The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-04-14
The News of Brooks.

L. L. Hildreth and wife of Greenville visited
the family of c. F. Files last week.
Rev William Curtis of Brownville has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. Martha Badershall.
Do not forget that the Brooks milliners have
their spring opening next Saturday, April 10Th.
Mr. R. E. Harvey of the Bangor News was
in town Monday on business connected with
his paper.
Mrs. Cora Fitzgerald and Mrs. Abbie Broce
of Waterville were in town last Thursday to
attend the funeral of Helen johnson.
At the parish meeting held last Saturday
evening it was voted to extend a call to the
Rev. Samuel Wilson for another year.
M. j. Dow has on sale the Evans Potato
Planter. the Rice 2-horse Cultivator and Har-
row, the Standard Sprayer and the Rice Dig
ger.
The latest wedding is that of Miss Gertrude
Hall and Mr. Aleck Stevens, both of this place,
who have the best wishes of their numerous
friends.
L. A. Bachelor put hog on the train last
Monday morning that brought him over $37.
They are good property now, and spring pigs
are hard to find.
They initiated some candidates at the Good
Templar lodge last Saturday evening and had
an entertainment. Next Saturday evening
they are to have supper.
Mrs. E. C. Boody, who is in GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
to care for her daughter, Mrs. Prince Bessey,
who is i'll, writes home that Mr.. Bessey is also
sick with typhoid pneumonia.
The town business is being put through with
a rush, as Mr.. E. c. Holbrook, chairman of the
assessors, is also census enumerator for the
town of Monroe and must get on to that job
April 18th
Mrs L. c. Cilley wishes to thank her friends
through The Journal for the large shower of
post cards she received April 5th and also for
the flowers and other nice gifts They made
her very happy and were highly appreciated.
News has been received here of the death of
Annabel Walker. as she was known in Brooks,
who married Mr.. Frost and resided in Pitts
field, where the funeral was held last Saturday
and where the interment was made. She leaves
husband and two or three children.
The funeral of Helen H. johnson, infant
daughter of George and Inez johnson, was held
at their home Thursday afternoon, April TIN,
Rev. ]. w. Vaughan of Belfast officiating.
The deceased was very bright, active child
about two years of age and the parents are
deeply afflicted.
Cards have been received by relatives here
from Mr.. Alvah F. Jones of Lowell, Mass, but
formerly of Brooks, announcing the marriage
of his daughter, Rachel Sumner, to Harold
Lewis Kunzli March 23rd. The happy couple
are at home at The Pines Roser1ere, Quebec.
Mrs. Kunzli as girl passed several summers
in Brooks with her aunt, Mrs. VIM. Gould.
John Jenkins and family have moved over to
the Joseph Pattee place, where they will-oper-
ate the farm and care for Mr.. Pattee, who is
very ill, being confined to his bed most of the
time. He has nice place and has been one of
our most prosperous farmers and we are glad
he has SO nice family to take the business
along for him now that he is practically out of
it.
Capt. J. W. Bennett, who for several years
has had position on a government vessel with
headquarters at Portland, is in Brooks for q
summer vacation with orders to be ready for a
special call at any time. He will finish the
cottage he began here last season for home
when he wanders back to Brooks, which he
often does, and which he intends to be his per-
manent home when he retires from the service
John C. Lane of Portland, but formerly OF
Brooks, called upon friends here last week. He
has just returned from q tour of several
months in the Provinces and in the Northwest
as travelling salesman for New York hard
ware firm. He is to have vacation this sum-
mer and will move to a summer place in South
Windham for the season. He has prospered
since he left Brooks and has acquired fair
competence.
| Chas. E. Lane has men at work on the foun-
dation of the house burned on the Almon S
Forbes place. He has lumber landed there
\ and will at once proceed to build house. II
is q very nice farm, and the Forbes siding
| where many cars are loaded, makes it q valu-
| able location and he wants . care-taker at the