The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-09-06
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Miranda Roberts is at home from North
port.
Mrs. Chas Irving called upon friends
here recently.
Mrs. Hattie Rowe is at Maple Grove
Park for a few days.
Mrs. Fred Richards of Reading, Mass,
has been at the Forbes homestead.
Mrs. Lindley Bailey with her daughter is
still at the l. G. Reynolds homestead.
Willard Chase and wife of Boston have
been visiting A. E. Chase and family.
Miss Blanche Hail of Fairfield has been
visiting the family of VIM. {. Rowe.
W. S. Jones has taken his family to
Temple Heights for a weeks outing.
Brooks and Monroe together have much
improved the line of travel between the
two places.
Mrs. Frost of Pttsfeld, nee Annabelle
Walker, with her little daughter, is visit
ing in Brooks.
Stanley Roberts and family have return
ed from NOrthport, where they passed
delightful vacation.
A good job has been done by Commits
sioner Bowen ON the Simpson hill in con-
tinuaton of the State road.
James Austin and wife of China, for
merly of this town, have been visiting his
brother, Chas. l.. Austin, at the old home
stead.
Chas. E. Lane, to the surprise of every
body, is up and dressed and riding about
town. DR.. p. f. Luce will acquire fame by
this case.
f. G. Roberts and family have returned
from Temple Heights. They lost beauti-
full cat there and have offered d reward for
its return.
The Sunday school in South Brooks had
an outing with picnic dinner at Randall
Pond last week. h. A. Jones took the
crowd a long in hayrack.
Friend Omar G. HusSey of Waldo
formerly of this town, died at his home last
Sunday morning after long illness. The
funeral was held at the Friends Chapel
Tuesday afternoon and the lnterment was
in the Friends cemetery here.
! Mrs. &. H. Forbes was injured quite bad
ly recently. She was in carriage and
seeing an automobile coming became
frightened and jumped to the ground IN
such way as to injure the ligaments OF
her leg at the knee. She can get about only
with the aid of a crutch.
The selectmen have finished Emmons
street, which opens up some desirable
building lots for additions to this village
F. Il. Quimby, one of their number, took
charge of the work and completed it within
the appropriation. 1t is not State road
or boulevard, but for the purpose requir.
ed it is all rig ht.
We were treated last Saturday evening tc
one of the finest addresses that Brooks has
been favored with for long time. The
meeting was held Out-Of-doOrs and good
natured, interested crowd was in attend.
ance. The meeting was under the direction
of Rev. }. W. Hatch of Belfast, who repre-
sents the Civic League of Maine and is
holding a series OF meetings in Waldo cOun.
ty. NJ. j. Dow, Esq, was chairman and In
few appropriate words introduced the
speaker of the evening, the Hon. Thomas
liant orators of the West. The meeting
closed with three cheers for the speaker
and for Governor Cobb.
All roads led to Brooks village last Satur-
day and the railroad led to Citypolnt, where
Rev j. W. Vaughan has his residence.
The occasion was an outing and picnic OF
the Union parish and their friends OF
Brooks and vicinity at the home of thelr
pastor, upon invitation. And such good
time as they had, too. Brother Vaughan
and his good wife gave them royal re-
cepton and the clam bake showed that Mr.
Vaughan was a past master in that art.
Bill Rowe was taken along by the Brooks
people to boss the business, as the dinner
would have been a failure without his ex-
perience, and NJ. J. Dow, the famous agri-
culturist, sent in few dozen of corn to be
roasted with the clans, though it is wick
eddy limited that he had to go out and buy
them. W. S. Jones, G. L. Morrill,, N. R.
Cook, Frank Fogg and other well known
churchmen were taken along to display
their ability as eaters, and it is said that
they did justice to their reputation. The
" at The shore, and, in fact, everybody had
a good time and came home happy.