The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-03-09

Mrs. f. K. Meyers of Thorndike called
on friends here last week.
Mrs Hildreth of Greenville is visiting her
daughter, MIR. c. F. Files.
James Grover has been very seriously i'll
at his nome in South Brooks.
Our Good Templars will entertain the
District Lodge here next Saturday.
Bachelor & Davis, black smiths, at the
Jonathan Irving shop, are getting nicely
settled in business.
Mrs. Otis ". Lane has been seriously
afflicted with some very painful arbuncles
tor the past few weeks
James +. Jewell has been in Jackson car
ing for his brother-in-laW, Mir. Perry, who
has been very dangerously ill.,
Mrs S. L. Redding of Metheun, Mass,
who spent the winter with her sister, Miss
Abbie A. Roberts, returned home last Sat
urday.
Chester Nealley of Monroe was looking
for barrels here last week He sells LOCO
barrels of apples this year, and ships from
this depot.
Harry Hutchinson has returned home
from Massachusetts. where he was very i'll
in the hospital. He can walk about, but is
still very BADLY off.
The play "Our Jim" is being rehearsed
by special company and will be given in
the near future. The proceeds will be used
for church purposes.
W. S. Dolloff of Knox called to see us the
other day. He has been confined to the
house nearly all winter by bad cut on the
knee and is still lame.
There were no church services last Sun
day as Rev. E. E. COlburn was summoned
to Portsmouth, N. H., by telephone. His
daughter is dangerously i'll there.
The many friends of Prof. R. B. Hall of
Waterville learned with deep sorrow of his
very dangerous Illness His wife, known
here as lisa Luce, was formerly a resident
Of this town.
Samuel Edwards of Winthrop is visiting
relatives in town. Fred Edwards of Wa
terville, his brother, came with him. 1t has
been some time since they have been here
together. This is their native town.
A letter from Ira W. Bowden, now at Pa
latka, Florida, states that he caught tloun-
der in that river the other night that weigh
got $11. so Tor one nights catch of fish. His
health is improving and he will start for
home soon.
Many of our friends in Brooks and vicin-
ity must have read with pleasure the charm
ing letter in The Journal from Vesta Davis
Higgins at the Apache Indian Reservation
in Colorado. Her husband was native of
Thorndike. We hope that other letters will
follow, for she has plenty of material from
which to select that which will interest
Maine people.
The program at the Good Templar lodge
last Saturday evening was as follows Rec
itotin Rovfnr6 Rv6nr Mond h.
chorus, "Marching Through Georgia :" play
"Trusting too Far" 8 characters; chorus,
"Kingdom Coming, song, "My Indian
Maiden;" chorus, "John Browns Body !"
charade, 8 acts.
Mr.. Peavey has large pile of lumber to
saw this spring at his mill, formerly known
as the r. G. Edwards mill. We notice, how
ever, that most of it is small stuff, whereas
in A. J. Roberts time quantities of heavy
stock we're handled, such as vessel plank etc
Then, old residents will remember the ad-
ditiOnal mills where all the heavy slabs and
similar hard wood waste was turned into
bowels, chair and bedstead stuff, in accord
ance with the prevailing fashion in furni-
ture. Many men were employed at the
mills and in the woods, and teams lined the
road from here to Belfast, where the goods
were shipped to Boston by boat, the only
way out in those times. That old stand has
been a busy place. as many residents of
other States who read the Brooks news
will vouch for.
Mrs. Eliza Nickerson died at the home of
her niece, Mrs. James Grover, last Sunday
morning. She would have been SO years
old if She had Iiv ID until next july She
was the Oldest person in Brooks, and for all
we know in Waldo county. Her maiden
name was AbOrn and she was born in Knox.
She was twice married. Her first husband
was EnOch Roberts of Brooks, and they
lived on what is now known as the John
Lane place at RoOpp0le Landing. She was
Mr. Roberts second wife; his first wife
leaving. large family Of children. Her
second husband was Reuben NickersOn of
Swanville. After his death she came to
Brooks and for several years had lived with
her niece, Mrs. Grover. She had no chill
dren. Funeral services we're held at her
late home Tuesday afternoon. Rev II.
Small officiating.
An interesting event socially was the
Washington supper and entertainment at
the church parlOrs Feb. 22nd. A large NUN.
Der of the costumes worn by the ladies were
in accordance with We 0lden style; not that
of Washingt0n's time, perhaps, but sacred
chests had been opened and wedding suits,
ball room wardrObes, and sundries that fol
years had been kept under lock and key
were brought forth, and the ornaments,