The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-08-01
The News OF Brooks.

Mrs. L. C. Cilley is still an invalid, with but
little change in her condition.
Hugh Morrill, is helping Robert Stiles get
the hay at the old farm. They make alively
pair. =.
Drusilla Roberts is still in the hospital at
Bangor and little change is noted in her con-
dition.
Miss Huntley from Machias is visiting
the family of her cousin, Oscar Stiles, at
the E. O. Stantial farm.
Mrs. Vesta Higgins was in Brooks from Bay
side last week to attend the funeral of her
cousin, Mrs. C. H. Forbes.
l. Roy A. Thompson came down from Sprout
Hill farm last Sunday to give his bride fair
view of our beautiful village.
Mrs. C. O. Goodwin of Waterville is in
Brooks with her children. Her mother, Mrs.
f. R. York, has been quite ill for some time.
Lester N. French and Catherine Bevan of
Monroe, were married at the residence of
Marcellus j. Dow in Brooks last Saturday
evening.
Nearly all social functions, except those held
out-of- doors. suspended and all societies are
called off until longer evenings and cooler
weather.
E. F. Bessey came to Brooks last week and
took his little nephew, Charles Dow Bessey of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, out to his farm for few
weeks outing.
Airline Estes, who has graduated from the
Business college, has position in Waterville
with the Y. P. C. A.. She is one Of our nice
girls and we wish her success.
J.. W. Hobbs and B. F. Stantial with their
sons, Maynard and John. drove to Dixmont
last Saturday and got lot of fine cherries
from the famous orchard there.
Eben L. Prime, who is nearly 81 years of
age, is in rather poor health this summer
He has been great worker aud it annoys him
to loaf around and see the boys do the work
Tom, the little son of DR.. N. R. Cook, went
out to the Dow farm last week and made
himself useful in helping get in the hay. 1t
was his first attempt and he enjoyed it hugely.
We are all glad to see Charles Ryder back at
his work in the store. He evidently had
close call and will remember his hospital
experience. He yet wears bandages on his
hand.
Walter H. Young, Edwin Cox, Roy Godding
Co. went over to Georges Lake in Liberty last
Saturday in A. B. Payson's automobile to spend
the weekend
Mrs. Berry and Mrs. Mabel FarNell of
Thorndike were in Brooks last Saturday in
their auto and took Mrs. E. D. Bessey and her
little on John back with them for visit
with relatives and friends.
We were all glad to see Mrs. b. F. Harding,
nee Inez Leathers, back in Brooks again, her
old home, if only fer brief visit. Their home
is in Bilerica, Mass, where Mr.. Harding has
been popular teacher for years.
John W. Hobbs took trip home from Bar
Harbor last week and brought back for his son
John W. dandy pony with nice rig. The
pony is the smallest ever owned in Brooks and
is said to be thoroughbred. 1t is an elegant
outfit for the boy and he is no doubt delighted.
Monday morning at the age of 81 years. Most
of his life he had lived in Jackson, but for
some years was a teamster for Michael Chase
and everybody knew him here. For the past
few years he has lived with his son-in-law,
Matt Shibles. For the past year he had been
confirmed invalid.
E. G. Louder with his family, six of them,
called at Brooks last Sunday afternoon on his
way home from Bangor. He did his chores in
the morning, drove to Bangor in his "Ford"
and would get home to Thorndike in time to
milk his cows at night. What would you have
thought of that ten years ago even? practi
cal farmer taking out his family for IS mile
spin to call upon friends and back at night!
And that in billy. rocky Waldo county. And
five years ago he hated the sight of an auto,
"The world do novel,
The funeral of Mrs. c. H. Forbes was held
at her late home last Friday afternoon, Rev.
David Bracket officiating. w. S. Jones sang
beautiful solo, with Mrs. Jones accompa
mist. The funeral was private and only rela-
tives and few personal friends were in at
tendance. The floral pieces were beautiful
and profuse. The bearers were Charles Rob-
berts, Isaac Leathers, Gorham Hamilton and
Marcellus ]. Dow, all long acquaintance
of the deceased. She died of broken heart,
if such thing can be. The doctors say she
was in perfect health only a few weeks ago.
But for many months she had worried about her
son Galen and when he died and the tension
broke she collapsed and laid down and died.
There was absolutely no disease. The daugh-
tiers and the bereaved husband have the SYM
pathy of the community in their double loss.
She leaves, besides her husband, two daugh-
ters-Mrs. Samuel II. Lord of Belfast and Mrs.
A. B. Payson of Brooks; one brother. Jesse c.
Forbes of Brooks, and two sisters Mrs. James
Bushfield of Haverhill, Mass, and Mrs. Flora
Thompson of Boston, with numerous cousins
and other relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts are spending a
few days at Bayside.
Willard Chase was here again last week in
his racing auto
Rev. H. G. Booth, accompanied by Laura and
Hollis Jones, was at Bayside last week.
Mrs F. w. Brown Jr and little Miss Isabel