The Republican journal., 1909-06-10
The News of Brooks.

Mr.. E. S. Bowker and family Of Belfast are
now in Brooks.
Next Sunday will be observed as Children's
Day at Union Church.
The Good Templar lodge will have ice cream
and cake next Saturday evening.
| Miss Loie Jacobs has gone to Old Orchard,
| where she has employment in hotel
Mrs. George Ryder is in very poor health
and will have to go to hospital for treatment.
Our friend like" has new trotter this sea-
son, as usual. 1t is adan6y colt just the same.
Percy Hasty is handling the elegant team
owned by WILDER. They are fresh from the
west.
MI. Dow, the dry goods man, has new
line of shirtwaists of the well-known Crown
brand.
| Clarence Forbes, who was with Harry Gates
for several years, is with Stanley Roberts this
season.
Henry Cunningham and family and Geo.
| Miller and wife have moved into the Shadrach
| allhome.
Frank Jellison of Bangor was in town Mon
day to attend the funeral of his father, the late
T. D. Jellison.
Mrs. Fitzgerald of Waterville has been
visiting friends in Brooks. She was known
here as Miss Cora johnson.
Mrs. Wilson came to Brooks last week with
her husband and they will reside here during
the vacation season, having rooms in the house
of the late DR.. A. w. Rich.
This is the busy week for potato planting in
this vicinity and the planting machines will be
kept busy. A largely increased acreage will
be planted here this season.
Tb,f O11n -, tha H. 4 i
miss day during the term: Tom Cook, Pearl
Gilchrest, Faustena Roberts, Laura Jones,
Clara Green, Earle Bowden, Hollis Jones.
Many of our farmers are planting corn for
forage crop. The general opinion is that it
pays to do SO, and now is the time to attend to
the job. L. A. Bachelor will plant four acres
for his silo.
Mrs. E. C. Body recently made trip to
Massachusetts, to visit her daughter-Lizzie
Edwards, as we knew her in Brooks She left
with her Isabelle McTaggart, the little daagh-
ter of VIM. and Kate McTaggart, who is to
have home there with Lizzie and her hus-
band.
1t is expected that on June 18th the veterans
of Company F, of the old 4th Maine Regiment
will have their annual reunion in Brooks. Only
few of this company are now alive and it is
hoped that they will be cordially received by
our entire people.
Word was received last week from Ned Ed
wards, dated Liverpool, England. They had
rough passage across but he was not at all sick,
which is rather strange as he never was on the
sea for any long trip before. He took steamer
one week ahead of Prof Files, whom he is to
accompany through Europe, as they could not
take the automobile on the other steamer He
found several other chauffeurs, mostly from
New York, who were waiting for their people,
and he was enjoying himself very much.
The funeral of Thomas D. Jellison was held
at his late residence Monday afternoon, June
7th, Rev. David Bracket officiating. The
local choir was in attendance and large num-
Der of his old friends and acquaintance were
present to take last look at the deceased.
The Masonic lodge of which he had long been a
member, was in attendance and performed
their funeral ceremony at the grave. The
bearers were o. w. Lane, R. E. Page, NJ J.
Dow and A. B. Huff. Mr.. Jellison was about
80 years of age and for many years had been a
resident of this town.