The Republican journal., 1912-01-18
Hoods
Sarsaparilla
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Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The News of Brooks

Inc News OF BROOKS
E. A Carpenter and wife are at home from
an Aroostook trip.
Potatoes have reached the dollar mark in
Brooks, something that seldom happens at
this time of year.
The funeral of Mrs. Carrie Moulton will be
held at the Friends Chapel this, Thursday,
morning at 10 o'clock.
C. o. varney started for New York last
Monday on a business trip. Arthur o. Frost
is clerking in his store
Jessie Knowlton is now caring for her aunt,
Miss Abbie Roberts, the victim of an accident,
who lies helpless upon her bed.
Miss Mabel Rose, the well known Brooks
school teacher, is back in the Primary school
this winter with about fifty pupils.
On account of the serious illness of some of
its members the Friends Society has sus-
pended its regular meetings for time.
A. B. Payson has returned from Boston,
been looking after the business of his firm.
Mrs. C. o. Goodwin has gone to Portland,
where her husband is employed as locomo-
tive engineer, and where they will make their
home.
Mrs. Ivory Allen, who has been in Belfast
this winter with her daughter. spent several
days with Mrs. D. R. McAndless in West
Brooks.
At last reports Charles F. Bessey was in
GAINESVILLE Ohio, where his sons, Prince and
Earle are engaged in the monumental granite
business.
Geo. W. Miller, who for two years past has
been an agent for Thorndike & Hix in their
canning plants at Brooks and Searsport, is now
at home with his family.
Roy A. Thompson of Frankfort. who was
with NJ J. Dow at the farm last fall, is now in
the village, where he is an outside helper and
also assists in the store when needed.
Isaac S. Staples, "Our Ike" the veteran car
riage and sleigh man, is at his place of busi-
ness every day and just as anxious to make a
dollar as if he needed it for his daily support.
Business is practically at standstill! The
teams have plowed through the snow where
the drivers were obliged to get somewhere for
something.
Mrs. Grace Dow Bachelor declined op-
portunities to teach this winter as she was
needed in the store. She is Normal gradu-
ate, holds State certificate, and has had
experience in school work.
Rev. H. G. Booth has returned from bis
vacation trip and occupied his pulpit last Sum-
day. We all miss the church service when
deprived of it. 1t is also financial asset of
the town and every business man can afford to
support it for financial reasons if he has no
higher motives.
There is an uncommon body of snow on the
ground for this time of year, enough to be a
hindrance on outside business in general
way. Only on we'll travelled roads can any
thing be done. Everywhere else it is shovel
and tramp and walow, with nothing satisfac-
torily accomplished
Mrs. Fannie Twombly has been quite i'll for
several weeks and is now confined to the
house. Her father, Lieut.. VIM. N. Or -sby,
with whom she makes her home, and whose in
tere is she has looked out for in his old age, is
quite smart this winter, but he keeps quite
closely at home during this severe weather.
Frank Fogg and son have made another &C
QUESTION to their village holdings. The last is
the Charles E. Bowen place, formerly owned
in succession by Dr. Joel Collier, DR.. A. w.
D,lo TIC
it is a valuable piece of property. This means
another new street and some more house lots
for sale in the centre of the village. 1t is said
that the lots on Fogg and York streets are al
ready disposed of, and every house is occupied
as soon as finished. Brooks village seems
destined to increase in citizenship and area.
They all seem to like the place once they are
here.
The large posters are out for that grand
annual ball of the Knights of Pythias of
Brooks, to be held in Union Hall on the night
of February LIST. The management have
secured Pullen's orchestra of Bangor, the best
music in the State, and engaged the Maine
Central Railroad Co. to run special to. Brooks
and return after the dance. We learn there is
large crowd coming from Belfast, and they
have engaged the upper hall and an additional
orchestra for the occasion SO as to have plenty
of room and not be crowded. Let them come
and we will give them grand dance, good
supper and grand good time.
Mrs. Merton Fogg and little son went to
Belfast last week and visited their COUSIN,
Inez Fogg White.
Everett Brown is enjoying a'two weeks va
cation from the store of Chase & Co. and is
spending it in Bangor with his sisters. He
has been very closely confined by his iclerk-
ship of the past year and now fully appreci-
ates the short release from duty and enjoy.
ment of the open air.
Frank Fogg & Son have bought the Charles
Bowen place and contemplate many changes
which will eventually rebound to the benefit
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