The Republican journal., 1900-12-13
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

THE NEWS OF BROOKS.
DR.. Prince E. Luce and wife of Belfast
spent Sunday with friends here.
The schools of the town were thinly at
| tended the cold days this week.
Fred Ryan, at the old John Lane place,
has permanent addition to his family.
Almon S. Forbes is with his daughter
Cora in Connecticut, and will probably
spend the winter there
Ernest Gould is staying with Mrs. Mahala
Forbes and family as chore-boy and attend
ing the West Brooks school
Ralph Edwards is spending the winter
here in Brooks, not feeling strong enough to
return to his business in the West
Roscoe A. Jones is getting up a big pile of
wood thus early in the winter Ross is
hustler anywhere you may put him.
Miss Parker Of the Coburn Classical In
stitute, Waterville. las been visiting her
friend. Mrs. Barker, at the parsonage.
How is this for weather? 20 degrees be-
low zero at Brooks Tuesday morning. 1t is,
however, good sleighing on the travelled
roads.
Mrs. Barker has been training the chill
| dren for a sacred concert, and something
nice may be expected about Sunday even
ing, Dec. sd.
Mr.. Thurston. the teacher at South
Brooks, went to Freedom last Saturday to
visit his father, who is quite sick, returning
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Phebe Reynolds, who had the mis-
fortune TO break her leg recently as she was
alighting from a carriage, is improving as
rapidly as could be expected.
The l. G. Reynolds store near the depot
| is being fitted up for a meat and fish market
Bert Hamlin and Will Deering, from Bel
fast, are to run it,
| Miss Alice L. Dow, who has had charge
of the millinery department Of her father S
business. went to Pittstield last Monday to
resume her studies at the NJ CT
| Eben Littlefeld was obliged on account of
his health to give up the winter term at the
N. c. |. He is spending the winter with his
uncle, Samuel Elwell of South Brooks.
Leslie Moulton, one of our best known
and most highly respected young men, who
has been in poor health for some time. is
now confined to his bed and is considered
to be dangerously i'll.
Charles f. Bowen has sold his livery bust
ness and stock to Frank R. York of the
Brooks hotel. Mr. Bowen has for several
years done a satisfactory business both to
himself and the public.
Our stores are more generally stocked
with holiday goods than usual. Mr.. Dow.
who has always made this line speciality,
has some very nice and expensive articles
suited for this trade and every other dealer
is carrying more or less of it.
II. H. Rich, assisted by several ladies,
gave fine entertainment at the Good Tenn
plar hall last Saturday evening The usual
/ weekly attendance at this lodge is about
one hundred members. A committee from
East Brooks have the floor next Saturday
evening.
Speaking Of the large elm trees of the
/ county reminds us that we have some mag
| nlncent ems right here IN Brooks village.
The row on the north side of the Knox and
Monroe road is said to have been set out
nearly 100 years ago by one Nathaniel
Simpson, and they are an ornament to the
village.
The members of Marsh River lodge, F.
& A. NJ, are to have special entertainment
Wednesday evening, Dec. 18th, when the
annual installation of their officers takes
place. The installation, musical and literary
program will be at their hall, after which
they will repair the banquet room of the K.
of P, where a nice lunch will be ill readi-
ness for them. The affair will be confined
to members OF the Order with their families
and few invited friends 1t will doubt
less be made very enjoyable occasion.