The Republican journal., 1904-07-07
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.
deferred from last week.

Mrs. W. S. Jones is visiting friends at
State Farm and Fitchburg. Mass.
j. G. Simpson and wife haye been visit
ing relatives in Lawrence, Mass.
DR.. A. E. Kilgore is repairing one of his
houses and making it into double tene-
ment.
Willard F. Chase, who graduated at Bow
doin last week, arrived home Monday
night.
Roscoe A. Jones has the cellar dug and
foundation laid for new house in the
village.
Mrs. E. J. Bartlett of Hartford, Conn, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
Hasty.
Mrs. E. A. Young and daughter of Mil
ford, Mass, are visiting her father, Y. T..
Peavey.
Miss Alice C. Dow, the village milliner,
was in Waterville last week and attended
the commencement exercises at the Z. Z. L.,
of which she is a graduate.
Mrs. Callie Howe of Missouri, lecturer
for::the W. G. T. u, spoke here last Thurs
people and obtained a generous contribu-
ton in aid of the work.
Twelve or Is Of our prominent Mason Wis
witnessed the raising of candidate, John
H. Gordon of Marsh River lodge officiating
in the work. They report a royal good
time.
Mahlon Patterson of Salmon Island, Pa
tron of the Eastern Star lodge, was in town
Saturday to institute Happy Valley chap
ter, which has been working under dis
pensation. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Patterson.
Isaac S. Staples, the Brooks carriage
manufacturer, made a business trip to
Providence and Newport. 4. L., last week.
He reports that his sales of carriages were
never as good as this year and he has had
40 years experience in the business.
The village primary school, with Miss
Mabel Rose as teacher, closed last Friday !;
also the West Brooks school. Miss Grace
e. Dow, teacher. The school at South
Brooks, taught by Miss Edna L. Elwell,
will close this week. The High school,
which has been under the instruction of
Earle d. Bessey, closed some weeks ago.
The recent real estate changes have
caused considerable moving. The large
stand formerly owned by c. F. Bessey has
been sold by Capt. S: 2. Larrabee to {; b.
Bowen, who has taken possession. The
place is valuable one and its location is
one of the best W. H. Rolfe has moved
into the house lately occupied by Mr.. Bow
en-, and j. b. Nealley will move into the
house lately bought by c. f. Fogg, which is
being repaired
The Brooks Base Ball Club gave their
annual ball in Union Hall Wednesday
evening, June 22nd, and despite the I'M
promising weather it was a success, the
boys clearing expenses, with several dol
lars to the good. During intermlsslon ice
cream, coffee and cake were served in the
banquet room, and during the evening soda
water and lemonade were for sale in the
left wing of the stage. Music was fur
nished by Tasker's Orchestra.
The Brooks base ball team added another
scalp to their string June 18th by defeating
the strong Belfast High school team 9 to O..
The game was mainly pitchers battle, the
rest of the teams being about equal. Miller
had little the best of it, striking out II
men to Browns 4. At the bat neither team
could be said to be superior, but 1t was no.
ticeable that our hits were well punched
and came at critical times, while these OF
Belfast were more scattered. This accounts
for BelfaSts failure to score. Several times
during the game little hit might have
meant a score, but at these points Eb. al
| ways stepped in with an extra twist and
| retired the side without single run.
! Sunday was observed as st. Johns day
| by the Masonic fraternity of this vicinity.
| Marsh River lodge and Happy Valley chap
| ter, with invited friends from the neighbor-
i ing lodges, repaired in a body to the church,
where the Rev. E. E. Colburn delivered a
| very eloquent sermon from the text 1.-The
| threefold cord is not easily broken" Some
excellent musical selections were rendered
! by the choir and fine solo was given by w.
| S. Jones, accompanied by Grace E. Dow as
organist. Mrs. Lyman of Boston kindly
| favored the audience with sweet song,
with Mrs. Charles Peabody as accompanist.
| At the close of the services the NaSOnS
with their ladies to the number of rs,
| marched back to the banquet room, where
a lunch with plenty of lemonade had been
! prepared.