The Republican journal., 1899-03-30
The News OF Brooks.


here last week.
Milo NJ. Colson is busy nova days selling
sewing machines.
Mrs B. F. Stantial has been quite i'll for
the past two weeks.
Kate Small is working as a compostor in
the Yankee Blade office.
Hon. A. E. Nickerson of Swanville was in
town ON business last week
Hillard Seavey was in town Sunday. He
has been away for some months.
Mr. Bowker and family of Belfast have
been visiting at 7. ID. Jellisons.
Almon S. Forbes is living with his son
Charles since the death of bis wife.
The Journal is now sold at the post Office
and there ought to be quite a call for it.
Joel Work, who is in poor health, has
spent the winter with his son William.
GorGou, Bracket and Pattee are having
some clothing business to do, and every little
helps.
Mrs Martha E. Luce and daughter Bertha
are visiting friends near their old home in
Waldo.
Miss Vesta Rose is now studying Latin for
all she is worth. She recites to Mrs. E. c.
Holbrook.
Geo B. r Roberts and Henry Reynolds have
gone to Massachusetts to try their luck in
business.
Dr. A W. Rich keeps on the road nearly
all the time and is sustaining his reputation
as a hustler
Mrs Eliza Leathers recently had a good
long visit from her sister, Mrs. Carrie Nick
erson of Bangor
Mrs. Fanny Merritt has gone to Boston
where she will stop awhile and then go to
work as a nilliner
Charles Irving has sold his stock of
iewelry to NJ. j. Dow and is thinking of
moving to some other place.
Ira Meyers, who for some years has lived
in the family of E. o. Stantial of this town,
is very sick there with a fever.
Mrs P. B Clifford was at the village Tues
day for the first time in long time. She
Rev. F S. Dollitf was assisted last Sunday
evening by Rev. David Brackett, and the
service was made very interesting.
c F. Bessey left Monday for an extended
trip to New Hampshire and Vermont, where
he has important business interests.
W. G. Fuller OF Unity was in town Mon
day. The doctor has been in Augusta this
winter as assistant folder of the Senate.
Miss Alice L. Dow, the milliner, goes to
Boston this week to get the latest styles
preparatory to the seasons work. Her Sis
ter Grace will accompany her.
Hon. Isaac G. Reynolds of South Brooks
was at the village Tuesday, the first time
for several months. He has been on the in
valid list all winter as result of the grip.
L. c. Jones is in town after long absence
in Kennebec county. He will soon go to
Hancock and Washington counties in the in
terest of the Union Mutual Life Ins. Co.
The Brooks friends of James R. Gross of
Thorndike were much panied to learn of his
death, which occurred last Monday evening.
He had relatives in this village and often
came here.
A man who has kept account says we have
had 100 days Of continuous sleighing. Our
two accurate weather prophets say this was
what they meant when they predicted an
open winter.
Some Ct the Jackson boys helped out the
Good Templar lodge entertainment last Sat
urday evening with negro farce. II. H.
Rich was the captain and he gave them a
good time.
The selectmen have made the following
appointments of minor town officers Con-
stables, E. I. Bessey, Isaac Leathers truant
officers, NJ. j. Dow. l. G. Reynolds; sections,
W. c. Rowe, S. M. Elwell.
Grace E. Dow is clerking in her fathers
store She has learned to use the typewrit-
err and without doubt the correspondence of
the firm will in the future be conducted in
accordance with the modern methods.
AS O. G. Hussey of Waldo was crossing
the railroad near the depot here Thursday
the horse caught one of his calks in the iron
and fell breaking one of the bones of his
foot The next day the horse was choloro-
formed and killed. The accident was re-
GREETED as the animal had been used by Mr..
Hussey several years as driving horse and
was pet of himself and family.
Considerable indignation is expressed here
ut the action of the Legislature on the rail
road mileage bill. The opinion is general
that the railroads gained one of the most
complete and astonishing victories ever won
| by corporations over a legislative body, not
only not conceding one iota on their part,
but getting most drastic law passed in
| their own interest and emphasizing their in
dependence of legislative authority.