The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-06-09
The News of Brooks.

q outage at Wlnnecook Lake.
MRS. W. H. Rolfe returned last week from a
VISIT OF several weeks with friends in Massa-
chusetts.
'onn W. Hobbs, who has been very sick for
the past three weeks, rode out for the first
time last Sunday.
A. B. Stantial and wife came to Brooks from
nei1ast last Sunday in their automobile. They
nave many friends and acquaintance here.
MISS lnez Fogg, who spent the winter in Bel
tast, has been at her home here the past week
with her sister, Mrs. W. o. Estes, and family.
Saturday night, June 4th, was cold one
here TOR the time of year. There was frost
heavy enough to destroy considerable vegeta-
ton.
Rev. c. Hodges of New York will be at the
Friends church over the next two Sundays and
will be the principal speaker at the monthly
meeting June 18th.
Kew Humphrey Small was at the Friends
services last Sunday. He has been in very
poor health for some time and keeps quite
closely at home
Mrs. Josephine Kendall, who has been at the
hospital in Portland, called on her parents, F.
W. Brown, ESQ.,, and wife, while on her way
back to Belfast
While it may not be in the line of dry goods,
nevertheless Marcellus J. Dow has nice SAM
pie of the Rice two-horse potato cultivator,
for which he is an agent.
terprising young farmers, has added to his
herd of stock the registered Jersey bull
David Golden, No. 1894.
Next Sunday will be observed as Children's
Day at the Congregational church. At 2
O'Clock there will be concert with special
exercises by the children.
Mrs. Martha E. Luce went to Northport last
Tuesday with her son, DR.. Prince E. Luce, but
will return next week to attend the special
services in the Friends Chapel
We were glad to meet our former towns
man Fred Small, now of Monroe, when he was
here last Tuesday to visit his mother and his
uncle Humphrey, who has been ill.,
Many of our people awaited themselves of
the opportunity to listen to talk by Mrs.
Alice Winslow last Sunday. She returns to
her charge in Manchester, N. H. this week.
Miss Louise Hofford, who last Sunday was on
the Atlantic ocean on her way home from
Europe, is expected to meet her old acquaint-
ances at the Friends Chapel here next Sunday.
L. A. Bachelor has valuable Knox brood
mare which has raised some very nice colts
that have sold for good prices. She has this
year foal few weeks old that promises to
be something fine.
Mrs. Florella D. Cilley, who is nearly 81 years
of age and the oldest woman in Brooks, is very
seriously ill and fears are entertained that she
cannot recover. She is cared for by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Susan Cole.
Frank w. Gibbs, one of our hustling farm
ers, has added new stable to his set of farm
buildings. This is a needed improvement to
his place as he keeps several horses and raises
some colts nearly every year.
Charles H. Forbes accompanied his father
Almon S. Forbes to the big meeting at the
Center church in Thorndike last Sunday, where
he met many of his old acquaintance and had
an enjoyable day.
Letters have been received by friends in
Brooks from the Hon. C. C. Roberts, who is
very badly crushed by the death Of his daugk-
ter, Parepa Rosa. Reverses in fortune or bust
ness he has always bravely met, but this is
heavy blow to him.
A Sunday school has been organized for the
summer in West Brooks with Mrs. l.. A. Bach
elder, Superintendent; Donald Forbes, Assist
ant Supt.; Lena Waning, Secretary and Treas
teresting exercises and enjoy the singing very
much.
Hon. Charles H. Treat of New York, ex-
Secretary of the U. S. Treasury, who died very
suddenly last week, was formerly well known
in this village. where he married Miss Fanny
family often spent the summer here with the
family of Thaddeus l. Huxford.
Mrs. Martha E. Luce came here from Gin
ton Monday morning, where she had been Wis
iting her daughter Nellie. Mrs. Carrie Doliff
of Belfast accompanied her on the trip to
Clinton, where they attended the graduation
exercises of the High school. MissiFlorenc
Cain, step-daughter of Mrs. Nellie Cain, was
the youngest member of the class.
We were bothered last week for several days
by break in the main pipe of our village
water supply, but the manager of the COM
pany. E. G. Roberts, got things fixed up after
awhile and the water is running the same
as ever. This village is very fortunate in hav-
ing supply of nice water that is carried into
the second stories of many of the houses and
has been adequate so far to the needs of the
community.
The officers of Brooks lodge of Good Tenn
plars were installed by State Deputy Marcellus
]. Dow last Saturday evening" and are as fol-
lows: Everett Cilley, c. T.; Emma Huxford,
v. T.; Mabel Rose, Sec; May Huxford, A. s.;
Belle Body, Chaplain; airline Estes, F. s.;
Grace Tasker, Treasurer; Hugh Morrill,, M;
Christine Jones, D. NJ; Edith Hobbs, c.;
Charles Simpson, S.; Emma CHM, S. of J. T..
E. C. Body, P. C. T. Harry M. Brown has
been commissioned by the G. c. T. as L. D. for
the ensuing year. Ice cream and cake fol-
lowed the installation.
1t is with pleasure that we present an origi-
nal poem entitled, Halley's Comet, by Miss
Sarah Haskell of Brooks:
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