The Republican journal., 1911-04-06
help all who mourn the loss Of the companion
ship Of beloved ones.

Beyond this world of grief and pain,-
See face to face"
The News of Brooks
Golden Cross lodge, K. of P, is having some
work on its way.
Miss Melissa McKeen of Swanville has been
visiting the family of Gilbert Morrill,.
Jenkins & Colson have large amount of
lumber at their mill and have begun saving.
Miss Myra Brown has returned from two
weeks visit with friends in Pittsfield and Ban
gor.
Teams continue to come in from outside on
runners, but we all use wheels about the viii
lage.
H. H. Pilley and wife are both quite poorly,
| having been confined to the house for some
time.
Potatoes are bringing as cts, and better, at
this place now and they will buy all you can
bring in.
Charles G. Roberts has been made boss of
the Burnham railway section and may move
his family there.
The High school began the spring term last
! week with MIR. }. II. 1rott and Miss Gertrude
| Peavey teachers.
| Mrs. Ebert Ames has been in Thorndike
caring for her mother, Mrs. Fred Patterson,
who has been sick. -
A. K. Huxford has put on his old clothes and
got back to the grain business, although as yet
he is far from we'll. -s, s.v.- ....u
|. Mrs. L. C. Cilley has SO far recovered that
her nurse has returned to Bangor. Her case is
the wonder of the town.
Albert Jenkins has been at home on a vaca-
ton from Oak Grove Seminary to visit his
mother Mrs. Hattie jenkins.
Miss Nancy Rose has been confined to the
house by sickness for several weeks. Her
sister Phoebe has also been sick.
Frank Lane, who has worked for the A. E. |
Chase Co. the past winter, will now work on
the railroad section here with Henry Webb.
Capt. ]. W. Bennett reported to his officers
in Portland last week, ready for DUTY. He
will, however, remain here few weeks
longer.
Charles o. Goodwin returned to Portland
March 18th to resume his regular blu ;iness |
there. leaving his wife and new baby COM
Portable and happy
The A. E. Chase Co. are making great i'm
provement to their store. The root is to be rails
ed, glass front put in, and general change
made in the interior. 1t is good, hustling
firm.
Mrs. Walter Gibbs called on friends in the
village last week. We are glad to get ac-
qualnted with her, and wonder if they not
going to move into their nice house In this
village.
DR.. N. K. Cook moves into the Edwin Rey-
noids place, which he has bought; MIR. W. y.
Estes moves to the ohadrach hall place, Henry
Cunningham moves into the Harry Brown
hrrc Ia ho hos Il
other changes of similar character this
week.
Wilmot Waltz of Portland has been visiting
Capt. }. w bennett and wife. We know him
here the husband OF Eva O'Bren, VINO died
year or Two ago, leaving one son, Wilmot
Waltz, Dr., who hves with his grandmother,
Mrs bennett Mr. altz took the boy to Wal
doboro last week to visit relatives there.
AT the Good Templars lodge last SATURDAY.
evening M. J. Dow as elected delegate and
Harry E. Brown alternate to the Grand Lodge
to be held IN Auburn April 18th and 18th. Mr.
Dow is prepared to institute lodges in Waldo
county would be pleased to receive c.m-
munlcatlons IRON any locality where his SER |
vices are needed or desired.
The news of the death of Alonzo Holmes of
Swanvlle was received with deep regret by |
many people of this town. He was man it !
was pleasure to meet. 1t was our good for
tune to spend night at his nome last summer
and the evening was much enjoyed in repli- |
nlscences of the earlier days OF Brooks. Many
years ago he married member of OF the |
most prominent families of our town, and to
her we extend our sympathy.
Rev David Bracket has moved from the /
village to his farm III this town, where he will |
spend the summer. He has within three years
put $1,000 worth of fertilizer the land and
will sow 35 acres to oats. He will also plant |
some potatoes and do other business there. He |
has new house and comfortable home, is |
connected by telephone with the outside world |
and will attend to his usual outside pastoral
calls, and hopes to enjoy the summer very
much.
Monday morning at about o'clock we heard
the cry of fire and found that it had caught
around the chimney in the Office of DIR. P. E.
Luce. The boys were out in hurry and as it
is small building with ladders buckets and
water the fire was soon eXtingushed. Mr.. |
BOWS 4U-foo we'll near by proved to be a
handy thing in this case We only have the
corporation water one hour in the day on ac-
count OF bad leak somewhere in the main
pipe.
T. l. Huxford's truck horse cut up some
didos the other morning that attracted at
tention. While unloading at the mill some
barrels of loose corn the horse become fright
ened at an empty rolling barrel and started
out, strewing the way with corn from the bar
res on the SLED, and making turn at the rail-
road platform proceeded to skip over the big
logs landed in the yard as if they were only
handy and tbs horse was stopped, and, strange
to say, was not injured in the least.
FREEDOM.
Mr.. Lewis Flye while playing in Bantons
mill got his hand hurt quite badly Norman