The Republican journal., 1903-05-07
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Mabel Walker, who has been sick Tor
some time, is much better.
Charles and Stanley Roberts have both
been down with the grip.
Miss Carrie Moulton is assisting Mrs. DOW
during the present busy season.
The corn packing company is supplying
the farmers with corn for seed.
A. b. Payson, our mail agent, has been
on the sick list for several days.
Alfred Huxford returned last week from
business and pleasure trip to Boston.
Ezra E. Carpenter is still making addi'
tions and improvements to his buildings.
Earle d. Berry is out of college this term
and is busying around like any Old farmer
| Miss Lou May Huxford has returned from
a visit of several weeks to friends in Boston
They are still talking up the shoeshor
| business here and something may yet come
of it.
Alice L. Dow, the milliner, has been con,
fined to the house by the grip, but is about
again.
Nothing has vet been done to the roads
and they are perfectly horrid in some sec
tions.
Considerable house painting has been
done here adding much to the appearance
of a place.
The grange had some sixty members pres
ont the other evening and is getting up
some good programs.
There has been good deal of sickness in
town of late and many cases are those who
have seldom been sick before.
Miss Grace E. Dow has been quite i'll
with the prevailing dstemper and her
school at West Brooks is closed this week.
Charles f. Lane is thoroughly renovating
his residence. He is painting inside aud
out and making everything as fine as new.
Geo. B. Roberts, who has employment on
one of the Boston electric roads, is at home
for brief visit and to look over his real
estate here.
1t is expected that we shall have Frank
W. Gowen and Rev. A. S. BiSbee to speak
to us in the near future on the question of
resubmission and prohibition.
Nj. J. Dow took the place of his daughter
Grace in the schoolroom one day last week.
1t is a long time since he gave up teaching
school, but he says it is just as easy as roll
ing off log.
At the meeting of Golden Crown Lodge,
X. of P, Tuesday evening, April 2Sth, sever
al members from the lodge at Freedom were
present Work was done in three ranks,
followed by social lunch.
We have a creamery, and now the farm
ers should stock up with cows. The asses
sors' inventory show quite an increase al
ready. The cows will use up the waste
products of the cornfelds and turn it into
cash.
Mr.. Barnes of Fairfield, the building con-
tractor, has begun work on the corn factory
buildings. What was rough, unsightly
place has been graded down to fine build
ing spot. When the buildings are finished
the place will be quite an addition to the
village.
Mrs. Margaret Evans died at the HON of
Emory Stantial last Sunday morning. She
had not been we'll for some time, but her
fatal illness was of but few hours duration.
She was widow, had no children, and her
only surviving relative was Mrs. 7. d. Jel-
lison of this town.
Frank W. Thompson died at his home in
Brooks last week after a short sickness of
typhoid pneumonia He leaves a widow
with five young children, and a dependent
father. He was an active man and had
been engaged in the meat business most of
his life and was acquainted with everybody
in this vicinity.
We have some good horses left in this
town. The PercherOn stallion JamaiQue,
while one of the heaviest in the State, has
proved very valuable as stock horse. He
is still kept at the stable of his owner, c. F.
Bessey, of this place. Mr.. Bessey also
keeps Island Prince, which he importe d
some years ago.
The Good Templar lodge contest closed
last Saturday evening. The judges decided
that as the points were very close to call it
s'neither party" and all hands will take
hold and get up supper. The entertain
ments have been worth going a long dis
tance to attend, and some evenings nearly
$50 members were present. The lodge has
on its roll 1873 paying members, as reported
for the quarter beginning May 1st.