The Republican journal., 1913-01-02
The News of Brooks.


Mrs, F. W. Gibbs has been quite sick with
pneumonia.
Ralph Murphy and family have moved into
the Leonard Rowe house.
settled in their new home.
Mrs Hattie Merrithew is with her friend
Mrs. Mary Rose for few weeks.
Willard Cunnin CHAM, son of Henry Cunning
ham, has been quite i'll several weeks.
Prof Phil Body of Kent's Hill is spending
a few weeks with friends in this vicinity.
Mrs and Mrs. Mcpherson of Carmel are
visiting the family of R. A. Barden in this VII
lage.
F,hen l., Prime was much pleased with the
biq postal card shower he received on his $50
birthday.
Chas, H, Forbes and Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Pay
son spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs ). L..
Lord in Belfast
The officers of Harvest Home grange are to
he Installed next Monday evening by G. H.
York, District Deputy.
Mrs. Elmira Rich is keeping close to the
house this winter, as she is in poor health and
practically an invalid.
Mrs. Joseph H. CHM in said to be recovering
nicely from a recent surgical operation the
second she has undergone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy A. Thompson of Frank
fort are caretakers for the winter at the John
Misses Lila and Airline Estes have been
spending their Christmas vacation with theif
parents here, Deputy Sheriff W. o. Estes and
wife.
Rev. H. G. Booth went to New York for his
Christmas vacation and will be absent several
weeks. Rev. F. S. Dollff supplied for him
last Sunday.
Among the recent marriages is that OF Ned
Roberts to the youngest daughter OF Maoei
Hamin, and John Flagg has married MISS
Evie Grant of Monroe.
Oscar Stiles and family are living In the T..
o. Stantial house and will take care OF Things
there while Mr. Stantial is in Massachusetts
perhaps for the winter, with his daughter
Miss Edith Hobbs student at Colby who is
spending her Christmas vacation at nome
interests herself playing bookkeeper ana
typewriter at the desk in her fathers store.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A. Elliott have returned from
Franklin county and are spending little time
in Brooks before going into Penobscot county,
where Mr. Elliott has business for the winter.
We had the first big snow storm of the WIN
ter last Friday and they have had to break out
the roads, Wheels, which have been IN use all
the time thus far, can now be housed until
spring.
Ruth. the little daughter of Emma Ames,
who has been in Portland hospital for some
months, is now at home, somewhat improved
in health, She can now walk by the aid OF
clutches.
It is said that the Primary school in the
Jewell schoolhouse will be suspended for
the remainder of the winter, as the building is
found to be untitled for the severely cold
weather.
Marcellus ]. Dow, who is an agent for the
American Surety Co., will now give more at
tention to the business then before. He will
handle every class of fidelity bonds. Please
notice his advertisement in The Journal.
Silver Crown Lodge, Pythan Sisterhood. had
an official visit recently from Mrs. McKechnie
of Burnham, the District Deputy. The breth-
rem were invited in and it was a pleasant oc-
casion socially and the instructions given were
of benefit to the lodge.
We are sorry to learn that one of our former
very robust and active citizens. Harrison Rob-
erts. il in poor health this winter. In fact he