The Republican journal., 1904-03-10
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Miss Louise Grady is attending school in
Belfast.
Mrs A. E. Chase is confined to the house
by severe cold.
Alvin Pulley visited his sister, Mrs Fred
MOultOn, last week.
Eddie, son of Mrs. Ella Springer, has
been quite sick again,
Marie Chase is at home from Newport
for the short vacation.
DR.. A. E. Kilgore has been quite sick and
unable to leave the house.
Dr. A. w. Rich took a ride Tuesday, He
has been quite poorly of late.
Q Miss Gale Bracket of Newport has been
visiting her grandfather, II. II. Pulley.
Mrs Ira Grady, who has been confined
to her bed for some time, is still very ILL.,
Mrs. James Bushtield of Haverhill, Mass,
is visiting her mother at the r. W. Forbes
homestead
Rev. E. E. Colburn was able to deliver
one sermon last Sunday, but has been
quite seriously ILL.,
Mrs. Esther Colson of Monroe has spent
several weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Y ork, at the hotel.
DR.. A. W. Rich has suffered relapse of
his troubles of a year ago and is confined
to the house again.
Mrs. Mary j. Lane has been i'll some
weeks and is not growing strong as fast as
fast as one could wish.
Geo. B. Roberts, who has position ON
the Boston Electric railway, made a bust
ness trip to Brooks last week.
Mr. A. &. 1'ayson Of our r. F. d., No. /,
has donned an entire suit of the cadet gray
prescribed for the postal service.
Word is received here that Hannah Hus-
sey, mother Of Friend Omar &. Hussey, is
very sick and apparently failing.
Mrs. Margaret Hall, who spent the wiz
ter with her daughter, Mrs Robinson, in
Unity, is now at her old home in Brooks.
We are glad to report that our dress
maker, Miss Evie Roberts, who has been in
poor health for some months, is now nearly
recovered and hopes to get at work again
soon.
The youngest child of Mrs. Annie Ham
lin was severely burned Friday by falling
from its chair on to the stove. 1t was feared
at first that the sight of one eye was des-
troyed, but the doctors now hope to save it.
The friends of Mrs. Jane D. Mckay
Bowen will he glad to know that she was
| recently granted a pension on account of
her first husband, who was soldier in the
Civil War This places her above want in
the illness and weakness consequent to old
age.
A. E. Chase's splendid black mare was
taken seriously i'll last week and DIR. West
of Belfast was called here. This mare is
probably the finest work horse in town.
". j. Dow was also obliged to substitute
for church service last Sunday the duty of
at nr RI Mt ffN i<.1- hHr,
l. G. Kicker of Monroe and Miss Jennie
CroxfOrd of jackson were united in mar
riage by Rev. E. f. Colburn at the parson-
| and most favorably known of the young
people of this vicinity and their many
friends wish them long and happy life.
We were glad to meet our friend, Giles
G. Abbott and wife of Belfast, in town last
| week. He is the kind of boy that Waldo
county is proud of; the kind that will start
business anywhere and make success of
it. II our old time friend, j. G.. Jewett.
could visit his farm again it would make
his heart glad to see it under such efficient
management.
f. K. Leonard was quite seriously in-
jured one day last week at Knox Station.
He was hauling a load of pulp wood when
the sled Slowed on the ice, throwing off
part of the load and Mr.. Leonard with it,
A stick struck him on the head, knocking
him senseless and cutting quite cash on
his forehead. DIR. Kilgore happened to be
at the station at the time and rendered the
needed surgical assistance.
1t is expected that Miss Jennie Price,
lecturer for the W. c. 7. u, will speak in
Brooks in the near future on "Resubms-
SiOn,' and it is to be hoped that an evening
may be obtained when large audience can
be assured, as she is said to be an interest
ing speaker and the subject is one Of vital
interest at this time. We are informed
that she is to speak in several places in
Waldo county and sincerely hope that our
people will come out in large numbers to
hear her
The Knights of Pythias ball last Friday
evening was pronounced success, and our
friends from Belfast helped to make it SO.
Belfast sent us over three score of the best,
cleanest and most truly courteous young
people of that city, and they can always be
sure Of hearty welcome from Brooks.
The music was fine, the grand march of the
Sir Knights with badges and white gloves
an inspiring sight, and the dances were
dream of delight. 1t is to be hoped that
the high character of the entertainments
tanned in the future.
1t is reported in the Bangor News
that DR.. Albert Mark Jones has been ap-
pointed an inferno at the Eastern Maine
Hospital in Bangor, to begin his duties
August 1st This must be our former
tOwnsman Bert, son of the late John d.
Jones. He was born in this town and
taught several terms of school here. He is a
graduate Of the Maine Central Institute, of
Bates College, and this year graduates from
the B0wdoin Medical School. He studied
medicine with DR.. Taylor of Pittsfeld.
He has always taken high rank as student
and his many friends in Brooks predict a
successful future for him in his chosen pro-
fession. Mrs. A. B. Stantial of Belfast is
his sister,
A friend in Massachusetts writes: 81 am
indebted to you all for letters received,
from the others personally, and from you
for the weekly ones in the dear old Journal.