The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-12-03
rm NEWS OF BROOKS.

THE NEWS OF BROOKS.
The High school, David Dolliff teacher.
closed last week.
RAYMOND Merritt has been quite sick with
| throat trouble.
Willard Chase came home from Bowdoin
to spend Thanksgiving.
| Lewis Godding has moved into the Z. e
Body house for the winter.
Roscoe Weber has taken q bride in the
person of Miss Estelle Smith of Knox.
Eddie Springer, who has been ill with
pneumonia, is on the road to recovery.
Mrs. E. c. Body has gone to Waterville
to take care of her son Eddie, who is sick.
Mrs. Dick Farwell and Mrs. Ware of
Thorpdike visited at C. F. Bessey's last
| week.
Wellington r. Body and family are to
move to Waterville, where he has employ
ment.
The Ladies' Aid Society is busy making
puffs to obtain money for charitable pur-
poses
DR., &C. Whitney and wife are visiting
their son-in-law, B. F. Stantial of this
place.
T. D. Jellison and wife spent Thanks
giving in Belfast with their daughter, Mrs.
Bowker.
Almon S. Forbes, IS years old, is at work
every day helping his son Charles on the
new house.
Miss Mabel Weber is still in very poor
health and is confined to the house most Of
the time.
Frank Holbrook is at home from the u.
of NJ. with assesses in his throat and
other illness.
We had nice skating on Marsh Stream for
Thanksgiving, which was much enjoyed by
our young folks.
"Ike," our seigh-man, is said to be quite
a hand to advertise, but he says his sleighs
sell themselves this year.
There was no church service Sunday
evening by reason of the indisposltlon OF
the pastor, Rev. E. E. Colburn.
nuluS LduCdoeCAS Who oNOh WV hCN - AeSsA-
ing the new hall building, has been confined
to the house for so metwo weeks.
Josie Knowlton has gone to Unity to help
in the family of Edwin Reynolds, who has
been very sick, but, as we hope, is improving.
, Mrs Ira Grady gave a party last week in
honor of the 18th birthday of her daughter
Louise. The young people had nice time.
Miss Alice L. Dow, the millner, who has
charge of her fathers store this season, will
have lots of suitable holiday goods to show
4 Mr.. Putnam of Monroe will finish plaster
ing the hall building this week. The fur
mace and stoves are burning up cord wood
to dry it out.
Mabel Rose and Grace Dow, who are
teaching in Morrill,, came home to spend
Thank sgiving and returned to their schools
Monday morning.
Mrs E. E. Colburn, who has been ill with
tonslitis since her return from Connecti-
cut. her old home, was able to attend
church last Sunday.
Jonathan Irving is somewhat improved
and hopes are entertained of a partial re-
covery. He is still confined to his bed,
with watchers night and day.
, Entertainments at the Good Templar
: lodge are now in full blast and an interest
ing series will be held this winter. 1t is
the place that brings the crowd every time.
The recent frozen roads have made bust
ness for the blacksmith and they have been
char
ed and set the shoes on 26 horses one day
last week.
Rev Humphrey Small of this village has
preached each Sunday for the past six
months in the Centre Westinghouse in
Thorndike. The meetings will now be dis
continued for the winter
John c. fLane,. who for some years has
lived in Westbrook, has sent to Brooks
some nice marble headstones to mark the
graves of his parents, John and Abbie
Lane, in our new cemetery, so-called.
} Miss Mildred McCarty went to Belfast
last Thursday to attend the wedding of her
friend, Miss Annie L. Chaples, who has
been a frequent and welcome visitor in
Brooks.
Mr.. Conant and family, formerly of this
town, gave concert here last Thursday. A
singing school was organized and the first
meeting will be Thursday, Dec. Sd. They
are to have schools in Jackson and Monroe
also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Emmons held recep-
ton at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Bachelor, in Jackson,
last week. Several from this village attend
ed They will keep house in the Harry
Staples house.
R. A. Hall, our we'll known carpenter, has
been at work in operative masonry with
Mr.. Putnam. He has also taken up the
study of speculative masonry as we'll. hav-
ing recently been made member OF Marsh
River Lodge of this town.
Lots of hay is being shipped from this
station; altogether too much for the good
of the community. NJ. j. Dow has pressed
and sold go tons, which no good farmer can
afford to do. We must keep more stock and
| thus add to the wealth of the town.
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