The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-05-30
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

A. B. Payson had ten acres of oats sowed
at his farm last week.
Chas H. Sherman, who was quite sick, is
up and about his business.
Mrs Lewis of Dixmont spent last week
with her friend Mrs. York at the hotel.
Mrs. David Smith of Belfast has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. DR.. A. w. Rich.
Miss Inez Hutchinson is taking a short
vacation and is visiting friends in Kennebec
county.
Mr. J. ". Hobbs has been confined to the
house by a temporary illness the past few
days.
Mrs. A. r. Payson has been suffering
severely with what seems to be carbunkle
on her neck.
Samuel l.. Lord and wife of Belfast spent
Sunday in Brooks with Charles II. Forbes
and family.
Mrs. Susanna Holbrook has been at work
in Mrs. BOWS millinery rooms She is cal
led very good at the business.
R. A. Hall claims to be the first one to
have planted field potatoes this year. He
planted two acres some two weeks ago
The second Sunday in June will be OBJ
served DIT Union Church as Children's Day.
In the evening concert will be given by
the children.
Mrs, Mary Hall has obtained some head
stones for her lot in the new cemetery where
her husband, the late Shadrack Hall, and
some of their children, are buried.
Mrs. Mary A. Collier, who spent the winter
in the village, is now with her daughter,
Mrs. Chas E. Peabody, in South Brooks
Her health is quite poor this spring.
A. b. Huff, who had the contract to move
the Libbeus Jones carriage shop through
the village to the mill of Roberts & Son, has
completed the job without accident and has
the building safely landed and set on the
spot. He used hay press sweep with one
horse as the motive power.
Marcellus j. Dow, Esq, has by the re-
quest of the Grand Lodge of Good TemplarS
beer, appointed D. Int; c.. 7. by Mr.. Ed
who is Int. C. T. of the Order in the whole
world. While the position does not bring
much wealth it is considered one of honor
and MIR. Dow duly appreciates it.
The Board of Trade has decided to invite
the State superintendent to hold a summer
school here in July. This will be great
benefit to the teachers and those who are in
tending to teach in this and surrounding
IOWuS CdUuOG duUIu W uGSlecG ILLS Op-
portunty. Rooms and board will be fur
nished at reasonable rates. Let every
body circulate the news.
Almon S. Forbes, who spent the winter
with his granddaughter Mrs. Wentworth,
in Freedom, came to Brooks last week to
stop awhile with his son Charles. He is SO
years old and works every day. He has cut
and stored in the woodshed years wood
for Mr. Wentworth and is now planning to
work at grating apple trees for month.
He has been the means of greatly improving
the fruit in Brooks.
Dexter Davis of the High school has gone
back to the farm in Monroe, where he will
spend the summer vacation at work. This
Is sensible thing to do. He will learn
how to work, will grow up strong and
healthy and be better prepared to enter
school in the fall than if he spent the sum-
mer in loatiDg about the village, and will
have little money that he has earned him.
self He will keep at the head of his class,
where he went the last term, and will have
| the respect of everybody when he comes
back to the village home with tanned face
and calloused hands. 1t would be great
benefit to some other young fellows in this
village if they would follow his example.
Memorial Sunday was properly observed
at Union church. The veterans came out
in body and were shown respectful
church was we'll filled and Rev. j. w.
Vaughan gave an excellent and appropriate
sermon. Memorial Day will be observed
here in a manner BETTING the occasion
Members of the G. A. R., school children
and citizens will form in line aud march to
the cemetery and perform the usual SER
vices there. Then there will be an address
at Union Hall by Rev. VIM. Vaughan. The
places of business will be closed at noon
and it is proposed to make it in a true sense
Memorial day.
Charles f. Peavey was thrown from his
llgger last Sunday and quite seriously in
Jured. He has used the stallion AlcaZar as a
truck horse in doing the light work for the
merchants of the place and the horse was
without doubt the most valuable truck horse
| IN Waldo county, a high bred Wilkes. Com
Ing from the depot with no load Mr.. Peavey
started the horse up to show his gait to A.
y. Payson, who was with him, and while
gong at fast clip the jigger bolt broke, let
| ting the body to the ground Both men were
thrown some distance and Mr.. Peavey had
| his head and face bruised and cut, his
| shoulder dislocated and was otherwise
seriously injured. Doctors Kilg0re and Cook
| were soon in attendance and rendered the
| necessary surgical aid. He is past seventy
| years OF age and the shock is a severe one tt
| him.