The Republican journal., 1913-05-29
The News of Brooks.

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Sidewalks was the theme for the Board
OF Trade at its last meeting.
Isaac S. Staple, "Our Ike" has finish
ed nice lot of riding wagons.
Mrs. Marian Huxford at this writing is
a very sick woman. Her illness is a
serious one.
Mr.. G. o. Goodwin of Watervile is in
town for a few days on visit to his wife
and children.
Mr.. Dow is still cheerfully engaged in
reducing his large stock of goods in ex-
change for cash.
Mrs. Guy Edwards of Waterville. who
has been visiting the family of Harry
Gates, called upon friends here last
week.
Roland H. Rhoades and wife from
Plttsfleld have been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Flagg. He came here in his auto
mobile.
Mrs. Wiley of Camden has been in
Brooks and Monroe, called here by the
serious illness of her niece, Mrs. Alfred
Huxford
Both Mr.. and Mrs. C.. E. Lane have
been badly troubled with what seems to
be acute rheumatism since their return
from California.
1t is said that Ex-Deputy Sheriff, w.
0. Estes has bought the C. o. Foss place
IN jackson and that he will again make
specially of potatoes.
Mrs. Mary Lancaster has improved in
health so that she is now living in her
own home. She is trying to support
herself by finishing pants.
VIM. H. Rolfe has had the lawn in
front of his house graded and the en-
bankment sodded. He has very much
improved the looks of the place.
Melvin Roberts has his new house on
Emmons street up and covered. He in
tends to have home of his own again bv
winter. earle Jenkins is the boss car
penter.
The Brooks Band will furnish music on
Memorial day. The dinner at the han
quet room, Union Hail. will be confined to
the knights, their ladies, and the invited
guests of honor.
Joseph Jewell, who is q Civil War vet
eran and has been with his sister, Mrs.
Perry, in Jackson, for the past winter
was in Brooks last week calling upon his
Old acquaintance.
Lawrence Estes is still at his camp in
the pines for the open air cure. He is
yet, however, in a bad condition. His
wife has shared the tent with him for
the first year and has been his constant
attendant.
Mrs. C. F. Lord and Mrs. Kate K. Gil
bert, both of Providence, r. l., have
been visiting their sister, Mrs. Martha
Lane. AS school girls they were known
in Brooks as Bessie and Kate Miles.
Mrs. Vesta Davis Higgins has for the
past two weeks been invaded with
bronchial trouble which has made it diff
cult for her to talk much less to sing,
greatly to her discontinue as she en-
Joys her music very much.
The ladies of Silver Grown lodge.
Pythian Sisters, had a specially pleasant
meeting last Friday evening. Several
of the gentlemen members We're in at
tendance. Light refreshments were
served and sociabiity was in evidence.
Prof. White, who has class in vocal
music in town, led the choir at the Union
church last Sunday and the evening song
service was much prolonged. Some Of
the specialities were the male quartette,
Morrill,, Jones, White and Brown. A
duet by Mrs. Merton Fogg and Mr..
White was very finely rendered. Mrs.
Maud Hogan of Thorndike was seated
with the choir. Song service" was the
theme of Rev. G. Booths remarks.
Mr.. Cooley from Northport is spending
a few weeks with Charles Dickey at the
farm. Mr. Dickey is in poor health this
spring and can do but little work. Mr..
Cooley was with Mr.. Stephen Dodge
here in Brooks for several years about 80
years ago and drove the delivery team
over the surrounding country for the
clothing business. Much of the work
was done at the homes of the people at
that time. Mr.. Dodge became we'll to
do here in that business
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