The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-09-09
The News Of Brooks.


Mr.. Dwelly, Principal of the Brooks High
school. is to move his family here, having rent
ed the Harry M. Brown cottage.
A little daughter of Walter Mathews of Bos-
ton is here with her aunt, Mrs. E. G. Roberts
Her mother was formerly Mabel Gard of this
town.
Mr.. Wallace Ellis is visiting his brother,
Ralph Ellis. He has worked a long time very
closely on the electric cars and feels the need
of rest as his health is rather poor this season.
Miss Myrtle Jenkins, daughter Of our old
friend Edwin Jenkins of Monroe, but now of
Watertown, Mass, who is having her vacation
in Maine, was at this village last week visiting
the family of her uncle, John Jenkins, and
other friends.
Foster Small of Swanville was in Brooks
asst Friday and his friends were glad to see
him once more. He was one of the incest
little boys in Brooks and we hope he has not
got over it, even if he is now medical stu
dent in college.
Prof Leroy Woods of Wells Beach called on
friends here last Saturday afternoon. He has
fine position there as principal of a High
school. He taught for several years in the
Brooks High and has many friends and we'll
wishers here.
Work at the corn factory began last Tuesday
morning. Superintendent VIM. H. Rolfe thinks
that the recent heavy frost did but little ma
terial damage to the sweet corn in this vi
entity. The total crop will be some less, but
the quality will not be injured.
Charles Griffin and wife of Mamaroneck,
New York, who have been making two
weeks visit in Maine, returned home last
Monday. Mrs. Griffin is sister of Charles L.
Austin of Brooks and James Austin of China,
and was known as a girl in Brooks as Lydia
Austin.
The special religious services are closed and
the big tent will be taken down. Rev. S. L.
Wall of Unity assisted for several evenings
last week. The meetings were made very in
teresting and several conversions are reported
All the ministers and people united in the work
and the greatest harmony prevailed. Large
audiences have been in attendance. Rev. Mr.
Wilson will now return to his work in Bangor,
but his home is to be here, as Mrs. Wilson will
remain here and he will be here each Sunday
The Peavey brothers have been busy building
new fume and making other improvements
to their mill at the old A. ]. Roberts stand
For several years they have done good mill
business here notwithstanding the fact that il
seemed as if the lumber was we'll nigh ex-
hausted in this vicinity. Within our memory
the lumber industry on this privilege was the
principal business of the place, employing
more men and handling more stock than any
similar concern in the county. This was before
the advent of our railroad, and the highway tc
Belfast was familiar one to the teamsters
from this vicinity, who hauled the vessel plank
the turned stock, and the several varieties OF
lumber turned out by the nest of mills located
at this point on the Marsh stream, and large
crew was busy in the woods each winter get
ting the logs to the mills.
| OBITUARY. Died at the residence of DR.. N.
R. Cook in Brooks, August 23rd, Miss Jennie
Ford of Monroe, aged about 40 years. She had
been out of health for number of years, vet
had continued her work as school teacher, in
which she was very proficient, until few
months ago. She was naturally of nervous
temperament and the shock she received when
sister died some years ago made the trouble
worse, so that at times she did not appear like
herself. She was an ardent Christian and had
strong faith in Gods love of his obedient chill
dren. For many years she had been success
full school teacher and had always held the
confidence of all with whom she associated.
loving mother and two sisters, with many
other relatives and friends, are left to follow
her to the other land. From a child she had a
mother to guide and help her. She early gave
her heart to God, and he did not leave her in
her time of need. All that love and means
could do was done for her. She had the best
of medical care and skill, but the Lord called
and she closed her eyes on earth to open them
in brighter world. The bereaved relatives
have the sympathy of the whole community.
Funeral from the church where she had been a
Sunday school scholar for many years. Ser
mon by the writer from St. John IA 1928