The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-04-03
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Mrs. f. c. Holbrook has as usual severa
private students in French and Latin
Miss May johnson has returned from {
three weeks visit to friends in Winterport
Miss Erma Barker of the Belfast High
school spent the vacation with her parents
here
Miss Edna S. Hammond of Waterville has
been taking banjo lessons of Ethelyr
Grover.
Miss Blanche Hall of Pishon's Ferry is
visiting her grandparents, VIM. c. Rowe
and wife
Mrs. Matte Simpson has been very dan
! gerously i'll, but is now somewhat improved
in health
Nj ). Dow is putting IN stock of new
| and fresh goods in anticipation of a lively
spring trade.
| Chellis Michaels of Belfast spent his va
cation witt his cousin, Ethe Grover of
South Brooks
Sidney Tibbetts started last Friday for
Boston. He has job in Howard. Mass.
! for the season.
W. Ii. II. Roberts has been sick with a
bad cold, but has broken it up and the dan
ger of fever is passed.
Misses Anna and Florence Chaples of
Belfast visited their friend Miss Mildred
McCarty of this place last week.
Miss Mildred mccarthy is mad at us for
making out her foot to be so big She can
easily put on a Misses No. Is, d width
Rufus Ward is sick at the home of his
niece, Mrs Ella Springer. He is confined
to his bed and it is doubtful if he RECEIVERS
Large quantities of feed stuff have been
hauled from this station within the past
few weeks into Monroe, Jackson and near
by localities.
Frederick L. Edwards, who acts as engi-
neer on night sbifter IN Waterville. recently
visited his sister, Mrs. James Grover of
South Brooks.
Some twenty telephone instruments are
being put into the village. We are bound to
talk with each other Inspector Williams
has charge of the lob
Mr. Brown of Skowhegan bought several
horses IN this vicinity last week among
them the fine family and carriage horse
owned by T. l. Iluxford
A large number of our people are taking
advantage of the free vaccination, and S or
arms are the proper thing Just now. The
time Will be up April 9Th.
Mrs nv no. ,..,,, l..
spend two weeks at leading millinery
establishment, to get the current STYLES and
to select stock for the season work.
L. {, Cilley and wife went to Swanville
yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
RoSna Ford. who recently died in Chelsea,
Mass. Mrs. Ford was a Sargent, and was
born in Monroe
Mrs. Achsa Littlefield, who for some
months has been i'll at the home of her
son, Horatio Elwell, in East Brooks, died
last week. The funeral was held at the
house Monday morning
Hon. l. G. Reynolds is hustling about
this spring much the same as ever. He
frequently drives into the village with one
VI ii'E iiieN NpIlS' IL lids dlN uN Kept some
nice horses i'll his stable
A. b. Stantial cf Belfast called upon us
Saturday. He still keeps his nice stand in
this village, and his strawberry field viii
probably yield good crop this season, as
1t has been highly fortified fol some wears.
The children gave very fine entertain
ment at 6. A. r. hall last Wednesday even
ing under the direction of Mrs Barker.
The people of the village are greatly indebt
ed to her for the good work she is doing
with the children.
The society of Friends are considering a
pr position of the town officers to buy
their chapel and turn it into a high school
building. Something in the way of school
house at the village must be obtained from
some source very soon.
Henry Webb is in luck. He has got back
his old job as boss on the local railroad
81 elton, which he lost during the trackman's
strike last summer; and his wife has pre-
sented him with bouncing boy. No won
der he looks smiling and gay.
At the grange last Monday evening VIM.
{. Rowe, veteran of the Civil war, gave
an interesting history of his company and
regiment, the 4th Maine, from the time
they left Brooks to the battle of Bull Run
When William gets talking of those things
his language is free and easy.
Roscoe F. Weber has the lumber ready
to build one of the best slos to be found in
this vicinity. He has good herd of COWS
and is going into the business more extern
sively. Why do not more of our young men
follow his example, There is still money
to be made on farm, but the new methods
must be employed.
A very sad affair was the death of Isaiah,
son of Henry Reynolds of this town, in
hospital in Massachusetts. He was
bright young fellow, just past twenty-one,
and went there last fall for employment
He was taken sick with typhoid pneumonia
and was taken to the hospital where he
died. The family are Frustrated with grief
General notice has been given of the
annual session of the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars, to be held in Waterville April Q
and 10th. 1t is to be hoped that Waldo
County will be well represented. AS usual
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