The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-08-18
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

THE NEWS OF BROOKS.
| James Busfeld and wife of Haverhill,
Mass, are visiting relatives in town.
| Quite delegation of Searsport people
attended the Brooks Searsport game on the
Gerald field Saturday.
| W. Ford spent Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
| b. F. Barlow at the Cobe cottage, North
port.
Harry Hutchinson, who has been en-
| ployed at the State farm in Bridgewater,
| Mass, for the past year, is spending his
| vacation in Brooks.
A Republican Club will be organized Fri
| day evening. The old Masonic Hall over
| Goodwin's clothing store has been hired
| for a club room.
About 60 tickets were sold at this station
| for the Grand Army excursion to Boston.
| Among the veterans who are attending the
encampment are John johnson, Amos
Stickney, W. F. Kendall, L. d. Jones and
E. E. Colburn.
The base ball team goes to Pttsfeld Sat
urday to play the strong local team. The
boys are fast getting into shape again ana
with "Eb." in good form they should be
| able to give the lads from the Institute town
| an interesting argument.
Leonard Rowe, one of the oldest citizens
of the town, died suddenly after short ILL
ness, aged "a years. He was a soldier OF
the civil war and member of Marsh River
| Lodge of Masons The funeral Tuesday
afternoon was under Masonic auspices.
The supper under the auspices of Silver
Crown Assembly Friday night was held in
the banquet room of Union hall on account
of the weather, instead of the lawn Of NJ. j.
rendered selections in the hall during the
supper, which netted neat sum to the
! treasury of the SiSterhOOd.
At town meeting Aug. 18th it was voted
to hire the hall now used as banquet
room in Union hall building for the use of
the High school. The room is 35x40 and
has all modern convenienceS. $3.50 was
voted for seats and furniture. 1t is intend
ed to establish courses equal IN grade to
the standard secondary schools OF the State.
sWANVILLE.
Rev. A. A. Smith of Belfast delivered
fine sermon here last Sunday. He will de-
liver memorial sermon next Sunday at II
O'Clock, standard time. This is our Sunday
school Memorial Sunday, and every one
who has friends buried i'll this cemetery is
invited to bring flowers and take part IN the
exercises. Flowers may be left with Mrs.
Mary F. NickerSon, Miss Julia NJ. Chase or
Mrs Hattie F. NJ. Phillips. Ii friends can
get their flowers there before the service
they will confer d great favor upon the COM
mittee. Following is the order Of eXer-
cises: sunday school at 10 a. NJ, preaching
service at IL a. III. Immediately after the
latter service the procession will form,
bearing flowers, and march to the cemetery
ana decorate the graves, singing, "JeSus
Lover of My Soul at the gate before re-
turning. If the flowers are carefully mark
ed with the names of those for whose
graves they are intended it will greatly aid
those who have charge of the arrangements.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
The ''leap year dance" given August 4th
in Denslow Hall proved highly successful,
socially and financially. Most Unexpected
" the young ladies find themselves in pos
session of a net profit of So, which they in
tend donating to some public use, not yet
decided upon. Mr.. John P. Reynolds,
wife and daughter of Boston spent several
DAYS recently in our harbor on board his
steam yacht. -. Mrs. Olivia b. Ryder and
little daughter of Bangor arrived Thursday
To WISH ut1 lAoCHCAs MI .. 1Iof ~ bCAl - anu
her sisters and brother. -. Mr. and Mrs j.
Frank Frye and daughter Dorothy of Mel
rose, Mass, were guests at Mrs Alvalina
Griffin's from last Thursday to Monday.
Miss Dorothy is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Everett Staples, Jr., since the return of her
parents to Boston. 800. Mr.. William Reed
moved his family early last week into the
cottage on School street owned by Mrs. C.
S. Rendell.. Mrs. Laura Kelley is now oc-
cupying portion of the Oliver Treat house,
so-called. 49,. MIR. Walter Lancaster of Ban
gor was the guest of his uncle, Mr.. John
Lancaster and wife, last week. see. Mrs.
Leonard Clifford of Fitchburg, Mass, is
This is her first return since moving away
thirteen years ago. Her daughter ana hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Weber, accompany
her ; and all are at Fort Point, where MIR.
and Mrs. Elmer Thompson have opened the
old homestead-the George Clifford place
for family reunion. Mrs. Herbert Mixer
left Thursday for Camden, called there by
the serious illness of her sister-in-law, Miss
Clara Mixer. Capt. John y. Staples, wife
and three children of Brooklyn, N. Y, ar
rents, Capt. and Mrs. Horace Staples. Mrs.
Auten, mother of Mrs. John Staples, ac-
companied them and will remain until her
daughters return, the middle of September.
Capt. S. left Monday to rejoin his steamer,
the New York, running between Boston
| anu OdChSOuFlllC3 Aul o. OciuC1-
wood of Camden arrived Thursday to visit
her son, Mr. Herbert L. Hopkins, and fam
ily....Mr. Brainard Griffin joined his wife
here last Thursday and returned Monday
to Boston, where business interests demand
his presence. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Smell
arrived Thursday for their annual visit
with his mother, Mrs. Sarah SnelI.....
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Griffin left Friday
for their home in Westboro, Massachn-
sets. The Misses Mary and Harriet D.
| iah1 of+ dn1 NV in1 tot
the very enjoyable Jordan reunion, Friday,
at the residence of Mrs. Joshua Jordan.
The gathering next year will be at the
home of Mr.. John Dollotf in Belfast. Mr..
Kenah left Pleasant Point Saturday for his
Boston home. Mrs. Everett Staples and
her sister, Mrs. William Staples, left Satur-
day for a weeks outing at Temple Heights.
..... Mr.. Henry I. Hall of Boston joined his