The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-09-01

Road Commissioner c. E. Bowen repaired
the village bridge across the Marsh stream
last Sunday SO as not to incommode bust
ness travel.
W. H. H. Roberts and wife returned Mon.
day from a visit to Boston and vicinity
They were absent two weeks and saw the
| &. A. Il. parade.
The fair for the benefit of the piano at
Union Hall will take place Oct. 18th and
over 800 tickets have already been sold, in
surfing success for the fair.
Mrs. May Ellis of Lajara, Colorado, was
the guest of her friend, Mabel Rose, last
week. They were classmates at the M. Z.
| l., Pittsfeld. She will return to Colorado
the first of September.
The Brooks VS.. Belfast game Saturday
was declared off on account Of the failure
of the Belfasters to appear. The Belfast
| juvenile team came up, however, and were
defeated by the Brooks youngsters by the
score of 6 to 3.
| A very fine pair of gray JamaiQue colts
can be seen in NJ. j. BOWS pasture. They
are and years of age, well matched in
form, size and color, weigh 1900 lbs each,
and are partly broken. They are owned by
J w. w. Moulton of Unity, and are worth a
good price.
| A pleasant party, consisting of Mr.. S. ii.
Lord of Belfast. Misses Myrtle and Geneva
Forbes of Brooks, Mr. Charles Rich of Bos-
ton and Charles WEIGH and wife of Lynn,
Mass, have been enjoying an outing at
| Little River, NorthpUrt, for few days.
Mr.. Rich, Miss Geneva Forbes and the
| WelcheS returned to Massachusetts this
week. Miss Myrtle Forbes will remain in
Brooks during September.
| Chas. Roberts of Lawrence, Mass, re-
| Gently visited Brooks. His fathers old
home On Sprout Hill is gone not a vestige
| left to show that a building was ever there.
| Mr.. Roberts was member OF Co. F, 4th
Maine, recruited here under Capt. A. d.
: town. He has for many years been sub
| Scriber to The Journal, and carefully reads
| the Brooks and Knox news
Rev. E. f. Colburn, Lorenzo d. Jones,
W. F. Kendall, John johnson and Amos
ment, &. A. r., in Boston and enjoyed it
very much. Mr.. Jones met an old comrade
whom he had not seen since the battle of
Gettysburg. He was then coming from the
front with bullet wound in his hand and
was sent to the hospital. His words to
| Jones as he held up his wounded hand
We're, "Thats the way they will serve you
| il. there.
a Democratic mass meeting Saturday af-
| ternoon was addressed by Hon. yrus W.
| Davis Democratic candidate for Governor.
| His address was entirely on the alleged
| extravaganza in the State administration,
made familiar in the newspapers and fully
| answered. The National campaign was
only incidentally mentioned MI. Davis
was accompanied by Z. l.. Jones of Water
vile, chairman OF the Democratic State
rln N-,+o NJ,
was made in all automobile in about two
hours +. +. Littietield, candidate for Rep
resentative to the Legislature, presided at
the meeting, and music was furnished by
Goodwin's orchestra
! club was held Friday evening at their club
room. Sxty-ive members we're present.
| The club was addressed at some length by
Arthur l. Brown, Esq, who refuted the
charges of extravaganza brought against
the State government by candidate Davis.
ing Through Georgia." "Ked, White and
Blue" "John Browns Body Orally
Round the Flag" and "Hot Time in the
| Old Town Tonight" the members of the
club joining in singing the chorus, closing
with cheers for Roosevelt. The next meet
| ing will be Friday evening and the Repub-
| licans of jackson have been invited to join.
1t is expected that speakers will be pres
ent.
Rev. E. E. Colbnrn recently gave us a
ship sermon from the theme "Dead Reckon
ing which was highly interesting. While
listening we were reminded of the ship
sermon given so many times by the Rev.
Elijah Kellogg of Harpswell, which was al
ways called for by the summer visitors.
We were favored, by request, few years
since with the sermon in the town of Bow
doinham. Mr.. Kellogg said he had deliv-
cred that sermon over eighty times and it
has become historic. We would now walk
ten miles to hear it. Dear Mr. Kellogg.
One of the most fascinating writer's Maine
has ever produced, and preacher of great
ability, he was in manner as simple and I'M
obtrusive as child He is held in loving
memory by multitude who have read his
| books.
| The following tabulation taken from the
records of the town of Brooks shows the
amount of State tax paid by the town each
| year for the last ID years, and the amounts
received from the State for each of said
years, for common schools, High schools,
State roads, ETC.