The Republican journal., 1909-07-15
The News of Brooks.

The News of Brooks.
A. B. Payson is again in the store with ]. w.
Hobbs.
| Rev. Mr.. Fitzgerald conducted the open air
service last Sunday evening.
Mrs. John Hutchins and Miss Blanche Stacy
of this place are at Northport.
Miss Mcneil of Bangor has been the guest
of Miss Georgia Sutton at the Ryders'.
| Mrs. Thomas West of Lynn, Mass, has been
visiting her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Stanley
Perkins of this village.
| Mrs Augustine Thompson of Boston has ar
rived in Brooks to spend the summer at the
R. W. Forbes homestead.
Waiter Bradford Of Lynn Mass, who has
been visiting relatives in Knox and Brooks,
returned to his business last week.
Strawberries, both cultivated and wild, have
been very plentiful this season, and with plenty
of Jersey cream we have had some luscious
feasts.
Miss Dorcas Anna Davis, who has just re-
turned from an extended trip to Boston and
Providence, spent last week in Frankfort as
the guest of Miss Edith Marie Hobbs at the
Crockett farm.
The farmers have been busy with their hoed
crops and now the haying season is in order.
1t is said to be two weeks later than usual, the
recent rains having kept the crop green and
growing. The yield is very much improved
| ~ tryo lie
Mrs Philena Clifford was one of the first
persons in this vicinity to have green peas
She had the seed well sprouted in the house
and kept them growing from the start. Mrs.
L. A. Bachelor had them large enough to cook
July 4th, which is the earliest expected from
straight planting in this vicinity. Mrs. Eliza
feathers distributed early lettuce to her
friends long time ago, as Isaac is an accom-
plished gardener and has the best Of every
thing in its season.
Lieut.. VIM. N. Crosby is probably the first
man in Waldo county to have potatoes of his
own raising cooked for his dinner July 4th. In
fact, he had them July 1st. They were planted
in glass house of his own manufacture on the
east side of his house. He is one of the smart
young men of Waldo county, being only about
80 years of age. He works every day either
on his farm or in his shop and thinks of getting
married again when he is 100 years old.
Brooks has young contractor and builder of
whom it can well be proud, in the person of Mr..
earle Jenkins, now % years of age, who took
the contract and is carrying to completion the
building of the beautiful C. E. Lane block He
also has had charge of the cottage which l. S
Staples is building. Last year he built the
combined store and residence which his moth
er, Mrs. Hattie jenkins, now occupies He
took the college preparatory course at the
Good Will school and studied and worked to
learn the business of an architect and builder
and now be found at work in frock and
overalls, self reliant, capable man who is a
credit to the community. He is the kind of
young men that Brooks wants and for whom
the world has business. His father died when
he was but small lad, and instead of being
burden to his widowed mother he went to work
to care for himself and her. And he will make
a success of it, too.
Tooth ANNIVERSARY. Mrs. Rhoda Lincoln
Farr celebrated the Tooth year of her birth on
odCuFudy, Way lOIli al lie nome Ol 1er uduRn-
ter, Mrs. J. N. Jones, former resident of Vine
land, who now lives in Haddon Heights, N. j.,
a suburb of Philadelphia. The day was fine
and host of relatives and friends gathered to
celebrate the unusual event. There were four
generations present consisting of children,
grandchildren and great grandchildren. She
was the recipient of numerous and expensive
gifts. Post cards, letters, a telegram and
gifts were sent her from various points in
Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, California,
Washington, Baltimore, New Jersey, Rhode
Island, Massachusetts and Maine. Speeches
and congratulations were the order of the day,
into which she entered with hearty good cheer,
her mind being clear and bright and she re-
tains her faculties to remarkable degree. Re-
| freshments were served, after which each
guest had piece of birthday cake.
The above clipping from Philadelphia paper
is of interest to people in Waldo county as
Mrs. Farr is sister of the late John M. Dow
and of Mrs. Hannah Jones, both for many
years residents of Brooks and some of whose
descendants are residents here. In letter to
M. ]. Dow, Esq.,, of this town, who, much to
his disappointment, was not able to attend the
the reception, her daughter day or two after
wards wrote that her mother did not seem a
it tired at night after the departure of the
fifty people who were present during the day
and who partook of the dinner at which she
sat as hostess. She was born at Branch Mills
in the town of China, where some of her rela-
tives still live, and after her marriage, until
some twenty years ago, lived in the town of
Manchester, where she still has many relatives
and friends. In conversation with US she has
said that she was delicate slender child and
that her parents doubted if she would live to
grow up. She has, however, lived to be the
last of large family and has displayed much
intellectual vigor well as great vitality. She
now has every comfort that filial love and
comfortable surroundings can supply and bids
fair to have still other birthday anniversaries.
FREEDOM.
Mr.. A. E. Linscott was in Massachusetts the
past week on business. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Arson
Knowlton passed a few days in Liberty last
week with Mrs. Knowlton's mother . Miss
Fannie Carter and Mrs. Abbie C. Keen, with
their sister, Mrs. Nellie McGray, and cousin,
Mrs. Helen Carter, from Belfast, visited
friends in Montville the past week. Mr.
Parker Cooper called on friends in the village
July It'll. :. Mr.. John Sparrow Of Knox Cor
ner passed his S1st birthday July 9Th with his
son. Willard Sparrow. Mira Katrina Brvant