The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-20
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

| I'LL NVo VI DNUUNS.
Miss Marie York is visiting her aunt in
Camden.
Mrs. Fairfield Emery of Dixmont called
on friends here last week.
Albert Lord of Vassalb0ro has been visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Allie Roberts.
Mrs. Wilbur S. Knowles of Pittsfeld.
with her children, has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Gabriel Brown.
| Frederick Boardman, who has entered the
employ of A. E. Chase, has moved his family
into the II. c. Slower house.
George Larrabee has moved into the A.
j. Roberts house. He is working for Ned
| Ellis in the lumber yard at Waldo.
Miss Hattie Work and Miss Flora John
son of the Brooks High school attended the
graduating exercises at Freedom Academy.
Mrs. H. L. Peavey has returned from
Massachusetts so much improved in health
that she has undertaken to do her own
work.
A. E, Chase and wife have attained to the
| ei5hitS VI upai Culs, do lue vile Oh MIL
lard. who is now in business in Boston. mas
presented him with son.
f. c. HolbrOok and wife went to Orono
last week to attend the graduation exercises
of the U. of NJ. Their son Frank was a
member of the graduating class.
The work on the State road will be done
on the A. J. Roberts fiat west of the village.
This has from time immemoral been bad
piece of road especially in mud time.
A. B. Payson, W. c. Austin, and the
Ellis boys from South Brooks, with some
recruits from Waldo, made up party for a
pleasant trip down the bay last Sunday.
Mrs. Roland Raymond, or as we used to
know her in Brooks, Rena Cook, called on
friends here last week. She lived in Brooks
| for several years and we were all glad to
see her.
| A. B. Huff has calls from miles around
| for his services as brick mason in build
ing and repairing chimneys, etc. He was
in Swanville last week. He is a handy man
for job work.
Capt. Stanley Perkins and George Miller
| have been giving the T. |. HuXford house
coat of paint They have done some inside
work for NJ. J. Dow, C. E. Bowen, Frank
York and others.
Alfred Reynolds, who bought the l. G.
Reynolds place last year, has come from
Massachusetts, where he has a good position
as conductor on the elevated R. r., to take
care of his place for the summer.
The house the Portland Packing Co. is
building for its workmen during the busy
season is up and covered. Alton Pilley is
the boss carpenter. The company has quite
an establishment here now and the business
is a benefit to the farmers for some miles
around us.
The last Sunday evening service at the
Union church was made specially interest
ing by having bevy of Misses for the
choir, feature which will be followed dur
ing the summer at the evening meetings.
The week day prayer meeting is changed to
Saturday evening that Rev. j. w. Vaughan
may be present.
Charles E. Peavey, who was severely in
jured a few weeks ago by being thrown
violently to the ground from his jigger, will
ncapacitated for labor for some weeks to
| come and has sold his valuable stallion
| "Alcazar" to Mr.. Granville Morrill, of Mon
roe, who now runs the mail route between
Brooks and Monroe. The horse will be
driven part of the time over that route,
| which will keep him in healthy condition.
Several applications for room and board
have been sent in to DR.. N. R. Cook of the
Brooks school committee for the summer
term of teachers school, to be held in
Brooks beginning July sth, and continuing
three weeks. 1t is hoped and expected that
our people will very generally open their
houses to these most desirable summer
visitors. These young people will repre-
sent the very finest of the intellectual ele-
ment of this county and we should be glad
to receive them with cordial hospitality
And our young teachers, especially, cannot
afford to miss this opportunity for pleasant
association and improvement. Those who
have not taught, but who intend to do so,
! may also be benefited
The annual meeting of the 4th Maine
Regiment Volunteers was held at the G.
A. r. hall last Friday. They had good
old fashioned smoke talk and enjoyed the
occasion immensely. Following is list Of
the members present: E. D. Tasker, Jack
son; F. NJ Roberts and wife, Newport j. b.
feathers and wife, Bangor; L. c. Putnam
and wife, Belfast; B. P. Tilton and wife,
Albion; j. H. Bickford, Pittsfeld; j. Fl.
Gardner, Smyrna Mills; F. NJ. Forbes,
Brooks; John johnson and wife, Brooks;
A. H. Rose and wife, Brooks; W. c. Rowe
and wife, Brooks. The following were pres
ent from other regiments: Eli Cook, 18th
Me. Regt., Jackson; True P. CilIey. Goth
Me. Regt., jackson; L. D. Cilley, 10Th Me.
Regt, Brooks; E. S. Stevens, Dist Me.
Regt, Brooks; Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Mitchell,
she being the daughter of L. G. Putnam; F.
A. Griffin and wife, End Me. Regt., Belfast.
When mustered into the service at Rock
land there were 1902 members of Co. F. AS
far as can be ascertained there are but Is
, now left of them. Officers were elected as
follows. President r. p TiltOn of Albion ::