The Republican journal., 1910-07-28
The News of Brooks.


the past week.
A. B. Payson is substituting for VIM. c. Aus
tin On R. F. D. route No. l.
Capt. ]. W. Bennett has opened 5 and 10
cent store in the A. E. Kilgore building.
James W. Austin and wife of China were
here to attend the funeral of Charles L. Aus
tin.
E. O. Stantial and Oscar Stiles are cutting
the hay on the Leonard Rowe farm, now mana
ged ty Chas. Knox.
Ira W. Bowden has planted quite piece OF
potatoes on the R. W. Forbes place, now own
ed by Louis Leonard.
Mrs. Mary Dickey is here from Massachu-
sets to care for her friend Mary McTaggart,
who can live but short time longer.
Ira W. Grady is running the Frank Simpson
blacksmith shop this season. Mr.. Simpson is
helping his father, Wellington R. Simpson, at
his farm most of the time.
Rev. David Bracket has been quite i'll for
the past week and last Sunday was sick in bed
and unable to attend to his services at Monroe
Center and East Thorndike.
Last week Mrs. Inez Payson went to the
Tapley hospital in Belfast, where she submit
ted to surgical operation which was success
full and we are glad to know that she is recov-
ering.
Mrs. Thompson, whom we knew here as Ber-
tina Allen of Richmond, was here last week to
attend the funeral of her uncle, John Hail.
She brought her daughter, about four years
DID, with her.
Mrs. L. A. Bachelor, superintendent of the
West Brooks Sunday school, has just received
lot of nice books for the use of the school,
The attendance is very good and much inter-
est is manifested.
E. A. Carpenter was thrown from loaded
wagon last Saturday and was quite badly
bruised and stunned by the fall. He will carry
some sore places for while, but IVES lucky to
get out of it in that way.
John Hall, one of our Oldest citizens died
last week at the home of his nephew, r. A.
Hall, in this village, after illness of several
weeks. He leaves one son, whose residence is
unknown, but who is supposed to be living
somewhere in the West.
We are glad to note that some of our former
very sick people are now nearly we'll. Mrs.
John H. Gordon takes ride nearly every day
in their automobile and is improving very fast.
Mrs. L. c. Cilley is at the village nearly every
day and looks bright and cheerful.
Rev. Mr.. FITZGERALD of North Carolina, who
is pastor of the Friends church for the sum-
mer, went to the West Brooks schoolhouse
last Sunday at o'clock with some friends
from the village and held religious services
there. He also inspected the Sunday school,
which is prospering very nicely this season.
We were all shocked and deeply panied at
the death of Mrs. Levi Stevens, which occurred
at their home in Jackson Monday afternoon
1t was a severe case of childbirth, in which
the child was lost and the mother after few
days also succumbed She was young woman,
strong and hopeful for the future and it is a
sad case.
Rev. Humphrey Small has been in poor
health for some months and now seldom sup
plies outside churches, as was formerly his
custom. He is now about eighty years of age
and does not rally from slight indisposition
as.was formerly the case. He has preached in
this vicinity almost from boyhood and every
body knows him.
Marcellus j. Dow is out at the John NJ Dow
homestead where he has spent portion of
every July of his life and where he works every
day in the same hay field in which he worked
as a boy. Close confinement in the store does
not agree with him and he welcomes the oppor-
t4nity to tan his face and callous his hands and
shed few gallons of perspiration while en-
gagged in helping along the family business
Mr.. Burton Robertson, manager of large
wholesale shoe store in Boston, with his wife,
is visiting his uncle, Marcelus ]. Dow, and
other relatives in Brooks and Monroe He had
but two weeks vacation and decided to visit
the early home of his parents, Albert J. and
Lizzie Dow Robertson. 1t is needless to say
that we were glad to see him. He is one of the
young boys of which Waldo county may well
be proud, who are holding responsible positions
with good salaries in other States
Mrs. Vesta Davis Higgins, former resident
of this town. is now at Yellowstone Park but
next week will reach Massachusetts and lit
tie later will be back in Maine. Since leaving
here she has travelled much, as she has been
with her husband, who is an army officer and
has been stationed in many localities He;
letters from the Philippines and other places
in The Journal are well remembered by The
Journal readers. Her friends here will be glad
to see her once more. Her husband, with his
detachment is ordered back to the Philippines
and Mrs Higgins decided to visit her old home.
Charles L. Austin, a lifelong resident of
this town, and one Of our prominent citizens,
died at his home Saturday morning, July 23rd
of heart failure after an illness of but few
days. He was not thought to be dangerously
i'll until within few hours of his death. His
wife was in Benton with Mrs Denico, who can
live but short time and who was known here
as Abbie Rich. He leaves two sons, William
C. of this town, and John, who for some years
has lived in Augusta. The funeral was held
at the Friends Chapel Tuesday at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Austin had one of the largest farms in
Brooks, containing over four hundred acres,
and has kept some high bred horses.
MUST BE ABOVE SUSPICION.
E;dney and bladder ailments are so serious in