The Republican journal., 1905-09-21

Louie Elliott. son of T. A. Elliott of
/ Presque Isle, has been visiting his old
friends here. He was born in this village
and it seems like home to him. He left
course at Shaw's Business College He
graduated at the Pressure Isle High schoo
| last June.
Mrs. Martha E. Luce of Haverhill, Mass
who is visiting friends in Maine, got around
to Brooks last Saturday. She will visit her
daughter, Mrs. W. l. Cain Of Clinton, and
then will return to her home after pleas,
aht Two months vacation. Miss Bertha has
run the lodging house while her mother has
been in Maine.
Inc local general committee of arrange
ments Tor the meeting of the Grand Lodge
al Goo1 Iemplars here Oct. 18th and 18th is
MIS- Mrs. l. l. Huxford, Mrs. A. f. Chase and
MABEL Rose. Measures will be taken tC
make THIS an interesting and profitable ses.
sion to all concerned
W. II; Hutchinson has in his possession a
town officers book published in Boston in
leso. 1t was the property of Mr. Hutchin-
SOM grandfather, Sylvester Smith, former
| Y VI neliast, ana Is quite curiosity from
.me slyle OF printing. ETC., and is highly
valued by MI. Hutchinson. He has an
otner law book of the same date, which he
VIII carefully preserve
There have been several quiet marriages
IN town recently, the parties not counting
puDNclty but taking upon themselves the
marriage contract with just as honest in
e ot and with just as much assurance
81 happy and successful life as those who
nave maze more elaborate display To
each of them The Journal extends its con
gratulationS.
No satisfactory bid for the new knuwlton
ROAD having been received the selectmen
appointed F. H. DUMMY. one Of their nm
| ber to take charge of the work and hnild
| the road He put on a Iaroe crew If our
own townsmen last week and mada the dirt
| fly in good shane. There viii he at lost a
winter road through rhara ,ybef fba s,,o,"
HES
| The West Brooks sebooIhonSa iS hoi,,g
| greatly changed in apnearance Firsr 4
| Il. Huff raised the building and mt nndar
| it d good foundation nf st9,,o a,,id ~ ao,,t+
| Then Z. C. Body and Il. A, Hall sbinoled
and c)apboarded ii and have painted il
| white. New windows with large Names Of
| glass have been put in and if presents nuita
a nobby appearance.
A worry 1,laaso,,. oao,,i,. .,z A.. ...-..
rona,,ti tiGp9'.i' otN"S,'t was elF regent
in tha rhurch 1,orlo,p p il!s sHil'',
gave them a fhesrt, ain,,i w. ~ SoiI ita
hoard Was Well renTaSe+l'i Ia ' ~ 9oi az;
furnished nice tre..t 's,i,, ~ 'u.e
everyNharp evi1ant a,,l oor,ba95 m"s
happv II is honed tba 1i tbs ~ oo az Vas
tai nmp+ ,'a, 'n,@t my me VI e1ieeI
If he schn"i 49,, r1ii i; i,.ieu ooelol 'o?h
this novemant - '''''eA i''ei esle" /"
III IS low denIltely understood that the
Iihiu l"uSe OF Gnud 4emplars Is to meet
" ,n hI"oks loust OCTOBER llth and 18th:
Ii mas never been held III place so small
a. 'IooNS oelCfe ana our members should
hnrmr On yI,iIn ~ acqu tnellseN . WIN
't'N - t''NtN'' titttt tl4N
nresent fro," a,ar ~ 80 ~ %
they sbnn1d rot,3 e. ti,i ~ tile ~ u
ahla n,,nion + W. q
zane NJ, " aiu 'o y u 1i,u i ~ wv
at4iiiatad NJ onno s'''"i' oec''ii'e
'''ll,''''e', ''' u''ce
Four H. +; ID. routes now start from
Brooks and their establishment has involv-
Ell the diScontinuance of several post offices
| IN Inc vlclnlty ana also put out OF commits
sion a number of mail carriers familiar for
| years TO everybody along their routes.
! Prominent among them is Japhet Grant,
who was born in Prospect in October, 1886
| He learned the stone cutters trade in 1858
and worked at the business until 1877. Since
| then he has lived on small! farm in North
Monroe, when bears evidence OF intelligent
care and diigent tilling. In 1885 he con-
roe to Brooks, 16 miles, six times week,
| ana continued carrying it until Oct. 10, 1908,
over eighteen years. until the route was dis.
continued ana the ii. r. ID. man took his
place He lost but one trip during all that
time on account of health. He is one of the
few remaining old-tlme carriers who braved
| heat and cold, storm and whatever hindered
| that they might faithfully perform the duty
| they mad contracted to do. A married son,
! Japhet, Jr., now lives at the old homestead,
an eX-mail carrier is taking life easily.
The recent musical entertainment in
| Hall SJpapSSful There
was fair attendance. and the work was of
class to do credit to the town. The fol-
lowing program was rendered
Orchestra Selection,
Male Quartet,
Morrill,, Jones, Holorook and Brown.
+ lttoe ooiu; ~, ~ I". ~. ioioio oh'
ile""ilS' oo'ls VI l'eSi eTs' f.. ,,,
c.. Mss Eriha i'arker.
| ,,viis' c,..a. '''1l9 loie'S laws.
n maLe '9liai set,
, olcheslIa ,I Iglec CL, NJ CO. ,o,
,Soio anu MAE Aoiue' NJ " -: oollee.
| Soiuet Ioio, hl, H. D. Eu"al"s'
i''tei' Lo'e "o.' Wen ~ ~ can, NJ. ,,as;,,
,..,:- NJ D. Iei ~, " ~ Nlol H.
head'hg' Maeoe'hS 0o1io94y'r ,,,,,
,,>,o n,,+o4 ne'' la L. y 'io'i L.
t Niale guar 'e'' NJ W. +, c-;e.
RRp rass Orartat "
Sono Daxtar Davis
Nan tizod Raadino ..Tba Mont Watch >
A. Imoidon+ ~ ~ Era,,oo prnssian va
! 1870
Mrs Colburp and Mrs Norr;tt
Orchestra Selection.