The Republican journal., 1905-03-30
THE. NEWS OF BROOKS.
!. B. Payson is still on the invalid list.

THE NEWS OF BROOKS.
A. B. Payson is still on the invalid list.
Sylvia Long is in poor health and is con-
fined to her bed most of the time.
Harry Hutchinson seems to be improving
in health and gets out of doors on pleasant
days.
John Bowden is cutting up wood in South
Brooks with circular saw run by horse
power.
Everett, son of Noyes Cilley, has been sick
and confined to the house, but is now out
again.
The road commissioners are busy this
week shovelling out the bad drifts on the
country roads.
At the special town meeting held last
week it was voted to raise $500 to be ex-
pended on the State road.
snow shoes and canoe paddles, as he has an
addition to his family to support.
Mrs. E. %. Stantial, who has been an
invalid for some months, is not as well and
is confined to her bed most of the time.
The selectmen will be at their Office April
1st to receive inventory of taxable property
in town and to attend to other routine bust
ness.
NJ. ]. Dow, who is the local agent for the
Deering Harvester Co., has received his
samples of cultivatOrs, harrOws, rakes,
moving machines, etc.
Walter Gibbs has sold his carriage horse
"Nac" to Mr. Richardson of Clinton. This
horse is good one and will bring a long
price in the outside market.
Brooks has this winter but three public
charges. Two are insane persons in the
hospital at Augusta and one a feeble mind
ed person, who is boarded at home.
Miss Ada Body of jackson is attending
our High school. 1t does not seem so very
long ago that her mother, then known as
Nora Pilley, was school girl here.
r. A. Hall has been unable to do any
work all winter, having been nearly blind.
His eyes are improving and he hopes to get
TO work again when the snow is gone.
Miss Alice L. Dow will leave for Boston
Saturday to be absent from home about two
weeks On her return she will be prepared
to furnish the latest in the millinery line.
Rev. F. S. Dolliff, who was obliged to re-
signed his pastOrate some months since by
reason of i'll health, has taken to outdoor
work on his farm in Jack son and is looking
N6lS uluCu SGIOISCI bIldL l6 uIu
The play sour Jim" was given last week
and was a success financially, the hall
being well filed, and the parts were well
taken. 1t will be repeated i'll May when
the travelling will admit of people coming
in from outside.
Capt. A. II. Rose met with serious acct
dent last summer, being hit in the eye with
a stick of wood The indications. are that
he will not recover the sight of the injured
eye. He has consulted specialists but they
give him no encouragement.
Mr.. James Kimbal of Jackson died sud
denly last Sunday evening. He had COM
planned of not being we'll for some time
but had been around as usual. He was
seated at the supper table when he fell
back and expired instantly. He leaves one
son and a widow.
VIM c. Rowe has been appointed sexton
for the north part of the town, and r. A.
Jones for the south part Mr. Rowe has
been in that Office many years and has bet
ter knowledge of the village cemeteries than
any other man in Brooks. 1t will be re-
membered that a new receiving tomb is to
be built the coming season.
Caroline T. Dolliff of Jackson, relict OF
James l.. DOlltf and mother of Rev. F. S.
Dolitf, died March 22nd after a very brief
illness, aged 81 years. The funeral was
held at the Congregational church March
oath, Rev. f. E. COlburn officiating. The
deceased had many friends in Belfast and
Monroe, where most of her life was passed.
BASKET BALL The Brooks Shamrocks
went to R0ckport Wednesday evening,
March 22nd, to play basket ball with the
Rockport Y. NJ. c. A. team. The game was
fast and clean. The shamroeks were d. de-
teated as much by their height, the two tai
Ter members of the team touching easily the
beams overhead, but the playing of the
ROckpOrtS was excellent. The score at the
end of the first period was IS to in favor
of ROckports; second period 45 to in favor
of Rockports. Lineup and summary:
BROOKS sHAMROCKs RoCKPoRT MIDGETs
Colburn, r. f...................r b., Thomas
Simpson, |. f..... -........l. b., Lane
OBrlen, I. b.................r. f., DemmonS
Reynolds, !. b....................l. f., Miller
Goals from floor, Miller -, Demmons s,
Stetson l, Colburn l, Simpson 1, Reynolds
|. Goals from fouls, Reynolds 3, Miller 3.
Referee, Bird. Umpire, Woodhall. Time
keepers, Anterior and Clark. Scorer, Ath-
e:ton. Time, Commute periods.
return game will be played in Brooks
and it will be a hot one from the word 60
Look for the bills.
There was an interesting game in Union
Hall, March 23rd, between Brooks ii. S.
and Guilford II. S. The Guilfords played a
good, fast, scientific game from the begin
ming. The Brooks II. S. were not in theiI
class, but also play good game. The score
at the end of the first period was q to 3 il
favor of Guilford, and second period Sc to
total score, Guilford, 80; Brooks, 10. Line
up and summary:
GUILFoRD H. s. BROOKS II. S
n. Scales, +. Observation-Disclosures. b., Ellis
Stoddard, ]. f....................l. b., Gibbs
+. Scales, c..................... ....c., Cook
j. Scales, I. b.....................r. f., Lane
Lombard, |. b.. .............l. f., Reynolds
Goals from floor, Lombard 9, n. Scales 8
D. Scales 4, }. Scales 8, Stoddard l, Lane l
Reynolds l. Goals from fouls, Reynolds g.
n. Scales 2. Referee, Washburn. Umpire
Woods. Timekeepers, Huxford and Davis
Scorers, Colburn and Edes. Time, 10
minute periods.
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