The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-02-17
The News of Brooks.

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for the first time this winter.
Mrs. E. C. Body is still improving but not
as fast as her friends might wish.
Mr. Robertson, formerly of Stockton, is cut
ting cord wood for l. A. Bachelor
Mrs. Dora Sanborn has returned from visit
with her daughter in Camden and is helping
TO make our village life interesting.
DR.. A. E. Kilgore has been confined to the
house for week by sickness, it being himself
this time, something that rarely happens to
him.
H. E. Webb of Portland, who is having va
cation at his old home, took the lesson OF
Friendship in Golden Crown lodge, X. OF P,
last week under the instruction of M. j. Dow
as c. C.
Mrs Jennie Robinson, who had been visiting
relatives in Blanchard, was taken sick there
and was brought home last week and is now
being cared for by her daughter, Mrs. Herbert
Smith
The annual K of P. ball on the evening of
the Oath inst is looked forward to with interest.
A recial train from Belfast will bring quite
con. l1any from there, as Belfast and Brooks
in close relations in these affairs.
Mr. G. L. Morrill, and wife drove to Swanville
last week to visit friends. Mr.. Morrill, is now
a commercial traveller and has only two or
three days in each month at home, so he takes
special pains when here to interest his pretty
little wife.
Miss Gertrude Hagan of Thorndike is still
with her cousin, Miss Erma Barker. Her mu-
steal ability, if nothing else, makes her well
come visitor at any of our entertainments. We
were all acquainted with her mother, Maud,
daughter of the late S. S. Roberts.
Stanley ]. Roberts, our Road Commissioner,
has brand new ooy in his family and Ebert
Ames has also been helping the census enum-
orator. In his case it is a girl. Mrs. Work.
formerly Miss Maud Webb, has also presented
her husband with the beginning of family.
Thursday evening, February oath, will occur
the fifteenth annual ball of the Knights of
Pythias. A special train will be run from Bel
fast to return after the ball. Music will be
furnished by the Leahy Sisters Orchestra of
Watervile The Sir Knights are looking for
a repetition Of their old time successful enter
tainments lunch will be served in the ban
quet rooms.
Rev H. Small is having rheumatism in his
shoulder so badly that he can do nothing. He
has always taken pleasure in saving up his
own wood and doing the chores about his
place, but it looks as if some one else must do
it this spring. Mrs. Small has also been SO
badly off for months that she cannot walk ex-
cept with crutch, but she is now somewhat
better.
Miss Edith Hadley of Jackson drove here
Monday morning to take Rev. A. P. Mcdonald
to Jackson. AS a teacher at Bar Harbor she
became acquainted with his work, and to her
we are indebted to the pleasure of this visit
from him. While in Brooks he visited the
family of Prof. James R. Dwelley, with whom
he was formerly acquainted.
Our people had the privilege last Sunday of
listening to Rev. A. P. Mcdonald of Bar Har-
Dor, who gave an interesting discourse in the
afternoon and in the evening favored US with
his illustrated lecture upon Life on the Maine
Coast" There was a good attendance, both af
ternoon, and evening Monday evening he
went to jackson. While in Brooks he was en-
tertained by M. J. Dow, who was much inter-
ested in the subject as presented.
At the grange last Tuesday evening the
ladies furnished valentine entertainment,
marching into the hall disguised as spooks in
sheets and masks and performed march in
the hall when the gentlemen each selected one
of them for partner for the lunch served by
the gentlemen in the banquet room. And just
here the fun came in, as the gentlemen were
mostly anxious for something fresh and new
and in some instances at least they found
themselves looking into the same faces that
they had sat opposite to for years at the table.
Latest reports from the Bessey boys in
Ohio, is to the effect that they are
doing prosperous business there. Mr.. Chas. |
F. Bessey, who is the head of the firm, has
just returned from visit to them. 1t will be
remembered that Prince married Miss Persis
Body and that Earle married Miss Alice L. |
Dow, the milliner, whom everybody here was
acquainted with, while Charles, Jr., married |
ulSS AiillaH " DTlen-dll DToOhS people, OO
We are all glad to hear of them, as we are of |
other former citizens of this town scattered |
Ill over the country.
They had a specially good time at the
Knights of Pythias hall last Tuesday evening.
The rank Of Page was conferred upon candi-
late, with M ]. Dow as C. C. and that of Es-
luire upon another with Harry Staples as C.
;. A bunch Of Belfast brethren having arriv-
ID. the officers Of Golden Crown lodge were in
tailed by the grand lodge officers. rs follows:
J. c. c., Stillman D. Flood G. v. c., Marcellus
. Dow; G. Prel, W. J. Gordon: G. K. of R. & S.,
J. A. Mathews; G. M. Of A., Lincoln H. Coll
ord. The officers installed were IS follows:
}. c., Geo. w. Miller; c. c., N. R. Cook; v. c.,
earl Elwell; M. of w., Hiram Clements; Prel-
te, L. W. Cook; X. of R. & S., J. Ernest Stimp-
on; M. of F.. w. C. Austin; M. of E.. Joseph
!. Simpson; l. G., Roscoe E. Weber; o. G.,
leo. H. Miller. barrel of steamed CLAIMS
18th coffee and other accessories were taken
are of in the banquet room, cigars were pass .
], smoke talk held, and the boys went home
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Speaking about our former citizens who a. I
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