The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-15
The News of Brooks.

Inc News OF BROOKS.
Mr. L. A. Bachelor is having some lumber
sawed for use about his buildings.
Mrs. Lillian Morrill, is with Mrs. Frances Mer-
rift as an assistant milliner this season.
Eben Prime and wife started Saturday for a
trip to visit friends in the western part of the
tate.
Fred H. Brown of jackson has begun work
on the house he is to build this season on En-
mons street.
Ephraim johnson is to have rent in the
Dudley Simpson house.
The Misses Pauline and Beatrice Goodwin of
Newport, Maine, are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
N. R. Cook of this place.
Mrs C. H. Forbes and son Galen have re-
turned from visits in Waterville and Fairfield,
where they spent several days.
Mrs Inez F. Payson and Miss George Sutton
went to Lewiston Saturday and visited friends
there and in Auburn, returning Monday.
B. H. Holmes has been sick and confined to
the house for several days. He will be back to
his job in Gordon's pants factory next Monday.
Mrs. Willis Richardson of Clinton, known
here as Miss Nellie Luce, was in Brooks last
week visiting Miss Mabel Rose and other
friends.
Mr.. Alton Pilley is working at the Brooks
Creamery in the absence of Elmer G. Roberts,
who has conducted the business since it was
introduced here.
Mr.. W. H. Rolfe has gone to Brookline, Mass,
where she will remain several months while
Mr.. Rolfe is at Bayside, Nova Scotia, engaged
in business venture.
Wifred Hall of Fairfield is visiting friends
in town. His mother, who is the widow of the
late Shadrack Hall, has been in very poor
health all winter and seems to be no better
this spring.
Mrs. E. A. Carpenter has started on an out
ing of several weeks duration in Massachu-
sets and New York, during which she will
visit various places of interest. She may take
trip to Washington, d. c., while away.
The religious meetings are continued at the
Friends Chapel by Rev. c. W. Walden, assisted
by Miss Eloise A. Hafford. Miss Jennie Rey
nolds of Portland as soloist adds much to the
interest of the meetings.
D. H. Dodge of Jackson has three-year-
old stallion that is worth looking at He is a
dark gray in color and weighs about 1400.
That is the style of horses that we need more
of in Waldo county.
At the Good Templar Lodge last Saturday
sponded to an encore Miss Christine Jones
sang very sweetly, and Frank Holbrook gave
piccalo solo, with Lou Mae Huxford as accom-
PIANIST.
Friends in Brooks of Mrs. Emma L. Elwell
who is with relatives in Nestor, California, will
be pleased to know that she is enjoying herself
very much there. She wishes to be remember
ed to all her friends in Waldo county. She is
with her father and brother at present. They
went from Swanville to California some years
ago.
Two monster elms, which must have been
over one hundred years old, were cut from
the front of the district burned over last sum-
mer One was in front of the Geo. Miller
place, where A. B. Payson is to build bust
ness block and the other was by the old post
office lot, where c. E. Lane is to erect build
ing this season.
The millinery openings are on and the femi-
nine portion of the community are all agog.
Mrs. Estes has hers Saturday, April 18th,
Mrs. Merrittwill an opening at Brooks Thurs
day, April 18th, and Tuesday, April goth, she
will be at the Jones Hotel in Monroe. Years
ago, when she was Miss Fanny Staples. she
was in business there, and it will seem like get
ting back home.
The funeral of Miss Jessie, daughter of the
late Everett Hall, was held at the home of her
grandmother Mrs. Susan Hall, where she had
lived since the death of her parents, on Thurs
day last, Rev. Daved Bracket officiating. She
was attending the High school and was bright
and promising girl about fifteen years of age.
She had been sick for several months with
tuberculosis. The school was in attendance at
the funeral and four boys from her class acted
as bearers.