The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-12-12
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

with milk.
David Fogg, who has been sick with rheu-
matte fever, is improving.
Miss Mary Huxford has been driving out
three or four miles to give music lessons.
Miss Alice L. Dow returned to Pittsfeld
Monday to resume her studies at the NJ. C. I.
Earle D. Bessey, of Bates 1904, is spend
ing his vacation with his sister in Thorn
dixie.
We notice the new sign of Mr.. Hobbs of
Winterport on hist storehouse near the
depot.
M. j. Dow, the dry and fancy goods man,
is stocking up for the holiday trade as
usual.
Isaac Leathers is buying pulp wood at
the station. Here is chance to get a few
dollars.
The shortest days of the year are now
upon us and the stores are lighted at 4
O'clock.
Rev. David Bracket is having large
quantity of cord wood cut at his farm in
Jackson.
E. C. Boody started for the woods last
Monday. He is to drive team for Fair
field parties.
The much needed rain has come at last.
The snow was deep in the woods, but very
loose and dry.
Geo. Reynolds is doing some business in
the Jones. blacksmith shop. His speciality
is horseshoeing.
M. j. Dow has pressed, hauled and de-
livered to A. E. Chase, the Brooks hay
dealer, 80 tons of hay.
DIR. A. E. Kilgore has had his stable
renovated and the interior very much
improved. He has added two box stalls.
Percy P. Leonard of the Soldiers Home
at Togus has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
Ira W. Bowden, Of this place.
Roberts & Son are doing large business
in the manufacture of toy articles and it is
hoped the demand will continue.
Charles E. Lane has returned to Aroos-
took county, where he is doing life insur-
ance business with headquarters at Houlton,
Mrs. Mary E. Wentworth, who is well
known in Brooks, is quite i'll at the home of
her son, Mr.. Friendly Wentworth, in East
Knox.
Byron j. Larrabee Of Winterport has
been running the barber shop of Charles
Irving much to the satisfaction of the peo-
pie here
Several of the young people of the place
spent last Friday evening at the parsonage,
as the guests of Rev. and Mrs. f. W.
Barker.
Will Deering, who recently married Miss
Media Dodge, has obtained rent in the Geo.
Miller house and they will go to house
keeping.
Mrs. Lavinia Morse has been quite i'll at
the home of her Son-in-law, Milton NJ
Leonard She is a sister of the late Au-
gustus Fogg.
Mr.. Dow supplies his customers with
the Butterick fashion sheets, Free He is
the local agent for their goods and has
orders for many patterns.
Sarah J. Cole, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. E. G. Lander, in Thorndike,
has resumed her position as housekeeper
for her brother, C. E. Lane.
Mrs. Rose l. Forbes of this town had at
one time recently over 20 cats Of different
sizes and ages. She makes business of
supplying city dealers with the felnes
Martha E. Luce, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs A. E. Dow of this place,
went to Thorndike Tuesday morning to see
her friend Mrs. Mary johnson, who is very
i'll.
Mrs. Sarah j. McGray, who lives with
her daughter, Mrs Ellen Kenney in Knox,
is hale and hearty at eighty years of age.
She lived for some years in Brooks and is
we'll remembered here.
Ralph, son of Roscoe G. Edwards, died at
the home of his father last Sunday night.
He had been in poor health for long time.
He learned the printers trade in Belfast, but
had spent some years in the West.
Chester Elwell of Brooks, who is at work
in the woods in Piscataquis county, has
already worked fifty days, as he writes to
his father, Charles FL. Elwell of this village.
1t will be a long job for the woodsmen this
year.
Frank II. Thurston of Montville visited
friends here last Sunday. He was on his
way to Pittsfeld, where he has position
as teacher at the NJ. c. 1. He is also taking
all advanced course in the school at the
same time.
Miss Kate Small, who recently opened
dressmaking rooms, has been quite busy the
past few weeks. Miss Inez Fogg has also
done something in the same line at Mrs.
Estes millinery rooms.
Deering Il Hamlin, who came here from
Belfast about one year ago, are very much
liked by their patrons and are evidently do
ing a good business. They have carried a
nice line of meat and fish.
Enoch Leathers has moved out of the
Benz Leathers' homestead, which has been
the constant residence of the family for
over forty years. 1t is now owned by Ros-
coe Weber, who bought the place for the
farm and lumber.
1t is rumored that the Almon S. Forbes
farm is sold. Whoever buys it gets
bargain, for the buildings alone cost much
more than the asking price for the whole
place, and Mr.. Forbes has spent lifetime