The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-10-08
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Our milliners are at home from Boston and
the openings will be held Saturday, Oct. 18th.
James F. Jewell is finishing up some rooms
in the engine house for the convenience of the
firemen.
The fremen are to have ball Thanksgiving
eve that is expected to be the event of the au-
tumn festivities.
Almon S. F. Forbes, our athletic nonogen-
arian, went to Troy Monday for visit with
his sister, Mrs. feathers.
Mrs. Mary F. Leathers visited friends in
Brooks last week. She is native Of this town
and we were all glad to see her once more.
Regular services are held at the Friends
Chapel every Sunday by Mrs. Winslow, and
they have become an interesting feature of the
town.
B. F. Stantial and son Maynard have both
been quite sick and threatened with typhoid
fever, but at this writing were considered
much better.
The Happy Valley Chapter, O. E. S., is hav-
ing some fine entertainments They have
, very nice society and are quiet but very fine
organization.
N. J. Dow, who has been attending to out
side affairs for some time, is back at the store
for personal work until the end of the Christ
mas holidays.
The Jenkins boys are rushing business to get
their new store closed in so that they can get
at the inside work. They are getting up a
nice looking building
The Good Templars are making the lodge
meetings generally interesting and again
increasing in membership. Literary programs
are in order each lodge night
A. B. Payson is having his large crop of po
tatoes dug He has the advantage of most
farmers in the fact that there is a railroad
siding at his farm and he can load from
his own land.
l.. A. Bachelor sawed several cords of wood
at his farm the other day with gasolene en-
CINE. This is quite different proposition
from what we had to tackle when boy. with
the old buck saw.
Frank K Harding and wife of Boston, Mass,
have been visiting the family of Isaac S.
Staples. Mr.. Hardings mother was known in
Brooks when girl as Annette Jones. daughter
of Libbeus Jones, Esq.
We were much pleased a short time since to
meet Charles Fogg of Boston, who used to be a
schoolmate of ours here in Brooks. He has
been in the harness business in Boston for
many years and is reported to be wealthy. To
the best of our recollection had not met
for forty years.
The farmers hustling to get their pota
toes dug before freezing weather sets in
Horse diggers are generally used 1t is con-
coded that not for many years have potatoes
been so large, smooth and nice. The yield is
large and many good dollars will be gathered
from that source by our thrifty yoemen
We read with pleasure in last weeks Journal
the sketches of the Davis family of Brooks by
our old friend Hon. c. C. Roberts, now of Chi
cago but formerly student at our Brooks vii
lage High school. Mr. Roberts has done valu-
able service to this town by the patient and
diligent labor he has devoted to the history of
early citizens and of our town. Such is the
irony of fate, and it is singular fact that this
Davis family, which in our boyhood was one of
the best known and most influential in this
town and vicinity and whose MEMBERS were
factor in every social or business gathering,
are without a single representative or lineal
descendent in Brooks. The older zones are
nearly all buried in our old cemetery, so-called,
in this village