The Republican journal., 1907-04-18
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Mrs. W. II. Rolfe, who has been very i'll.
Is now convalescent.
Mr.. Daggett of Morrill, made business
trip to Brooks last week.
Mrs. Dow and her mlliner are busy get
ting ready Tor the annual millinery opening
Miss Abbie A. Roberts is in poor health
ana her sister from Massachusetts is with
her.
:, Melyin W. Roberts is building stable on
the Charles E. Small place which he has
bought
Mr.. Dow has ordered a lot OF new goods
ana an will personally wait upon his customers
this season.
Mrs. Louis Godding has been caring for
Mfs: ID. Peavey, who has been on the sick
hst Tor several weeks.
A. B. Huff is to put up a stable this
spring, which will make quite an addition
TO his set of buildings.
James B. McTaggart has been quite sick
ana confined to the house for some weeks.
lie Is said to be better now.
Miss Josie Brown as hello girl is earn
ing golden opinions from the patrons of
the local telephone company.
Some of the sweetness of the maple is
ooihS CAtl anu d lew Sdi VI syrup
nave been brought into the village
Mr.. L. A. Bachelor has a Marston c.
hliy which he prizes highly The dam has
raised some colts that brought big money
and this is likely looking one.
Some of our farmers are stocking up with
cows, and it would pay for more to do it, as
we nave a creamery right here at the viii
lage, nice and handy, with good money in it.
Mrs. Huff and her daughter, Mrs. Rey-
nolus, are also as busy as can be at dress
making, so it is hoped that the ladies may be
able to get their summer suits made up in
time.
Mrs. York has again taken up her trade
as a dressmaker. She recently returned
from Boston with the very latest styles and
will no doubt turn out some stunning
toilets.
The roads are bad in the country now In
the village they are using wheels and out
side in the billy districts there are still
heavy drifts and they are .obliged to use
runners.
ii. Z: Buzzell, Esq, accompanied by Mrs.
BuZzell, called on friends here Monday
Mr.. Buzzell was for time law student
here and has many friends and acquaint-
ances in Brooks.
Mr.. Nicholas Varney, one of our oldest
and most highly respected citizens, passed
away last week. He leaves widow and
several children. The funeral was held at
his late residence last Saturday afternoon
The sympathy of the community goes out
to e. A. Carpenter and wife upon the death
of their daughter Lena, a lovely girl about
fifteen years of age, which occurred last
Sunday morning. She is the last of their
three children and now they are again alone.
Rev. j. w. Hatch of Belfast is to give an
illustrated lecture in Union Hall tomorrow,
Friday, evening under the auspices of the
High school. Onr High school has, by the
way, gotten up several entertainments of a
similar nature the past winter which we
have not been in a position to notice and
which reflect credit upon the school.
W. S. Jones was very happy last Thurs
day to go to Burnham and meet his wife
and two little daughters, who had been de-
tanned in Massachusetts five weeks, all sick
with the measles. They happened to be
taken sick while visiting Mr.. Jones brother,
James w. Jones, formerly a resident of
Belfast, and SO they were in position to be
well taken care of and come out of it all
right.