The Republican journal., 1912-11-14
The News of Brooks.

Bertha Luce is assisting her aunt, Mrs. Kate
Lane. as cook and waiting maid.
Potatoes were sold here Monday for 50 cents
per bushel and good many teams came in
Mrs L. C. Cilley, who has for long time
been an invalid, rode out to the village recent
ly.
Miss Christine Lane is now housemaid for
Mrs. A. B. Pay=on, who is bookkeeper for
Young & Cox
Gabriel Brown and family have moved into
the A. J. Roberts house, now owned by c. E.
Lane, for the winter.
Pearl Crockett & Co have been engaged for
some time drilling wells in this vicinity and
are now at the Bert Lane place.
Mrs. P E. Luce, who spent several days in
Brooks recently, returned to Northport last
Saturday to close their cottage there.
George Peavey has put up building in En-
mons street. He will use it for the present as
shop and later will finish it for a house.
Golden Crown Lodge, K. of P, conferred
and the work was followed by stag luncheon.
Monday evening, Nov. 4th, Harvest Home
Grange conferred the 4th degree on two candi-
dates and furnished a harvest feast, which
everybody enjoyed.
M. J. Dow has been looking after outside
interests and has left his store in charge of
help. Next week he will be back for good and
will have some special sales.
Maine Vols, spent the summer at the Isaiah
Forbes homestead, as usual He usually goes
south or lives with some of his children in Mas
sachusetts during the winter. He finds it
rather lonesome alone OIL the old place during
the winter.
Hamilton E. jenkins has moved into the
new house he recently bought and which is
known as the Charles E. Small place. 1t was
built by Mr.. Small some years ago for home
and later was bought by Melvin W Roberts,
who has now taken rent in the Forest Roberts
house for the winter.
Large quantities of apples have been brought
to our station and have sold at the low price of
$1.50 per barrel for ones and twos. The price
is now off from that There is no money for
the farmer in apples at that price. We notice
that they all brought in packed in clean new
barrels, which makes nice looking package.
Everett Tasker and Clarence Hamblin have
been packing apples at various places in this
vicinity and it is said that they have good
knowledge of the different varieties of apples
and make good assortments of them in the
proper grades, which is valuable asset for
merchantable apples and should bring extra
prices to the holders of the fruit
Eben Young, formerly of Liberty but now
claimed by Brooks, recently made a raid on
Monroe and capturing one of her fairest daugh-
tiers, Miss Florence Colson, brought her back
in triumph to Brooks, where she is being kept
willing captive, it is said. We all extend
congratulations to Eben, and the social latch
string is hanging out for himself and his at
tractive bride.
Mrs. Mary Collier of South Brooks, who for
many years lived in this village, visited some
of her old friends here last week. She is now
nearly ninety years olo,Dut IS as smart as most
women of seventy. She attended services at
the Quaker chapel last Sunday. Her husband.
DIR. Joel T. Collier, was for years practicing
physician here and everybody was acquainted
with him.
Mrs. Louisa H. Cilley, widow of the late
Ransom l. Cilley, prominent citizen of
Brooks for many years, has resided in Angus
ia with her daughter Florence, who was a clerk
in the pension office land since the death of her
daughter has remained there, as it seems like
home to her. She is now past eighty years of
age,and recently sent various articles for keep
sakes to some of her old friends in this town,
thinking that she might not come back here
again.