The Republican journal., 1912-09-12

Inc News OF BROOKS.
Hale Hall has done good job grading
around his buildings.
&c. Holbrook is helping take account OF
stock in the A. E. Chase store.
Mrs. Charles Randall of Montville is nov
housekeeper for Charles H. Forbes.
L. L. Hobbs from Massachusetts, has been
visiting his brother, John W. Hobbs.
Waldo Hall has shingled his house and made
other improvements on his buildings.
Capt. Cheney Higgins is having a serious
trouble with cold and asthma just now
Charles Simpson is at work with Frank B
Simpson learning the blacksmith business.
Mrs. Eva Gould visited her sister, Mrs. A. B
Stantial, in Belfast several days last week.
The A. E. Chase Co. have an automobile
which they find very convenient in their bust.
! ness.
Henry Cunningham has an au tomobie which
he obtained recently and which he finds very
J convenient.
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& Cox store and Leroy Godding is back in his
old place there.
| Mrs. Mary Smith is back from her summer
stay in Northport and is again with her sister,
Mrs. Myra Rich
! Elmer G. Roberts and wife had delightful
trip with the E. A. Carpenter party in Aroos-
took county recently.
Mrs. Wiggin's son, Rev. Wesley Wiggin, and
wife, from Wollaston, Mass, who made her a
visit, have returned to their home.
Hattie Stiles, as we used to call her, who
now lives in this village, is visiting the family
of her brother, NJ S. Stiles, in jackson.
Mrs. L. c. Ciey, who has been so very sick,
seems to be improving in health. She has
ridden to the village several time recently.
Miss Lulu Stiles who has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ S. Stiles, has return
ed to Portland, where she has employment.
( Walter Young has crew at work on the
new house which he is erecting on York street
and he intends to be living there next winter.
| R. A. Hall, who now owns the Percie Cliff
ford place, is busy cementing the cellar of the
house. He will raise 1000 bushels of potatoes
this year.
Mrs Mary Small, widow of the late Henry
Small. who has been an invalid for some
months, died at her home here last Saturday
afternoon.
The A. Chase Co. are preparing the founda-
fiOnS for +bo
depot. 1t will be great addition to their
| business.
| Rev. H. G. Booth has been away on visit to
| Springvale and we have had no church services
In Brooks for several weeks by reason of sick
| ness in town.
| The Brooks correspondent has been too
busy with personal business to attend to the
news of Brooks of late, but hopes to do better
in the near future.
Henry Reynolds and Tilton Elliott have each
graded driveway from their houses to the
highway. E. c. Body also has graded drive
way and painted his house.
c. W. Sylvester of North Dakota has been
visiting his father. O. c. Sylvester, who is now
lage, which he recently bought.
Miss Emily Brown has acted as trained nurse
for Mrs. Chas. E. Bowen, who has been sick
for some weeks. Miss Brown has her creden-
| tials and is now ready for business anywhere.
Miss Beulah Cook, daughter of Dr. N R.
Cook, has learned to ride horseback. She has
kind horse and enjoys it greatly. Her
| brother Tom also takes his turn at il OCCASION
| ally.
| Capt. and Mrs. Cheney Higgins have re-
| turned from Bayside, where they spent the
summer and their apartments are again open
to their friends. We are glad to welcome
them home.
| Harry M. Brown has moved his family out
to their farm and is doing rushing business
| there this season. He has a good team has
| planted several acres of potatoes, and has a
| large crop of hay.
! A. B. Payson, Mrs. Inez Payson, Mrs. E. D.
| Bessey and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter II. Young
took an auto trip to Little River for week.
Lord and wife of Belfast entertaining them at
| the Lord cottage.
| Mrs. A. E. Chase came from Portland last
| Saturday for visit at her home here. We
are always glad to see her in Brooks. Sunday
! she enjoyed taking her mother, Mrs. H. H.
Pilley, who has been invalid for some months.
| out for ride in their automobile.
There was pretty but quiet wedding at
the residence of c. E. Lane Saturday evening,
Sept. 7th, when his granddaughter, Miss Ger
trude Gowen, daughter of E. L. Gowen, of
Los Angeles, CAL, was married to Lester
Tozier Of Watervlle, where they will reside.
NJ j. Dow has devoted the most of his time
this season to his large farm and other outside
business. He will soon, however, get back
into the store to attend personally to the BUSH
ness there. He is special agent for the Rice
Potato Digger, which is said to be the best in
the market.