The Republican journal., 1904-03-31

DR.. John G. Brooks died at 5l5 a. m
March oath at his residence on Church
street. He had been as we'll as usual when
he retired at 9 O'Clock, but had severe i'll
turn in the night, and although medical aid
| was promptly summoned, and he had every
attention, he passed peacefully away. His
| end while sudden was not unexpected. He
had been an invalid for many years, and at
times confined to his bed for several weeks,
| usually in the winter season, but rallied
| from these attacks and when warm wealth
er came would be up and about attending
to business as usual. At no time was his
remarkably clear and vigorous intellect
clOuded in the least, and often when con-
fined to his bed he received visitors and
discussed and decided important business
| matters. There is no one, and has been no
one, in this community, who was so often
consulted on business matters as DR..
| Brooks. Persons who had no claim upon
him, personally, professionally tor political
| ly, came to him for advice, which, with his
valuable time, he gave freely and cheerful
| ly. One man who needed capital to buy a
business and who went to DR.. Brooks for
financial aid as well as advice, said that the
doctor talked to him like father. He got
the money he needed and is grateful to-day
for the aid and encouragement given him.
There are many like instances. although
perhaps in some cases the gratitude has
been lacking. AS president of the Belfast
National Bank DR.. Brooks was in posi-
ton to help local business men and local
! enterprises and did so to the fullest pos
sble extent. This sometimes resulted in
losses to the bank, but which might other
wise have been felt by the community.
! Dr.. Brooks before his retirement from
active practice had attained eminence in
! his profession and was often called in con-
! sultation. There were some who could not
! give up their old family physician and he
attended them as long as he was able, and
almost to the last gave advice and medicine
/ to his household and friends. During the
: civil war he was for a time the only ply
sician in Waldo county, and although he
had lived to good old age the exacting de-
mands then made upon him undermined
his health and resulted in the invalidiSm Of
his last years. But for the skill with which
! he handled his own case and the unremit-
! ting care and attention of his wife he could
! never have attained even four-Score years,
and he exceeded that age by three. He was
a sociable, rather than society man, and
j liked to have his chosen friends about him.
/ He was a reader of good books and a lover
of flowers, and rarely did birthday pass
that both did not come to him from old
friends who knew his tastes. His chief di-
version was gardening and orcharding, in
! which he was very successful. He usually
! spent month or two at his cottage on the
| North Shore, NorthpOrt, where he had a
, fine garden and orchard, many of the fruit
j trees as we'll as shade trees planted under
/ his own direction. All charitable or phil
anthropic movements had his hearty Co
operation and he gave to them much time
and thought. He had been for some years,
and was at the time of his death, President
, of the Children's Aid Society of Maine and
in the past few weeks had personally di-
rected improvements and projected others
at the Girls Home on Northport avenue.
He was vice president of the Humane
Society and President of the Home for
Aged Women. Cne of the last business
acts of his life was to arrange for buying
the Cutter house on Cedar street for the
last named society. These organizations
will miss him greatly. 1t will be difficult
to find one ready to give the time and
thought he did to such objects and give it
so cheerfully. Others will miss true
friend, who was ever ready to respond to
any call made upon him, as the writer of
this inadequate tribute to his memory can
testify.
DR.. Brooks was born in York, Me-, Feb.
49, 1921, son of Solomon and Nancy
(Savage) Brooks, His father was native
| Of New IpsWich, n. IL. and his grand