The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-15
The News Of BROOKS

Leroy Godding is clerking for Young. Cox 4
Payson.
Lawrence O. Estes has moved into the James
G. Morse house.
Mrs. Judkins of Newport recently visited
her daughter, Mrs. N. R. Cook.
Delbert O. Bowen and wife are spending the
winter on their farm in Monroe
Claire Roberts will have his nice new house
ready for occupancy in the spring.
Rev. H. G. Booth was in Bango- last week
attending the Convocation Services.
Roy Thompson drove to Frankfort Saturday
to spend the weekend with friends.
A. E. Chase has harvested his crop of ice.
1t was very thick but not very sound.
Mrs. j. c. Fairfield of Islesboro has been
visiting her friend, Miss Nettie Bowen.
David Fogg and family have gone to Pros
pect with the Lawrence numbering crew.
Mrs. A. E. Dow spent several days last week
with her sister, Sarah Cole, in Thorndike.
Mrs. Fred Ham of Thorndike visited her
sister, Mrs. Wallace O. Estes, one day last week.
Miss Jennie Reynolds of Augusta sang and
spoke at the Friends Chapel last Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. L. A. Bachelor has been assisting Mrs
Elmer G. Roberts in doing some nice dress
making.
Charles E. Lane has returned from one Of his
frequent Aroostook trips. He has property
interests there.
Lewis Godding has moved his family into the
Jenkins & Colson mill.
Lawrence Estes and wife are comforta bly,
installed in the James G. Morse house for the
remainder of the winter.
Mrs. Vesta Higgins has had slight attack
Of the grip and has been kept close to the
house for the past month.
E. A. Carpenter spent the week END with his
family, coming home last Saturday from 8
months trip on the road.
Emmons & Barden have their carpenter
shop finished, have installed gasoline engine
and are ready for job work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Leeman are here for the
winter as usual. They have q nice home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H. Young.
Samuel Ryan is taking care of the horses of
J. W. Hobbs, who will have some good ones to
take to Bar Harbor next spring.
Miss Edith Hobbs, vino is attending school in
Waterville, brought her chum, Miss Whitmore,
home with her last week to visit over SUNDAY.
Frank B. Simpson has stuck close to his
blacksmith shop this winter. Fred Varney
worked with him for awhile during the
sharpening rush.
Ernest S. Wing. D. D. G. Master, of Sears
mont, visited Marsh River Lodge officially
Wednesday evening Feb. 7th. Work was done
and lunch served.
Miss Erma Barker has been back in her old
place at the West Brooks school and made the
daily drive from home as usual. We have at
least few capable business girls in Brooks.
Rev. H. G. Booth and Prof Trotte headed a
delegation of eleven at the Boys Conference in
Waterville. The boys enjoyed the occasion
fit to them.
M. J. Dow has taken the agency for the
Oliver Typewriter and is learning to run it him
self. This may be some relief to the CORE
spondents upon whom he, imposes his crooked
penmanship.
Miss Hester Rose has finished her school in
jackson, which is lucky thing for her. She
boarded at home and it was several miles drive
eacn day, but she puckily hung to her job ana
did not miss day.
We are all glad to learn that "Baby John, -
the little son of Earle D. and Alice Dow Bessey
OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio, who hal a serious illness
from bronchial pneumonia, has recovered and
is running around the same as ever
Miss Sarah S. Haskell is spending the win.
ter with her friend Mrs. Mary Staples. She
is something of literary nature. having COM
posed several poems that have attracted al.
tentson. and is very highly respected here.
To see our neighbor Geo. B. Roberts ia his
farmers rig one would hardly realize that ne
had been wearing white starched shirt and 4
clean collar every day in the week for the pas
fifteen years. But he is back home for busi-
ness. and business it is with him.
Mrs. Rose l. Forbes went to Augusta las,
week to attend the funeral of her cousin, Miss
Florence A. Cilley, whose death was great
shock to her manyfriends in Brooks, where her
childhood was passed. Her mother, Mrs.
Louise Cilley, is in very feeble health.
Mrs. L. c. Cilley, who was SO very ill year
ago and whose life was saved by severe sur
glcal operation, has kept around most of the
time since. She has many sick days, however,
and sometimes gets discouraged. The frequent
attentions Of her many friends cheers her up
perceptibly.
We are very much grieved to record the
death in Augusta of Miss Florence Cilley,
daughter of the late R. l. Cilley of this town.
For many years she had been employed in the
U. 5. Pension office at Augusta, where she sup
ported herself and her mother, Mrs. Louise
Ciiley. She was very excellent lady and had
many friends in Brooks, her native town.
Charles E. Small. former resident of this
town. but who now lives in SwanviIle, has
been at work at his trade as painter, with
the usual side lines, for several months. He
recently lost his horse-thirty- three years DID,
and which had done quite good work the past
season There are probahlv more real old