The Republican journal., 1904-01-07
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

DIR. N. r. Cook is driving a fine Nelsonee
colt.
L. c. Cilley has been in Boston for sew
eral days On business.
Several deer were killed in Brooks and
the near vicinity last fall.
Miss Mcdonald of Freedom is visiting
the family of E. c. Body.
Our R. F. d. men all made their routes
Monday, but it was tough one.
Frank Simpson has been assisting Hugh
Gordon in his blacksmith shop.
Mrs. Hugh Gordon visited her father, Jo-
seph M. Larrabee, in Jackson last week.
Our sick people are mostly on the road to
recovery All have had the best of care
Rufus Lancaster is still confined to the
house, with no prospect of getting out this
| winter.
Earle D. Bessey and friend visited his
brother, E. T. Bessey, in Thorndike last
Sunday.
| Dr. j. c. Whitney and wife spent the
holidays here with their daughter, Mrs. b.
F. Stantial.
NJ. }. Dow has set aside a counter for
mark ed-Gown goods, and odds and ends of
various descriptions.
Miss Mabel Weber is so much improved
that she thought of visiting the family of
DR.. Matthew Weber in Fairfield last week
MI. Berry of Portland is still buying and
packing apples in this vicinity. Bert Went
worth and Stanley Perkins are working for
him.
John Stevens and wife, Quoddy Indians,
have a cabin near the r. G. Edwards mill,
where they will spend the winter. They
make nice baskets
Miss Evie Roberts has been in i'll health
| for several months and was oblighed to
give up her dressmaking business, which
she was making a success.
Miss Flora Jones of Newport visited her
friend Mabel Rose last week. Miss Jones
is officiating as organist for r. A. Conant
in his singing school at G. A. r. hall.
DR.. A. W. Rich is not doing any business
this winter, although he is about the streets
and looking after his personal affairs as
usual. He does not feel able to start out
on the road again.
The week of prayer is being observed
here either afternoon or evening each day,
except Saturday. 1t is hoped that deeper
conservation to the work of the church will
be res ult of these special services.
Stanley Roberts has the job to get the
lumber off the Lawrence and Newhall lots
in Knox this winter. The work was begun
last year and a large crew, with several
teams, was at work there last winter
A. X. Green was recently appointed
church janitor and Rev. E. E. Colburn is
very much pleased with the care he has
taken of the church and the promptitude
with which he has attended to the business.
Commercial fre-water made quite rum
pus here during the holidays with two or
three men and their families. 1t is bad
stuff for the men themselves and a curse to
all connected with them. Weare thankful
that such exhibitions are exceedingly rare
in Brooks.
The cold wave, which amounted to biz
zard here, was the most disastrous to wa
ter fixtures that we have had since our
water system was adopted. Gordon, York,
Carpenter, Lane, Dow, Bennett, Staples
and others had plenty of trouble of their
own to look after. The plumbers had a
busy Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Colburn gave a re-
ceptiOn at the parsonage from to and
to 9 P. M. New Years day. Quite num-
Der of our people improved the oppor-
tunity to call upon our popular pastor and
his estimable wife. They were but recent
ly married and began housekeeping in
Brooks. Refreshments were served and it
was very pleasant occasion.
Mrs. Mahala Forbes has been very ill and
her recovery was considered very doubtful.
Her daughters, Mrs. James Buckfeld of
Haverhill and Mrs. Augustine Thompson
of Boston, came home last week in response
to telegram to be with her. At last ac-
counts she was improving and she may get
up again. She is over 80 years of age, which
makes the chances against her