The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-12-28
The News of Brooks

Mr. Webb of Knox is working with Henry
cunningham in the blacksmith shop.
A. B. Payson and wife passed the weekend
nth Mr.. and Mrs S. H. Lord in Belfast.
Joseph M. Decrow has been helping Roscoe,
F Weber on the farm for several months.
some members were taken into the Congre-
.,ational church last Sunday and more are to
follow.
Mr. Colson, of the firm of Colson & jenkins.
has moved into the Richmond Forbes house
for the winter.
Young & Cox are occupying their new stable
hack of the store, much to their own comfort
and satisfaction.
l-oql the number of lots bought on the new
streets recently we look for considerable build
ing here next season.
Ruth Ames is still in Portland at the hospi-
tsl where it is ought she will become able
ia walk with crutches.
A. Carpenter has bought lumber lot of
,,s John C. Rose heirs and will keep his men
sud teams busy this winter.
Mrs. Dora Reynolds of Unity was in town
recently visiting ner SlSteI, MIS-. w. ~. ASstSo'
They formerly lived in Brooks
Mrs. sophia Rowe, who has had serious
.,se Of what appeared to be blood poisoning,
now about, apparently all right again.
Milton A. Leonard has cellar built and the
-.undatlon laid for a new home to be built in
.s spring on the old George Damon place.
W. we're wondering what Mrs. w. H. Rolfe
as making baby things for, but it transpires
,,ll II was for her t"in grandchildren out in
aladelphia.
.5.5 A. Hall is still here and working on his
--U auuse in the village. He intends to again
.-g,s 5rooks his home after several years in
Lowell Mass.
,3,rham Hamblen and family, who have
.gasnt nice place in this village, are occupy
-.-.. OCCASIONALLY now and may make it their
.-s IN the near future.
.srlss E. Lane has lost one of his strip
lace team horses. He was valued at $3.50.
laev we're mighty nice pair when Will Buck
t. ead the care of them.
Miss Mary Davis and her niece, Dorcas Da-
: VINO left US last autumn, much missed
.-the Ulace as they we're always in evidence
. alrch and social gatherings.
.,-g A. Thompson, VINO lives the Benja-
- Ham place, has been in very poor health
t.- several months. He gets out of doors but
.,tIe and Is unable to do any work.
Among the toeks of nice geese in this vicn-
III might be mentioned those OF K. E. Weober,
=. a. Place and D. R. McAndless. They are
generally a rare sight in this vicinity now.
A. Carpenter has completed the work on
.4e use and other buildings started by David
f-a, aett Oh the old John Roberts farm, which
ne occupied by Charles jenkins and fam
.. IS said.
sa.es Crosby has been visiting his mother,
.es r.iza J. feathers. He is married and has
..l4u1 place in New Brunswick near his
s-e- lid nome. He also owns considerable
l.-p es-y on the Cranberry Isles.
Mrs l.. A. Bachelor has returned from a
v- With her friend Mrs. Susie Hubbard Of
Er... Ter schoolmate and chum in the Castine
'>,.. school, and is now back in BOWS store
SITE. she IS a very efficient helper.
lr,ks boasts of two good BARRIERS shops
LOS Ind one can get smooth shave almost
.lr time. John Abbott occupies his former
-..a N the old Fred w Brown office and John
iseuacia has a room next to the post office.
.--on & jenkins, who have been running
Tie B. j. Roberts mill together, have dissolved
ua.l aIship and Mr.. Jenkins will continue the
-- =ss alone 1t has been a successful sea-
-q. al-h them, as they have had all they could
ala the present capacity of the mill Mr..
-lr IS considering the matter of the apple
t.-r, business, for which there is quite de-
n this vicinity.
THE death OF Wallace O'Brien was very sad.
H.e eas born in this town and attended the
..r..s here, and while for several years he
.. -sl employment in Portland he has fire.
....4i come back here for short visits with
veople. He was son-in-law of Capt. j..
" Hennelt, who had used his best endeavors
-.-.ate the boys and get them into good
business positions. He was one of the O'Brien
s.s, his mate. Walter, who is now at home,
e.4.ug commission from the u S. examin-
l 9oard to navigate any vessel to any port OF
tHs world. Wallace came home for the holi-
Gays, but was taken down with pneumonia and
-,eI within a week.
!rooks has always been an honest town,
-se-y thing being considered safe laying
around anywhere, but occasionally bad man
ones INTO the lime light. The house of Mr..
oR at the farm had visit from one of those
cents recently. The door of storeroom,
,eneh had been locked, was battered in and the
On entered Nothing of much value was
-5ssed, but some chains and harness and other
-alngs were taken from the barn. The thief
-,aently had an eye for useful things and ap-
,ropriated them without regard to the con-
e.ierce of others. If caught he should be
gwen a lesson that would last him and others
ike proclivities for awhile
FRANKFORT.
ne supper and sale held in the K of P hall
o.. the Py THAN Sisterhood Wednesday evening,
.e 18th, was attended by large crowd and
rived a great success. The barge Berk-
=-ee has cleared from Mount Waldo dock with
arEo of cut stone for New York city
it.i and Mrs. Albert PIERCE and daughter