The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-10-13
The News of Brooks.

home of his sister, Mrs. Chas. E. Bowen.
Mrs. Martha Luce and her daughter Bertha
are with her brother, Chas. E. Lane. for few
weeks.
Mrs. Will Towers, who has been sick for
some weeks, has been moved to the home of
her grandfather, Lorenzo D. Jones'.
Alfredo, the little daughter of Leslie Smith,
who was recently attacked with spinal menin-
gifts, is still confined to her bed, and with little
use of her limbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sanborn lost child by
death last Sunday. The family are in destitute
circumstances and were generously supplied
by their neighbors with everything necessary
for the sorrowful occasion.
Almon S. Forbes did not return to Connecti-
cut with his daughter Cora, as stated in a re-
cent issue of The Journal. He has become an
invalid to some extent from trouble incident
to old age and decided to stay in Brooks with
his son Charles this winter.
We are asked to give notice that all mem
bers of the Good Templar lodge are specially
invited to be present at their hall next Satur-
day evening as important business will be-
transacted. They can have the hall no longer,
as the building is to be changed over for other
purposes, and the special question to be con-
sidered is whether they will procure new
hall or surrender their charter. So all Will
please take notice and govern themselves ac-
cordingly
The Rev. Humphrey Small, who for some
sixty years has been Free Baptist minister,
died Oct. II at his residence in this village at
the age of 80 wears. He had been active IN
the work until some months ago. when old age
and infirmity prevented its continuance. lie
had been in poor health for some time but took
his bed only two days before his DEATH He
was an honest, faithful Christian man and was
respected by all with whom he associated.
We were pleased to receive call recently
from Fremont Fletcher, who as boy used to
attend our village school. He has been in
business for many years and has been to
Europe with his line of goods. Still we can
500 much in him now to remind US of the boy
who used to cheerfully pursue his studies IN
the old school house here. We are glad to well
come the bows back to their old home with the
memory of all the pleasant associations OF
childhood.
OBITUARY. Mrs Sarah E. (vickery) Payson,
for over forty years resident of Brooks, re-
Gently passed away after a brief Illness She
had for some time been sufferer from seri-
GUS trouble but had nearly always kept on her
, feet and done her family work. She was de-
voted to her home and counted that time lost
which was not occupied for the comfort OF her
family. As she had eight children, and cared
for grandson the same as for her own, 1t is
evident that she must have been hardwork-
ing and Industrious woman. She enjoyed the
respect of the community as woman OF true
worth and nobility of character. She was
born in Waldo August II, 1912, and at the time
OF her death was 60 years, month and IL days
old, OF her fathers family the following are
living: Mrs. Olive McKenna of Providence, R.
l.: Mrs. F. R. Weymouth and John F. Vickery
OF Morrill,. She was married to Samuel A.
Payson of Belfast in 1861 and they soon after
moved to Brooks, where they have since resld-
ed, The children were as follows: Alfred and
Henry, who both died at the age of twenty
wears: Mrs. w. L. Nash of Montville; Mrs.
Harry Weymouth of Chicago; Albert B. and
Arthur O. of Brooks; Mrs. D. B. Plummer OF
Montvile; James B. of Brooks, and the grand
son, Osborn L., whose mother died when he
was about year old and who always called
her mother Her husband, a veteran OF the
Civil War; survives her. The funeral was held
at her late residence on October End, Rev. A.
A. Smith of Belfast officiating. The choir
: from Morrill, furnished some appropriate Sc
lections There was fine collection OF flowers
and large number of neighbors and friends
attended the services. The nterment was in
the Paul cemetery in Waldo Her sons oficiat-
ed as bearers.
Mr.. Albert Hall, son of the late John Hall, is
in Brooks after an absence of years in which it
was not known whether he was dead or alive,
as no news had been received from him for
many years. He left Brooks when he was a
: boy of sixteen and after few years spent in
Lowell, Mass. started for the Black Hills where
|, he began the life of a prospector. He spent
some time in Alaska and was one of party
, which was not heard from for long time and
which was supposed to be lost 1t was surprise
to us to see him and we are all interested in
his stories of adventure, of which he has a
plenty. As matter of fact he ran away from
home when boy, and he returns man of fifty
with an experience which few men have lived
through He has faced dangers from wild
beasts, escaped death from starvation and seri
GUS accidents, has passed months in the wilder
ness with all its attractive and dangerous fea-
lures, and sometimes, with single companion,
and oftentimes alone, has spent months with
out meeting single human being. With two
companions he took 5000 worth of gold out of
a pocket in single day. But as whole his
adventures have not brought him great wealth
and he comes back to US simply as nice look
ing, interesting and well-to-do man, who has a
smile and pleasant word for every old friend,
and who is intensely interested in the well
remembered scenes of his boyhood, every in
cident of which is fresh in his mind today,
even after the many years of fascinating but
often fearsome experiences in the wilds
With the utmost abandon and good nature
he related to us the story of thrashing
he got as an unruly school boy for some
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