The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-01-12
The News of Brooks


week to attend the funeral of relative. re-
turning Saturday night.
Miss Emily Brown, who is training for a
nurse in Bangor, passed the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Brown of this
village.
A social for the young people will be held in
the parlors of the Congregational church Fri
day evening, Jan. 18th, under the direction of
Rev. MIR. Booth, who is doing all he can to in
terest them in good healthful amusements.
The Good Templars are to have treat of
home made candy next Saturday evening. The
meeting last week was quite interesting, with
exercises and remarks by several of the mem
bers. |. An effort will be made to make the
meetings very interesting this winter.
The latest marriage in town is that of Law
renee Estes and Mar! Cook who were made
one by Rev. David Bracket at the parsonage
on Friday evening January 6, 1911. The bride
was tastefully attired in blue silk. They were
unattended. The happy couple will remain in
Brooks for short time and then start out to
make home for themselves.
Happy Valley Chapter, o. of E. S., and Marsh
River Lodge, F. & A. NJ, had joint installation
of officers Wednesday evening, January 4th,
with pastry lunch and coffee at the close of
the exercises. Mrs. Frances Rolfe installed
the officers of the chapter and Willard S. Jones
installed those of the lodge. There was short
but very interesting program.
We were much pleased to receive New
Years card with the compliments of the sea-
son from Fred W. Angler of San Jose, Cal,
formerly of Belfast, where in the long years
ago we were intimately acquainted with him.
The members now living of the select school of
1870 are scattered over the universe, but we
occasionally receive token of remembrance
from one of them.
Everett Brown, who with the exception of
his school days has been trained and worked
in the outdoor air, is now cooped up in the
A. E. Chase store of which his father is one of
the proprietors, and it is a question what effect
the change will have upon him. His friends
believe he has the ability to rise to the head of
the business if he can stand the confinement.
We hear complaints about apples rotting
quite badly this winter. We have one case,
however, in Brooks which is different from
that Mr.. Chas. H. Forbes showed US the
other day some Ben Davis apples, hard and
sound, which were gathered in 1909. They
have been kept in barrels in his celler since
that time. The tree was one of many grated
by the late Almon S. Forbes.
A lady in Massachusetts writes: 1.-The cal
endar made of original Brooks views was a
beauty. When | saw the pond and Point of
Pines it took me back to years ago when used
to go skating that very spot, when a
school teacher boarded with Mrs. Augustus
Rose. 1 remember especially as my compan-
ions Amanda Collier, Otis Lane, Belle Rich.
Michael Stevens, and Norman Huxford. who
was my partner"
Joseph S. Decrow of South Brooks raised this
year 153 bushels of onions on onefourth of an
acre, and which he is now selling in this village
at SIPS bushel. Six hundred dollars per acre,
and yet nine tenths of the farmers of Waldo
county do not even raise enough for their own
families. Before we bewail our hard luck too
much it is we'll to consider the many oppor-
tunities of this nature which we are habitualy
side parties for what we easily save at
home if we apply ourselves to it.
Mrs. Hattie Holmes. wife of B. H. Holmes
of this village and daughter of John jenkins
of Monroe, died last week after an illness of
but two weeks, leaving four small children.
Tbo vol of lot
Rev. David Bracket officiating. The inter-
ment was in the cemetery at Monroe. She
was about % years of age and was recognized
as an honest, capable woman vino was willing
to work and care for her little ones to the best
of her ability. The Grange, of which she was
a respected member, was represented at the
funeral and presented floral piece in token of
their appreciation of her high character. The
friends of Mr.. Holmes, in sympathy for him in
his sad bereavement, and realizing the heavy
expenses thus suddenly heaped upon him, con-
tributed sum of something over fifty dollars
as temporary assistance for him in the
emergency.
The feed business of Brooks has for some
years been big one. More money is taken in
town from that source than from any other,
and our dealers are fitting up to still better
provide for the wants of their patrons. T. I.
Huxford has installed an engine and grist mill
in the G. A. R. building, which he recently
bought His mill is of the latest and best
class and it is claimed he can grind bushel in
a minute. He will do custom grinding in addi-
ton to his own business. He has built large
new storehouse few feet from the old build
ing and it is fitted up to exceed any business in
the feed line that has ever been done in
Brooks. Mr.. Huxford has ability, experience
and capital and will make success of his
present venture, which is now running at full
blast. The chug chug of the engine makes
good music for those who like to hear business
hum. The Brooks Grain company, in which
Belfast parties are interested, has also en-
larged its facilities for business. They recent
ly fitted up large new storehouse in the
building vacated by T. l. Huxford, in which is a
comfortable waiting room where our out of
town friends can 60 in and eat their lunch and
be comfortable while their teams are feeding.
Mr.. Wilbur E. Barker, manager of the COM
pany, will personally attend at this building.
Asa Jones will have charge at the grist mill,
where for years the corn for Brooks and Bel
fast has been ground. The old Jonathan Irving