The Republican journal., 1902-05-22
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Mrs. Geo. +. Bracket OF Belfast called
upon friends here last week.
Arthur Stantial of Belfast came to Brooks
Saturday to call upon old friends
Inez Fogg is assisting her sister, Mrs. W.
O. Estes, in the millinery business.
Mrs Matte Simpson has recovered her
health and is about the house as usual.
James Bushfield and wife of Haverhll,
Mass, are at the r. W. Forbes homestead.
Otis W. Lane, who was quite badly in
jured by fall, is about the streets again.
Miss Alice L. Dow of the NJ. c. l. spent
Saturday and Sunday with her parents, re-
turning to Pittsfield Monday morning.
Miss Mabel Rose is teaching school in
South Brooks, and some of her former
pupils at the village are attending there.
f. T. Gilbert and wife have returned to
Monroe Centre. They are pleasant people
and we were sorry to have them leave
Brooks.
Fred Tasker, who was recently married,
gave free dance at the e. \. K. hall, which
was a largely attended and enjoyable oc-
| casion.
+. @. Stantial has a nice horse with COM
plete outfit, sent him by his brother-in-laW,
Nj. Lowering of East Medford, Mass. He
now has nice pail
Roscoe f. Weber, who has a seed sower,
is called upon to do WORK for his neighbors
who are not so fortunate as to have one 1t
is very handy in sowing fertilizers.
4 large amount of grating has been done
in this vicinity and the stock of scions cut
last winter is practically exhausted. Will
we remember to cut more next time?
Among the recent marriages which it may
be We have neglected to chronicle is that of
jonathan Irving, our well-known black
smith, to Mrs Abbe Reynolds, who has
been a widow some two years.
H. II. Rich has bought a handsome pair
of black butch oxen of George Edmunds of
Nontville. They are years old, girt g feet,
and are a fine pair Mr. Rich always in
tends to have the best pair III this vicinity
Bert Lane. our postmaster, has charge of
the crews upon his fathers half a score Of
farms in this vicinity. He is growing brown
and tough, and likes it much better than
staying in the postoflice which is now tend
ed by +. c. Holbrook.
We learn that the f. G. Edwards mill dam
Was only partially completed by the crew at
work upon it. 1t should be finished, for
there is conSide able lumber there to be
saved MI. Edwards health is poor this
spring and he is able to work but little him
self and help is hard to get.
W. NJ. Welch of Belfast, who is looking
after DR.. A. +. kilgore's place, has set out
$50 apple trees on the farm. "Will" enjoys
the work far better than lie does promenad-
ing Belfast in a billed shirt and kid gloves.
The indications are that he may organize a
fire department here, and it is something
that is badly needed.
Joseph Ellis tries to make his farm pay a
dollar, and keeps some up-to-date stock. He
has raised 10 pigs this spring and finds a
ready sale for them at s. each And, speak
ing of pigs you will find as handsome a
litter as you ever saw, about two months
plenty of milk to feed them and will not
sell. You seldom see 50 nice and clean look
ing stock of CONS as he has at his farm.
lie is making the business pay, too
ton to l he journal for advertising material
for Memorial Day As matter of fact, do.
We all realize the value of a good local ma
per IKE The journal, that stands ready to
assist any business enterprise i'll Waldo
comfy, 1t belongs to the towns themselves
to furnish good, reliable news and to present
! their interests in an intelligent manner.
IheS VIII then be assisted in the presenta-
tion OF any matters of local interest and for
the general welfare of the community The
chances are that we do not realize the bene-
tit that this may be to any community.
The very best entertainment of the season
was given by Brooks Lodge of Good TEN.
plaIs Saturday evening, May 18th, About
$50 members of the order were in attend
ance The regular lodge meeting was held.
and then under the good of the order the
following program was presented: A farce,
"Ephraim Blacks Politics. or ssGetting his
Name i'll the Papers," with the following
cast:
Ephraim Black, NJ. J. Dow
Mrs. Ephram Black, Emma Huxford
Mr.. Slick Charles Varnav
Mr.. Tall, Hale Rose
Mr.. Short, Charles Varna1
Pat, Percival CilIe;,
After the farce the Etheopean Minstrels,
sixteen IN number, took possession of the
stage and gave the following program:
500, Lucinda Short
with chorus by the company,
Use GWlne Back to Dixie"
solo, . Sam .Jawbones,
Way Down in Alabama
Duet, johnson Twins, Mary and Martha,
"Nellie Gray"
solo, Lucinda Short
u Have Waited Long for You
Solo, Eliza Brown
with chorus by the company,
F, 1.-The Virginia Rosebud -
llaTm0nica solo. Sam Jawhonas
with organ accompaniment,
Lucinda Short
A trio, Sam ,JawboneS, with Eliza Brown
and Lucinda Short and their two
plckanninles, alabama Coons''
Solo, Eliza Brown.
"My Sambo"
| Song and chorus, by the Company.
''The Old Home Amt What it Used to Be-"
followed by the song, ROSA Lee"
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