The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-05-02
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Ned Edwards is in Belfast working for
Thompson & Foster.
VIM. Lord remains about the same. He
is very i'll with a bowel trouble.
Harry Littlefeld has done good job of
grating for Samuel Elwell of South Brooks.
W. S. Jones is to build new store this
summer. Joseph Ellis will furnish the
frame.
DR.. Kilgore is improving the grounds of
his handsome place, formerly the Elliott
stand.
Mrs. Mary f. Weber, to the surprise of
all, is apparently much better and is able to
sit up little.
Earle d. Bessey Of the NJ. C. l. visited
friends here last Sunday. Harry Brown
also came home for a brief visit.
James F. Jewell has done big job of
grating at his place. He is taking hold of
his farming interests with good courage.
Mrs. NJ l. Estes, no lately returned
from Portland, had her spring opening of
fashionable millinery last Friday and Satur-
day
Mrs. Miller has returned from visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Cunningham of Swan
vile, and reports that May is the mother of
nice baby.
The officers of the Good Templars lodge
for the present quarter will be the same as
for the past quarter, with Rev. F. W. Barker
for chaplain.
Miss Grace E. Dow is teaching school in
Bucksport. She was recommended for the
position by Prof. Richardson of the Castine
Normal school.
Charles L. Austin has Wilkes stallion
| four years old that is a beauty. He is fine
| ly bred and is nice traveller. Charles is
proud of him.
| Miss Alice L. Dow received the ladies of
| this vicinity last Friday and Saturday. The
occasion was the summer opening of her
millinery rooms.
Ira W. Bowden is doing nice blacksmith
business. His speciality is job work and re-
pairs. He can repair anything from a jack
knife to steam engine.
| Mrs. Lena West returned to her home in
! Auburn last week, taking with her her son
/ Maurice, who has always lived with his
grandfather, Stanley Perkins
The summer terms of school are now in
session: The village primary is taught by
Mabel Rose; South Brooks by Vesta Rose,
and West Brooks by Inez Forbes.
/ j. II. Gordon has lots of work at the
pants factory and has lately put in new
gasoline engine of the latest pattern and
much more powerful than the old one.
Several of the Knights of Pythias went to
Newport Wednesday where new lodge
was instituted. Among them were C. E.
Lane, A. r. Cilley, c. E. Bowen and A. B.
Stantial.
/ Benz Cram, who for many months was
confined to the house by what was supposed
to be an incurable illness, is now able to
walk about to the neighbors, and has cut up
some wood this spring.
! DR.. A. W. Rich has one of the incest
young horses in this vicinity and naturally
feels proud of him. He is only three years
old and is safe for woman to drive and a
free roadster. He is a stylish looking colt
and it will take some money to buy him.
! Miss Alice Clary of South Brooks was at
the village last Sunday for the first time
since last fall. The loss of her sister, Emma
Clary, is sore affection to the family. For
many years she had been the mainstay of
the family, a crippled father, mother and
sister depending upon her for comfort and
assistance.
The people of Brooks were much pleased
! last week to receive a call from their former
pastor, Rev. F. S. Dolliff, who is now locat-
ed at Island Falls. Bro. Dolliff is special
| ly delighted with the nice 14-weeks old baby
| that their home is blessed with Both Mr..
and Mrs. Dolliff are much pleased with
| their new home.
| NJ. j. Dow is repairing the fence around
his Sprout Hill pasture. 1t was in this pas
ture that the steers owned by Edwin Rey-
nolds of Unity ran last summer and which
took the premium for fat cattle at the Mon
| roe Fair. They were not taken out of the
pasture for the season until the morning of
the fair. Two years before Charles Rey-
| nolds turned in pair of yearlings the first
of Nav They ramainpd thara until tho