The Republican journal., 1909-06-03
The News Of Brooks.

One Of the happiest girls in Brooks is Miss
Edna Godding, who has q. new piano.
1t is now potato planting time and the
farmers are hustling for all they are worth.
The stills were laid for the c. E. Lane sore
last Monday and the frame is being put up
now.
E. A. Carpenter has bought nice yearling
colt, which he is planning to raise for road
ster for his personal use.
Mrs. c. F. Files and son William started
last Saturday for Greenville, where they will
visit friends and relatives.
The Maine Central has had crew at work
about the depot, putting in new platforms and
otherwise improving the buildings.
Rev. David Bracket is very busy man,
I having many calls outside of his regular char
ges. He spoke at Freedom Memorial Day.
Mrs. L. A. Bachelor who makes speciality
of thoroughbred ducks, had the misfortune to
lose batch of twenty little beauties recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Johnson of this vii
lage had the misfortune to be both sick and in
the care of physician recently, but are now
in usual health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moulton and some friends
drove to China last Monday to attend the
Friends general meeting there and will be alb
sent from home several days.
Rev. Samuel Wilson announced last Sunday
that he expected two evangelists, one from
New York and one from Quebec, to assist in
some special services in the church here dur
ing the summer.
Rev. Samuel Wilson has for the past two
Sundays held open air services on the corner at
o'clock P. M. The attendance and interest
has been good and these meetings will be con-
tinued during the summer.
DIR. N. R. Cook, our superintendent of
schools, with the present corps of teachers
went to Islesboro Tuesday to attend the county
teachers convention DR.. Cook is taking an
active interest in our schools and is endeavor-
ing to do his very best with them.
The Memorial services were badly interfered
with by the rain Nothing in the way of out
door exercises was attempted. The audience
at Union Hall was not large, but those present
were favored with very interesting and elo-
quent address by Rev. VIM. Vaughan of Bel
fast. Last Sunday the veterans were present
in body at Union Church. There was good
attendance and Rev. Samuel Wilson gave a fine
address. The choir furnished some special
selections for the occasion.
The Brooks people will all be interested to
know of the success Of the O'Bren twins. |
Wallace and Walter who were born in Brooks
and grew up here. They have been in the
passed the examinations at Boston. Wallace |
passed as engineer and Walter as mate, and |
either of them is competent to take those
positions on any boat in the service Walter
has been in the service four years and has not
lost days pay. We feel sure all of our peo-
pie will feel proud of these two bright twins,
who still call Brooks their home.
We were all pleased last week to receive |
call from our friend Capt. ]. W. Bennett, who
still calls Brooks his home, although he is in
command of one the finest furnished boats on
the New England coast. 1t is the quarter
mooICI government UOdl, Inc zen. "A. M.
Randall, with headquarters at Portland, where
Capt. Bennett and wife have fine temporary
residence. Capt. Bennett, who is one of the
most accurate and best informed pilots on this
coast, has been in the government service at
this station for the past six years. He and
Mrs. Bennett returned to Portland last Mon
day taking with them Mrs. Azuba Webster
x1bo tLo -,
1t was very nice entertainment which they
had at the Good Templar Lodge last Saturday
evening. The program was as follows: instru-
mental music; flag march and drill; song and
chorus; solo by Everett Cilley; instrumental
music The program was in charge of Mrs. A.
E. Chase and Mrs. T. 1. Huxford, with Mae
Huxford as organist, and was very nicely car
ried out. The stage was draped with the
tional eolors, and we thought that Rev. VIM
Vaughan who spoke at Union hall and COM
planned of the meagre display of the colors
there in the afternoon, would have been more
than pleased at the G. A. R. hail in the evening
An exciting runaway happened in the street
Monday which made the travellers hustle for
cover. valuable mare owned by c. O. Var
ney was being used by Hale Rose to deliver
milk. In the dooryard of W. O. Estes the
horse, which had been left moment with its
head down feeding on the grass, in some way
overturned the carriage, and then there was
music in the air. With the overturn carri-
age dragging behind her the mare started
down the busy street for che Rose stable at
breakneck speed. The wagon was badly
smashed and the mare quite badly cut and
bruised. double team hitched to jigger
took the alarm and started in hurry for
Knox, but was caught and pulled up. 1t was
the busiest time of day and the street was fill
ed with teams and people, and it was lucky
that no one was injured.