The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-12-25
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Mrs. Emma Huxford is on the invalid list
this week.
Miss Mabel Rose is at home from Morrill,,
where she has been teaching school,
Delbert Bowen, who has been very sick,
is now able to be about the streets.
Harvest Home grange was represented at
the State grange by the overseer, James F.
Jewell.
Mrs. A. f. Chase has been confined to
the house for some two weeks by the pre-
vailing cold.
A very pleasant whist party was given by
Mrs. n. R. Cook last Thursday evening to a
few invited guests.
Mrs. Judkins of Lvermore Falls and Mrs.
Adams of Newport have been visiting the
family of Dr.. n. R. Cook.
Miss Thirza Twombly, who attended the
Castine Normal school last fall, is attending
our high school this winter.
Eddie, son of Henry Webb, is acting as
chore boy for Mrs. Mahala Forbes this win
ter, and attending the school at West
Brooks.
Mrs. Affie Godding has lost her favorite
horse, the last of a breed of Arabian blood
that had been kept in the family for many
years. 1t died quite suddenly.
Mrs billiard Seavey gave party to the
children Dec. 9th in honor of the seventh
birthday of her son, Master Henry Seavey
About twenty were present They were
given nice treat and had a fine time.
We have been obliged to smother our re-
portorial instincts this week, having the
material at hand for a thrilling item of hair
breadth escape from an exciting runaway.
But when fascinating woman coaxes US
, not to tell on her we are pDwerless and
dumb.
Otis W. Lane, who proudly boasts OF the
blood of the Red Men in his veins, as noted
in last week. Journal has returned from a
hunting trip in the big woods, and his neigh
bors, including The journal correspondent,
are now feasting on deer steak. Otis al
lows that he is obliged to make these ex-
cursions as preventive of govt. His
tory and tradition tend to show that the In
dian is never troubled with this disease for
which he protected by his food and exercise
in the open air. Otis got the meat, and the
exercise, too, in the open air, for he was in
the woods that coolest December week. He is
now presumably safe from govt for some
months to come and will settle down to
the routine duties of life and smother
his hunting instincts for another year, ex-
| cept as he may put in day following the
wiley fox or in beating the bush for the
elusive partridge
A special entertainment was given by
Brooks lodge of Good Temp last Satur-
day evening. Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Barker
were the guests of honor, and the affair was
considered as an informal reception to
them in recognition of their cordial sympa-
thy with and hearty corporation in the
best interests of the order. James B. Nc
Taggart and wife with Rev. and Mrs. David
Bracket, were also included in the invita-
| ton as guests of honor in attendance upon
| Mr.. and Mrs. Barker. The affair was
strictly confined to members of the order
| Something over one hundred and fifty per.
| sons took supper in the banquet room and
the table was loaded with good things
generously provided by the ladies. The
| literary entertainment was in part repe-
and was worthy of much commendatiOn.
The first number was song by the Little
| Shaking Quakers, represented by eight
| young misses in appropriate costume. Miss
Maud Webb, eleven years old, took the
boys part very nicely and much to the
amusement of the company. They respond
ed to an encore The stage was beautifully
decorated with evergreen and bunting.
making an appropriate background for the
| National CODce TT, which was then present
| ed by nine young ladies in beautiful COS
tunes of white, each carrying our flag. To
appropriate music they marched into the
hall, singing, with Miss Alice L. Dow az
leader, and took their places.upon the stage,
where several patriotic songs were sung by
the company, with solos and addresses by
Cassie Badershall, Muriel Barker and
Grace E. Dow. They then marched out of
the hall to the music Of the National Part
ing Hymn. In all of the exercises Miss
Lou May Huxf0rd acted as organist and
added much to the program by her fine
musical ability. Mr.. Walter Gibbs then
read a temperance essay, and Mrs. A. E.
Dow, in costume, gave Samantha Allen s
visit to A. T. Stewards store. Then came
the beautiful tableanx, with accompanying
readings, entitled the Bridal Wine Cup.
The costumes were lovely, the setting Of
the pictures well arranged, and the moral
effect, from a temperance point of view,
striking. The principal characters were
Harry Brown, groom Alice L. Dow, bride
3: c. Body, father Cora Body, mother
Charles Varney, clergyman; GIyn: Body
and Hester Rose, flower girls; NJ. j. Dow,