The Republican journal., 1911-12-28
The News of Brooks

Inc News or BROOKS
Nr. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts rec emily return
from two weeks visit in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Brown went to Ban
s.r to spend the holidays with their daughters.
Ela Hubbard are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
jos CHM.
All our young students from out of town are
-ame for the Christmas holidays, which they
.,e celebrating with the usual hilarity.
Mrs Lizzie Smith is in Belfast with friends
for few days and Mrs. 7. l. Huxford is stay
NJ with her mother, Mrs. Rich
Mrs. Albert Smith (nee Abbie Seavey) and
husband of Gardiner are visiting her mother,
Ms. Emily Seavey, who has rooms in the For
-sst Roberts house.
Mss Lila Estes. stenographer in Auburn,
Is lending the holidays with her parents, w.
Lstes and wife. Fred Ham and daughter
hazel of Thorndike were also guests there this
week.
ne beautiful weather of late is greatly ap-
lreciated even though there be some sense of
-.sappointment in losing the fine sleighing of
4rcyious date, which would have been so high
snjoyed just at this season when Santa
aus and the jingle of sleigh bells seem to be
unison.
uecember 20th some eighteen members of
;ae Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. Higgins rooms
I'D made rs candy bags which were filled and
stributed at the close of the children's con-
,--t on Sunday evening in Union church
llere was no public Christmas tree this year,
.-, The concert was much enjoyed by all, and
ahildren acquitted themselves very credit
b. s. as usual, while the choir assisted with
s5,eral beautiful Christmas carols.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Thompson of Lowell
z--yed Saturday to spend the holidays with
LIS father, Geo. Thompson, who has been in
p.or health for some time. Sunday morning
-z Mr., Thompson began dressing he COM
p!alz of feeling i'll, and fell into chair, dy-
'n- most instantly. He was a veteran of
,ar twill War, and leaves beside the son
l.er, wife, formerly Miss Ab5ie Ham, who
nov eft alone on the old home place, which
was aer fathers, and has been her home since
.: mood
Mrs. Ida r. Forbes of this village, who is
throughout Waldo county as the "cat
man, having dealt extensively in angora
for more than thirteen years, received in
-unmer from one of her dealers beauti-
IL snowy white toy esquim aux puppy, valued
a. $50, December 18th it nlysteriously disap-
Feared from the premises and no trace could
a5 got of it until some days later, when it was
earned that an Italian travelling through the
cogntry in Unity accompanied by a
WHITE dog of unusual appearance. Mrs. Forbes
'yllowed up the clue all the week, until Sunday
1gat the dog was found in Clinton in care of a
lamily with whom the Italian had left it, hav-
We tailed to sell it along the way, even after
5feFing it for fifty cents, everyone feeling
highly suspicious of its ownership.
Wilson Bachelor of Swanvlle spent the
Christmas holidays with his mother in Brooks.
Miss Fanny Louder of the Coburn Classical
Institute called upon friends here last Satur-
Gay
Roy Thompson, who has been caretaker of
the Dow homestead in West Brooks, spent
-hrIstmas at his home in Frankfort.
Raymond Merritt of the Coburn Classical In
mas with his mother, Mrs. Frances Merritt,
The well known milliner.
tharles jenkins and family are settled for
the year on the farm formerly known as the
John Roberts place. which they rent of E. A.
arpenter, the present owner.
bernard Staples now a student at the
4 -harleston Institute spent the Christmas holi-
days with his parents, MIR. and Mrs. H. E..
staples, in this village.
fnarles G. Roberts, who has for some
4 months been in failing health, died at his home
s 70 this village Dec. 25th. He had been Sec
q w boss on the railroad. but had to give up
u 7 Hork last autumn. He leaves wife, for
9er.y Miss Lila O'Brien of this town, and one
sad
beorge A. Thompson, veteran of the Civil
u Var died Dee. oath at his home in West
Brooks. He had been in poor health for some
Months, but died suddenly at last. He had
go' up and dressed, but complained that he was
BOT as well usual and died in his chair He
leaves wife, who was formerly Aphia Ham,
sha one son by former marriage, Mr.. Elmer
hompson of Lowell, Mass His first wife
Was Hannah Gould, daughter of Isaiah Gould
" MS town. The funeral was held at the
Trends church Tuesday afternoon, Rev. David
Bfsckett officiating.
$1OO Reward, 500.
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