The Republican journal., 1904-02-18
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

VIM. Gould is buying few oxen for Ban
gor parties.
The Sir Knights are to have their annua
ball in March.
Look out for a cantata by the singing
school some time in March.
Mr.. Webb of SWanville, the manufacturer
of monuments, was in town last week
They have wee.bit of a papoose at the
Quoddy Home near the R. G. Edwards mill
Charles r. BeSSey is in Barre, VT, on
business connected with the granite quarry
there
Brooks lodge of Good Templars are to en-
terrain the District Lodge at the annual
session.
Rev David Bracket has been severely i'll
for several days. At last accounts he was
much better
The knowlton sisters furnished the EN-.
tertainment at the Good Templar Lodge
last Saturday night.
. Mrs. n r. Cook was oat shopping the
other day. She had been confined to the
house several weeks
Miss Alta May Jones has been in poor
health all winter and unable most of the
time to 90 ont of the house
Eli Moulton OF Unity was in town Sun
day to attend the funeral of his sSter-in-
law, Miss Georgia Reynolds.
Marsh River Lodge is 10 work the fellow
craft and Master Mason's degree at the
regular meeting Wednesday evening. Feb.
oath.
The theme of Rev f. f. Colburn last
Sunday evening was AN Object in Life. -
and the text, 'She hath done what she
could" These Sunday evening meetings
are made very interesting
Ned Edwards with his cornet accountant
ed Mrs. ". 5. Jones upon the organ at
church last Sunday. Rev F. E. Coburn is
considering the matter of the full orchestra
at the Sunday evening meetings.
The Masons had work in the first and
third degrees Wednesday evening, Feb.
10th. with John H. Gordon as Supreme
Pusher. They had hot lunch near high
twelve and got home in the early morning.
We received call this week from James
Post, formerly of Knox, but who for several
years has been in Montana He allows that
Maine is good enough for him and will set
about getting the old homestead in order at
once
Jesse c. Forbes and wife have our SYM
pathy in the loss of their infant daughter.
who died after an existence of but a few
weeks. Their other child is II years old
and this little one was bright blossom
that come to them for brief space only to
fade and pass from earthly sight
The ladies of the Pythian Sisterhood had
great time last Friday evening Mrs. E.
{. Holbrook, grand chancellor, and Miss
Marcia Sprague, G. X. of R. S., were in at
tendance and gave special instruction in
the work. Visitors were present from
Frankfort and Winterport. The ladies had
supper, fine social time, and got home
early in the morning. The family men of
the place are now considering the matter of
soap stones.
Posters are out for the first annual ball
OF Silver Crown Assembly, Pythian Sis
terhood, at Union hall, Thursday even
ing, Feb. 25th, with music by the Belfast
Quintette. The ladies of the sisterhood
have evidently cut loose from all domestic
ties, and the poor deluded brethren who al
ways encouraged the organization can now
only get revenge by attending the ball.
dancing every number of the program and
eating all they can get
The goat at the society hall, which a few
weeks ago attracted much attention by
reason OF its pert appearance, now presents
a woebegone and dilapdated aspect and
spends most of the time lying upon the
stage, where it is placed as one of the access
series of the lodge room. With both the
ladies' and the gentlemen's societies meet
ing there the poor thing has evidently had
hard time of it, and will soon have to be
RELOCATED to the dark closet for recupera-
ton.
1t is expected that the drama "Our
Folks will be pulled off at Union hall,
Tuesday evening, Feb. 23d. Sickness
among the members of the company has
caused unavoidable delay John H. Cor
don acts in the capacity of stage manager,
which assures us that the mechanical part
OF the business will be properly looked
after. This play has in it much that is
humorous and interesting, the object is a
benevolent one, and it will probably be
largely attended.
The funeral of Miss Georgia, daughter of
Henry Reynolds of South Brooks, who died