The Republican journal., 1907-01-24
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

spend the winter.
The Sprout Hill people are much pleased
with their new telephone line.
Ernest Jacobs came here from Bangor
last Friday to visit his mother, who has
been quite i'll.
phone Co. have a central station at the
store of Wilbur Barker.
Mrs. A. E. Chase is still in Portland where
she has been receiving treatment for
tro u BILE from which she has long suffered.
Miss Josie Brown is proving to be an
admirable "Hello Girl" Business is looked
after in fine shape. Daytime, nights or
Sundays you get an answer to your call. If
it lasts, it is just good enough.
The rain of Sunday cleared off cold and
the roads are very icy in Brooks now. We
notice, however, that large loads are being
hauled in.
Will c. Austin, who has been sick, is back
| on his route as mail carrier again. His
| father, Charles Austin, has been very sick,
| but is now better.
| A. E. Chase, who moved his stock barn
last fall is making large addition to it and
when finished it will probably be the incest
| barn in this village.
| A. N. Huxford has opened his mark ct and
will again try his hand at the business. For
| the past few months he has been busy with
the telephone lines.
| The Clover Club gave an entertainment
at the home of W. S. Jones, recently. A
small gathering Of young people were pres
ent and enjoyed pleasant afternoon.
NJ. j. Dow got home from Augusta Fri
| day evening and returned Tuesday morn
| ing. He is enjoying life there very much
| and has his share to do in the work of the
| session.
| Mrs. Bert Small of South Brooks was
| very pleasantly remembered by her lady
| friends here at the village recently, and she
| wishes to express her sincere thanks for
| their kindness.
| this village this year? 1t has been several
| years since there was any building going on
| in the place, but as yet we hear none pro-
| posed for this season.
Lucius Cilley and daughter Florence,
| formerly of Brooks, live in very pleasant
| home on Swan street at Augusta. Florence
| has work in the pension office, where she
| has been for several years.
If the people wish the new street built
| from Alphi Buffers across to the John H.
| Gordon place they want to get a move on
| and have their petition in so that the Sc
lectmen can act on it before town meeting.
Lot Jones, who has had business in Au-
gusta for several years, has given it up be-
cause of poor health and has taken charge
of the farm of his father-in-law in Vassal-
boro, where he is to remain for year or
more.
Harry W. Littlefeld is auditing the ac-
counts of the seectmen for the past year.
1t is very necessary that all bills and ac-
counts be presented to the seectmen on or
before Feb. 10th. All others will have to
be carried over to the next year.
! Tie seectmen of Brooks will be in session
at the store Of NJ. }. Dow on Saturday, Feb.
16th for the purpose of making a final settle
ment of the town business for the year.
They W i'll BE- in session at the same place
every saturday afternoon previous to that
time.
Some very interesting religious services
have been held hele under the direction of
Rev. j. ". Vaughan, assisted by RevS.
Small, Elackett and others. Rev. F. ".
Barker, the former pastor here, arrived last
night to assist in the meetings for this
week.
The Brooks Independence Basket Ball
team met the Belfast Grammar school team
at Union ball Saturday afternoon, Jan. 9th.
A good crow was in attendance and live
! ly game was put up by the Brooks boys
| The Belfasts being short one man, we
substituted one from our High school. The
| score was % to As in favor of Brooks.
We have neglected to notice nice little
social affair that happened a short time ago
| The pupils of the Bigh school accepted an
| invitation from Mrs. J.. A. Bachelor, who
as Miss Grace E. Dow, was the assistant
teacher of their hool last year, to make
| her visit in her coy home at the well
| known Dow homestead. About twenty put
in an appearance at about o'clock in the
evening, the storm preventing some from
attending who would otherwise have been
present To say that they enjoyed them
selves would be superf1uous, for who ever
knew crowd of bright, healthy boys and
girls, welcomed to a pleasant home with
cheerful hospitality, who did not make the
most of the occasion? 1t was another
bright spot among the many that are COM
ing so often in o the lives of the young peo-
pie of this community,