The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-02-14
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Mrs. w. A. FenlasOn is again on the in
valid list
Mrs. G. A. Morrill, has been enjoying a
visit from her mother the past few weeks.
Eben Miller visited his brother-in-aw
Mr.. Cunningham, at Swanville last week.
Mrs. Mary Weber is in poor health this
winter and is confined to the house all of the
time.
Mrs. Rufus Morse, who has been sick in
Lowell, Mass, this winter, is said to be
better.
Mrs. f. G. Roberts. who has been on the
proved in health
| W. S. Jones, our furniture dealer and I'M
dertaker, is considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
| building new store the coming season.
Ernest Gould is acting as chore boy for
M. J. Dow and attending the village school.
! He is said to be d good Latin scholar and is
reading Caesar this winter.
Severe colds are now the order of the day.
Jefferson Hobbs, who was very dangerously
sick early in the winter, is now convalescent
.
The entertainment by the Ladies' Aid
! Society was postponed on account of the
weather, and if the travelling permits will
probably be held about the Goth of February
/ At the beginning of the new year NJ. J.
Dow, our dry goods man, found d dozen
Whites sewing machines on his hands, and
is now making special rates to his customers
on them.
The death of Enoch G. Hall last Saturday
from pneumonia makes the fourth that has
occurred from that cause on the Hall hill
within a year, and the houses are not ten
rods apart
Edwin Knowlton had boils on his wrist
so badly that he had to leave his job in the
woods and come home. He has been I'M
fortunate this winter, having lost two work
horses, his only team.
A. B. Stanti al, superintendent of schools,
has been putting some extra work into his
supervision in order to increase the eff
| fciency. In any event we have had some
profitable terms Of school the past year.
| DR.. A. W. Rich is On the sick list, having
been practically confined to the house for
about two weeks, a very unusual occurrence
for him. He is thought to be somewhat
better at this writing
| Rev. F. W. Barker received a dispatch
Monday night announcing the death of his
! father, prominent citizen of Fredericton,
n. B. Mr.. Barker left on the train Tuesday
morning and will be absent several days.
Mrs. Henry Cunningham of Swanville
spent last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Miller of this village. Indeed,
she nearly came to the conclusion that she
would have to spend the winter here unless
she went across the country on snow Shoes
We are glad to welcome Miss Mae Nc
Taggart back from years visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. Jennie Jewell of South Dakota.
Her brother-in-aw, c. S. Jewell, accom-
panied her on the long journey East, return
ing Monday after short visit to his wfe's
relatives in Brooks and Belfast.
The veteran carriage ironer, Bigelow
Bachelor, is at work for [. S. Staples &
Son, who are building a large lot of car
riages for the summer trade, in both light
and heavy patterns. Their work is unex-
cerled for style and durability and finds
ready sale.
Rev. F. W. Barker gave very interesting
address to the young people last Sunday
evening In fact, his Sunday evening lee
lures are a distinguishing feature of his
work here. He is now very anxious to raise
new class in the Sunday school to be COM
posed of the men of the place, both old and
young. 1t is a very laudable purpose and
should receive the support of the citizens of
the town.
Weather! yes, we have had plenty of it
for week or two. Except on the railroad
line, which has been kept open, we have
been blockaded for oyer week. 1t has
been just impossible to get anywhere. This
will pass for an old-fashioned winter with
vengeance. The wood piles and haymows
are vanishing like dew before the sun, and
the indications are that the end is not yet.
The closing exercises of the school at
South Brooks, taught by Earl D. Bessey,
took place last week. There was an inter-
esting program in which every member Of
the school took part, and all went home full
ly satisfied that they had enjoyed profita-
BILE as well as pleasant term of school.
MIR. Bessey obtained the prize for the best
original Grafton in his class at the NJ. G. l.
last spring, and is recognized as young
man of excellent ability. His success as a
teacher is assured.
Mr.. Hale Rose Of this village has just clos
ed very successful term of school in the
Elwell district, East Brooks. His genial
and respectful manner won the hearts of his
pupils, who showed their goodwill by pre-
senting to Mr.. Rose handsome book OF