The Republican journal., 1911-11-23
The News of Brooks

Mrs. Myrtle Lord of Belfast visited her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Forbes, recently.
Mrs. Henry Webb has been quite i'll with gall
stones, followed by an attack of jaundice,
Mrs. Vesta Higgins, who had been spending
a few days in Belfast with her cousin, Mrs. S.
II. Lord. returned to Brooks Tuesday.
Mrs. F. w. Brown, Jr., has been suffering
with neuralgia and confined to the house for
two weeks The uncertain weather of late is
conducive to that trouble, as well as rheuma-
tism and like ills.
| Edwin Body has been for the past six weeks
| remodeling house at Jackson Corner for Mr.
Bert Body. The place was formerly known
as the Jack house, and is now made into a
comfortable and cosy dwelling for Mr.. Boody's
family.
Several new families have moved into town
this fall. and we understand there is not
| vacant house. Others are yet to come, could
any rent be provided them. There is demand
for few more good houses to be built for
renting purposes, and money in such inves-
ment.
Clifford Deering and family of Jackson and
the family of Mr. Barden from Massachusetts
have taken the rents in Mrs. Robinsons house
Mr.. Frank Sullivan and wife of Greene are oc-
cupying the house lately vacated by Rhoades,
the jeweler, and new family has moved into
the rent over the A. R. Pilley drug store
One of the finest focks of poultry to be
seen in this town, and perhaps in Waldo coun-
ty, is that owned by Henry Webb He has 100
pure white Plymouth Rock pullets of the best
blood obtainable Mr.. Webb sends to Massa-
chusetts each spring for his male stock, and
keeps the strain pure. He has nicely ap-
pointed hennery and runs and conducts the
business on the latest approved methods
The mill of the Lawrence Bros. is booming
right along. Lumber is being sawed and piled
in the Varney pasture. Quite crew is at
work and it is estimated it will take some
three months to convert into salable lumber
the tract of fine pines which is the last piece
to go in this vicinity. Three of the crew are
b oarding with Mrs. Jesse Forbes, and several
others occupy the house owned and lately vac
ated by 0. W. Lane.
Charles Miller, wife and child of Oneonta,
N. Y, are spending two weeks with their par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Miller Mr.. Miller has
been on the sick list the larger part of the
summer, but we glad to state that he is
now rapidly improving in health so that he
gets out about the house on pleasant days, and
we hope to soon see him once more on our
streets. His son Charles has been looking
after the work about the place necessary to
making everything comfortable for the winter,
and will leave for N Y this week.
II Bernard, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Cunningham, gave his parents and
neighbors fright Sunday afternoon by falling
into the river near the Roberts mill His COM
panions managed to get him out and to his
home in chilled andshaking condition, where
he was put to bed and received treatment. At
last accounts he was recovering, with no very
bad effects from his icy bath The little fell
lows should keep away from the dangerous
river banks at this time of the year when ice
is forming, as serious accidents might easily
happen.
Potatoes were S. cents last week and not
great many hauled in at that. Many of the
farmers are holding their lots now for the S
mark, and it is more than probable they will
get it ere long. and in many cases the high
prices prevailing this year will do much to re-
trieve the broken fortunes and meet the un-
paid phosphate bills of former seasons. Pota-
toes are getting to be dear eating for the poor
of our cities thus early in the season, who buy in
small quantities at the retail prices. 1t is es-
timated that about one-third of the crop in
this locality has been marketed thus far.