The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-11-11
The News of Brooks.

R. A. Hall is finishing the walls of the Henry
Cunningham blacksmith shop.
Capt. J. w. Bennett of Portland has spent
few days at his old home in Brooks.
Mrs Tilton A. Elliott has been sorely afflicted
by rheumatism, but is now much improved.
Mrs E. C. Holbrook remains about the same
She has been confined to the house most of the
time for long while.
Mrs. Hattie Jenkins who has been confined
to her bed by sickness for some weeks, is now
able to be up and dressed.
The regular Thursday night prayer meetings
are quite well attended and special pains is
taken to make them interesting.
Loads and loads of potatoes and apples are
coming in every day now. They are big loads,
too, with two, three and four heavy horses.
Miss May McTaggart is taking the sanitarium
treatment at home under direction of the doc
tors and they think that she is improving In
health.
Mr. Isaiah Crowell, who deals in stock to
some extent, went to Brighton, Mass, last
week with stock and to investigate market
conditions for himself.
M ]. Dow has full line of underwear for
men, women and children, land is giving his per-
SOnal aLLenLlOn TO CNe store now anu VIII Coii-
tnue to do SO until after the holidays.
Mrs Chas L. Austin and her granddaughter
Beatrice have gone to Benton to visit Mrs. Al
fred Denco, who was known in this town as
Miss Abby Rich. Her husband died very sud
denly few weeks ago.
There has been a marked decrease in the
quantity of cream brought in here and at the
Jackson creamery. 1t is nearly cream fam
hove Enr
claim they cannot use the western feed and
make living profit.
Mr.. Wilbur Barker, manager of the Brooks
Grain Company, has the Jonathan Irving
building changed into storehouse and crowd
ed full of feed. He has fitted up nice little
offlce in the sunny corner and is In condition
to do his work in comfort.
Mrs. L. A. Bachelor has evidently some of
the best laying ducks in this section OF Maine.
She has two that laid over $50 eggs each last
year This year from February to November
they have laid over 200 eggs each. They are
White Pekin thoroughbreds and of large SIZE
Rev. s. J. Wilson announces that Rev. David
N. Beach of the Bangor Theological school will
surely be here next Sunday, unless some I'M
foreseen circumstance occurs, and he hopes to
have large congregation present as Mr.. beach
is an able and distinguished gentleman: There
was very good attendance last Sunday and
the sunday School IS increasing III nuiiipeie
and interest Last Sunday evening union ser
vices were held at the Friends Chapel at which
both Idr Wilson and Mr.. Chalcroft were
present.
The officers of the Good Templars Lodge,
were installed last Saturday evening by Harry
M Brown, L. D., assisted by M. J. Dow and
Louise Reynolds as Marshals, and are as FOL
lows E. C. Body, c. T.. Mabel Rose. Y: 7;
Eta Peavey, S. j. T.; Belle Body, Chap; Olive
Roberts, R. S. Airline Estes, A: s.; Gwynn
Body, F. S.; Edna Godding, Treas; Hugh
Morrill,, M Alice Reynolds, D. M; Edith
Hobbs, Guard; Will Lane, Sentinel Everett
Cilley, P. C. T. After the routine work some
sixty members sat down to lunch, with coffee,
baked beans, fruit and pastry in abundance.
Next Saturday evening it is expected that a
play will be presented by well-known members
formerly. but there are now 81 members in
good standing and they are looking forward to
some pleasant evenings at the lodge room.