The Republican journal., 1908-11-12
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Lewis GOddlng mas moved Dach " tAe NeoAS
Godding homestead for the winter.
Capt j. w. Bennett and wife, who have been
spending their vacation here, have returned to
Portland.
F. G. Roberts has treated his nice cottage to
a coat of paint, and with white blinds and line
lawn he has one of the neatest places in the
village.
The Good Templars expect to have their
public entertainment some time next week.
large number of people take part in it and 1t
is believed that it will be a good thing.
Hugh Gordon has gone to work in the Ira W.
Bowden blacksmith shop. Mr. Bowden will, as
usual spend the winter in Florida. His family
will. however, remain in Brooks this season.
w. C. Austin has crew at work in his stable
and will have it ready for use this winter. He
will then have nice set of buildings and very
conveniently located for his business as an R.
F. D. carrier.
Three cars were loading at the Payson side
ing last Saturday. There should be flag sta
ton located there, as it would accommodate
large section of people and relieve the conges-
ton of freight at the village.
Almon S. Forbes started last Saturday for
Connecticut where he will spend the winter
with his daughter, Mrs. Cora Clough. He
usually spends his winters there or in Cali
fornia and his summers in Maine.
The Good Templar lodge is again on the gam
and now has "a members in good standing
with recruits coming in right along. The off,
GERS will be installed next Saturday even
ing and next week they will have nice supper
in the banquet room.
telegram was received here Monday an
nouncing the death of James McTaggart, Jr.,
at Forsythe, where he had charge of section
crew. He was sick but few days and died
Sunday of pneumonia HIS remains were
brought here for interment.
A. B. Payson and Stanley Perkins packed
thirty-nine barrels of apples for K. E. Weber
one day last week This is an uncommon rec
ord. but the apples were very large and nice
Mr.. Weber has one of the incest young Or
chards in this vicinity and more of our farmers
should be setting young trees for future bus
. mess.
Allie Roberts, who for the past year has
worked for f. A. Carpenter and done the chores
about the place. has moved from his rooms in
the F. K Roberts house to the residence of
Mr.. Carpenter, where he and Mrs. Roberts
will keep house and Mr.. Carpenters family
will board with them when at home. Mr..
Carpenter is on the road most of the time.
lanes F. Jewell has finished the waiting
room in the engine house and the boys of the
fire company had their first meeting there last
Saturday evening The room is sheathed with
hard pine and can be warmed and lighted,
making it a comfortable and convenient place
of meeting for the company and the board OF
trade Brooks now has an organized tre COM
pany, with an engine and apparatus for eN-
tinguishing fire and good neat convenient
building to keep them in Capt F. K Rob-
erts and his fire ladies will attend to their
business and there is no legitimate reason why
we should pay such heavy rate of insurance as
we have in the past. The building is one that
the Belfast boys saved on the day Of our big
fire after it was we'll ablaze and apparently
doomed being the stable connected with
dwelling house that destroyed. So it was
the most appropriate building in the place for
our purpose for several reasons. 1t has been
neatly refinished and painted on the outside
and is a credit to the town. 1t supplies long
felt need of the place and the money expended
for it has been we'll invested.
The village primary school closed the fall
term last Friday afternoon with literary en-
tertainment in the church vestry. Miss Mabel
Rose. who is considered one of our very best
teachers made good showing with her school.
Following is the program:
Roll-call,
Dorothy Dix Knox, Welcome
Hollis Jones. Ten Little Tin Soldiers
Faustena Roberts There's Nobody Else
Earle Bowden, When School Days Return
Dorothy kilgore Llttle Vloiet
Clifton Roberts, Why the Bears have no Tails
Lizzie McTaggart A Little Urls trouble
Adnah Emmons,
Exercise, Finger Play, SIX little girls
John Hobbs. Gossip of the Nuts
Pearl Gilchrest, A Little school Glrl
Bere CHM, Lltcle Mluget
John Gibbs, Little bros
Florence Holmes, Too Little and TOO Big
Richard Hall, Inc cats
Mildred Hall, The Dolls School
Percie Boardman, The First Speech
Isabel McTaggart, Mystery
Tom Cook, NY Report
Laura Jones, what Is Ice
Beulah Cook, Coat of Brown and Vest of Blue
Clarence Hutchins, Hurrah for the Flag
Harry Simpson, Little Drops OF water
Harry Hutchins,
The Childrens' Hour, BY school
William Files. When The Sun Goes Down
Russell Knox, Pollteness.
Owen Miller,
David Walker, Lines 10 worry
Norman Miller, The Boys That Laughed
Willard Cunningham, The Moons Garden
CIV Bradford Stars
Doris Simpson, The Little Glrl
Geo. Simpson. Long Story Made Short
Raymond Hail. "A speech
Leroy Simpson,
Ira Boulter,
Willard Boulter, WORK
Nealand Hall, A Little ones speech
Clara Green,
Bernard Cunningham,
Arthur Hobbs,
Robert McTaggart,
Halls Jones Nine and Six
NV Shin. By School
Salute To The Flag
Rom.rks Rv Superintendent and others