The Republican journal., 1911-03-23
The News of Brooks


Miss Efie Cook of Liberty is visiting the
family of Ira W. Bowden.
1t is said that DR.. N. R. Cook has bought the
W. o. Estes place and will take possession this
summer
Mrs. Rose A. Cilley is still gaining, and it
looks like success in what was considered to be
hopeless case.
Mrs. G. F. Files of Clinton has been visiting
friends in town the past week, and her old
friends are all glad to see her.
Mr.. A. R. Clark has bought of Chas. E. Lane
the Jerry Wiggin farm on the Long Hill and
will move there this week and go to work in
earnest.
Mrs. John H. Gordon slipped on the ice last
week and was painfully injured. She was car
ried into DR.. Kilgore's Office and later was
taken to her home.
The storm last week was in truth blizzard.
The R. f. D. men We're stalled and the roads
had to be broken in the old fashioned way, of
which we have had little to do this winter.
Mrs Lorenzo Jones is still practically help
less and with no distinct remembrance Of how
she came to fall down the cellar stairs. Of in
cidents occurring since her injurysshe has
knowledge
An anomalous condition prevails as regards
the local hay market. While it is not safe for
pressed hay delivered at cur station, the far
mers are asking SO ton for loose hay at the
barns. local demand is often the best to
cultivate.
We had the pleasure of attending the meet
ing of Waldo Pomona Grange in Thorndike last
week and listened to the able address by State
Master Stetson, in which he placed himself
and his administration in direct harmony with
the anti-license forces in the contest now be-
fore US for the retention OF constitutional
Estate prohibition. 1t is understood that the
sixty thousand members of the order are
solid for prohibition.
At the recent burning of the heater potato
car on our siding we had an opportunity to
learn if the Hanks Fire Extinguisher would
smother an oil fire. as is claimed. The fire had
got inside the lining of the car and could not
be reached. The oil box under the car was on
fire and was thoroughly saturated with oil. 1t
was broken from its place and moved few
feet away. We sprinkled tube of the powder
into it and the blaze was Immediately extin-
guished.
And now the question is: "Shall we have a
new schoolhouse?" 1t seems at this writing
that the yeas have it, but the counting of the
ballots at the special town meeting will decide
the matter for the present The only ques-
ton at issue is that of obtaining funds The
need is self evident, and our financial men are
making a careful study of the situation. The
various proposed locations are being investi-
gated and local excitement is running high.
AS matter of fact, with our bonds paid which
become due next year and for which We have
sinking fund. we are in fine position finan-
cially as town.
OBITUARY. The funeral of Robert Hanson
was held at the Friends Chapel last Saturday
morning He was about Sc years of age and
had been in good health until recently, when
he was taken with pneumonia, from which he
died. He had been partially blind for some
time by reason of cataracts upon the eyes and
was not able to interest himself by reading.
He was however always cheerful and uncom-
planning. For many years he owned farm in
East Thorndike and one of our earliest recol-
lections is seeing him drive by our old home to
Belfast, which was then our only market. He
always drove nice looking horse, which
showed the best of care, and the stock at his
farm was always of nice quality, responding
to the careful treatment of an intelligent, hui
name master. Some years ago he sold his
farm and moved to Jackson to be with his
daughter, Mrs. M. S. Stiles, where his wife
died about four years ago. Here he had nice
home and the best care that loving friends
could give. He had for his lifetime been a
faithful and generous supporter OF the Society
of Friends and did much personally and finan-
cially to aid them. His entire life was pure
and spotless He was honest and upright in
all his dealings and was possessed of good busi-
ness judgment and ability. 1t was especially
fitting that his funeral should be held at the
Friends Chapel, where he had faithfully at
tended service and where he had been often
heard in prayer and exhortation. Rev. David
Bracket officiated. An appropriate feature
was duet by W. S. Jones and Mrs. Swift,
with Christine Jones as accompanist. Beauti-
full floral pieces were presented by M. S. Stiles
and his wife, who was his only child; by the
grandchildren, Robert Hanson Stiles of the U.
of M; and Miss Lula Stiles of Portland. His
faithful counsel and exemplary Christian life
will long be remembered.
Joseph s. Lang, a lifelong resident Of this
town. died here Monday after q short illness
from blood poisoning from small wound in
his hand.
Farmers. mechanics, railroaders, laborers re-
ly on DR.. Thomas Eclectic Oh: Taxes the