The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-08-03
8gl0kS. STILL ON THE UPGRADE.
TERI TING "REMINISCENCES BY A
NATIvE OF THE TOWN.

EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL:
# years ago | visited the little
20, rocks, my native town, after
of 80 years, with brother
~ince passed on before, | was
ed with the progress made
nay lines and the remarkable
gus Vat time had wrought, that |
aimed to write at the time an
neWnat reminiscent, of the
then saw it. So now, after
+ five more years, and after
-. sit to the little berg, l prof
4other brief article showing a
upward move on the same
oting these upward and on
H yements of the little town
H- p strong tendency to enthuse
Use upon the advance made.
OF "up-to-date" in all respects
.r>gress has been made in the
years. Some improvements
. ru made in sideWalks-there
five years ago-and are still
@ Electric lighting becomes
.-- 70 a town that would be up
Nhich will probably be thing
ear future; for the people of
re not going to walk in the
.....-s when other towns have the
Brooks is now a distributing
-s. = for large rural delivery,
.. " large town building, with
. ]ther convenienceS, and where
rganized and we'll equipped
0ool is now established. The
dollhouse has been thorough
u and repaired and the school,
.- The superintendent of Miss
granddaughter of the we'll
-a tormer citizen, Capt. A. ID.
ems to be we'll graded and in
.aus condition. A large corn
ILL.,. .- factory has been established
with its present equipment, is
.la- Of turning out 1000 cans per
ay I'D when fully equipped will
nat number This establish
IN competent and reliable
rhe town is also favored with
cry sufficient to meet the de-
the outlying community.
so said to be in good and re-
,lds. There seems to have
tie an advance in the general
If the town, while the house
and repairing have kept pace
ler lines of improvements and
ing in and about the town in
- o lack of progress. The town
boast of a newspaper, The
- 'ounty Advocate, which seems
the hands of man who will
a success, if the people who
o. be his constituents will let him
.He so. This is on the line of ad-
Nth other things. and still bet
r1ugs. To keep up with the former
' jone' other improvements must
trlght to pass; among them a still
-,te system of sidewalks, new post
'-e with more room and better
41gueLt for Brooks is now the GEN.
Re yf large rural delivery circuit.
Tie pastmaster and his helpers may be
ygt but the office is entirely mad
-a,- for the time and place. To
o-aom like the rose," the little city
lust keep up with the times" A
aHd direct from Bangor to Angus
EIallowell-from river to river
kelly, be a thing of the not dis
Il tlture, with Brooks as an import
" -t.tlon or possibly the trolley line
a' Ike the initiative through the in
it1 owns from the Penobscot to the
ebec river The people OF the
who have shown so much enter
vi the past will not be content so
all possibilities have not been
i to make the town, and that
i the County OF Waldo, what it
be. To do this manufactures
ne established of profitable kind,
mich we think there are ample
' les with steam as motor power,
H Aere is much water power for
81 IT the year. All this brought to
and Belfast may we'll "look to her
ureIs," for Brooks will then be a
'6rtly competitor in the race of prog
sss not in size or commercial impor-
'Aee but in push, enterprise and rap
mess of growth in population.
WAile it may seem invidious to men,
.ou those who have been leaders in
be advance in this little town we may
lention the names of Dow, Roberts,
aase, Staples, Lane, Huxford, with
Tiers whose names we did not learn
NJ who no doubt have come fully to
lie front.
ot the social and religious life of the
ttle town we may say, from knowledge
the past and observation of the pres
Ut, that on the social line Brooks is
ardly outdone; for almost every order,
Oclety, club, or organization that might