The Republican journal., 1904-11-24
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Mrs. Harry Dow is at home from Rock
land, where she spent several months.
Mrs. Cora Bowker and son of Belfast
visited L. D. Jellson and wife last week.
| Mrs. Walter Hall of Fairfield is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Z. Rowe
| Mrs. Eliza Pattee is spending the winter
| with her mother, Mrs. William Robertson.
| Miss Grace E. Dow, who has been teach
| ing school in OrrngtOn, is at home Tor the
| vacation.
| Mrs Rose T. Forbes has returned from
| Boston where she visited her sister, Mrs.
Augustine Thompson.
Mrs. Peavey, at the X. G. Edwards mill,
has returned from Etna, where she attend
| ed the funeral of her mother.
Mrs. Susan Hall is in Skowhegan visiting
| the family of her son Hale, who has EN-
| plOyment on the railroad there.
Mrs. Sarah Edwards has returned from
Waterville, where she was with Mrs. VIII
McTaggart during her recent illness.
| Miss Mary Sargent, who has employment
| in Belfast, spent last Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. 2. Sargent.
Capt. Stephen Larrabee of Unity spent
| last Sunday in Monroe and took back with
him Mrs. Stella Bowen as hOusekeeper.
Mrs. E. o. Stantial, who for many months
| has been an invalid, is much improved IN
health and is able to be about the house.
| Harry johnson has built house at
| HOOppOle Landing, sO-called, near his barn
| there. 1t is not very large, but big enough
| to hold himself and mother.
Mrs. Hattie Merithew and her mother.
| Mrs Edwards, have returned from Monroe,
| where they spent several weeks with the
| family OF Wilmot Robertson.
A f. Chase is making an addition to his
| ice house. He puts up the largest quantity
| of ice Of anyone iii this vicinity and sup
plies the village during the summer.
Mrs. Chas. W. Lord has returned from
| Boston, where she spent several weeks with
| Ter sister While there she attended the
! birthday reception of Julia Ward Howe.
The church vestry has been nicely fur
| nished and will be a very convenient room
| for the Sunday school, for evening meet
ings, etc. 1t supplies long felt want IN
| the place.
While at work recently on a building in
Thorndike James F. Jewell was quite bad
| ly injured by falling some ten feet to the
| ground. He has been unable to do any work
| since the accident.
Last Friday evening Mr.. Woods, the
High school teacher. gave reception to
| his pupils at the residence Of DR.. Cook,
where he boards. A treat was furnished
and games enjoyed
Capt J. ". Bennett of the e. S. steamer
| Wilson was at home for a day or two last
week, called here by the death of his sister,
Mrs. Rich, who was brought from Boston
and buried i'll Winterport.
Miss Bertha Allen, with whom every
| body i'll Brooks is acquainted, was married
| last week and has gone to New Hampshire
to live. The best wishes of all her many
! friend, viii follow her to her new home.
The local telephone line has been ex-
tended into Jack son as far as the residence
| of Nj. 5. Stiles. Its value would be greatly
| increased If it was extended to ChaSe's
| Corner and a pay station established there.
We planted quite piece of sweet corn
too late t.sdispoSe of the crop at the canning
| factory and not having a silo have been
feeding it to our stock. Cattle and horses
eat it all up clean and prefer it to the best
English hay. 1t is a profitable crop tC
raise for fodder.
We received call recently from R. O.
Leach, the we'll known inventor, formerly
of New York but now stopping with his
family in Thorndike. He is man of great
ingenuity and has patents on many valu
able inventions. He is better known to the
scientific world than to his own neighbors
c. E. Felker raised some 800 bushels OF
turnps this year, which he feeds out to his
| stock. He had some 200 bushels frozen in
NJ. }. Dow was caught in the same way
losing some 50 bushels The turnip crop i.
a profitable one to raise just the same il
you get them harvested, and have the stock
to feed
T. A. Elliott and wife of Presque Isle
were in town last week. They brought the
body of Mrs. Houghton, who was Mrs
ElliOtt's mother, here for burial in the
family lot. Services were held in the
church Mrs. Houghton lived in this tow
respect of all with whom she was associated
Her death was due to a general breaking
down of her system as a result of old age.
The matter of a starch factory here il
being quietly discussed by some of GU
business men. 1t has been demonstrates
beyond doubt that potatoes can be profit
ably raised in this vicinity in the same man
ner that they are raised in ArOOStOOk cOun
ty. Our farmers only need to grasp tn
new methods and make business of il
With proper rotation of crops the potat
is not necessarily exhaustive to the soil
But starch factory is needed to utilize tn
waste products.
f. b. Edwards, deputy of our Goo
Templar Lodge, reports 149 members il
good standing. The officers for the presen
quarter are as follows: Willie Austin, C. T.
Louise Grady, V. T.; Mabel Rose, Rec
Sec; Inez Hutchinson, A. r. S.; Earl
Trundy, F. S.; Josie Brown, Treas Haiti
jenkins, Chap; Nelson Reynolds, NJ.
) Jennie Long, D. NJ. Myrtle Ames, G..
VIM {. Rowe, S.. Joseph Simpson, P. c
T.; Sophia Rowe, S. J. 7. 1t is intende,
to have special enter tainmentS every lOdg
meeting during the winter.
The fall term OF school in West Brook
, closed Nov. 18th after very successful
term of ten weeks, taught by Mrs. A. B
Payson. The number of pupils in attend
ance was %. This school has so improved il
the last few years that it ranks as one o
the smartest rural schools in Waldo county
Great interest was manifested by both pu
pills and parents, which made it encourag
ing for the teacher and an incentive for tn,
pupils to attend regularly. Such nteres
is very beneficial and does not usually ex
list in most of our rural schools. The pu
pills not absent were Louis Leonard
Clarence Larrabee, Evelyn Thompson
Mary Thompson and Abbie Knowlton
. The pupils had nicely arranged program
which was enjoyed by many of their pa
rents. At the close refreshments wer,
served and very pretty incident was tn,
presentation to their teacher of a nicely
framed picture, "A Scene in Venice" ani
ribbon picture throw by Miss Ruth Quinn
by in behalf of the pupils. Following il
the program: