The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-02-09
The News of Brooks

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Ethel Sellers Of Frankfort is at the B. H.
Holmes place to wait upon her grandmother
who has been sick
Rev. Mr.. Booth is in Bangor this week at
tending the convocation Of ministers but will
De at home next Sunday.
Mrs. C. H. Forbes and son Galen have re-
turned from Massachusetts,, where they had
been visiting relatives and friends.
A. B. Payson and Walter Young went to
Bangor last Saturday and spent the weekend
at Phillips Pond, coming home Monday.
Mrs. Phebe Reynolds, widow of the late
Hon. Isaac G. Reynolds, has for some weeks
been on the sick list and confined to her room.
Her daughter, Mrs. Mile Bailey. from Massa-
chusetts, has come here to be with her for
while.
We are informed that Blanche Stacy of this
town is at the Waldo General Hospital in Bel
fast and not at private hospital, as we stated
last week. and we are glad to learn that she is
doing finely. And speaking OF the Waldo Cen
eral Hospital we wish to state that both DIR. N.
R. Cook and Dr. A. E. Kilgore are on the medi-
cal staff and each spends portion of his time
there.
At the Union church last Sunday evening
Miss Edith Hobbs acted as organist and Ever
EFT Tasker assisted with his violin. Again we
are reminded of the great loss our various
musical societies suffered by the death of Ned
Edwards. He was always willing and ready to
assist in every place where it would please his
friends or benefit the community. His winters
have early always been passed here, and he
was a valued assistant in all our social and
general entertainments. He is gone, but not
| forgotten
The date of the annual Pythian Ball has
been changed from the 18th inst. as stated
last week, to the 18th, in order to accommo-
date the Leahy Sisters of Watervie, who will
entertain the large crowd which will undoubt-
eddy be present. A special train will reach
here from Belfast at about o'clock, when
there will be concert of half an hour to in
terest the people in the hall while the Sir
Knights are in their own hall preparing for the
grand march. 1t is generally understood that
this 6-piece orchestra is one of the best things
out in the line of dance music. An oyster supper
will be served in the banquet room. 1t is
understood that tickets will be on sale at
Moody's Drug store in Belfast. The usual
number at these annual balls is three hundred.
If it is stormy teams will be at the depot to
convey the visitors to the hall.
! Monday evening, January 30th, the new Off
GERS of Harvest Home grange served nice
treat to the members, and last Monday even
ing they had literary entertainment in which
Wilbur Barker was prominent feature. Next
Monday evening they will have a box social
The ladies are to mask and the men will buy
one OF. them, and incidentally she will take a
lunch along to please her captor. 1t is like
buying pig in bag and some wonderful sur
prises will develop. Outside of this foolish
ness they are having plain, practical discus
sions on some of the issues of the day in which
the patrons vitality interested. The man
who cannot enjoy little nonsense now and
then is losing lot of pleasure in this life; but
it is only incidental grange feature. The
farmers of Maine are today facing an issue
upon which devolves either prosperity or bank
ruptcy. They protest at this time, but
later they can vote.
Silver Crown Lodge of Pythian Sisters had
very pleasant meeting last Thursday even
ing. The occasion was made especially inter-
esting by the presence of Mrs. Abbie Ramsdell
of Eastport Grand Chief, who was in this part
of the State on tour of inspection of the
lodges of the order. The ladies had kindly in
vited the brethren in as visitors and gave them
hosptable welcome. Speeches were indulg-
ed in by some of our local silver tongued ora
tors, pastry lunch, with coffee, was served
and all went home happy in spite of the ex-
ceedingly stormy night. The officers are as
follows: NJ. E. c., Sadie Webb; P. c., Laura
Jewell; E. S., Ella Staples; E. j., Mabel Estes;
M. of T., Grace Tasker; M. of R. and c., Isabel
Boody; NJ of F., Emma Huxford; P. of T., An
ME Brown; G. of T., Susie Lord; Pianist, May
Huxford. The installing officer was Mabel
Estes, assisted by Abbie Ramsdell G. C. as
Marshal. Several propositions for member
ship were presented and the prospect looks
bright for an increased membership.