The Republican journal., 1904-08-11
THE NEWS OF BROOKS

c. E. Lane has returned from Aroostook
county. ''''''oA
Miss L0ie Jacobs of Camden il VISITING
at W. o, Estes. '''''"s
T. l.. Huxford made business trim IN
Foxcroft recently. W
Ethel Woods has been visiting her amt
Mrs A. E. KilgOre.
The hay crop in this vicinity is large and
of excellent quality. ''|'
E. A. Carpenter has finished having and
is again on the road.
Willard Chase has returned from a. visit
with friends in Lewiston.
The Eastern Star Chapter meets August
10th for the Initiation OF candidates.
A. E. Chase and wife returned from a
trip to Portland and vicinity Saturday
Ray Mosman of Lisbon Falls is spending
the summer with his uncle, c. A. Hobbs.
L. P. Judk ms and wife of Liyermore
Falls are visiting their daughter, n. 4.
Cook.
Mrs. F. L. Thompson of Boston is visiting
her mother. Mrs. Mahala Forbes, and other
relatives in Brooks.
Mrs. Frances Merritt entertained her
Sunday school class last week and sent the
little ones home happy.
Miss Matte Kelsey, who has worked for
the last year in Taunton, Mass, is visiting
her father, Moses Kelsey
T. 1. Huxford, l. S. Staples and A. B.
Payson are delegates to the Republican
county convention in Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Piper of Belfast called on
Mrs. Esther Roberts last week Mr. Piper
was at one time a barber here.
Charles E. Rolfe arrived home Tuesday.
He is bookkeeper for the Portland Packing
Company at Grand Entry, Magdalen Is
lands.
Those who wish to take advantage of the
cheap rates and visit Boston during the G.
A. Il. encampment will do well to see Mr..
Files as soon as possible.
The time for Sunday services at the viii
lage church has been changed back to 2
D. M There will be no evening service
next Sunday, as the pastor breaches in
Jackson.
Bennett Pilley of Norwood, Mass, is Wis
iting his brother, Hiram Pilley. Who is
slowly improving in health. Mr. Pulley
was on the steamer City of Rockland the
night of the accident, but saved all his bag
gage.
A petition is in circulation to open two
new streets, one to begin between Union
hall and the residence of Mrs. c. W. Lord
and, making a square, enter the old Jack
SOC road between the pants factory and the
residence of Mrs. A. b. Fogg. The other
begins at the residence of J +. Jewell and
making a square enters the Knox road near
the residence of A. B. HUFF. These roads
are needed, as there are no available build
ing lots except at a considerable distance
from the business centre of the village.
Golden Crown Lodge, K. OF P, had an in
stallation of their officers last Tuesday
evening and entertained as guests the Pyth-
ian sisters and friends. Following is
list of the officers: A: B. Payson, G. C.. T.
b. Edwards, V. c.; E. G. Roberts, X. of r.
and $. Harry Brown, NJ; OF r. NJ. J. Dow,
Hamlin, NJ. of Work; Alfred HuXford, NJ.
of Arms; George Miller, Outside Guard !;
Lewis Cook, Inside Guard. graphophole
entertainment was given, after which
bountiful supper was served
Harvest Home Grange has adopted the
following resolution of respect
1t having pleased an all-wise and benei-
cent Providence to remove from among us
our much beloved and respected brother,
Rufus Lancaster therefore, be it
Resolved, That We deeply deplore his
death and that in passing to the great be-
yond we as grange have lost much be-
loved and exemplary member and the com
munity an upright and conscientious citi-
zen.
Resolved, That we extend to to the fam
ily in their hour of deep atf1iction our sim
cere sympathy and kindest feelings of re-
gard
Resolved, That our charter be draped in
mourning that these resolutions be spread
upon our records and published in The
Republican journal; also that the secre-
tary be instructed to transmit a copy of
these resolutions to the family Of the de-
ceased.
{. +. FILES, J Committee
NEsTA ROSE, on
JOSEPHINE LANE. Resolutions.