The Republican journal., 1906-04-19
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Mrs. Dow and Alice will arrive from BoS
ton this week and then times will be lively
in the millinery room.
Mrs Mary Staples will go 10 Fairfield
today, Thursday, to attend the funeral of
her uncle, John Cilley.
The country roads are just too horrid for
anything now outside of the village, 1t is
dry on our corner, however.
Frank p. Hobrook is at home from the
University of Maine for the short vacation.
He is member of the orchestra.
Arrangements are being made to have the
| Colby Glee Club stop off here on their way
| to Belfast and give us concert They will
no doubt draw full house, for the music is
said to be fine.
C. P. Durrell has resigned his position as
| principal of the Brooks High school and
| has gone to ,|oneSport to take a place in
| another school. LeRoy GODS is to hniSh
| this term for us.
| Isaac S. Staples is having another bad
| spell and is obliged to stay in the house.
| This is hard on Ike, for he wants to be at
| the shop where they have business hu>tlng
getting the stock Of carriages ready for sale
They had fine time at the Good Tempiar
| lodge last Saturday evening. There were
| two plays given and some beautiful
tableaux were presented. Next Saturday
evening there will be pastry supper, with
| coffee.
Rev. j. w. Vaughan of Belfast, who has
! been supplying the pulpit OF Mon church
| here very acceptably to our people, has been
| engaged to regularly supply us fer time.
| Our people are we'll pleased with HIM.
John Cilley of Fairfield, W no died there
! Monday, Was born in this town and lived
| here until he WAS man grown. He was one
| of the numerous Cilley family or thus town,
many Of whose descendants are still here
although the name IS not as common as
| formerly. He was a smart business man
and man of prominence in the community
where he made his home.
The entertainment at the &. A. Il Hall
last week under the auspices of the High
| school WAS complete success and gives in
creased prestige to the school among our
people. The local band with their full
quota were there and furnished nice music
ed a very appropriate address from the
| topic "Nhat shall we be?' The young
ladies of the school, with the assistant,
| Miss Grace +. Dow, as organist did nicely
with some songs. After the literary pro
! gram the hall was cleared for Socable
and Tasker'S Orchestra furnished music
for the grand march. Dr. n. K. Cook of
the school board was the head puSher in the
| affair and he deserves credit for his gener-
Gus Interest and enthusiastic labor towards
making it a success
From The Waldo County Advocate t.
John W. Hobbs is in New York this
week ON business.
| George Grant of Unity was in town on
| business a few days ago.
f. W. Brown, Jr,, spent two days in Wa
teryille and Fairfield last week on legal
| business
| Potatoes took a sudden jump in price last
week, and how the farmers did rush them
= into market.
Phillip Bartlett ist back in the Brooks
de pot at work again after an absence OF
| several weeks.
Mrs. Lizzie Dollotf and her daughter, Mrs.
Laura Mahoney both of Unity, were call
ing on friends in this village one day last
week.
We hear that Leander Staples of Monroe
has rented rooms in Mrs. Nj. +. Mlller'S
building and will move his harness shop
here about the first Of May.
W. H. Rolfe has made several trips ON
the road this winter soliciting orders for
the Portland Packing Co.'S next seasons
corn packed at the Brooks cannery.
Dudley G. Simpson, until within a few
years a lifelong resident of Brooks, has
been visiting relatives here for the last lew
| weeks. Since removing IRON BROOKS MT.
Simpson has lived in Dyer Brook, Aroos-
took county, and this is his second Vislt
| here since moving away.
John Il. Nealey who has tended the
| Swan & Sibey Co.'S griSt mill III Brooks
| for several years " i'll finish his employment
there on May 1st, and will then move his
family back to his farm i'll Monroe village;
| We shall be Sorry to lose Mr.. Nealley ana
his family Mrs. Nealley will be an e>pec-
| ial loss to the local societies, in which she
| has always taken AN active and influential
part. Wallace 0. Estes has been engaged