The Republican journal., 1912-03-28
The News of Brooks

the Young Brothers in Jackson.
Roy A Thompson handles the team and is
getting up quite pile of firewood for M. J.
Dow.
Mrs. Riley Prime has presented her hubble
with another child and he now has an incentive
to work just little harder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hall are caring for the in
FAINT son of Fred Moalton, recently left moth
erless. and may adopt him. Mrs. Hall is sis
ter to the father.
Emmons. & Barden, contractors and build
ers, are pref airing for busy season. They
have house in Unity to start in with and
others will follow right along.
Miss Edith Lawrence of Freedom is in town
making up nice costumes for some of our most
stylish ladies. They say she is a dandy Dress
maker and it looks as if we should keep her
here all the time.
Mrs. Fanny Twombly, who was formerly
very closely occupied as maternity nurse.
has for some months been SO ill that she can
not attend to that business, and is now caring
for the home of her father, Lieut. VIM. N.
Crosby.
Mrs. Frances Merritt is at home from Bos-
ton with the last word to date and is now busy
at her millinery rooms getting ready for the
seasons rush. Mrs. Dow is with her, as US
ual, as hat maker, and she has a new trim
mer, who is said to know the business from
to q.
Tuesday evening, March 10Th, our people had
the pleasure of attending an illustrated lecture
given by Harry M. Prentiss of Belfast. 1t was
under the auspices of the Congregational So
ciety and was held in their church. All were
much pleased with the entertainment and hope
Mr.. Prentiss will favor US again.
Rev. H. G. Booth is devoting much time to
in connection with his church,
work that is instructive and beneficial as
we'll as entertaining. He has succeeded won-
1erfully well in obtaining and holding the at
tention of the young people. 1t is work for
him, but the influence is highly beneficial.
Mrs. Carrie Luce, wife of DIR. P E. Luce,
nas employment nearly all the time, locally, as
trained nurse. And it is mighty handy to
nave her here, too, for she has been trained |
.or the work. She has been lately caring for |
Miss Drusilla Roberts, formerly of Belfast, |
who has been confirmed invalid for a long
ime.
In the varied lines of business which occupy |
he attention of Marcellus ]. Dow may be men,
Toned chat of agent for the "American Bond !
ng and Surety Company of New York." who |
hink, and perhaps rightfully, that he does i
lot give personal attention enough to the BUSH |
less, and does not advertise it as extensively
IS he should. He is, however, prepared to do
my business required in that line, and it is the
popular idea now to buy such bonds and not
depend upon friends. For town and county
sureties required.
Among the hustling travelling men of Wal
10 county we should include Walter Gibbs of
Brooks, who sells car loads of fertilizer every
year. He has nice place in the village and
owns and manages the large farm upon which
ne lived when boy. His family live there
low. Another of our travelling men who has
1 Statewide reputation is E. A. Carpenter,
Who is probably one of the best paid fertilizer
men in the State. In the winter season he is
men to handle his teams and attend to his
farm business while he is away from home.
Mary, wife of Emory o. Stantial, died at
heir home in West Brooks Monday morning,
Tor many years from creeping paralysis. For
seven years she had not been off her bed
except as she was lifted from it. Her mind
had remained quite clear until near the last.
Her care has been heavy tax upon Mr.. STAN
tial, both financially and physically, but he has
lone everything that it was possible to have
done to make her comfortable. She had not
suffered acutely much of the time, but it was
a long, weary, dragging, terrible illness, with
no hope of recovering. The funeral was held
at her late home Wednesday. She was
woman of high character, and when in health
was very useful member of the community,
ever ready to visit the sick and suffering. In
many family Sne performed the last SAD
offices for the dying and the dead.
Several accidents have occurred here recent
Iy, some of them very serious and painful.
Hamilton Jenkins was seriously injured at the
mill and may be thankful it was no worse.
His leg was caught by the grapple hook of
chain used for drawing logs into the mill by
the power of the water wheel, and before the
power was turned off the leg was pulled up to
the bumper and badly jammed. Veins were
broken and he bled profusely. He was treated
by the local surgeons and is comparatively
comfortable at this writing. Mr.. Asa Jones
received severe injury while running his
gasolene engine at his home. In some way
the saw caught his clothing and drew his leg
drove to the village, but found both doctors
away, and had to wait some hours before re-
ceiving medical attendance. Mr.. Jones fears
he will be laid up all through the busy season
of spring. Cleveland Larrabee of jackson had
his hand badly cut by power saw. The back
was cut in such way as to sever the cords
The surgeons dressed the wound as best they
could and hope for the best. We have three
surgeons in this village who are competent to
handle cases like those mentioned, and it is
fortunate that this is SO. They have frequent
calls away from the village.
Fred Ham of Thorndike was in town for two
days this week.
Mrs. Mile Boardman of Thorndike was in
town Thursday.
Mrs. Almeda Daggett has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Rose Perkins.
Mrs r Stontial visited har fethar D-