The Republican journal., 1911-01-19
The News of Brooks

Charles Simpson, who nearly broke his leg
recently, is about on crutches.
Mr.. Booth is progressing finely with his
boys club. The boys are wonderfully inter-
ested in it.
Mrs. Phoebe Reynolds has been sick in bed
of Pittsfeld is with her.
Mrs. Dora Sanborn, who visited her daugh-
ter in Camden for several weeks, has returned
home after very pleasant vacation.
Frank York of the hotel has been quite sick
for two or three weeks. He has been dressed
most Of the time but has been in bad shape.
M. J. Dow, who has had good sales of Sue
sine silk for several years, will put on sale
Suesine.
1t was % candidates that were given their
Bird and 4th degrees by the Monroe Degree
team last week, instead of as the types made
us say. and Mrs. A. E. Dow told the Samantha
Allen story, which we neglected to state.
George W. Miller, who had charge of the
apple canning factory of Thorndike & Hix
here in Brooks visited them in Rockland last
week. They appear to be well pleased with
this place location for their plant in Wal
do county.
Harvest Home grange will have their in
stallation next Monday evening. State Deputy
will be special entertainment and lunch Of
coffee, doughnuts, etc 1t will be made 6
pleasant occasion.
Perhaps it is not known that Brooks now has
candy kitchen, where fresh homemade
candy is served each week; in fact, every day
But that is just how it is. Our friend R. E
Rhoades the jeweler, is doing that very thing
He brought home girl from Massachusetts
who will sell you rs cents worth of candy whe,
you intended to get ten, and it is the pur,
goods, fresh from the fire. He thinks of serv
ing lunches to the shoppers and teamsters VIII,
come into town.
The many friends of Mrs. Annie Ryder wer,
more than pleased to see her at the erang
January 9th, where she met many of her ole
Monroe friends, that being her native town
1t had been several months since she had bee,
to an evening entertainment. She has beel
in two or three hospitals. the surgeons hay
cut her up and put her together and she ha
got to be quite woman again and is able to b,
about the honse and assist some in the work
and she suffers much less than formerly.
- Harvest Home Grange, No. So, has adopte,
the following resolutions of respect:
| Whereas, By the wisdom of Divine Mvster,
we are again called to mourn the loss of ;
much loved member of our order, reminding
US again OF the uncertainty of all earthl,
things; therefore, be it
r, Resolved, That by the death of Hattie l.
homes Harvest Home Grange has lost mem.
Der whose many most estimable qualities com.
manded our respect and endeared her to he,
associates Quiet and unassuming in manner
she was faithful to the cali of duty and in orr
fraternal order, as in her home, she was ever
ready to give the best of her life to those with
whom she was associated
RESOLVED, That we extend our sincere sym.
pathy to her bereaved family.
Resolved, That our charter be draped IN
mourning for period of thirty DAYS. that
these resolutions be spread upon our records
that copy be sent to the husband and mother
of the deceased; also copy sent to our county
papers for publication.
Fraternally submitted,
MARCELLUs ]. Dow, ! Committee
MEDoRA B. CARPENTER. on
VEsTA DAVIS HIGGINS, Resolutions
Brooks, Me-, January 16, 1911.