The Republican journal., 1910-11-10
The News Of Brooks.

Mr.. r. N. W.,s of the Bangor News was in
Brooks last week on business connected with
the paper.
James B. McTaggart, who had quite sick
spell recently, has recovered and is moving
about as usual.
Mr.. Mackie. formerly from Minnesota, and
Mr.. Whitcomb of Head OF the Tide were IN
Brooks Sunday on business.
Mrs. Mary c. Stevens of Reading. Mass. has
returned home after her annual visit to her
sister, Mrs Susie Lord. and friends in East
Knox.
Skunks are very numerous this season and
they are being trapped for their peits. Nor
man Bachelor has several very fine ones
which were got in the corn Held.
Mrs. Susan Woods and Mrs. C. s. Hale. with
her two children, from Somerville. Mass, re-
turned home recently after few weeks spent
with the family of James F. Jewell.
BOWS yard has been the landing place for
several thousand apple barrels this fall. They
are hauled here mostly in one hundred barrel
loads from Morrill,, and the demand is greater
than the supply.
Several new buildings are being put up this
season and it looks as if our people were in
tending to stay here. Considerable painting
and repairing is also being done and the vii
lage is kept in the neat, trim manner which
mas won for it special attention.
Mrs. Stephen Whitmore of Montreal, who
with her children spent the summer in Jack
son with the family of John Brown, had the
misfortune to sprain her ankle badly on step
ping from the train, and Miss Nora Brown has
gone to Montreal to spend a few weeks with
her.
Mrs E. J. Bartlett of 1347 East 10th street.
Cleveland, Ohio, with her daughter, has been
visiting her parents, George Hasty and wife of
Brooks. Her husband, who was Jackson boy.
was educated as an electrical engineer and is
manager of a large corporation in Ohio.
The discussion of "Infantie Paralysis" in
the leading papers and magazines interests
the Brooks people as we have had three cases
here within year, all being especially bright
active children about ten years of age. This
disease is without doubt serious menace to
the country at large and demands the close
attention of the medical fraternity.
The family of Edwin G. Lander of Thorndike
are all sick with the whooping cough, and the
four children will be out of their schools for
the remainder of the term Miss Fanny, who
was member of the Brooks High, but left to
take the course at the M. C. l. in Pittsfeld,
brought the distemper home to the family.
Mr.. L. w. Emmons, who for some years has
lived in Brooks, died at the residence of his
son, Fred Emmons, the well known deputy
sheriff, last week, after an illness of some
months. He had however, been confined to
the house but a short time. The body was
taken to Biddeford, his former home. for the
funeral and burial. He was about sixty years
! of age.
We have been having a mild, pleasant sea-
son SO far. November 9Th, Mrs. Dora Sanborn
| picked bunch of sweet peas and nasturtiums
| in her garden that were fresh and bright as in
September. And November 7th Mrs. Walter
Gibbs gathered fragrant bouquet for their
wedding reception. What is the use of NOV
ing south when flowers are blooming in the
open air in Maine in November?
Our friend Walter Gibbs, after years of OBJ
servation, has decided on the woman he want
ed and she is now his wife. They are living al
the Gibbs homestead on Pond Hill, so-called
and Monday evening October 31st, they held 6
reception at their home, which was largely at
tended. The guests were cordially received
and nicely entertained and a pleasant evening
was enjoyed by the visitors. Mr. Gibbs is gen.
eral agent for fertilizer company and may
sell the farm and come to live in his nice house
here in the village.
Mr.. Frank W. Gibbs has put up nice stable
this season. He began right at the foundation
and has a first-class cellar, all cemented. Mr.
Gibbs makes specially of COWS and has gooe
income from his cream. He has this season
obtained a thoroughbred Guernsey bull anc
COW from the herd of E. H. Nickerson of Swan.
vile. Every animal of that kind brought into
the community is distinct financial benefit tt
| the place. Our stock should be bred up to high
grades if we would make it profitable.
Mr.. John H. Hallowell of Belfast, who fol
some weeks had been living in Brooks with his
daughter, Mrs. Minnie Flagg, died here last
week after long illness. He was about 81
years of age. His wife died some years ago
He leaves four children: Mrs. E. Hersey Of
Portland; Mrs. L. o. Prince of Brockton, Mass.
Mr.. " 7. Hallowell of Belfast and Mrs. Min
ME Flagg of Brooks. He was for many years
a sailor, but for some time had lived in Belfas
on a farm. The funeral and burial were il
Belfast.
The Good Templars met last Saturday even
ing in the Kilgore hall, where they are now tt
hold their meetings, and improved the time t.
make themselves comfortable and to get &C
quainted with their new home. A treat Of pol
corn was served by the ladies'. Next Saturda!
evening the new list of officers will be install
ed and they will then be ready to begin il
earnest their winter work. The young peopl
always flock to the lodge, but it is earnestl.
desired that the citizens of the place, the me,
and women, come in and make their presence
and influence means for good in the commu
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