The Republican journal., 1909-09-30
The News of Brooks.

mas sui announcer to care 1Or.
Mrs. Susie Lord will go to Boston this week
to visit her sister and other friends.
Willifred Hall of Fairfield was in town last
week, the guest of his brother, R. A. Hall.
George Miller is plastering his house this
week. R. A. Hall is doing the mason work.
Ashbury Nash of Montville, who works in
the corn factory, is boarding with his uncle, A.
B. Payson.
Mrs. Elmer Hall of Belfast came to Brooks
family of Bert Hall.
Thad. Garland from Augusta and Manter
Garland from Massachusetts recently visited
their mother, Mrs. Hannah Small. They both
lived in this village as boys.
Miss Mary McTaggart, who has been in poor
health for some months, has been advised by
her physicians to enter the sanitarium at He
bron for course of treatment and has decided
to do so.
The sweet corn crop, while less than usual,
is coming in better than was at one time feared.
This has become a valuable industry and we all
hope it may continue to be one of our valuable
assets.
Thaddeus l. Huxford was taken quite i'll last
Saturday with indications of pneumonia, and
physician was called. With good care the
danger was averted and he has come out all
right.
Mr.. Ebert Ames and Miss Winnie Patterson,
by the usual course of law, have become man
and wife. They will for time at least reside
on the Frank Ames homestead. We extend
congratulations
George B. Roberts, who for some years has
been employed on the electric roads of Boston,
is at home looking after his farm, which he
will not sell, as he says he is coming here to
live with US again.
Mr.. Charles Huxford, one of our former citi-
zens but now a prominent business man in
Massachusetts,, recently called upon friends in
town while on visit to the family of his cousin,
Thaddeus l, Huxford.
The Congregational Sunday school has been
divided into two classes and will have member
ship contest. Special exercises are being intro
duced to render the school more valuable and
interesting to the pupils.
George Roberts and family, who have been
visiting his brother, Melvin w. Roberts. and
family, here this week, have returned to their
home in Somervile, Mass, where Mr.. Roberts
is engaged in the grocery business.
Miss Edith Crockett, who for several years
has been bookkeeper for j. W. Hobbs is hav-
ing well earned vacation and is visiting
friends in Winterport and Frankfort. Mrs. A.
B. Payson takes her place in the store
Mrs. Hannah Small, wife of Rev. Humphrey
Small, who has been confined to the house for
some weeks with what seemed to be infiama-
tory rheumatism, is somewhat improved, al
though she is still obliged to use crutches to
walk.
Mrs. Frances Merritt, who went to Hebron
with her son Raymond, leaving him at the
academy there for course of instruction, ex-
tended her trip to Boston and has returned
with millinery goods for the autumn and win
ter trade.
In spite of early adverse reports it is evil
dent that we shall have good crop of potatoes
in Waldo county. We have personally visited
some fields the past week where the large
quantity of smooth, clean 'tubers" laid out
ready to pick make ones eyes sparkle with ad-
miration.
We were recently shown quite curiosity
in the potato line by Rev. H. Small, who has a
small garden plot of rich soil The heavy
vines or tops had grown onto them several po-
tatoes, some as large as hens eggs. entirely
outside of the soil. Perhaps some one will
give us an explanation of the freak
Happy Valley Chapter, o. of E. S., is to
have special entertainment at Union hall on
the evening of Oct. 18th, when Miss Marian
Watson, the impersonater and reader will be
present and entertain the audience. She is
said to be something fine and it is expected
that treat is in store for us.
Mr.. Levi Stevens and lady, nee Miss Marian
Reynolds, have returned from their wedding
tour and will now settle down to the very i'm
portant business of making living. Mr..
Stevens is one of the best men at the A. E.
Chase store, both are from our most highly
respected families, and we are glad they are to
remain with us.
Mrs C. v. Munroe, who was in business here
some twenty five years ago, and who has since
been in Massachusetts, was in town last week.
Under the firm name of C. V. Munroe & Hall
she and her brother built the store and traded
on what is now the Dow corner. She finds
many friends and acquaintance and much that
is of interest to her in this place.
The last Sunday evening meeting at West
Brooks was we'll attended and very pleasant
occasion. The singing, under the direction of
W. S. Jones, was spirited and heartfelt, and
Rev. Mr.. Wilson delivered a very excellent
address, urging upon his hearers the proper
preparation for usefulness in this life as well
as for entrance into the life to come. The next
evening service there will be announced in The
Journal.
Mr.. Ames of the J. H. Ames Co., of Bowdoin-
ham was in Brooks last Friday in the interest
of the Rice potato digger. A demonstration
of the work it will do was given on the c. E.
Bowen place, where L. A. Batchelder with his
team handled the machine under the direction
of Mr.. Ames. The large number of repre-
sentative farmers present were much pleased
with the work done and the sample machine
was sold on the field. M. ]. Dow has taken the