The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-03-10
The News of Brooks.

The News of Brooks.
Ethel Sellers of Frankfort has been visiting
her cousin. Edith Hobbs, and other friends In
Brooks.
Ralnh Ellis who was confined 60 the house
for two weeks by sickness, has practically re-
covered.
The members of the Good Templar Lodge
arc considering the matter of public enter
tainment
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holmes of Frankfort
have spent several days here with their son.
B. H. Holmes, and family.
Mrs. George Walker of Monroe has been
spending few days with her mother, Mrs.
Susan Hall, of this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lehorn of Brewer are
visiting the family of Mr.. Young, our new
grocer. Mrs Young is their daughter
Miss Hannah Hamlin is now with the family
of S. H. Stacy. She has become nearly heip-
less and it is very trying to care for her.
Rodney Hall is doing the chores and driving
the team for DIR. Cook, who has been pussy
most of the time, night and day, for the past
month.
Mr. Dow has in stock good line of white
material Tor waists and suits. 1t includes mus
Inns. lawns, mercerized goods, poplins, Durber
cloth, linens, crash, suesine silk, etc.
We learn that Almon S. Forbes has been
quite ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Cora Clough, in Connecticut. He is past W
years of age and has never had doctor except
to set broken leg.
James R. Dweley has resigned his position
as principal of our High school and with his
family has moved hack to Franklin. He was
very pleasant gentleman to meet and leaves
many friends here.
Minnesota, are visiting his sister, Mrs AL
pheus Roberts. He was born in Freedom, but
went west many years ago and is now employ
ed as grain Inspector
The resignation of Miss Gertrude Peavey as
assistant in the High school is distinct loss
to the school. She is a lady of intelligence.
education and ability, and her services are
greatly needed in the school at this time.
Rev. Frank Jones of the Friends church here
is taking a special interest in the boys and try
ing to interest them in social and literary ex-
ercises that may be for their moral and intel
lectual uplift. In this work he has the hearty
best wishes of all in the place. Last week he
took them out on a ride, and then they had
lunch and general good time.
We quote as follows from letter from a
resident of Nestor, Cal: Il enjoy reading the
Belfast Journal and always look first for the
home news. 1t seems like getting letter
from home. You may be sure we were more
! than pleased to see my daughter, Mrs. Whit
man. She is enjoying the sunny climate of
Southern California and delights in picking
the beautiful great oranges. My brother will
! begin having soon in the alfalfa fields Every
thing looks fine in the TIC Juana valley. Re-
member me to all my friends. Mrs. Emma
| L. Elwell.
Town MEETING The annual town meeting
was called for Monday, March 7th, but on &C
count of the storm was adjourned to Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock, when town officers were
elected as follows: Moderator, C. E. Lane;
Clerk, Otis W. Lane; Selectmen, E. c. Hol-
brook, R. A. Jones, R. B. Prime; Treasurer, C.
O. Varney; School committee, Henry L. Rey-
nolds, Harry E. Staples; Road Commissioner,
Stanley J. Roberts. Appropriations: Common
schools, 500; support of poor, $500; roads and
bridges, $500; material for bridges, $l25; re-
pairs of schoolhouses, SIS; care of cemeteries,
$50; contingent expenses, $425; interest on
town debt $40; text books, 500; rent of school
room, 500; free High school, $780, State road,
$500; expense on engine house, $76; expense
new streets, $738.
We noticed in the last Journal an extract
from the letter of former Brooks man, now a
resident of Kansas, in which he wonders if the
Brooks correspondent dates back to the for
ties, and remarks that he dug potatoes here in
the ffties. Well, yes, we date back to the
forties, but at that time we were closely confin-
ed to the nursery business and have little re-
membrance of persons or Incidents. When you
strike the fifties, however, we were literally on
the potato patch. If our Kansas friend will
give us the name of any persons whom he re-
members and wishes to hear about we can fur
nish the information. We have attended to
newspaper correspondence from boyhood and
have written more pages of manuscript than
all the rest of the town put together. If he
will write to Marcellus ]. Dow, Esq, of Brooks,
it will be delivered to me and and l shall be
glad to furnish any desired information to him
or any others of our Brooks people now resi-
dent in other States.