The Republican journal., 1907-06-20
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

ia. Elliott has been sick in bed for the
past week.
Miss Marie York is teaching school at
Knox Station.
Mrs. William WEIGH of Auburn has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. E. Kilgore.
Mrs. Henry Cunningham is it this time,
and they are all delighted that it is a girl.
visiting her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Stanley
Perkins.
Mr.. Henry Dow of Machias and daughter
Ella are visiting the family of James B. Dow
at the Holbrook place.
Geo. Hasty is able to drive about and at
tend to business, but is badly broken down
and can work but little.
G. A. Lane, our postmaster, has been
sick the past week and E. c. HOlbrOOk has
been in charge of the office.
MIR. Willie Hussey was in town last Fri
day on business trip. He is driving a nice
colt that is worth looking at
Guy Prime has moved on to the George
JellisOn place, earlier known as the Frank
Foss place. and will try his luck at farming.
Mrs. Eiab s. Stevens, who has been so
dangerously ill that her life was despaired
of, is now able to be about the house, though
far from we'll
Mrs. Grace E. Bachelor has beautiful
bed of panSies in her garden nOtWithstand-
ing the backward season. A fine selection
of them was taken to the church last Sun
day.
The friends of Pliny Hussey were glad
to see him when he called around the other
day. He has nice position in Beverly,
Mass, with an automobile concern and we
are all glad to know of his success.
The supper by the Ladies' Aid Society in
the church parlOrS last Wednesday after
noon was very pleasant affair and it is
hoped that they may be continued during
the summer,
Mrs A. B. Payson started last Wednes-
day for three weeks trip in Massachu-
sets. In Boston she will visit her aunt,
Mrs. Augustine Thompson; in Haverhill,
Mrs. James Bushfeld; in Reading, Mrs.
Fred Richards.
Harry E. Staples went to Brooksville last
week with some of the carriages of the
Staples Co. for local customers there. They
are having gratifying sales of their goods
this season and "Ike'' is just as full of bust
ness as he can hold.
Definite arrangements have been made
for the Summer School for Teachers at
Brooks, to begin July Sth and continue
three weeks. The only necessary expenses
| that the citizens of this village will cordial
| ly cooperate with the town and State Offici.
ais in this movement for the public good
| information can be obtained of DR.. n. r
| Cook.
! Percy Hasty, who graduated from tie
| University of Maine Law School last SUM
mer, has laid aside his law books, come
home aid donned frock and o+eralls anC
gone to farming for all he is worth. He
does this because of the sickness of his
| father, who has become unable for this rea
son to carry on the business. There ART
however plenty of lawyers in Maine who
are not so financially and physically indie
| pendent and free as this same young lawyer
who has risen to the situation and taker
| hold where his help was most needed.
We learn that Eben Lttlefeld, gradual,
! of the Law School IF the U. of NJ. and
member of the Waldo County Bar, has &C
the West. His many friends in this, his
native town, where he has always been mos
| highly respected and esteemed, wish hin
the success which he will doubtless attain
He belongs to family who are not afrai(
of work, mentally or physically, and wht
| generally accomplish what they undertake
to do. 1t will be remembered that hi
friends gave him the nomination TO
Representative to the Legislature in 1904
when he, though little more than boy, car
ried his full party vote. If industry, abilit,
and perseverance count he will win out il
his new position.
A concert was given by the Sunda,
school last Sunday evening with the follow
ing program:
Marching and singing by whole school.
23rd Psalm repeated in concert.
Remarks by Pastor, Mr. Vaughan
Singing, "Welcome Happy Day. Schoo
Address of Welcome, Hester Rost
What Makes the Summer,
VIM. Files, Hollis Jones, Johnnie Hobbs
Wilson Bachelor, Robert McTaggart
Rec, Forget-me- not, Beulah Cool
! Song, Dorcas Davis
Exercise,
Beulah Cook, Faustina Roberts, Pear
CHM, Laura Jones.
Rec, Phillis Reynold:
Exercise,
Esther Files Christine Lane, Myrtle Hall
/ Rec, Dorcas Davi:
| Singing, "Children's Day." Schoo
! Rec, Jessie Hal
/ Rec, Tom Cool
! Song, Laura Jones
! Exercise, Norman and Owen Mile
Rec, Guen Body
| Exercise,
Lizzie, Ethel and Lizzie McTaggart
| Rec, Maurice Hal
Exercise, Little Rosebuds,
/ Theo Lane, Christine Jones, Hazel Hall
| Christine Lane.
Rec, Esther Files
| Rec, Ruth Ames
Flower Drill,
Oliver Roberts, Edna Godding, Arlene
Estes, Hilda Lane, Gladys Godding.
| ,ro S1hn