The Republican journal., 1903-02-12
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

this vicinity
c. F. Lane and wife started for Presque
Isle last Monday morning.
DR.. A. w. Rich is up and dressed each
day, but has not been out of doors at this
writing.
William Roberts, all old resident of this
town, is dangerously sick. He had what
seemed to be shock last week and one
side is paralyzed. The chances are greatly
against his recovery.
Our local telephone is a handy thing.
Last week NJ. J. Dow, who found himself
short of masks for the ball at 2 p. NJ, called
up Mr.. Woodcock in Belfast and received a
supply on the o'clock train.
Henry Cunningham and family came from
Montague last week to visit friends in Wal
do county He returned last Thursday, but
Mrs. Cunningham, with her son, will visit
her parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Miller.
James F. Jewell received a painful injury
last week, in the woods where he is working
with the Will Merrick crew. He was on a
log some distance from the ground pulling
with cant dog when it gave way and he
fell back wards, striking his back on skid.
The members of the Ladies' Aid are pre-
pairing for an entertainment and fair to be
given Tuesday evening, Feb. 18th. They
will present a fine program and will have
some nice useful articles of their own manu-
facture for sale. An admission fee of 10
cents will be taken at the door. The pro-
ceeds are to be used for some benevolent
purpose, and it is hoped the ladies will be
literally patronized
The officers of the Good Templar lodge
this quarter are as follows: c. T., Jos.
Simpson; V. T., Belle Estes; F. Sec, Affie
Godding; Treas, Ernest Simpson; Chap,
Minnie Seavey Sec, Vesta Rose; G., Writ
Ames; NJ, Harry Brown; d. NJ, Emma
Ames; Sent, w. C. Rowe; Asst. Sec, Della
Roberts; L. d., Willie Austin. The install
lation ceremony was performed by l.. d.
Mrs. Percy Cilley, assisted by Charles Var
ney and Grace f. Dow as marshals. After
the Installation a nice program was pre-
sented.
The schools in town closed last Friday
The pupils of the Primary school, who have
been under the instruction of Miss Linda
Chase of Monroe for the past year, present
ed the following program to an appreciative
audience of relatives and friends: Rec,
Olive Roberts, Her Papa; rec, Will Lane,
What they Caught; rec, Henry Seavey !;
rec, Hugh Morrill, rec, lilda Lane, The
Reason Why; rec, Adrian Lane. Wise
Little Mouse exercise, Visitors from Story
Land rec, Maurice West, The Remorseful
Cakes rec, Hovey Roberts, The Bunnies !;
rec, Ralph Webb, l Didn't Think; rec,
Lawrence Estes; rec, Gwen Boody, The
Good Child; Exercise, We Are Four; rec,
Alice Reynolds; rec, Clarence Larrabee;
rec, Elley Green, Politeness rec, Raymond
Merritt, The First Whistle; rec, Agnes Ellis,
When I'm Woman; rec, Elbert jenkins,
Making Man; rec, Harry Walker.
The masquerade ball at G. A. R. Hall
Wednesday evening, Feb. 4th, was a very
pleasant occasion. About twenty couples
appeared in costume, while large number
participated in plain dress. Tasker's Or
chestra furnished music. An oyster supper
was served at midnight under the direction
of Chef Captain Stanley Perkins. Follow
ing are some of the costumes:
Ladies-lnez Fogg, Day Break; Addie
Emmons. Flower Girl; Flora Tasker, Sailor
Girl; lnez Payson, Fairy, Cassie Bladder
shall, Snow Faustina Bachelor, Butterfly 3;
Alice L. Dow, Diana Celia Roberts, Night !;
Louise Grady. Milk Maid; Marie York,
Mexican Belle; Lila Estes, Queen of Clubs;
Kate Small, Buttercup; Hattie Colcord, In
dian Girl; Grace Tasker, Bow Knot; Eva
Grady, Spanish Belle; Josie Brown, Night.
Gentlemen-Will Emmons, Pack of Cards :;
Harry Brown, Dutchman Frank Lane, Cow
Boy; John II. Gordon, Dude A. b. Payson,
Clown; Bert Littlefield, Sailor Suit; Will
Merrick, Sailor Suit; Harold Harding, Sail
or Suit; Washington Brown, Sailor Suit;
Elias Dearborn, Clown; Willie Austin, CO.
lonial Suit Wallace O'Brien, Indian Leroy
Godding, Spinster; Eben Miller, Dutchman.
WINTERPORT.
The body of Capt. J. F. Rowell, whose
obituary appeared in The Journal of last
week, was brought to Winterport for burial
Wednesday. A brief service was held at
the Congregational church, Rev. Mr.. Hotze
officiating. The members of Warren Post
attended in body and escorted the process
sion to the cemetery Capt Rowell, who
was born and bred in this town and lived
here until within few years, was not only
one of the best known but one of the most
highly respected captains in this part OF the
country. He was most honorable gentle
man il every sense of the word and enjoyed
the confidence and esteem of all who knew
him. Deep sympathy is felt for the wife
and daughters in this their great: bereave
ment ... The revival meetings held at the
G. A. r. Hall for the past two weeks under
the direction of Mr. and Mrs. johnson will
be continued this week in the Methodist
vestry... The drama, "AmOng the Break
ers," will be presented at Union Hall Fri
day evening by students of the E. NJ. e. 5.
IAN Old Folks Dance, under the aus
pices of Cushing Chapter, Eastern Star,
was given at Union Hall, Wednesday night.
Nearly all were dressed in antiquarian COS
tune and it was said by those who witness
ed it to be very swell affair. MRS. e. K.
Hill is spending some weeks with her bus
band in Augusta. Rev J. W. Hatch went
to Augusta to attend the hearing on the re-