The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-23

anu VI uluSudliN So't dudilty. y. ~
Chase will put up more ice than usual anG
will supply several who have hitherto
| housed ice themselves.
The special religious m ceilings will b.
held this week as follows: Beginning this,
| Thursday, afternoon at two O'Clock they
will be held each afternoon and each even
| ing except Saturday. Rev. Mr.. Paris viii
remain over Sunday
| |. S. Staples & Son are having ready
sale for their stock of sleighs and will sci
everything on hand, though they made con
siderable more than usual this season. Mr.
Staples has made carriages in Brooks ovel
his product in competition with Western
work.
We recently received a letter from the
Rev, Isaac p. Roberts, pastor of the NJ. F.
Church $50 Fifth street, Milwaukee, who is
spending the winter in Florida. He will be
remembered by the older people of this
place, as he was born here and lived here
many years.
The entertainment by the Good Templars
lodge last Saturday evening consisted of
! recitations by ThirZa Twombly and Della
Roberts. and farce, with Sidney Tibbetts,
Thrza TWombly and Ben TibbettS as the
characters. Four candidates were received
into the lodge by initiation.
The officers of Golden Crown Lodge, No.
los, X. of p, We're installed Tuesday even
/ ing, Jan. 18th, by Francis H. WEIGH, ID. d.
assisted by Austin Smith as Prelate and
ID. A. McAndless as NJ. of A., as follows
E. {. Holbrook, c. c.. Henry Webb, Y. C.
Lewis Cook, NJ. of the W.; James Flew
ell, P; Elmer G. Roberts, K of r. e. S. !;
F. K. Roberts, NJ. of F. Marcellus j. Dow.
/ NJ. of F.. Roscoe Weber, l. G.; George
Miller, 0. g. After the installation cere-
mony-which it is needless to say was very
nicely performed by Mr. Welch, who has his
parts entirely committed to memory, with
no reference whatever to the rtual-a short
program was presented, consisting of re-
marks by Rev. David Bracket, Rev. F. W.
Barker and NJ. }. Dow; songs by Maude
Webb, Mrs. A. f. Chase and Mrs. f. w.
I A''"i 'NA iNSieeeoioii W hOuulilS. L lit
Sir Knights with their invited friends, to
the number of nearly one hundred, then
repaired to the banquet room, where they
did ample justice to an oyster supper, pre-
pared by mine host of the York Hotel.
1t is with sincere regret that we announce
the death at his home i'm Lowell, Mass,
Jan. list, of Warren Newton Roberts, aged
81 years. He was born in Brooks, a son of
Isaac Roberts, one of the early residents,
and lived here many years, following the
occupations of farming and teaching school.
He moved to Lowell several years ago and
had been employed most of the time since
as janitor of the city schools. broken down
by hard work and attacks of the grip he
was finally overtaken with slow paralysis,
which terminated in a sudden attack Of
which he died after about three weeks con-
iinement to his bed He maintained CON
scOusneSs to the last moment, and his lend
was peace. He had for long time desir-
ed to depart and be with Christ, and meet
the loved ones who had gone before. He
had been "A member of the Free Baptist
church for many years, and an active mem
Der and worker. a friend who was with
him much of the time during his last
illness says that all the details relat-
ing to his funeral were made by himself,
and that he died as one falling to sleep.
The pastor of his church, who preach
ed the funeral sermon, said that ''War-
rem Roberts lived his religion seven
days of the week." There are many people
deceased we'll and will receive with sorrow
the news of his death. In company with
his brother, Rev. Isaac P. Roberts, he visit
ed Bros tive years ago and called upon
many of his old friends His first wife was
Lovisa Turner, who lived with him some
years in Brooks but died in Lowell, Mass,
co vnral yoarS oun