The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-09-11
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

several uleu Have SOuc HUH HSlC W WI N
with John Frost on the railroad.
Miss Nina Tasker of Dixmont has been
the guest of Mrs. F. W. Brown, Jr.
Lila and Arlene Estes visited their aunt
Mrs. Minnie Tasker of Jackson, last week.
Mrs Charles F. Small of Worcester, Mass,
has been visiting friends in Brooks and
Monroe
Miss Mabel Rose has gone to Morrill, to
teach school. She is one of our most popu-
lar teachers.
Miss Grace f. Dow has returned to her
school in Bucksport, where she has taught
the past year.
Miss Marie York has returned from
short visit to her grandparents r. n and
Mrs, Colson.
Walter Gibbs has returned from a three
months trip in Maine and New Hampshire,
selling fruit trees.
The squirrels are so numerous in some
places in town as to become a nuisance
about the buildings
Enoch feathers in employed on the Dow
farm in West Brooks, where large field is
being cleared of rocks.
Miss Nesta Davis of Lowell, Mass, is
visiting friends in this vicinity after an
absence of several years.
Hamilton Jones, grandson of the late
John d. Jones, has come from Lowell to
live with his uncle, William Gould.
Mrs. Sylvira Lang is spending few
weeks with her friend Mrs T. O. Stantial
who is confined to her bed by Illness.
Shadrach Hall is Singing and otherwise
improving the residence of Rev Humphrey
Small, who is again settled in town.
Mrs. Lindley Bailey of birmingham,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Hon. and
Mrs |. g. Reynolds, in South Brooks
Edwin Lang. who came from Fairfield
sick and has spent several weeks here, went
on to the lifting crew Monday morning
BY reason of the rain there was a small
audience at church Sunday and the mission
collection was deferred until next Sunday
Mrs. F. W. Barker, Margaret and baby
Murel, are back from New Brunswick
Mr.. Bankers sister has also returned with
them.
Roscoe &. Edwards is in very poor health
this season, and is not now able to repair
his mill The dam was carried away by
the freshet last June.
Miss Addie Wescott is visiting the family
of 7. |, Iluxford. She is in college taking
a medical course, and intends to become a
regular practicing physician.
Miss Josephine knowlton, who recently
suffered a compound fracture of the LEG as
the result of a bicycle adventure, is now
going about the house on crutches
Mr. Emmons, who some years since came
here from Biddeford, and has lived with
his son Fred, is to move to his farm on the
Lang Hill, known as the Sinclair place,
James f. Jewell, our well-known house
carpenter, is having employment in Monroe
this season, W b. F. Twombly and Wal
ter Bartlett keep ng him fully employed
Miss Grace f. Dow and her friend Mil
dred Nee arty made a pleasant visit to
Temple Heights last week They were the
guests of Collins mccarthy, and enjoyed
every moment of the time
Our band boys are feeling very nicely
over a letter received from the music COM
mittee of Labor Day at Bangor, compli-
menting them for their music and their fine
appearance in the parade, Our citizens are
justly proud of the band
The play entitled "The Old and the New
was presented at Good Templar hall last
Saturday evening with the following char
caters Granny, Mrs. Emma Huxford Eliza,
Alice L. Dow; Biddy, Muriel Barker Mrs.
Briggs, Mrs Cora Body; Patrick, Ernest
Simpson.
Almon S. Forbes, the oldest native resi-
dent of the town, has done quite seasons
work at haying, although he is along in the
eighties. He works every day and saws it
has been a long time since he was sick. He
has sold the farm on which he has lived for
many years to A. b. Payson.
Mrs. Charles l.. Jones recently visited her
old home and friends here. AS a girl she
was known as Hattie Damon and there are
many here who remember her as a school
girl. Her husband, who was a son of the
late Daniel Jones of this town, died some
years ago.
What might have been a serious fire was
averted in the stable of Joseph Simpson
last Saturday evening. His son Ernest had
a lantern in his hand which he feared would
explode. He quickly put it into a tight
covered grain box which when opened was
found to be on fire, but by this means the
building was saved.
There is to be musical entertainment at
the q. A. r. Hall Friday evening, Sept 10Th,
the proceeds to be devoted to buying new
books for the Sunday school library An
admission fee of 10 cents will be charged,
and ice cream, confectionery, ETC., will be
sold in the lower hall. This entertainment
has been once postponed by unavoidable
circumstances.