The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-06-14
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Simon f. Thompson has been visiting
relatives in MOntville.
Almon S. Forbes has been spending a few
days with friends in Freedom
DR.. and Mrs. A. W. Rich have been enter
tanning friends from Massachusetts.
Mabel Felker and Miss Neatly are at home
from Rockland, where they spent several
months.
People are still planting and sowing; hur-
rying to finish up the late work on the
farms.
Lorenzo Jones has a very fine pair of
matched steer calves for which he has re-
fused S25.
Alice L. Dow went to Pittsfeld Tuesday
to attend the commencement exercises of
the NJ. c. l.
There will be services at the Union church
next Sunday at 80 P. NJ. Preaching by
Rev. Mr. Barker of Bangor. ...
If you want to find hens, visit the farm of
G. d. Davis, on the j. r. Littleteld road
He has over 1,5oo of them
VIM. O. Jones. who has been sick for
several weeks, is now able to ride out His
daughter Alta is also better.
Stantial Il Thompson are at work on the
Benjamin Ham buildings in West Brooks,
which are to be greatly improved.
The home of the late r. w. Forbes has
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presents fresh and new appearance.
Hon. |. G. Reynolds almost thought last
winter that he was done for, but he is out
now, holding pillow and driving oxen.
Rosa Curtis. who has been with her
parents at the old Penney homestead for
some time, will return to Bangor soon.
Benjamin Cram, who has been confined
to the house all winter, walked out to the
stable the other day and now seems to be
improving in health.
NJ. j. Dow has quite herd of young
best pastures in Waldo county, and takes in
young stock to pasture.
The family of the late Almon S. Young,
who have been so very sick, are now stead
lily improving, and unless new complications
set in they will all recover
VIM Briggs has been benetitting the OF
chards of this vicinity by his work in graft
ing. A natural fruit tree is worthless, but
by grating can be made valuable.
Lindley Bailey has been quite sick at the
home of Isaac g. Reynolds. He was about
to return to his home in Massachusetts
when he was taken with the fever.
We called upon James NJ. Clary the other
day. He is 81 years of age and the oldest
person in Brooks. He retains all his facu-
ties and converses as readily upon current
topics as any of the younger people.
Geo W. Page has the business of the
estate of his father, the late Eben g. Page,
nearly settled, and will soon be discharged
from his duties as administrator. The
homestead will remain in the hands of some
members of the family.
Isaac 5. Staples and family have been sad
ly afflicted by the death of their son Clar-
ence, very attractive and bright young
man. Every thing possible was done to
make him comfortable and to save him if it
could be done; but he died of the same dis
ease as did his brother-in-law, the late
Charles Merritt, one year ago. The two
men were associated in Lowell, Mass. for
some two years.
We would call the attention of our farmers
to the chance to raise good crop of tllrnips
to supplement the hay crop. Break up "a
plat of good sod land, harrow we'll, furrow
deep, fill the furrow full with the strongest
dressing left, cover it well and then plant
the seed, covering lightly. A hundred bush
els can be got off piece no larger than a
barn and it is a most profitable crop. Plant
any time before the Goth of June They
will come handy next January, and you will
not miss the time it takes to do the work
OBITUARY. Clarence f. Staples, son of
Isaac S. and Mary A. Staples, died June
Sth, aged 20 years and Is days. Deceased
was born in Brooks, and was bright young
man of social disposition and pleasing man
ners, the idol of his parents, who have the
deepest sympathy of the community in their
dmlCtloH lie ldu Deeu III ldlllIlS
from consumption for about two years, and
the most loving care, and every thing that
money could buy, were powerless to stay
the ravages of the disease until death came
to his relief. The funeral services Sunday
at the family residence, conducted by Rev.
ID. Bracket, were simple but impressive.
Among the floral tokens Of remembrance
were the following: Pillow of roses and
ferns, Brother" from II. E. Staples and
Mrs F. A. Merritt; basket of roses and
pinks from the Brooks Cornet Band, Of
which the deceased was member; pinks
from Mrs. T. /. Huxford and Alfred Hulk
ford roses from Mrs. E. A. Carpenter
spray of pinks and smilax from Delbert and
Nettie Brown roses and lilies of the valley
from James W. Jones and family, Belfast;
pinks and ferns from Ada Jones; pansies
from Alice Dow.
Alearned insectologist has discovered
that the best time to examine the won
derful construction of a hornets nest