The Republican journal., 1910-03-24
The News of Brooks.

The News of Brooks.
Chas. E. Lane was confined to the house all
last week by an attack of the grip.
L. A. Bachelor was off his pins last week sc
that he could not attend to his usual business
The young people of the Good Templar
lodge had social at their hall last Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Hattie Merithew has been with Mrs.
Mary Rose while her daughter Mabel was
away on a vacation trip.
Mrs. E. c. Body left Tuesday for GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Prince Bes-
ey, who is sick.
John c. Lane and wife, former residents of
Brooks, recently visited their niece, Mrs. E. D.
sBessey of GAINESVILLE Ohio.
Rev. Mr.. Colby of Bangor occupied the pull
pit of Rev. VIM. Wilson here last Sunday. He
was the guest of the family of Geo. H. Johnson
while in town.
One of the new pupils of the Brooks High
school is Miss Fanny Lander of Thorndike
who will become part of the family of NJ J
Dow, her uncle, while student here.
Miss Augustine Thompson, who has been
spending few weeks in Belfast, visited her
sister, Mrs. c. H. Forbes, and her niece, Mrs.
A. B. Payson of this village, last week.
One week ago very interesting Sunday
Union service was held at the Congregational
church, both Mr. Jones of the Friends Society
and Mr. Wilson of the Congregational speak
ing.
Mrs. Gertrude Curtis, who makes speciality
of fine poultry has flock of pure bred Black
Javas that are attracting considerable atten-
ton. She obtained the original birds from the
west.
Walter Bradford of Lynn, Mass, who has
been spending few weeks with the family of
c. E. Bowen, started for home last Tuesday.
When close time is off on game we shall see him
here again.
The High school began the spring term
last Monday morning, with Mr.. Irving Burton
as principal and Miss Mabel Peavey as assis-
tant. Tilton A. Elliott has been elected Super
lntendent of schools.
A pleasant little affair was the birthday
party given Charles G. Roberts on the evening
of March 10Th, by his family Refreshments
were served and those fortunate enough to be
present enjoyed the evening very much.
Mrs. Frances Merritt, the milliner, is at home
after two weeks stay in Boston and is brim
full of the atrocities of the latest fashionable
eccentricities, and we may expect an output of
this season.
Miss Jennie Lang, granddaughter of the late
John W. Lang, is visiting the family of her
uncle, Geo. H. Johnson, and other friends in
Brooks. She is making her home in Water
vile now. Her father, Edwin Lang, we'll
known in Brooks now lives in Millbridge, Me.
fire last year on the opposite side of the
street ruined some fine shade trees on the A.
E. kilgore lot and he has had them cut down, It
Is distinct loss to the corner, as they added
very much to the looks of the place and afford
ed nice shade for his lawn
The G. A. R. hall and lot has passed from the
control OF the veterans, having been sold to
Thaddeus l. Huxford, who will doubtless later
use it as place of business For time, how.
ever, it will be used by the grange and the
Good Templars, as has been the custom for
many years.
MIR. Hiram Pilley, one of our best known and
most highly respected citizens, who has been
in rather poor health for some time past. has
nod to ~
weeks. He has lived in this village all his life
and has been associated with every important
movement here for more than half a century.
We certainly hope he will be back to his place
of business soon.
Mrs. Murray Wentworth, nee Fanny Rob-
efts' has presented her husband with bounc-
ing boy. Mrs. Young, wife of our new grocer,
has also assisted the census enumerator to the
extent of baby girl. Our newcomers are evil
IDENTIFY productive class and we gladly well
come them, for it has been question with the
older residents how our population list could
be kept up to the proper standard.
Our old friend, Joseph Pattee is still confined
to his bed, with small hope of recovery. At
MS age it is harder to throw off the attacks
OF disease than when younger. For many
years he has been an active, able man, who has
conducted his own business and that of the
town OF Monroe in a businesslike way that has
done credit to him. Here's hoping the warm
weather will bring him onto his pins again. His
nephew, David Pattee, is taking care of him.
The K. P. district convention held in Brooks
recently was very pleasant occasion to the
2oo members of the fraternity who were pres
ent to witness and take part in the exercises.
Some twenty lodges in different parts of the
State were represented. A special train brought
IN the Belfast and Searsport delegations. W.