The Republican journal., 1906-05-17
THE NEWS OF BROOKS,
Other Brooks items on I'd page.
Mrs. Abbie Irving is very sick.

Other Brooks items on I'd page.
Mrs. Abbie Irving is very sick.
1t seems as though the roads were never
so bad at this season as they are now. 1t is
almost impossible to do heavy teaming.
A. B. Payson and Harry E. Staples are
in attendance at the Grand Lodge, K. of P,
at Portland this week as representatives of
Golden Crown Lodge.
for the benefit of the San Francisco suffer-
ers, and the various organizations of the
town also did something.
The Isaac S. Staples Co. are doing large
business with their custOm-made carriages.
'Ike" has been in this business for over 40
years and some of the men who traded with
him forty years ago are still his customers.
Last Friday evening at the close of the
High school for the year the young people
indulged in a sociable at Union hall. Tas-
ker's orchestra was in attendance and the
program included various marches and
amusements. Ice cream was served and it
was general good time.
Nelson Reynolds arrived home Friday
from Massachusetts, where he has employ
ment on the electric cars. He was called
home by the severe illness of his mother,
Mrs. Abbie Irving, who at this writing is
reported as somewhat improved. but her
condition is still serious.
Last Saturday afternoon r. A. Hall OBJ
tanned bride in the person of Miss Nina
Tasker Rev. Mr.. Burton of Waterville
performed the marriage ceremony in ac-
cordance with promise made fifteen years
ago that he would do so. We are glad to
have them continue with us in Brooks.
Sheriff Carleton was in Brooks Monday
in Amos and believe it was a square deal
when he made Belfast dry town. Neither
do they believe that the politicians have
fixed him so that he will do nothing more.
When you talk on the liquor question it is
best to wait until you hear from the back
towns.
The marriage mania is on here in Brooks
and four we'll known couples have been
married within month We have already
spoken of Charlie Roberts and Lulu
O'Brien; Guy Prime and Bertha Hall. C.
0. Varney, the general manager OF the
Goodwin Clothing company, is also in it..
After long and arduous cOurtship the
we'll known school teacher, Miss Vesta
Rose, has at last consented to leave the
school room and make him happy in the
nice home he has provided for her. They
have both been identified with the best in
terests of the town and have the best wishes
of everybody.
Last Saturday night Julia Lang, who has
for long time been subject to fits of In
sanity, ran out of the house and in the
darkness no trace of her could be found.
Sunday our citizens turned out and search
ed the country for a long distance around
She was found Sunday afternoon in pas
ture less than mile from home, in an ex-
hausted condition, and had suffered severe
ly as she was clad only in her night clothes
and wrapper that she had put ON. Her
feet were badly lacerated. She was still
delirious and in pitabie condition. Joseph
G. Simpson, who has been out all the
morning, got his dinner and started again
and went straight to where she Was She
was lying on the ground with her feet i'll a
puddle of water and had no idea of her sur
roundngs. By a previous arrangement
the church bell called the searchers in.
Some of them had been very near her sew
eral times.
The third annual ball of Silver Grown
Assembly, Pythian Sisterhood, was held at
Union Hall Wednesday evening. The at
tendance was large in spite of the untavor-
able weather. The hall was handsomely
decorated with bunting, evergreens and
large fans of white, red, yellow and blue,
the combined colors of the Knights of
Pythias and of the Sisterhood. At nine
O'Clock Silver Crown Assembly marched
into the hall, led by Miss Maria McTaggart
as Mistress at Arms and Mrs. A. E. kilgore
as Assistant Mistress at Arms. The march
of the Sisterhood was the event of the even
ing, the difficult floor figures being executed
in the most perfect manner. Golden Crown
Lodge, K of p, then marched into the hall
in a body and participated in the later fig
ures of the march, which gave place to the
grand march at about $50. The music was
by Pomeroy's orchestra of Waterville and
was perfectly satisfactory Great credit is
due the committee of arrangements, Mrs.
A. B. Payson, Mrs. A. E. Chase and Mrs. j.
w. Hobbs, for perfection of detail and the
brilliant manner in which the entire pro-
gram was carried out.