The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-29
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Hannah Hamlin is visiting friends in the
the village.
Miss May Dodge of Jackson is at Ezra
Carpenters.
Ezra f. Carpenter sold a nice pair of bays
to Mr.. Libby last week.
Mrs. F. c. Hobrook has returned from a
two weeks visit to her sister i'll Clinton.
Roberts Il Perkins have been doing
some good Jobs of.painting in this vicinity.
Dr. \. +. Kilgore is having his grounds
cleaned up and everything put into fine
shape.
Mrs. F. r. Y ork and daughter Marie have
returned from a weeks visit to friends in
Monroe.
Miss Erma Barker come up from Belfast
Friday to stay over Sunday with her
parents.
Sarah Cole and Mrs. A. f. Dow spent last
Sunday with the family of Edwin ] Lander
in Thorndike
Miss Fannie Merritt, who has been at
work in Mr.. BOWS millinery rooms. is sick
with the pink eye.
Mrs. Eliza Dodge of jackson is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Will Deering, at the
Isaiah Gould place,
The infant child Of +. X. Roberts has
been very dangerously sick, but is now CON
sidered out Of danger.
Dr. \. r. Cook is driving a new horse,
recommended as Il roadster, which wa re-
Gently brought from Massachusetts,
A call has been posted for the Republican
caucus to be held at the North School
House in Brooks village next Saturday at
p. III.
The old-faShioned country custom of hang
ing May baskets was revived in this vicinity
this spring Miss Josie Brown made some
very pretty ones for other parties.
Miss Alice Clarey has let the farm and
gone to Massachusetts tC spend the summer
with her sister The family horse, 80 years
old, will be taken from work and boarded
out for the summer
We visited NJ. S. Stiles last week and his
many friends will be glad to know that he
is improving from his recent attack of sci
atca. He has been confined to the house
the most Of the time fol the past month and
has suffered severely.
The Ladies' Aid have opened the ice cream
season and will have a bountiful supply of
the best quality at the Knights of Pythias
banquet rooms on Memorial Day, with per
haps coffee and cake. They use their money
for the good of the community and should
be well patronized, as they usually have
been.
Sunday morning some one found out that
the phones were not in working condition
and it was Immediately surmsed that the
electric shower of the previous evening had
burned out the wires. 1t was found Monday,
however, that the cause of the difficulty
was the crossing of some wires, and the
trouble was soon remelied
The Sunday Memorial service at the Union
Church was very interesting. The house
was crowded, and the floral decorations
were fine. The band furnished appropriate
tons and Rev. F. W. Barker delivered an
eloquent sermon. The boys of the G. A. R.
W ere present, and everyone seemed to think
that the proper thing had been done.
Charles Roberts is building a barn on the
A. j. Roberts meadow which he recently
bought of Charles F. Lane He will clear
up and improve the meadow and expects to
cut large quantities of hay there. Next to
the road on this lot is the site of the old
brick yard that years ago furnished the
brick for this community, and remains of
brick are still found there
During a runaway incident last week Miss
Lena, daughter of Ezra Carpenter, showed
good grit and presence of mind. She was
just coming ont of the stable door when
powerful horse came running along the
street and dashed into the stable. Instead
of screaming, dropping the halter, and per
haps getting just in the track OF the runa-
way, she held on to her horse, kept her
mouth shut, and just got aside far enough
to let the frightened horse pass her. Sever
al persons witnessed the incident and re-
marked nef presence OF mlnd.
There is little more to be said in regard to
Memorial Day services here. Everything is
arranged about as indicated previously.
There is to be an address by an eloquent
speaker, and the band has been practcing
for the occasion. If it is pleasant day the
various organizations and the children will
be out in a body, and it is expected that the
citizens will generally join in the procession.
AS stated in another item the ladies will
have room open for refreshments. The
stores will be closed during the services,
and it is expected that everything will be
done in quiet and orderly manner.
HOw's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, 0.
We the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
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