The Republican journal., 1909-02-18
The News of Brooks.

at the village Monday.
The usual number of valentines were dis
tributed in town this season.
Norman, the little son of Roscoe E. Weber,
has been very sick with pneumonia.
The Hewes brothers loaded two cars with
potatoes last week. They are hustlers in the
potato business.
Rev. H. Small spoke at the Friends Chapel
who is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Charles H. Forbes started for Haverhill
last Monday to attend the funeral of her sister,
Mrs. Nora Daniels.
Mrs. E. C. Holbrook is still confined to her
room by illness, but her friends are hoping for
an improvement soon.
There is to be masquerade ball in Union
Hall Friday evening, February 26th, with music
by Kendalls orchestra.
L. A. Bachelor bought horse of Pearl
Elwell last week to take the place of the Bos-
ton mare he recently lost.
Jesse C. Forbes and family have moved into
the DR.. Kilgore double tenement house. Mr..
Forbes has employment in the Gordon ipants
factory.
Mrs. Christine Clements come to Brooks
from Searsport last Monday. She is to keep
house for Mr.. Wellington Simpson for the
season.
Miss Carrie Jones of South Brooks, wei
known in Belfast, where she worked in a cloth
ing shop, has practically recovered from her
serious illness of last fall.
The Brooks firemen had lunch and smoke
talk at their rooms last Saturday evening.
They now have an organ at their club rooms
and can indulge in music and song.
property left by her father, the late Isaiah G.
burlington, Civil War veteran, who recently
died at the Soldiers Home at Togus.
Norman McTaggart, who has been an invalid
for some months lies at the home of his father,
James B. McTaggart, at the point of death
from tuberculosis. 1t is only matter of few
days.
Mr.. Wingate of Jackson has been saving up
the wood about here to beat everything. He
sawed about twelve cords at the J. c. Rose
place in four hours. The gasoene engine saves
lot of backaching work.
VIM. O. Jones, a well-known and prominent
resident of Brooks during his entire life, has
been confined to his home in South Brooks by
serious illness of several months duration.
His condition is serious and his friends are APP
prehensive of the result.
Roscoe E. Weber was quite badly injured
last week by big Holsten bull which he owns
The bull is a splendid thoroughbred specimen
of his breed and has not been considered dan
gerous until recently. Mr.. Weber will keep
sharp eye on him in the future, however.
At the Congregational vestry last Sunday
evening Rev. Mr.. Wilson gave an illustrated
lecture on Pilgrims Progress, taking Christian
as far as the Cross. Next Sunday evening he
will take him as far as Vanity Fair. There
was a very good attendance and the lecture
was interesting.
Rev. Mrs Winslow has been ill for the past
two weeks and has been removed to the house
of Rev. Humphrey Small, where she is well
cared for. She has developed a case of goitre
and her throat as well as her whole system is
in bad condition. Her many friends deeply
sympathize with her in this sad affection.
Brooks people nearly all knew "Old Colonel"
the black horse owned for many years by Ros-
zoe A. Jones. In his prime he was considered
one of the hansomest horses in town. He I'M
fortunately broke his leg in swamp the other
day, when he was being used by George A.
Thompson, who has kept him for the past few
years. He was thirty years of age.
Lester Cilley has been confined to the house
by illness far some weeks. He is up and dressed
every day and improves the time in reading.
Bible ana has nearly finished reading it through.
Mr. Cilley has been master of Marsh River
Lodge of F. & A. NJ, and is one of the best
posted Ma.ons in this town. He has the sym
pathy of tire community in his long and pam
fsl illness and bis friends are hoping for his
ultimate recovery.
The friends of Mrs. Frank Daniels, known
here as Nora Forbes, will be shocked to hear of
her death, which occurred last Saturday at the
home of her sister, Mrs. james Bushfeld, in
Haverhil Mass She had spent the winter
with her husbandin New Hampshire, but was
visiting her sistsrs, formerly known here as
as Lizzie and Flora Forbes. She had been in
poor health for some time, but! her sudden
death was unexpected The body Will be plac-
ed in receiving tusnb and will be brought here
in the spring.
The pupils of the High school have purchas-
ed nice flag for use on special occasions.
The children's names who donated for it are as
follows: Myrtle Hall, Christine Lane, Ruth
Quirnby, Hazel Cabs, Gertrude Peavey. vir-
ginia Stacy, Hovey Roberts, Bernard Staples,
Earl Roberts, Arthur Frost, Galen Forbes,
Zelma Hall, Martin Frost, Albert Jenkins,
Hugh Morrill,, Walter Jones, Ray Bowden
Maynard Stantial, Everett Jinkins, Ebert
Moulton, Raymond Merrett, Earl Gibbs, Will
Lane, Harry Walker, Leroy Staples, Edna
Godding, Gwen Body, Gladys Godding, Hilda
Lane, Clara Jones, Ruth Ames, Dereas Davis,
Edith Hobbs, Olive Roberts, Christine Jones, |
Alice Reynolds, Hazel Hall, A1line Estes,
Theo Lane, Esther Files.
The Good Templar Lodge had very nice
last Saturday evening. Ned
Edwards orchestra was in attendance and dis
coursed music in both quantity and quality. |
C. A. Lane, vioinist; Frank Hoibrook, piccalo;