The Republican journal., 1911-02-02
The News of Brooks

Mrs. M. A. Parkman Of Unity called on us
last week.
Miss Blanche Stacy of this town is a patient
in DR.. Tapley's hospital in Belfast.
Mrs. Kate Wiggin is boarding in the family
of Edwin R. Knowlton for the winter.
Mrs. Martha Small has returned from two
weeks. visit with friends in Richmond.
Mrs. L. c. Cilley has for the past two weeks
been an invalid after several months of quite
good health.
Mrs. George johnson, not to be outdone by
Mrs. Hobbs, has presented her husband with a
nice boy
Pearl Elwell fell on the ice last week when
carrying heavy plank and severely injured
his hand and wrist.
Marcellus J. Dow has accepted the position
of agent for the American Surety company of
New York and is prepared to furnish bonds for
town or county officials.
The Peavey Brothers have sold their mill
privilege, formerly known as the A. ]. Rob-
erts stand, to Mr.. Colson of Monroe, and will
move to their farm in Waldo
Charles E. Lane, the Worthy Master of
Harvest Home Grange for four years in sue
cession. has of his own votion laid down the
gavel. He has done much to build up the
m embership of the Grange
The roller was not started on the village
streets Sunday morning, making it bad for the
ladies and children to get to church and Sun
day school. Monday morning, Charles E. Lane
put his four horse team and made road at
his own expense.
M. ]. Dow has taken the agency for the
Hanks Fire Extinguisher, which is warranted
to smother even kerosene or gasolene blaze.
1t is in the form of powder and can be hung
effect upon it.
Mrs. Gilbert Morrill, submitted to surgical
operation at her home in this village last week.
DR.. Thompson of Bangor, assisted by the local
physicians, removed fibroid tumor weighing
over six pounds. Mrs. Morrill, is as comforta-
BILE as could be expected.
Young Cox came near losing their truck
horse last week. Startled by moving freight
train the mare backed off the platform and it
looked for minute as if horse beef would be
cheap, but to the surprise of all, while the sled
was reduced to kindling wood the mare was
not seriously injured.
Golden Crown Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
which is doing some work now, is to have the
annual ball, which is usually the event of the
season, at Union hall on the evening of Febru-
airy 18th. Good music will be furnished. There
will be supper and the usual crowd is ex-
pected A special train will be run here from
Belfast.
Our genial and likeable friend R. E. Rhoades,
the ingenious jeweler, whose candy shop was
to be the pride of the place, has theoretically,
at least, folded his girl in his arms and vanish
ed to some place where the cash comes more
freely and where the lady will find surround
lngs more to her liking. Well, we have moth
ing to say against them. May they prosper
wherever they may be, so say we ALL
Miss Erma Barker of this village, graduate
of the Belfast High school, will close the win
ter term of the West Brooks school this week.
Here is a sample of the good clear grit of
soIlle OF lhe BROOKS girls. Not day missed,
even the coolest we have had for the past few
weeks. Every morning she has taken the two
mile ride and every night returned home She
has taught some twelve terms of school in
BROOKS within the last four years. Our greatest
fear is that Belfast chap will get her away
from US.
Here is another reminder of the select
school class of 1870. Chas W. Frederick of Bel
fast writes:
81 notice you have received some remem-
brance of Angler, one of the select school bows
OF 1870. | was another of the pupils at that
time and remember those days as among the
happiest of my life. Do you recall the railroad
ride we had on the new road to Burnham?
With kind regards am most Sincerely
Remember the ride to Burnham? Yes we
surely do! The entire school numbered nearly
one hundred ht-hearted, fun loving, rolck-
ing boys and girls, and to nearly all of them it
was their first ride on a railroad Among them
were those who today among the most
prominent citizens of Belfast, and those, too,
who are well known in business affairs in other
States. Even Angler, whose business is rail-
reading, must have made his initial trip that
day.