The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-04-05
The News of Brooks.

Manley Knowltou of Prospect was in town
on business Monday.
Ed. Jelllison started for job in Mass.
achusetts last Monday.
Dr. A. E. Kllgore has been confined to the
house several days by sickness.
Chas E. Small has gone to Lowell, where
he has some work to do as house painter.
Charles E. Peavey is expecting valuable
stock horse from Taunton, Mass, this week.
Charles F. Bessey has been visiting the
granite quarries at Barre, Vt, in which he is
interested.
E. c. Holbrook. E q. Roberts and F. G.
E Ills, our new assessors, are canvassing the
town for the financial basis of the tax asses,
ment for 1900.
c. E. Lane, who has had dozen men and
several horses at work in the Snow woods in
Jackson, has closed work for the season with
big pile of lumber landed at the steam
mill.
Miss Alice L. Dow has gone to Boston, to
spend few weeks in the trimming depart
ment of C. A. Browning & Co., and she will
then return and open her millinery rooms
for the season.
Burton II. Robertson of Newton Centre,
Mass. son of A. J. Robertson formerly of
Monroe, who recently graduated from the
Boston Commercial College, has accepted a
position in Manchester, N. Fl.
Herbert F. Roberts, who died of pneumo-
MIA last week, was buried under the auspices
of the Knights of Pythias The funeral ser
mon by Rev. H. Small and the usual
rituaistic ceremonies of the order were per-
formed at the grave.
NJ, J. Dow, who has been closing out his
large stock of dry and fancy goods at largely
reduced rates will continue the sale through
! the month of April He found himself
, he1vily overstocked and in need of money
and adopts this method to relieve the diff
| Guilty.
Walter Penney, who has been with his
coasin. Austin Shibles of Knox, during the
inter, has given up his business there and
| after visit to his mother and sisters il
| Connecticut, will strike for employment il
some other direction. The old homestead al
| West Brooks has been sold and the family
resident here for over forty years, is scatter
| ed. Not one. alive or dead, is left in this
town.
| Mrs. Lindley Bailey is here from Massa-
chusetts to visit her parents, Isaac G. Rey-
nods and wife, both of whom have beer
rly for ya'
cannot get out to care for those nice young
lambs much this winter, and it worries him
more than the sickness does. For many
| years he has excelled every breeder in Wal
DO county, and for that matter the State, in
the size and quality of the early spring
| lambs which he raises for the market He
| has made money and acquired fame by rea
son Oi his nice sheep, which are known all
over The State, and they are his special
pride.
| The entertainment for the benefit of the
church last Friday evening was a success
both socially ard financially. The evening
was very pleasantly passed and the pre-
ceeds were about S44, nearly all of which
W as saved for the church furnishings, as the
| candy, ice cream, etc, was all homemade
and donated by the ladies. Every body
seems willing to do something to help pay
| for our new church, which is a credit to the
| place. Another entertainment will soon be
| given which it is thought, will pay for the
furniture and furnishings. In accordance
with the march Of current events the old
Westinghouse corporation has voted to deed
lie church to the new parish, if they will
assume ali financial responsibility in regard
to the matter. AT "a meeting held last Mon
day afternoon the parish voted to accept the
proposition. John II. Gordon acted as
chair man and w. S. Jones as clerk. The
trus tee E, A. Carpenter, A. E. Chase,
I haddeus /, Huxford, VIM. O. Jones and
Wilbur +. Barker Isaac Lea hers. NJ j.
! u CIV anG L. g. Roberts were elected com
mittee to solicit subscriptions to pay
/ up the amount now due on the church.
James MeTaggart is treasurer, and will
| faithfully account for all funds turned over
to him. Now you have a chance to give an
other dollar to good cause.