The Republican journal., 1909-12-02
The News of Brooks.


to eat his Thanksgiving dinner with his parents.
Miss Lila Estes, who has position in an office
in Auburn, spent Thanksgiving with her par
ents here.
Mrs. Jennie York is home from Massachu-
sets, where she spent several weeks with
friends.
Miss Mary McTaggart seems to be improv-
ing in health. She walked to the stores last
Saturday and made some purchases.
Mrs. E. H. Cunningham and daughter of
Swanville visited at James B. McTaggart's last
Sunday. Her cousin Agnes accompanied her
home.
Mrs. w. H. Swift is still in China where shs
is soloist at special series of evangelistic
services held by members of the Friends So
ciety there.
Rev. S. J. Wilson has been ill for several
weeks at his home in Bangor. His pulpit here
last Sunday was supplied by Rev. Mr.. Loud
from the Bangor Seminary.
L. A. Bachelor. who was recently thrown
from his carriage by collision in the dark,
has been quite lame since and unable to attend
to his usual work part of the time.
One group of our hunters has returned home
from an expedition, bringing game as follows:
A. R. Pilley one deer, and Will Emmons Stan
ley J. Roberts, Ernest Simpson and Edward
Edwards, two deer each.
The Good Templars had play presented by
Mr.. Huxford and Mrs. Tasker last Saturday
evening. Mrs. Tasker and Airline Estes fur
nished a duet, with Mae Huxford as accom-
PIANIST. Next Saturday evening there will be
a rolicking farce and some other entertain
ment.
Mr.. Charles Fogg, son of the late Augustus
Fogg, who recently returned from the West,
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. W. O. Estes
of this village. He has spent some time in
Nevada and before coming to Maine had visit
ed the Worlds Fair in Seattle His old friends
here are glad to see him again.
Will c. Austin, the No. R. F. D. man, is
doing something all the time. He has nice
home in this village and he keeps improving
it. His latest job is to have long ditch dug
for the pipe to connect with the corporation
water, which is of the very best quality and
which he was bound to have, even at extra
expense.
Ned Edwards, who spent the summer in
Europe, started for the big woods the first
thing when he hit Brooks and as a tribute to
his skill as hunter he brought home two
deer. Ned is generous fellow, however, and
has been so free with his venison that the
chances are he will have to eat salt pork and
Cape Cod turkey before spring. We know the
steak was good, all the same
John Frazer of Belfast was here Saturday
and called upon old friends. He came here to
work during the construction of the railroad
He was put to work at the Almon S. Forbes
gravel pit and worked until the road was COM
pleted. He then married Miss Ida feathers of
this place and lived here several years. Every
body liked Johnny Frazer, as we called him
then, and he always finds some old time friends
to chat with here. To him, as to us all, many
changes have come.
We received social call from our friend
VIM. B. Swan of Belfast recently and we were
reminded of the fact that here was man who
as one of a corporation, has done business in
Brooks for many years and who is here at his
place of business frequently and yet few of our
citizens realize that he is one of US, that his
influence and his money have always been
ready to assist US in any good business VEN
ture. 1t is only in cold, practical, business
way that we usually meet him here and few of
us realize what royal good fellow he is in a
social way. We remember when he was in
business with Mr.. Marshall near where Charles
Ovens store now is, and traded with him
when all our produce was shipped from Belfast
by boat and all our goods were hauled back
here by teams. Gee! but wasn't there some
teams the road then! 1t was double from
Nathaniel Johnson's in Waldo to Belfast in the
winter.
James B. McTaggart has been member of
our Good Templar lodge since its organization
and his dues are always paid in advance. In
fact, he and his wife We're members of the old
lodge and we can remember when Mrs. Nc
Taggart used to bring the baby to the lodge
with her. AS tribute to their faithfulness
the lodge at its last meeting appointed COM
mittee upon resolutions who have prepared
the following Resolutions of Coincidence to our
Brother:
Whereas, Death has entered the home of our
brother, James B. McTaggart and removed his
dear companion and valued helper; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we extend to him our SYM
pathy in this, his time of deep bereavement
We appreciate to some extent at least his
feeling of loneliness and sorrow. We realize
the great value of sister McTaggart in the
home. in the lodge and in the community, and
we wish to pay this tribute to her memory and
to assure our brother that we remember what
they have been to us. 1t is our hope that he
may be comforted and sustained in his great
sorrow, and when he, too, shall enter the
Valley and the Shadow that he may be upheld
by the power of the Infinite Love is our hope
and prayer.
Fraternally submitted
MAKcE1hus J. Dow, Committee
MABEL ROSE, Resolutions.