The Republican journal., 1906-06-07
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

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on business.
Miss Marie York has returned from
two weeks visit with friends in Camden.
Mrs. E. D. Bessey went to Waterville
Saturday to visit her friend, Mrs. R. b. Hall.
NJ. J. Dow's nice pasture on Sprout Hill
is being filled with fine young stock as
usual.
Miss Maud Webb has become printer
angel in the office of the Waldo County Adj
vocate.
We regret to learn of the very serious
illness of Friend Omar G. HusSey of Waldo.
His sister and children have come home.
Miss Grace F. Dow of the Brooks High
schC oil is in Boston and vicinity Tor TWO
weeks recreation trip and to visit friends
and relatives.
Mrs. John Hobbs is acting as teacher in
the West Brooks school in place OF Miss
Agnes Vaughan of Belfast, who has been
dangerously i'll.
Hon. Kendall NJ. Dunbar was in town
last week looking up his interests as can
,ldate for State treasurer. Our people are
favorably impressed by him.
Tilton A. Elliott and wife have returned
from their visit to Washington, u. T., rnil-
adelphia and other leading cities of the
country and are quietly resting In brooks.
A Republican caucus will be held in the
High school room Saturday, June 9th, at
d. M to elect delegates to the Congressional
convention in Watervile, the class cohVeh-
ton in Monroe, and the county convention
in Belfast
Nj Dow has leased his homestead farm
to l.. A. Bachelor and will give his person
al attention to his store this season. inns
is necessitated by the fact that his daugh,
terS who have to quite an extent !ooheu
after the business, are now occupied III
other directions.
Go, F. of the 18th Maine is to have re-
nnion in Brooks June 10Th and our
people will try to make It an enJoyaoe oc-
death was recently reported, was a member
| of Co. F. of the old 18th Maine, instead OF
| anot her as was reported.
Memorial Day passed off according to the
schedule here The marching was timely
dore The band was out N me trlm, the
Sir Knights acted as escort, the chlldren
we're beautiful in their gala attire, the ola
veterans put the best loot l0lWitfu Ilsiil III
time to the music, Rev. j. W. Vaughan de-
+ liyered AN admirable address, the local
!, choir furnished nice songs, the Slstefheog
furnished Ice cream, coffee and cake, ana
everything passed OF well
John II. Gordon has the first automobile
, in Brooks and people with horses must
be on the watch for it. The horses. now
ever, do not las d class, seem much fIlgnteh-
ed with it in the village. 1t is on the mar
row ogtIving country roads that it is the
, most dangerous and all parties shoulq eX-
ercise reasonable care. There have been
several automobiles about the village, but
A not even slight accident has occurred us
+ yet.
The ingenuity of the StapleS-J ones COM
bination is shown in the grandchildren,
! Master Bernard Staples, grandson of like,
r the famous carriage maker. got the automo-
bile craze and has constructed one with
5 John H. Gordon's as a model that does him
=, credit as an embryo mechanic. 1t is well
made and painted has a brake, steering
5 apparatus, is numbered, and scares the
f horses after the most approved fashion.
limitations by the other boys are being
u pnled out,
Something like the following appeared in
e the Somerset Reporter some months ago
The town of Brooks is said to have a
: board of selectmen who neither smoke,
d chew, drink OF swear, but We have an idea
l. that the town will find out what their faults
-. are before they are done with them AT
/ least one of our citizens decided that he had
found out At the close of the annual town
, meeting. when they were reelected, two OF
IL them unanimously, (the chairman was not
so lucky one OF our most distinguished and
highly respected citizens slowly draw &c
out as tired look spread over his honest
face. "Wall, they have elected them three
! fools again"
IS Well. We have something that we have
needed for long time, and that is a har
ness maker and repaiTer. Leander Staples
s OF patent head halter fame has leased q
f shop in the Miller building and begun bust
ness in Brooks. Now there is no need OF
: tying up our harness with rope yarn, for he
| art at he HI, We hone tI
make permanent resident Of him, too, We
J learn that he has no family lefta IS alone
Y in the world. Now we have several rather
, nice widows in town, some OF them with
Il homes of their own, who are not past sus
e ceptibility to the Establishments of the oppO
site SEX and we hope that our Board OF
! Trade will see to it that he becomes
T attached to some piece OF real estate here
a We were fortunate last week in receiving
a a social call from Robert 0. Leach OF
Thorudike, the famous inventor, who, in his
nth year, is living quietly here in the
t country. Born in England he was brought tC
: this country when a lad and educated in oul
schools trained in the technical business OF
: a plate engraver, and for over thirty years
was the trusted official of a large railroad
= company. He has associated with the most
e highly educated and with the ablest bust
n ness men of this country. His inventions
i are numerous and in various lines, but to
e quite an extent dealing with the power of
o electricity. He ought today to be enjoying
an income of thousands. Some of his latest
;. inventions should be in the hands of some
f wealthy promoter, for there is no question
as to their merit Waldo county should be
: proud to have within its limits citizen OF
e such distinguished ability.
: There is a movement on foot to have
summer school for teachers here in Brooks,
beginning July 9th and lasting four weeks.
This would undoubtedly be of much bene-
i fit to Waldo county, as instructors are fur
s nished free by the State, and it would give
f teachers who have not had the benefit Of a
Normal school training, just the instruction
;, they need The requirements are that we
guarantee As student teachers, those who
, have taught or who intend to teach, furnish
I free school rooms and free text books, and
\ board at not more than So per week. Our
Board of Trade has taken the matter up
l and it is believed that the requirements
S will be complied with Brooks is a con-
. yenient center, the lowest railroad rates
will be obtained and pupils can come from
e Belfast in the morning and return at night.
;, They can also come from Knox, ThOrndlke,
Unityand even Burnham in the morning and
: get home at night, while from Jackson, East
f Thorndike, Knox and Monroe parties can
easily drive in Brooks is a nice little vii
Il lage and it will be lovely outing for those
q who wish to board here. 1t is to be hoped
that the object may be consumated. 1t
e would be fine opening for the High
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