The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-08-12
The News of Brooks.

A. B. Payson spent last Sunday in Northport,
where his wife is having vacation.
Mrs Frances Merritt and son have returned
from very enjoyable outing at Northport.
L. A. Bachelor and family have been eating
new potatoes of fine quality for the past week.
Mrs Benz. J. Hussey of Windsorville, known
here as Celia " Lane, is visiting relatives in
town.
Mrs Marian Huxford, who has returned to
Brooks, is improving very nicely from her
trouble.
Miss Gale Bracket of Bangor has been visit
ing friends in Brooks and, incidentally, had an
outing at Bangor.
Mrs. F. R. York has been very ill and has
been under the care of trained nurse. She
is now convalescent.
A gentleman presents the following conun-
drum: With which can you attract the most
people, vinegar sugar?
Rev. S. j. Wilson and friends were at the
South Brooks schoolhouse last Sunday evening.
The local people had an organ.
Mr. Judkins and wife of Newport, with Mrs.
N. R. Cook and children Of Brooks, were at
Northport last week, returning in their auto
Saturday.
driving horses in Brooks, had to put him under
the care of veterinary, from the result of
chill after fast driving.
Miss Blanche Stacy was at the Friends meet
ing last Sunday morning. She is so much I'M
proved in health that she is delighted, and her
friends are glad for her.
The last heard of Ned Edwards he was in
Dresden, Germany, and from there they were
going to Austria, then visit Switzerland and
spend week in France, after which the party
will sail for home. He has had good luck with
the auto and the whole party has had glorious
time.
The best wishes of the citizens of Brooks are
extended to Miss Marguerite D. Pilsbury, local
editor of The Journal who is now bride and
soon to leave the State. The local correspond
ents of The Journal are much indebted to her
ability and skill in putting faulty manuscript
into good readable shape. Well, she is a chip
off the old block, and may blessings follow her
to her new home.
Mrs Eliza Nesmith Campbell is one of the
smart old ladies' of Waldo County. She was
80 August 4th, and received some letters and
presents which interested her very much, She
reads the papers and takes an interest in all
town affairs as she has lived the most of her
life in Brooks. Her mind is active and she is
bright and witty in conversation. Her hair is
still really black and her eyes are bright so
that she can read without glasses. She fell
last spring and has since been lame, which pre-
vents walking much, but otherways you would
have no idea that she is SO years old. Her
Winterport friends, where she lived her few
years of married life, will be glad to hear from
her, as she was very active woman socially
and otherwise when she lived there. She
wrote four letters upon her birthday.
The call for the special evangelistic tent
services is out and now it is up to the people
of Brooks and vicinity to rally around the tent
pole and give the talented evangelists hearty
support. Both are from old Ireland, the land
of hot blood, enthusiastic devotion, and burn-
ing eloquenee. There will be fine singing, and
it is hoped that it may be season much to be
enjoyed, as we'll as a means for the spiritual
uplift Of the community. There is special
call to friends outside of the village to come in,
not merely as spectators but as part of the
actual working force of the movement. Every
body is invited to be here and bring the chill
dren with them. The following notice is given
by Rev. Samuel ]. Wilson: The opening SER
vice of the series will be held in the Union
Church Thursday evening, August 18th, at
7.3O D. m. The Rev. Robert Barrow late of
Belfast Ireland will be the speaker. After
the first few nights the services will be held in
large evangelistic tent Free Seats good
singing, plain speaking, hearty invitations for
ALL Come, encourage others to come, and look
but YOU
Prohibition is marching on. Last week they
voted in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, which was to all APP
pearance irrevocably controlled by the saloon
interest, but the vote was "dry." 1t is ques-
ton of the home, the family and the COM
munity, against the demoralizing, degrading,
damning influence of the liquor traffic. The
saloon is curse to the best interests of any
community. There is no decent reason why it
should be allowed to exist among respectable
people. Its influence is for evil and evil alone.
And there is just one thing to do, and that is
to vote it out. If the decent people even of
poor old Bangor, that rum-cursed city, that
deadly upas tainted blot upon the map of
Maine that doadfall of the IGNORANT and froah
specimens Of humanity, who are here lured to
their financial, physical and moral destruction,
that few unprincipled individuals and few
protected interests may add to their wealth by
the unearned increment at the expense of the
poverty and suffering of toiling wives and in
nocent children. and at the expense Of the
general prosperity of the place from any
standpoint Of decency. Yes. the respectable
people Of Bangor, even, can put this stain
upon their deceney out Of the way. Il they