The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-23
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Chas. K Charming, the actor, is visiting
friends in Brooks.~
Mrs. W. R. Body is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Japhet Grant, Jr., in Jackson.
Mrs. Laura E. Jacobs has returned from
a visit to her daughter Lois in Boston.
Mrs. A. B. Payson started last Saturday
for visit with relatives in Lowell and Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Eliza feathers, who has been n poor
health, is now able to be about the house
and to do her work.
Mrs. F. R. York was called to Bangor
last week to attend the funeral of her un-
Gle, DR.. Benz. ColsOn.
M. J. Dow recently found some apples in
box in his cellar, left over from last year,
that were as fresh and sound as the crop of
last season.
Hon. Frederick L. Palmer of Monroe call
ed on friends here recently He has been
in very poor health of late and has got about
but little.
Friends who recently visited the family
of James w. Austin, now living in China,
but formerly of this town, report Mrs. Aus
tin as quite serouiy i'll.
Willifred Hall of Fairfield visited his old
home here last week. He is worker in
the furniture department of some factory
there and reports business very dull and
many of the men out of employments
Roscoe E. Weber, who is a widower, has
the family of G.. P. Kenney with him for
the winter, the women of the family acting
as housekeepers for him. 1t is very con-
venient arrangement for all concerned.
Next Sunday afternoon Rev. J. W.
Vaughan will take for topic: "Your Sins
will Find you Out" In the evening he
will unite some legal knots. The attendance
and interest in the Sunday school is very
encouraging.
1t is now dull times in the dry goods
stores, but they must have some new goods
Mr.. Dow this week unpacks several hun
dred yards of the peaches and cream as
sortment of hamburgs to go with the other
white goods.
Mrs. Josephine Cain, who has returned
from Massachusetts, land visited her parents,
Otis W. Lane and wife, has now packed up
her household belongings and gone to Au-
gusta, where she with her husband will be-
gin housekeeping for themselves
Mrs. Mary Stantial, who has long been an
invalid, and who for several years has been
confined to her bed, remains in about the
same condition. Her mind is clear, but she
is practically helpless, physically, from
para1USic of bor 1nwor limhS
Mrs Otis Elwell and her daughter, known
here as Winnie Chase, recently spent some
some time at the York Hotel assisting in the
preparation of the wardrobe Of Miss Marie,
daughter of the proprietor, recently married
to Mr.. Goodwin of Portland.
1t is said that Thirza Twombly, formerly
of this town now Mrs. Jackson of Morrill,,
has presented her husband with a boun-
cling big boy. Our friend, Mrs. Fannie
Twombly, the well-known nurse, is the
delighted grandma of the new arrival.
Chas Mixer and Miss Ada Waning, who
were recently married. held reception
last Saturday evening at the Simeon Lam.
pher residence. Mr.. Mixer is grandson !!
of the late Reuben Mckay and they will
live at the Mckay homestead in Knox.
Mrs. Susanna Holbrook has returned
from a visit OF several weeks with Mrs. !!
Riley Wiggin in Knox. near her old home.
where she lived for many years until the |
death of her husband. the Hon. Franklin |