The Republican journal., 1902-07-03
The NEWS UF BROOKS.

South Brooks this week
Joseph G. Simpson is getting his new
barn ready for the hay crop.
Mrs. E. G. Lander and daughter Carrie
visited friends in town last week.
The society of Friends had their monthly
meeting at their chapel here last week.
| Charles H. Forbes has treated his build
lngs to coat of paint much to their i'm
provement.
John Frost Of Watervile was in town
Tuesday to attend the funeral of his mother,
Mrs. Cilley.
Mrs. Daniel Jones of Belfast, with her
daughter. Mrs. John McTaggart, was in
Brooks Tuesday
The chances are that Eben Littlefeld will
help the boys get the hay on the farm at
South Brooks.
James F. Jewell is home from Dexter,
laid up with cut hand. One of the fingers
was amputated.
Harry f. Record of Auburn is spending
his vacation with his friend, Earle d. Bes-
sey of this place.
Frank Holbrook who has graduated
the Colby Classical Institute, is now
home for the summer
Miss Alice L. Dow is aga in taking up her
millinery work, which she dropped to finish
her studies at the NJ c. l.
Mrs \. r. Cook has gone to Newport
with her parents for the summer vacation
They have cottage there.
Roscoe Weber and his sister Mabel at
tended the funeral of their uncle, Fred
Stevens, in Monroe last Sunday.
Waldo +. Hall has gone back on to his
old section from Brooks village to Waldo
Station. He is an excellent man for the
place.
During the freshet of last week the Ros
coe Edwards dam again went out. 1t is
seldom that such thing happens in the
month of June
Arthur Stantial of Belfast is at the home
stead IN Brooks looking after the straw
berry harvest here. Several persons are
employed at the work
Frank W. Gibbs has been building the
bridge in the highway near the c. H..
Forbes place. 1t has been raised from the
old level and a lot of filling has been put on
each side
kev. f. ". Barker and family started for
New Brunswick Tuesday, for their summer
vacation. They will be absent four weeks
They have decided to remain with us an
other year.
harles Roberts has plowed up what is
known as the brick yard near the Meadow
BROOK prldge. There are people living in
town now who can remember when brick
were made there.
The indications are that having will he
late IN this vicinity. There has been So
much dull weather that the grass is green
and >appy 1t has got to grow vet if tbara
is an average crop.
W III Myrlck has charge of a crew of mon
who are peeling bark on the Knox Boo
Just over the Brooks line The lumber in
there has been bought by the Fogg a. New
hall Co. of Fairfield
CordelIa, widow of the late Judah CiIIev
ul9a at the residence of her SON \ovas
tllley, last sunday. The funeral was hold
at the Union church Tuesday afternoon
Her age was 81 years
a pretty sight and an uncommon one IN
Nalao conntyat the present time is herd of
! fourteen steers in the pasture of NJ. ], bow
VII "roul HUI. Eight of them are three
years old and all are smooth and br;gb4 i,ol.
ing as so many deer.
Almon 5. Forbes is at home from Water
olirS, onn., for the summer There is no
ha'. Ieft who knows SO much of the history
OF tpe town as he He was born here and
except Tor d few months vacation at differ
ent times has always lived here,
Hogs are worth something this year. IIo-
ratio tlwell has raised % pigs from one SOW
IN IA months time and they readily sold for
three dollars each. Mr. Elwell ALWAYS has
some nice stock. He has a calf only three
months old that girts :; feet and O inches
The three sisters of Mrs O. w. Lane
are visiting her 1t is the first time they
all nave met for several years They are as
follows: Mrs. c. F. Lord, Providence. r.
Mrs Kate Gilbert, Providence, r. l.; Mrs.
Maude Heron, Boston, Mass.
Elmer G. Roberts has put in pipe to take
water of the water company. And by the
way, that movement was a good thing for
this village The water is of excellent
quality, the supply is adequate for the re-
| quirements and it can be carried to the sec
ond story of most of the houses in the viii
lage
On account of the wet weather all kinds
of planted crops are looking poorly this
summer. Still it will pay you to call and
see II. II. Pilley's garden. He knows how
to raise good crop every season. While
his business is selling drugs, for himself
the best medicine is to get out and dig in the
dirt,