The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.


Brooks.
Mrs. F. A. Gould of Monroe visited friend.
here last week.
John Frost, boss of the Maine Contra
construction crew, is spending his vacation
in Brooks
VIM: G. Austin and wife have got nicely
settled in the r. A. Jones house, which he
recently bought.
j. W. Hobbs, our hustling groceryman
has bought the residence of Dr. N. R. Cook
and will move there Immediately.
Lester Cilley, who was confined to the
house by illness for some weeks, is now
able to be out and attend to business.
| A very pleasant Christmas entertainment
was held at the church. A large crowd was
in attendance and the exercises were inter-
esting
The annual ball by Golden Crown lodge,
K. OF r, was success socially and financial
| ly. A large crowd was in attendance and
everything passed off pleasantly.
F. G. Ellis of South Brooks celebrated
| Christmas by marrying Miss Bowden
J of this town. Their friends wish them
many happy returns of Merry Christmas.
Miss Jessie Peabody, who graduated
lTcm oudW'S BUSINESS COllcSo III bangor
land now has a position there as teacher,
is spending her holiday vacation with her
parents in Brooks.
The school at West Brooks closed last
week and the teacher, Mrs. G.. o. Varney,
had the room beautifully decorated for the
occasion, and some special exercises we're
held to please the children.
The friends here of E. II. Littlefield and
wife extend to them their sympathy in
their time of sorrow on account of the
death from appendicitis of their son Merle,
bright lad of twelve years.
Norman McTaggart, who for several
years has worked as cook for the Maine
Central construction crew, is spending the
winter at home He has a serious throat
trouble and is in very poor health.
Fred W. Brown, Esq. has sold his place
to I. L. HuxfOrd and will for the present
He retains the use Of his office until next
August. This is quite change, for Mr..
and Mrs. Brown, for they have lived there
about Is years.
Our merchants all report good sales
and easily until O'Clock Christmas even
ing, when it stopped short not to revive
again for one year. The sudden change
from husting crowd to deserted room
was enough TO give 1eller JOLT
NJ. j. Dow, who is locally known as
very enthusiastic Knight of Pythas, has at
last become an honorary member of the
Pythian Assembly. He has been quite
elmer" in his day, having missed but little
that comes his way. His reception into the
Orient by the Belfast officials is still fresh
and moist in his memory. But he is
obliged to allow that the sisterhood must
have kept awake nights to devise incidentals
to make it interesting for him as an easy
mark.
The school in South Brooks closed last
week with the following program and
general exercises: repeating memory
gems by school dec, Sydney Roberts rec,
Agnes Cram; dec, Hermon Gibbs, char !
AIDE; dialogue, t'Peach Pies" dec, Thomas |
Decrow; rec, Dorothy Knox; dec, Ray
mond Quimby; harmonica solo, Mary
Bowden rec, Ruth Quimby; dialogue, "a
stitch in time saves nine;" rec, Ella Bow
den; dec, Willard Gibbs; dec, Thomas
Decrow; rec, Annie Smart; charade; dec,
Mark Crane; rec, Alma DecrOw; dec,
Frank Quimby; dec, George Prime; tab
eau "AcrOstic of America" remarks by
Messers. Quimby, Knox, Decrow and P ca
body. Assorted homemade candies and
.orn balls were passed to the pupils and
visitors and the teacher presented each
pupil with Christmas card. The teacher
las for the past two terms, Miss Erma Bar
Ier. been very earnest and enthusiastic in