The Republican journal., 1912-03-14
The News of Brooks

Will Kelsey has an addition to his family of
which ne is very proud.
And now the question is. "Why not have the
pupils conveyed to the village schools?"
Mr. Borden and wife are sorrowing over the
death of their baby, but few weeks old.
The receiving tomb, built here few years
the year.
M. J. Dow is now personally attending to
his store and is offering special inducements
to buyers.
Miss Fannie Lander, a student at Coburn
Classical Institute, Waterville, visited friends
in town recently.
Charles E. Bowen is to build residence this
season opposite the recently sold and
known as the DR.. Rich place.
Golden Crown lodge, Knights of Pythas. is
having work right along now. They have a
lunch nearly every evening, and it is made
very pleasant socially.
The Peake Sisters gave very nice enter
tainment at Union hall one evening last week.
The proceeds were for the benefit of the Con-
gregational Sunday school.
M. J. Dow has taken the agency for fan
ming machine that will clean all kinds of seed
from grass seed to beans. 1t promises to fill
long felt want in this place.
Mrs. Fred Smart of Searsport was called
here last week by the death of her father,
Ezra Patch. She was born in this town and
has many acquaintance yet left here.
The sympathy of the community goes out
to Charles Ryder and wife in their sorrow over
the loss of bright boy. their son Arthur. six
years of age, after an illness of brain fever.
Mrs. Fanny Twombly was at the village re-
Gently for the first time since last October, as
she has been in poor health all winter. She is
keeping house for her father, Lieut.. VIM. N.
Crosby.
Mrs. L. A. Bachelor has returned from
visit with her aunt. Mrs. Celia M. Hussey. in
Windsorville. She also called upon friends in
Detroit. She was accompanied by her son
Wilson.
We have to record the death of one of our
always lived here, Mr.. Ezra Patch, whose fu-
neral was held in South Brooks March 18th.
He had been in poor health for several months
but the end was not expected SO soon.
The next special event socially in Brooks
will be the first annual ball of the Pythian
Sisterhood at Union hall this, Thursday. even
ing, March 14th, with KendalPs orchestra in
attendance. There will be nice lunch at
midnight and the ladies will try to make it
pleasant for everybody.
Enoch feathers is at work for Joseph N.
CHM, who is one of our most Industrious and
intelligent farmers. He keeps some twenty
cows and is making money at the business. He
was stone cutter by trade and left job at
Vinalhaven to make his home on a rocky farm
in Brooks, and has made good and prosper
ed from the start.
| Mrs. Frances Merritt is in Boston this week,
where she will meet her milliner and they will
return with the very latest styles in millinery
goods. Mrs. Merritt has fitted up some nice
rooms and is prepared to largely increase her
prosperous business. From miles around the
ladies come to Brooks for their millinery goods
In fact, Brooks is now very satisfactory place
to buy dry and fancy goods, and tons of heavy
goods are carted away from here.
| A quiet marriage ervice took place in
Brooks at the home of the groom on the even
ing of March 9th, when Mr.. Bernard J. Holmes
and Miss Inez N. Lancaster, both of Brooks
were united in marriage. The families of both
/ d., a.
was the officiating clergyman and used the
single ring service. Both parties are well and
favorably known in Brooks and vicinity and
their many friends offer congratulations and
| best wishes.
John W. Hobbs, who has sales stable at
Bar Harbor, but who winters his horses at his
home here in Brooks. has sold 4 nice pair Of