The Republican journal., 1912-11-07
The News of Brooks.

Mrs. vesta D. Higgins was in. Belfast
Wednesday on shopping trip.
Ezra Carpenter returned last Saturday from
a long trip through Aroostook county.
Mrs. Fannie Hall of Waterville is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rowe.
The Bennett family have moved from the
Morse house to a farm now owned by F, W.
Brown.
Merton Fogg and family have moved back
from the farm to their village home which
they recently bought of Chas. Bowen.
Mrs. Capt Bennett rides out occasionally,
but is in very precarious condition, and suf-
fers greatly from cancer of the stomach.
Mrs. Lizzie Smith, who has been stopping
with her sister, Mrs. Rich for a few weeks,
went to Belfast Tuesday for an extended visit.
The Ellis Bros. hay press is working in this
vicinity this week. 1t is pressing the hay In
Elmer Roberts barn belonging to Ezra Car
penter.
Mrs. Fogg, accompanied by her sister, Mrs
/ Samuel W. Johnson, Of Belfast, will go to New
York this week to visit their brother, David A.
Body.
Mrs. F. W. Brown has returned from Il e
Waldo County hospital, where she had been
receiving treatment for some weeks, and we
trust will soon be enjoying good health again.
Our plumber, Harry Hutchinson, accompa-
MED his mother to visit her brother in Dix
rid h,,t
they felt fully repaid in going by the pleasure
of the visit.
Mrs. Alfred Huxford is quite seriously i'll
with an abscess in the head. Her sister,
Marie Goodwin, is caring for her. Alfred is
also having hard of it with an extremely bad
case of eczema about the face and head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jones. Mr.. and Mrs,
Fred H. Brown and son Everett, made an auto
trip to Jackson recently and visited the grange
The Browns were given demit cards for the
purpose of joining Brooks Grange, which they
attend since residing here.
Mrs. Lena West of Lynn, Mass, visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Perkins, this
week. Sunday there was quite a family re-
union at the Perkins home. Mr.. and Mrs. B.
Wentworth of Waldo, Mr.. and Mrs. Daggett
of Morrill, and others were present.
Wednesday night, Oct. Both, Happy Valley
Chapter, o. E. S., held most successful Hal
lowe'en party. The lights were turned low
and the entertainment was given by the golden
glow emanating from the grinning faces of
the huge Jack olanterns placed about on the
desks and piano. Mrs. Dow enacted to per-
lection the part of the famous witch, and with
wierd lamentations over the brew in the big
iron pot called forth the ghosts of departed
| celebrities and other characters, which were
represented by members of the chapter in cos
tune who slowly "f1oated" around the hail. re-
turning to form tableaux on the stage behind
the witch. Among those which attracted the
most attention perhaps, we noticed the beauti-
full and stately goddess of Liberty as imper.
sonated by Frances Merritt. Inez johnson
made an ideal Poe. Mary Staples WELDED
Carrie Nations Ratchet with vim and grin
determination of purpose not exceeded by the
only and original Carrie. Belle Body was {
stately Martha Washington. and Vesta Higgins
quite mystified many as to her identity in thu
character of Aunt Dinah, very portly blacl
nanny. Other features Of the entertainment
were solos by w. S. Jones and others, negr,
character song by Mrs. Higgins, music by tn,
orchestra, etc., after which tables were spreat
and lunch of pumpkin pies, twisted dough
nuts, cheese and coffee served. All presen
greatly enjoyed the evening, and were en-
Unused to plan for future entertainments il
the chapter. Union hall was in great demant
that night, as beside the Halloween party, thu
Maccabee's were holding q meeting in the
grange room, followed by an oyster stew in tn
banquet hall, and in the main hall ON tn.
ground floor All Martz was entertaining full
house with his vaudeville show.