing of
Lynn, Mass, with Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley of
Camden. July 4th the gentlemen of this
party invested literally in bunting and dec
GRATED the front of the hotel in artistic style
Then in the evening they furnished young
America with liberal supply of explosives
and also made very creditable display OF
fre-wo rks. The young people of the neigh
borhood were especially delighted