The Republican journal., 1902-01-16
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Mrs. Martha E. Luce is spending this
| week at the home of her brother, Charles
| E. La1le
Ernest Simpson recently cut his foot
| quite badly with an axe and has been con-
| fined to the house for some time.
The snowfall Saturday night and Sunday
was great boon to those who have bust
ness which they want to do on runners.
Edwin Walker and family, who were here
to spend Christmas, have returned 20
| Pittsfeld where MIR. Walker has employ
ment.
+. j. and F. P. Webb have very hand
some monument nearly completed for
Almon S. Forbes, who will have it set on
his lot in the village cemetery.
| Foster Small, who is spending the winter
| with his grandfather in Swanville, spent
several days recently visiting his old friends
| and schoolmates in this village.
DR.. A. W. Rich is still quite i'll and con-
fined to his room most of the time. He has
i always been a hustler and ready to take
hold of any business enterprise.
Fred Brown of Jackson and Charles H.
Forbes of Brooks have engaged to travel for
manufacturing concern as general agents
with New England as their territory.
Miss Sarah Haskell, who for several years
has resided in Knox with the family of
Daniel Wentworth, will spend the winter
with Mrs. Mary Staples in this village.
Miss Hazel Gilbert is the proud possessor
of a nice little boys suit that her friend
Jonathan Irving presented her with. She
delights to wear it and makes a handsome
boy.
Mrs. Fanny f. Merritt has returned from
Boston, where she took regular course of
study in Swedish massage of Prof. Hart
wig Nissen. She has received diploma, is
recommended as a good and careful
messeuse, and is now ready for practice.
Next week Rev. F. W. Barker is to be as
sisted by Rev. Paris Miller in some special
meetings for a deeper spiritual develop
ment. The first three days of the week,
beginning with Monday, they will be at the
Congregational church in jackson. Jan.
23d the services will be held at the church
in this place, and MI. Miller will remain
over Sunday. 1t is hoped the meetings
may result in some special awakening of
the people of this place to the need of a
deeper conservation to the cause of Christ
and the church.
We have learned something about chin
neys this week that we Wait all our friends
to know. The stoves in one of our chin
neys refused to draw and the smoke drove
out into the rooms. We removed the tiue
cover, put straw and kerosened paper into
the chimney and added shovelful of burn
ing Goals on top. Then for time it was a
circus with the fun left out. The doors and
windows were opened, and then there did
not seem to be open space enough to let the
smoke out. We CROPPED our way to the open
air and then started in search of knowl-
edge. We soon met wise man who told us
what to do. In a little while Capt. Stanley
Perkins, the Brooks steeple climber, was at
the top of the chimney calling for pole
Instead, a heavy team chain fastened to a
long rope was produced, and with this the
SCOT was removed. This chimney, by the
way, was lined with tile pipe as preven-
tive of fire and the aperture was entirely
clogged up. After this operation the chin
ney was ready to draw in a way that would
do credit to Scion Chase's steers, and we
were so happy that we did not scod our
wife for the rest of the DAY.
The usual crowd of over one hundred
people attended the regular meeting of the
Good Templars lodge last Saturday evening.
The entertainment was under the general
direction of II. II. Rich, and was as follows:
Reading, c. f. Lane; reading and remarks
by Rev f. W. Barker; dialogue, - The Cost
of a Dress''-characters, Mrs. A. +. Chase,
MIS-. W. O. Estes, Arlene Estes, Charles
Narney, NJ. J. Dow, Sidney Tibbetts James
f. Jewell was then introduced and in female
attire personited the strong-minded female
with a speech and song. His costume was
well gotten up. Special attention had been
given to the millinery display and powder
and paint were applied for artistic effect. AS
burlesque it was the hit of the season.
An original farce, "The Visit to Grandpa"
was then presented with the following
characters: Grandpa, NJ. }. Dow grandma,
Abbie f. Dow; Mehitable, Emma lluxford :;
Judith, Martha E. Luce, Josiah, II. II.
Rich, organst, May Huxford; grand
children and female quartet, Lizzie and
Marie Chase, A[uriel Barker and Inez
Hutchinson, who, to please grandpa, beau
tifully rendered the lovely old song of
"Home Sweet Home
McKInl Dav