The Republican journal., 1913-05-01
The News of Brooks.

Jas. Jewell, who spent the winter in Florida,
Game home last Thursday.
The littl e daughter of Byn Hogan is re-
covering from a light attack of pneumonia.
A. E. Chase was in Portland last week, and
Mrs. Chase returned with him to spend few
days here
Rexford Ryder was taken very dangerously
Ill some days ago, with typhoid pneumonia
and grave fears are entertained
Ralph Grady accompanied Will Lane to Ban
gor Monday morning, where both have en-
pioyment at the Insane Asylum.
Our road commissioners are doing quite ex-
tensive repairing in the highways and getting
them in readiness for the summer travel.
The Pythian Sisters had pie lunch at their
meeting last Friday night. The Sisters al
ways have something good to eat each week.
S. S Smith of Pttsfield, agent for the Over
land car. was stopping at the village some
days this week. Several new cars are coming
into town.
Mrs. Chas. Ryder and three children went to
Camden last week to visit relatives. Mrs.
Ryder has been in poor health this past win
ter, with prolonged attack of nervous pros
tratlon and expects to recuperate and derive
much benefit from sojourn by the salt water.
Mr.. Wight of Bethel, an accomplished vocal
teacher, is in town arranging for class. Sat-
urday night he was of great assistance at the
regular rehearsal for church work, and his rich
voice in leading the village choir at the two
! services in Union church was highly enjoy ed
and appreciated by large audience
Chas. E. Lane and family arrived in Brooks,
Monday. All are hale and hear ty having great
ly enjoyed the months spent in travel and sight
seeing through the west. Mr.. Lane speaks
highly of California, where he made several
Investments, and expects to make trips there
when our cold winter seasons come around.
Preparations are being made for due OBJ
servance of Memorial Day in Brooks.
The Mary Small place has been sold to Alex
ander Stevens, who married Gertrude Hail.
Mr.. Dow will continue his sales for the
month of May and intends to then close his
store for the summer.
Millard Cunningham, who has been in poor
health all winter, seems to be much better
He wake up to the Corner several times last
week.
Mr. Henry Braddock is very i'll at his home
in Knox. having had a severe shock He is
personally well known in Brooks and we hope
for his recovery.
Mrs. j. w. Bennett passed away at her
home in Brooks Tuesday. The funeral will be
held at the Union church tomorrow, Friday,
afternoon at o'clock.
Lucy, the ten years-old talking parrot own
ed by Otis w. Lane, is dead and the girls are
incon solable. It was bright little thing and
seemed to talk with almost human intelligence
Mrs. L. c. Cilley, who has been an Invalid
for several years, has developed liking for
oak acorns, which she .chews raw. She seems
to relish them very much and MIR. Cilley would
like to find some more of them for her, but it
is difficult at this season of the year.
Mr.. w. R. Trafford, the clean seed mission
airy, YVES in town Tuesday setting up the FAM
GUS Chatham seed cleaner and grader for
their agent M. ]. Dow. The farmers in this
vicinity are paying more attention to the seed
they SOW, as they find by sowing clean grade
seed an increase of 25 per cent. in their
grain crops
Mrs. Edgar VIM. Wyatt of Cincinnati, Ohio,
came to Brooks Tuesday for a visit of few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. F. r. York, at the
York Hotel They We're in Ohio at the time of
the flood, but their residence was on the high
land and they escaped serious personal dam
age; but as they came through Dayton and
the terrible damage done by the flood. They
as we'll as their friends, are supremely thankful
for their escape from death in the awful dis