The Republican journal., 1903-02-19
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

house by sickness.
The selectmen are closing up the munich
pal business for the year.
Miss Marion York, who recently came
home from Kents Hill, is still sick.
Mrs. Mary Collier is spending the winter
with her foster daughter, Mrs. Emma Ames.
Frank Fogg has been driving Charles
Bowen's horses during the latter's disabill-
ty.
Mrs Sylvia Lang has been quite ill at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. Ella Spring
er.
Mrs. F. L. Cunningham, daughter of VIM.
McTaggart, is visiting her relatives in
Brooks.
W. f. Barker runs the feed mill of the
Swan & Sibley Co. here, ami is ii good man
for them.
Mrs F. w. Brown is in poor health and
has been out of doors but a few times this
| winter.
Roscoe E. Webber has fitted up circular
saw to use with his gaSOlene engine in saw
ing wood.
Rosa Haskell is visiting her parents,
Frank Curtis and wife, on the Thomas Pen
ney place.
f. O. Stantial, who has been confined to
the house by rheumatism, is now able to be
about his business.
Wm. c. Rowe has gone to Bangor to at
tend the annual meeting of the State En-
campment G. A. r
Hale Rose has a very pretty pair of black
horses which he drives with our hearse
when it is called out.
Rev. Mr.. Colburn is delivering some elo-
quent sermons at the Union church and the
attendance is increasing.
The infant son of:H. III. Webb, foreman of
this railroad section, died Monday after an
illness of few weeks
Charles F. Bessey of Barre, VT, is visit
ing his old home in Brooks and settling up
some business matters here.
Miss Pickard, who has been teaching
school in Jackson, called upon friends here
on her way to her home in Detroit.
The Good Templars are to have treat
and sociable after the lodge meeting next
Saturday evening. They have one each
quarter.
DR.. W. Rich remains about the same.
He is up and dressed each day, but has nol
been out of doors yet. He gains very slow
" and is still a sick man.
Rev. F. S. Dolliff of Island Falls was call
ed to his old home in Jackson by the illness
of his father, James Dollitf, who died Sun
day while conversing with his physician,
DR.. \. r. Cook.
Howard b. Ham has bought place in
Fairfield near the Good VIII School, where
he will move in few weeks He makes
the change for the benefit of his boys, who
will attend the school.
Now the hand-knit sweaters are the thing.
Nesta Rose, Linda Chase and Alice L. Dow
have completed theirs, while several others
are busy at work on them. 1t is work, 100,
but the pride of doing the work themselves
carries them through.
James S. Dolltf, father of Rev. F. S. Dol
lift. now of Island Falls, but formerly OF this
town, died very suddenly of heart failure
at his home in Jackson Sunday afternoon.
He had been as we'll as usual for some days
and was sitting in his chair talking with his
physician. Dr.. \. r. Cook, when he was
taken with fainting spell and instantly
expired. The funeral will be held at the
house Thursday, February 10Th.
The funeral of VIM. ii. Roberts was held
at his late residence Sunday morning at
10 O'Clock, Rev. David Bracket officiating.
Marsh River lodge of Masons. of which he
was Il member, were present and performed
their ritualistic ceremony for the dead, and
acted as an escort to the grave. While Mr..
Roberts was of very quiet and unobtruslve
disposition his many good qualities ell
deared him to his friends and associates and
everybody thought and spoke of him with
respect.
What came near being fatal exposure to
coal gas occurred here last Friday night,
when the family of Isaac S. Staples, five in
number, nearly all lost their lives by as
phyxiation. The coal furnace i'll the cellar
had been overhauled the day before and the
funnel put into another chimney. For some
reason the vent was choked, and during the
night the gas escaped into the house. Mr..
Staples woke in the morning and found the
house filled with gas and with diff iculty
managed to get the doors open. He then
turned his attention to the family. His wife
was nearly unconscious. His daughter,
Mrs Frank Merritt, and her little son, who
slept up stairs, were in a still worse cond-
ton A doctor was quickly summoned and
the lives of all were saved, but it is thought
that in another hour the results would have
been fatal. Mrs Staples has since been con-
fined to her bed and at this writing is very
sick. BY good luck both sleeping rooms
had been ventilated by slightly raising the
windows, which allowed some of the gas to
escape To this precautiOn the family un-
doubtedly owe their lives. Miss Sarah
Haskell, who slept in an adjoining room,
was not affected, her door being closed
tightly against the gas.
MONROE.
Mr.. Robert Mayo, who had his toe ampu-
tated, is able to move with crutches about
the room. ... L. O. Robinson, who has been
such IA sufferer all winter, is gaining. Mrs
Franklin Chase has been confined to her
with attack nf