The Republican journal., 1911-03-02
The News of Brooks

Miss Marie Chase, now OF Portland, visited
her old home here last week.
The low price of farm products is felt here
and collections are coming slow and hard.
Jessie and Josie, the Knowlton twins, were
in Brooks recently on visit to home and
friends.
The latest news from Chas. H. Forbes is that
he is as comfortable as could be expected. The
chances are now favorable.
NJ j. Dow, ESQ.,, has hung out his sign and
is ready to furnish surety bonds to town Of
fcials and others.
Raymond Merritt is at home from Hebron
Academy and will spend the vacation with his
mother, Mrs Frances Merritt, our popular
mlliner.
The many friends of Rev. j. w. Vaughan
are sorry to learn Of the severe accident which
has befallen him. He is very highly esteemed
in Brooks.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. Charles
Jenkins, who moved with her husband to the
Joseph Pattee place last fall, is very sick. She
is cared for by trained nurse.
Edwin jenkins, Sheriff of Waldo county,
called upon US the other day, not to serve
process, but for little social chat, just as
when we called him Ed and he was one of us
here in Brooks.
Mr.. Snow of Rucksport visited the family of
L. A. Bachelor last week. Mrs. Bachelor
was special friend of his wife and daughter
some years ago, when she boarded with them
as a school teacher.
The Ladies Aid Society had an entertain
evening of February 22nd. Danes in ancient
costumes were much in evidence and every
body had good time.
The annual ball of Golden Crown lodge, K.
of P, was success as usual, nearly 300 people
being present. A special train was run from
Belfast returning after midnight. Music was
furnished by the Leahy Sisters orchestra of
Waterville.
At this writing Charles H. Forbes is very ill
with appendicitis An operation was per-
formed at his home last Monday morning by
Doctor Tapley of Belfast and the local physi-
clans. 1t was pronounced bad case, with the
chances against recovery.
Here is list of the Brooks boys who were
in Bangor last week to attend the Boys Con-
ference: Everett Brown, Raymond Chase,
Berle- Edwards, Earl Gibbs Everett jenkins,
Raymond Merritt, Hugh Morrill,, Roy Staples,
Bernard Staples, M. A. Campbell, H. G. Booth.
Mr.. E. T. Gilbert and wife of Monroe were at
the grange last Monday evening. A. B. Pay
son and others are preparing for public en-
tertainment, which it was intended to have
next Monday evening, but which has been
deferred by reason of sickness in the family of
some of the participants.
Rev. Mr.. Booth, who went to Bangor with a
crowd Of the Brooks boys, did not get home
until Monday. They all report having fine
time and Mr. Booth deserves much credit for
the interest he has taken in the boys and his
efforts to provide them with good, healthful
entertainment.
Rev. David Bracket attended and preached
at three services last Sunday: at the Friends
Chapel in the morning; at the funeral of
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o'clock. He has been obliged by reason of his
health to reduce the amount of his Sundays
work and this was hard day for him.
1t was thought that Brooks had another fire
started last Monday evening about O'clock
when big blaze was seen coming from the
house of postmaster Bert Lane. Investigation
proved, however, that it was good big chin
ney turnout and the fire department was not
called out With the wind blowing gale ii
would have made lively business if the fire had
got started in the building.
We have the honor of receiving letters from
Hon. E. C. Burleigh and Hon. Eugene Hale in
response to one written to them and fee
strengthened in the belief that Reciprocity as
at present planned is menace to the prosper.
ity of Maine. Our Representatives and Sena-
tors in Congress deserve the thanks of theil
constituents for the fidelity with which they
have championed the interests of the people
they represent. Reciprocity as a general
principle is worthy of special attention ano
can be made matter of broad craftsmanship
But in its present aspects it is a distinct men,
ace to the people Of Maine.
The many friends of Geo. M. Cole, who has
been in the West for more than twenty five
years, were very glad to receive visit from
him recently. His boyhood was passed in
Thorndike, where he grew to manhood and
became a farmer and school teacher. His
father was the late James Cole, and his mother,
prominent member of the society Of Friends,
was daughter of the late John Lane OF
Brooks. So he has many friends and acquaint-
ances in this vicinity. He married in the West
and has four children. After trial of the
Dakotas and other localities he finally settled
in the Hood River Valley. the famous apple
belt of the State of Washington. Here the
wild government land which he preempted,
after the expense Of clearing off the wood and
brush. is now worth 500 per acre. 1t is the