The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-09-21
The News OF Brooks.

The News OF Brooks.
Carrie Nickerson of Bangor has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Eliza feathers of this
place.
Mr. Whitman of Auburn, with his wife, is
visiting the family of Otis Elwell in East
Brooks.
Walter Penney will close his farm house
for the winter, as he has employment away
from home.
DIR. A. W. Rich has gone to Oxford county
this week to settle up some business for his
fertilizer company.
Miss Lizzie Nelson is visiting the family
OF Charles Bessey. She now makes her
home in Massachusetts.
Vashti Fogg went to New York Monday
for fall and winter novelties in millinery.
She will be absent about two weeks.
Ralph Edwards. recently from the West
is visiting his parents here, His health is
not of the best and he is taking much
needed rest
Deputy sheriff Leathers wears a smiling
face, as Mrs Leathers has returned from a
long visit to friends in Bangor Pittstie!d
| and Palmyra.
| Rev. Frank S Forbes left Sunday for Bos-
I ton, where he will be joined by his father
| Almon S. Forbes, who is to accompany him
| to California.
! BENZ Hussey and wife Cecilia Lance have
made their friends in Brooks visit. They
brought with them nice boy baby. They
are now located at Windsor, Me.
Hon Isaac G. Reynolds and wife, who
We're quite badly injured by being thrown
from carriage, are about their usual bust
ness, but still have some physical remind
ers Of their mishap.
NJ. j. Dow, who has for several years
handled the ready-made garments of Morris
| Biheld Co., of New York. Will continue in
/ the same business during the fall and winter.
His line consists Of capes Jackets, skirts and
tailor made suits
| G. w. Jenneys, our popular dentist has
returned from his annual vacation trip to
| the coast of eastern Maine and is now ready
for business at the old stand. The doctor
| has been gone several weeks and we are
| glad to see him back in town.
| Roscoe C. Edwards has been engaged in
fitting up the steam engine and boiler in the
mill of Roberts & Son. Mr.. Edwards
without doubt, is one of the finest machin-
lists in this vicinity. He worked at the
business in Massachusetts, for several years
his speciality being steam engines.
N sses Mabel, Gail and Gertrude Treat of
East Orange, n. j., are visiting at I. l.
HuXtord's. They are daughters of Hon.
Charles H. Treat, formerly noted Republi-
can politician and business man of Della
ware, but now United States collector of in
ternal revenue in New York city.
DR.. j, W. Hawthorne and wife of New
port and Miss Mabel Judkins of Livermore
| Falls were at Mrs. Foggs for few days last
week, the guests Of DR.. n. II. Cook Dr.
Hawthorne was classmate of DR.. Cook at
the University of Vermont He has visited
Brooks frequently in the last few Years and
has many friends here.
ID. G. Bean has been in this vicinity buy
ing SHOVEL handle stock for the Oakland
factory. His crew is now at work in the
VIM Hogan woods and will when that
is finished take the lots of M j. Dow and
Alfred Hubbard. The company is ready to
buy good ash stock Here is a chance for
some of our farmers to get dollar in cash
Our old friend Charles Huxford of Boston
has been visiting relatives and friends in
town. Charles has crossed the American
continent nearly a score of times, has trav
elled in European countries and done BUSH
ness amounting to hundreds of thousands of
dollars but when we meet, your correspond
ent only remembers him as the chum with
whom he played tag when they attended
school at West Brooks in the long ago
Rev. Frank S. Forbes, now of Santa Bar
bara, Calf, delivered lecture at the G. A
r. hall last Sunday evening. His subject
was, rs the world growing better?" and he
held the interest Of his audi ence closely
from beginning to finish His old friends
and townsmen gave him a royal welcome,
as the hall was crowded from the platform
to the door An impromptu reception was
held at the close of the lecture and many
Cduo lOfWdTu 10 grasp lue maui Oh bue Gdl-
ented young speaker. Born and reared on
one of our typical rugged New England
farms, close to the Atlantic coast, his abl-
ity has earned him fine position with
handsome salary and he has a nice home
within hearing of the tumultuous waves of
the Pacific ocean.
MONROE CENTRE. Mrs S. A. Thurlow of
Dixmont preached at the church last Sun
day forenoon and evening. Our school be-
gan Monday with Miss Nellie Weber as
teacher. Col. Elijah Walker of Somerville,
Mass. was in town last week visiting Mrs.
Wealthy Walker, widow of his brother, Rev.
Josiah Walker, and his nephew and nieces.
George Walker accompanied him to Belfast
Thursday where he took the boat for Rock
land. He will visit relatives there and at
tend the reunion of the 4th Maine Regiment
of which he was colonel
Speaking of Liver Remedies.
There is long established cure for bill
iousness that is more reliable than any of
the new cures. OF course you know Of "L
F." Atwood's Bitters they are in all of the