The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-09-05
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

A little son of Charles HuStus fell from
load and broke his arm last week
Mrs. Henry Wingate of Monroe is visiting
Mrs. A. B. Payson and Mrs. c. Il. Forbes.
Ned Edwards, who has been in Massachu-
sets the past year, is at home for a Yaca-
ton.
vile, Mass, have been visiting the family
of DR.. Cook.
Mrs. VIM. Gould spent portion of last
week with her sister, Mrs. A. +. Stan
tial, in Belfast.
Charles Rider has the cellar dug for his
new house and MIR. Emmons has the wall
nearly completed
Mrs. c. F. Files returned Saturday from
a two weeks visit with friends iii Greenville
where her parents live.
Mrs 7. B. Gushing of New York has
been spending her vacation with her cousin,
Mrs. York, at the hotel.
f. c. Holbrook and wife, Mrs. c. II. Lord
and others from this place, have returned
from vacation at NorthpoIt.
John II. Gordon and DR.. Kilgo1e both
have their automobiles i'll commission and
the horses are getting used to them.
IIermon Bachelor and his nephew, Mr..
Mckeen of SWanyiile, passed last Sunday
with L. A. Bachelor at Sprout Hill.
Mrs. Frank Brown of Danbury, Conn,
returned home Tuesday from six weeks
visit with the Brown sisters of Jack son.
Miss Abbie Caldwell of Belfast made her
old friend, Mrs. A. r. Pilley, visit last
week. They We're chums at Seal Harbor.
Mrs. A. E. Dow starts this week for
Evansville, Ohio, to visit her daughter, Mrs,
f. ID. Bessey, and will remain there several
weeks.
The West Brooks schoohouse has been
painted and furnished with new furniture
OF the latest pattern. Now it should be ia
ken care of.
A little daughter of Wilbur Boyd of
jackson broke her arm last week and was
brought here for the Necessary surgical
attendance.
Mr.. Charles AthertOn and wife of Low
ell, Mass, with her three children returned
home last week after a visit to her sister.
Mrs. Nellie Roberts.
Farmers are now cutting their grain,
which is very stout and in some cases bad
ly lodged. A. b. Payson has IA acres Of as
handsome oats as you often see.
Z. NJ Cain and wife of Augusta have
been visiting Mrs. Gains parents, Otis W.
Lane and wife. 1t will be remem bered
that they were married here July 4th
Percy and Pearl Austin of China have
been spending few days with the family
of Chas. L. Austin. They are children Of
James Austin, former resident of this
town.
Mrs. Ben Hussey of Windsor returned
home Monday after visiting the families of
NJ. j. Dow, L. A. Bachelor, E. G. Lander.
and many other friends in this, her old
home.
Eugene Woodman and daughter of Water
vile are visiting Il. D. Roberts and family
Woodman. He lived here until he was
nearly grown up.
Abbott Warren and daughter Dorothy of
with the family of E. A. Carpenter. Mr..
Carpenters uncle, Charles Tilton of Port
land, has also been paying him a visit.
Dora Roberts, as we used to call her in
Brooks, has come here to live with her
brother, Sharon S. Roberts, as his house
keeper. Mrs. Harmon Slower, his niece, has
acted in that capacity for the past few
months.
F. L. Roberts has opened the meat market
in the Huxford building. His mother was
known here as Vesta Davis and is now in
tue L ulilpplucS. he mas ITl6nuS mere VINO
wish that he may make success of his
effort to start in business.
After two months outing at the farm,
spent in good honest labor in the fields NJ,
j. Dow is back at the store to wait upon
his customers as he has done for past TWEEN
ty years. He is greatly interested in the
prosperity of the old homestead, where his
daughter now lives.
Rev. j. W. Vaughan is giving series of
interesting Sunday evening lectures. Some
Of the topics are: "Can poor man be a
Christian ?" "Can a rich man be a Chris
tian ?" 'Can business man be Chris
tian ?" Can politician be a Christian ?'
Those who fail to attend lose really good
thing.
OBITUARY. James Grover, one of our
best and most favorably known citizens
and lifelong resident Of this town, passed
from earth Aug. %. 1907. He had been in
failing health for nearly two years but his
last sickness confined him to the house only
about two months. He was a very energetic
and Industrious man and made nice farm
of land that was rough and hard to bring
into good condition. He was greatly in
terested in the prosperity of the town and
in the general welfare Of the community,
was man Of the very highest moral
character and Of sterling honesty His
word was as good as gold and he eniOved