The Republican journal., 1907-09-19
the NEWS OF BROOKS.

L. A. Bachelor has put up good poultry
| house for about one hundred hens.
Mrs L. M.Smith of Belfast came here Sat-
urday to visit her sister, Mrs. A. W. Rich
Mrs j. W. Vaughan came to Brooks Sun
| day with her husband. She is always
| welcomed here.
Mrs. Ida Cross of Morrill, and Miss
| Fremetta Shepherd of Winchester, Mass,
were at T. l. Huxford's last week.
Mrs. l. S. Staples started last Thursday
| for two weeks trip to visit friends in
Western Maine and Massachusetts.
Webb and Gibbs have some three thous-
and chickens at their place in Jackson and
are to build nice poultry house this fall.
! Mrs. John Carter of Boston with her
| daughters, Blanche and Florence, is visit
| ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Jel-
lison.
Mrs Ruth Wright of Jackson has spent
several days with the family of her brother,
E. A. Carpenter, and goes home nicely
rested.
Last Saturday our people had picnic
excursion to Citypoint where they we're
cordially entertained by their pastor, Rev.
j. W.Vaughan, and his agreeable wife.
Mrs. Emma Small has bought the John
KnowltOn house in South Brooks, moved it
to place near her father, Lorenzo Jones,
and her friends turned out and fixed it up
for her.
Mrs. Victoria Bachelor of Amesbury,
Mass, has been visiting her friend Mrs. A.
| W. Rich. Mrs. Bachelor will be remem-
bered here as the daughter of the late
Thorndike Rich.
The Misses Gould of Lowell, Mass, have
returned from stay of several weeks at
| Northport and are now at the old homestead
| in jackson for little while before return
ing to their business in the city,
! Our old friend Mr.. johnson of the Ban
/ gor News was in town last week on bust
Tess connected with his paper. 1t remind
he lit out with a debate on the japanese
| question.
Next Sunday evening Rev. j. W.
| Vaughan's topic will be "Can a politician
be Christian?" The week after it will
be "Can member of a secret society be d
| Christian?' This will close the series of
lectures he has been giving and which have
proved both interesting and instructive.
The first Sunday in October will be OBJ
served as Harvest Sunday and the Changers
are invited to be present in body.
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Staples of Rockand
have been visiting Leander Staples of
patent halter fame at the York hotel for
the past few days. Mrs Staples lived in
| Brooks when a girl and was known as
Carrie Hill. The little girls of thrty-ive
years ago will remember her Her father
kept the hotel here at that time The memo
~ OF everybody who lived in the village at
that time is still fresh in her mind and she
| converses as interestedly and agreeably
about everybody and everything of that
time as though it was but yesterday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. johnson (she was
| formerly Inez hutchinson held their we'd
DING reception at their home Saturday even
ing, sept. l4th, and large crowd of their
| mutual friends and acQuaintanceS We're in
attendance. The entire house was wide
open for the accommodation of their guests
| ana II was very pleasant occasion. Ice
cream and cake were served and cigars were
passed around in abundance to his male
acqualntances. The presents were valu-
able and useful. Following is list of the
gifts and their donors: $500, Harry II.
Hutchinson, State Farm, Mass bed spread,
A. Il. Pilley and wife, c. f. Hobbs and
wife, Frank R. York and wife, Clara York,
d. ). Hamlin; pipe, Section 60 NJ. c. R. R.,
picture from T. |. Huxford and wife !,
fancy dish, May L. Huxford; cold meat
fork, Delbert Bowen and wife and Mrs. ".
W. Roberts; chamber. Charles E, Bowen !;
sugar shell, E. I; Prime and wife; spoons,
one each, Ray Ellis and Albion Reynolds !;
cake plate, G. S. Morrill, and wife and Hugh
Morrill,; silver pie knife, W, 0. Estes and
family; Holman Bible, W. II. Swift and
wife; silver cucumber fork, NJ. j. Dow and
family; silver and gold sugar shell, Mrs
William A. Swan, Salem, Mass; mirror (,
Mrs, Isabel Body; pair of towels and 8
fancy plates, F, K. Roberts aud family
cake plate, Mrs. E. A. Carpenter; half
dozen bone dishes, Viii aud Christine Lane
glass plate, Mrs. Florilla Boulter
fancy plate, Alice May Reynolds
| berry Uj Sh e. X Eilas md yyifl.. la fish
Miss Maude Webb; one half dozen bone
dishes, w. C. Rowe and wife, Buffers
book, f. c. Holbrook and wife; glass water
pitcher, Mrs Effie Godding; spoon tray,
Miss Mabel Rose; majolca pitcher and
glass cream pitcher,F: K: Daggett and wife
half dozen tumblers, IL. NJ. Brown and wife
bureau scarf and pair of pillow slips, Mrs II.
II. Pilley ;pair of towels, Mrs, II Small glass
berry set, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Prime; cream
pitcher, Caroline Mari; pair towels, Albert
Jones and wife; three towels, Riley Prime
and wife; tive fancy plates, F. H. Lane and
wife; fancy glass dish, Bessie and Georgia
Roberts; pair of doilies, E. L. Prime and
wife; pair of towels, John johnson and
wife; silver gravy spoon, Mrs Frances A.
whisk broom holder and broom, Mrs. Hat
tie Jenkins; lamp, toilet set and spoons
from shop crew as follows: }. Ii. Gordon
and wife, Marcia Ward, Kate Godding,
! Lild Mc dSSdII, CeHd uouuillS, ADple
Roberts, Fred Giehrest and wife, Mertie
Ames, Gertie Hall, Mary Roberts, Vira
Crowell, Mary E. McTaggart, Inez Lancas-
ter, Mary Lancaster, Mile Emmons, A. <,
Green, Bernard Holmes, Willis Green, D. b.
Bowen, G. Emma Ames, Drnsila Roberts,
Everett Tasker, c. F. Fogg, Rena Roberts
pair of towels, c. E. Bowen; glass berry
dish, Henry Cunningham and wife; glass
pitcher, George Miller and wife; handker-
chief, Mrs. S. M. HOlbrook chocolate pot.
l hrc Il ynr1c vln hnr 6J,h M,.
Lois Shaw.