The Republican journal., 1905-06-01

his vile, Alice DOW, ana many OtHeI uedu-
tiful flowers have been placed on the diff
ferent lots.
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.
Will White of Waterville was in town
Tuesday.
Harry Hutchinson is visiting friends in
Dixmont.
Raymond Merritt is the proud possessor
of new bicycle.
Mrs. Chas. Ryder and child are visiting
her parents IN Camden.
Miss Maud Colson is stopping with Mrs.
A. r. Ellley for time
Mrs. Cora Bowker of Belfast visited old
friends here Memorial Day.
NJ. j. Dow has feed for few more young
animals in his back pasture.
All are glad to see the cart from the City
Bakery here again this summer.
Mr. H. A. Black, wife and baby visited
Miss Mildred McCarty last Friday.
Henry Dow has moved his family to
Machias, where he has employment.
Marion Forbes, who spent the winter in
Massachusetts, has returned to BROOKS.
MIR. and Mrs Judkins of Livermore Falls
are visiting their daughter, Mr.. n. h. Cook
Miss Alta May Jones has returned from
Bangor, where she has spent several weeks
Miss Josie Lane, who is working in
Augusta, spent Sunday with her parents
here.
Mrs. Josie Fogg, who has been with her
mother at Belfast, is at home for short
time.
Mrs, VIM. McTaggart and children of
Waterville are visiting her mother, Mrs. +.
c. Body.
All the painters and paper hangers are
rushed with work as is usual at house
cleaning time.
C. F. Lane is repairing the post office
building and will fit up the basement Tor
business purposes.
Contrary to expectation several new
buildings will be erected here this summer,
mostly of medium cost.
J. II. Gordon, Henry Webb, Mrs. Ethel
Slower and Mrs. Susan Lord have all given
their houses new coat OF paint.
The many personal friends of Hon. II. r.
Dawson were much pleased to meet him
socially in Brooks, Memorial Day.
Walter F. Gibbs, the General Agent for
the Scientific Fertilizer Co., goes to Pitts
burg, Pa, this week Oh business trip.
Frank Daniels, who was called here by
the death of his mother-in-la law, Mrs. Mahala
Forbes, has returned to New Hampshire.
Mrs. Hattie jenkins and Miss Phebe
Rose have opened lunch room in the
building occupied by Will Emmons last
winter
ID ,,,l IL how xya1f fro,
Stockton Springs to Brooks and are occupy
ing the upper tenement in Forest Roberts
house.
Harry w. Littlefield has done good job
grating in the orchard of c. H. Forbes.
Plenty of other men would be glad of his
services but good scions cannot now be OBJ
tanned
Rev. E. f. Colburn delivered the memo
rial address Sunday to a large audience.
Brooks Lodge, K. of p, and Brooks Band
escorted the soldiers from G. A. r. Hall to
the church.
Enough corn to supply the factory should
the season be favorable has already been
planted. Some, however, claim that it has
been rotting in the ground on account OF
the damp cold weather.
DR.. and Mrs. n. R. Cook, Lawrence Cook,
Nelson Reynolds and Misses Louise Grady,
Marie York and Lila Estes attended the
commencement exercises at freedom
Academy May oath.
In spite of the low prices that prevailed
last winter our farmers are putting in
large acreage of potatoes this year. 1t is
probable that most of them will be sold
direct from the field, if possible, as those
who held for higher prices, before. learned
costly lesson.
ofi of nlyo (Nnnd
Templar Lodge were installed May Goth by
lodge deputy j. E. Simpson. NJ. j. Dow
and Miss Mabel Rose acted as installing
marshal and deputy marshal: j. e. Stimp-
son, C. T.; Ed. Boody, P. c. T.; Mrs. I. l.
Huxford, v: T.; Mrs; S. Rowe, Chap. Miss
Wallace O'Brien, A. s., Miss Eliza Stimp-
sor, Treasurer; Miss Marie York, Marshal
Miss Eva Grady, d. NJ; Maude Webb,
Guard; w. C. Rowe, Sentinel. Ice cream
and cake was served after the installation.
The exercises Memorial day were highly
satisfactory to all concerned. In the morn
ing fears were entertained that it
might be rainy day, but the weather
proved to be all that one could wish; At ~
in line with long procession of school
children and citizens as an escort to the g:
A. r. With beautiful dresses, plentiful
supply of bright ribbons and flowers, with
flags flying and inspiriting music very
pleasant spectacle was presented. The
cemeteries were visited and the usual Me-
mortal program was given in each. Then
all marched to Union hall, which was crowd
ed, to hear the speaker of the day, Hon. I'll.
X. Dawson of Monroe, who acquitted him.
self very finely. The stores were closed
and all business suspended during the after
noon. 1t was an occasion of which the citi-
zens of Brooks may well be proud. To all
intents it was memorial service in the
true sense of the word.