The Republican journal., 1908-06-25
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Miss Lila Estes of the B. II. S. 'oS is teach
ing in East Thorndike
Wilbur Blodgett of Belfast came to
Brooks Saturday on his motor bIcyle.
Alphonso Cunningham of Burnham is
visiting Francis NJ. FOrtier, his brother-ln
law.
DR.. n. R. Cook attended the meeting of
the Maine Medical Association in Bangor
last week.
Rev. Humphrey Small went to lslesboro
last week to attend the Free Baptist quart
erly meeting.
Titon A. Elliott is moving his goods into
the R. G. Edwards house, which he has
bought of c. F. Files.
Miss Brewster, lecturer for the W. G. T.
o., gave very interesting lecture at,u Mon
church last Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Mary Staples, Miss Lima Grant and
Master Raymond Merritt drove to Stockton
Saturday, returning Monday.
Golden Crown Lodge, K. of p, had a
festival Tuesday evening, to which the
Pythian Sisters were invited
Miss Olive Roberts went to Waterville
Saturday to visit friends and to attend the
commencement exercises there.
Miss Pauline Leonard, who is attending
the Boston High school, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Leonard.
Almon S. Forbes reached here Saturday
evening from Connecticut, where he spent
tn winter with his daughter Cora.
Mrs Phebe Reynolds, who attended the
commencement exercises at VaSsalborO, re-
manned there week to visit her sister.
MIR, and Mrs. Allen Patterson of Belfast
came to Brooks last Sunday in their auto
mobile to call on WILDER E. Barker and
family.
Mrs. Sarah j. Cole of Thorndike visited
her brother, &. E. Lane, and her sister,
Mrs. NJ. J. Dow, last week, returning home
Sunday.
Mrs. A. R. Pulley called at the stores last
Saturday. 1t was the first time she has
been in store for four months, as she has
been on the invalid list
Happy Valley Chap ter, o. of E. S., had
strawberry festival Wednesday evening,
June 18th. Rev. and Mrs. j. W. Vaughan
were the guests of honor.
Miss IneZ Lancaster attended the Com
mencement exercises at Oak Grove Semi
nary last week. She was the guest of Mrs.
Winslow and had very delightful time.
DR.. A. E. Kilgore has new "Rio" auto
mobile. 1t is a dandy and the doctor can
now crafty his ambition to travel fast and
also to get around to his patients in time.
Miss Jessie NJ. Peabody, assistant teacher
in stenography and typewriting in the Shaw
Business College, Bangor, is visiting her
parents, Chas. E. Peabody, Esq, and VIE
in South Brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses w. Rich visited the
family of the late S. S. Roberts last Sun
day. Mr. Rich was born in Jackson and
has many friends both there and in Brooks
am ong the older people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Norris of Medford,
Mass, have been spending a vacation in
Brooks and Jackson. Mrs. Norris was
known here as Grace Irving and passed her
girlhood days in this village
Mrs. n. c. Berry and Mrs. o. j. Farwell,
Jr., of Thorndike we're in Brooks last week,
to visit their sister-in-law, Mrs. E: D. Bessey,
and her son, Charles ID. Bessey of GAINESVILLE
Ohio, who are spending the summer with
Mrs. Bessey's parents, NJ. J. Dow and wife,
L. C. Cilley of Brooks has an apple gath
cred in the fall of 1906 that is sound and
smooth without noticeable defect. 1t is
of the Ben Davis variety. He has several
others that are nearly perfect. They were
kept in box in his cellar and covered with
shorts sacks to exclude the air.
Mrs. Winslow, pastor of the Friends
Society here, went to Vas salboro last week
to attend the Commencement exercises at
Oak Grove Seminary, where son Arthur
graduated. She has occasion for true
maternal pride and thankfulness in the fact
that her son has ranked hga IN oot nre as
dent of his class, editor of the class paper,
yaledictorian, and as pupil has been high
ly praised by the faculty.