The Republican journal., 1902-04-24
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

| The funeral of Levi Rich of Jackson was
held at his late residence last Sunday.
DR.. A W. Rich is about the streets this
| week, but is not feeling quite as we'll as
| usual.
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Smith has gone to Cutler
on business, and to visit. She owns quite
valuable house and lot there.
| Miss Grace f. Dow went to Castine last
week for visit to friends at the Normal
! School, Of which she is a graduate.
| Mabel Bessey, who has spent several
months in Thorndke with her sister, Mrs.
! Berry. is now at the Bessey homestead with
| her brother Prince.
A. B. Stantal and wife of Belfast called
upon friends here sunday. He reports his
! straw berry field in Brooks in excellent con-
dition for the seasons crop.
Miss Lula, daughter of NJ. S. Stiles of
! jackson, who is a student at the NJ c. /. in
/ Pittstield. came home last Friday afternoon
to visit her parents, returning Monday
morning.
Cows are selling well. Samuel Reynolds
lleio Solu -iSt tllS SPI t4iS l'i N'iNtl Ai' ~
| ceiyed S12o He has very nice flock of
sheep, and there is money in them, too
H. ii. Pilley, who keeps a small flock of
full blooded Plymouth Rock hens, has laid
upon our desk the largest egg that we have
| ever seen. 1t measures 95X7R inches and
weighs Il ounces. Who has a larger one
| The same hen laid last season 9 double
J yolked eggs.
| Quite a busy little fire got started on the
roof of NJ j. DowS store last Saturday, the
result of the chimney burning out. When
discovered it had just got nicely at work,
/ but ladders help, and water were handy and
| it was extinguished before it had made much
| headway. The principal damage will be
| from smoke and water.
| Hon | g. Reynolds of South Brooks is it
again this year, and as is usual with him, it
/ is still sheep, and Hampshire Downs at that.
He has been II years breeding up to where
i his flock now is and has taken many county
and State premiums. He has now lamb
: that at weeks Old weighs 30 lbs, and one
weighed III lbs when dropped. His lambs
have been sold in many directions for breed
| ing purposes, as his flock has enjoyed
! State reputation. One of his flock that was
! sent to Ohio was the sire of a buck that
)k the first prize i'll his class at the Inter
national Stock Show in Chicago. Being
! Representative to the Legislature, or work
| ing for the position of State Senator is only
a side issue for recreation with Ike but
| when it comes to farming, and especially
when it comes to sheep, you have struck
actual business that is near his heart.
| And now assistant postmaster, f. C. IIol-
! brook, has one on NJ J. Dow. He allows
that Saturday after the fire in Dow's store
was put out that John Gordon asked Dow
1 what that thing under the table by the tele-
| phone receiver was, and that Dow very
lnnocentiy replied that it was a fire extn-
guisher to be used in case of fire. 1t seems
that Dow, like many others, had some years
ago invested some of his hard earned dol
lars in a fancy extinguisher, which has
always occupied handy position in his
! store for use in case of necessity, and Sat
urday he coolly stood at his telephone with
his feet against the eXtinguisher and in
| formed his neighbors that his store was on
| fire and they came and put out the fire with
water. We wonder how many others there
are in Waldo county whose extinguishers
would be just about as much benefit to
| them.
While religious services have been regu-
| larly held here at the village in Union
Church under the auspices in the Eongre-
gationalists for many years, yet the old
| church organization has been practically
extinct, and the other church bodies are
weak. So the matter of a new Congrega-
tional Church society has been talked up,
| which resulted in the organization Of one
Tuesday, april 18th, with % members. The
| occasion was made a very pleasant one to
| our people, who very generally attended the
services. The sermon was by Rev. +. L.
Marsh; prayer of conservation by Prof. F.
| b. Denio, right hand of fellowship, Rev
| Charles Harbutt Among the well-known
ministers of the society present were Rev.
| f. L. Marsh, Waterville; Prof. F. B. Denio,
| Bangor; Rev. Charles Harbutt, Portland );
Rev. T. ?. Williams, Searsport; Rev. W. A.
Richmond, Freedom; Rev. f. S. Dolliff,
| Island Fails.