The Republican journal., 1913-02-06
The News of Brooks.

people.
VIM. H. Rolfe is handling the insurance
business of Charles E. Lane who is in Califor-
MIA for the winter.
Our milliner, Mrs. Merritt is already PLAN
ming for the spring business and will be found
prepared for the Easter trade
Mrs. Frank W. Gibbs has been very sick,
but is now convalescent Mrs. Mabel Hamlin
has been caring for her as a nurse.
Mrs. Stanley Perkins returned from Massa-
chusetts last week, where she had visited her
daughter, Mrs. Lena West, and other relatives.
Our townsmen G. O. Foss was at work Mon
day on big elm with one man cross-cut saw
like boy of Is. instead of one at 70. He is
making his new place shine.
Lanes orchestra is having good success in
playing for the dances in this and surrounding
towns. Bert. the leader. is full of music and he
just saws it out of his violin.
Otto Therkesen and wife started for Seat
tie, Wash, last week. Mrs. Therkelsen is a
granddaughter of Mr.. Harrison Stevens of
Jackson. They have had employment in this
village for the past few months.
Miss Lawrence of Freedom is doing some
stylish dressmakng for our young ladies now.
Really, it looks as if we should have to call her
Brooks girl, as we cannot seem to get along
without her for any long period of time.
Last week was hard one for horses on the
road. One day as we were informed the horses
of all four of our R. F. D. men were thrown on
the ice which covered the woodsy roads, max
ing dangerous footing.
Lawrence Estes, son of former Deputy
Sheriff W. O. Estes, who has been in poor
health for some months, has seemed to be
gaining nicely but the recent unreasonable
weather was bad for him and he has had set
back.
Contractor Johnson is said to be doing good
business with his portable saw mill at the place
of Isaiah Crowell, who has large and valuable
lumber lot as well valuable wood lot, from
which hundreds of cords Of nice hard wood can
be taken.
We recently received call from Ernest
Wing of Searsmont and naturally had pleas
ant chat on matters in which we were both in
terested. He was here to inspect Marsh River
Lodge of Masons and said he should give them
good report.
While transacting little business with Cliff
ford j. Pattee of Belfast, the county treasurer.
we We're reminded that Jackson has furnished
some able and prominent men to Belfast with
in the past half century. And Clifford bids
fair to add another to the honorable list
We had pleasant chat with John Gilmore,
spare conductor on the Belfast branch, at the
noon hour recently. His mother was former
ly Miss Olive Hall of Brooks and all of our old
er people are acquainted with her. John lived
here for some time and we are all glad that he
has kept steady and made man of himself
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs Geo E.
Bracket of Belfast will be sorry to learn that
both have been seriously i'll for some weeks
and unable to attend to business This is a
serious Misfortune to them in this winter of
hard times, when both help and money are
scarce and hard to get. With many of us it
would mean fight with the wolf at the door.
We We're pleased to receive call recently
from our old friend and fellow townsmen, Rev.
David Bracket. who is now located in Mont
vile over Furnishing and agreeable parish.
But he still calls Brooks home. Nearly every
body in Waldo county knows him, as he has
been preaching steadily since 1882 He was
much gratiied last Saturday upon receiving
bountiful postal shower upon his 10th birthday
Friends from everywhere remembered him.
We are again called to record the death of
well known citizen of this vicinity, Horace
Roberts, who after an illness of some months,
passed away last week. His technical resi-
oence was Monroe, although part of his farm
was in Brooks. His post office was here, and
the family have practically been identified
with Brooks in all social and business ways.
He was about 70 years of age and leaves, be-
SIDES his wife, two sons and three daughters.
Several of their children have died. The fu-
neral was held at his late home last Sunday,
Rev David Bracket officiating.
Frank Fogg was laid up for repairs the past
week as the result of a grip cold.
j. R. Lttefeld and Willard Ellis, old resi-
dents, are suffering with prevailing colds.
Miss Fife Lawrence of Freedom is in town.
dressmaking at the home of 7. l. Huxford
Mrs Merton Fogg and Merton, Jr., have re-
turned from Boston after spending six weeks
with relatives.
Miss Drusilla Roberts and her sister, Mrs.
Vira CrowelI, are both confined to the house
with grip colds.
We were glad to see Mrs. Swift at church
Sunday. She has been deprived of that privi-
lege for some weeks.
The funeral of Horace Roberts was held at
his late home on Sunday, Rev D. Bracket
officiating. Mr.. Bracket spent the remainder
of the day and night with old friends in the
village
The following masons were installed as
officers of Marsh River Lodge by Elmer c. |
Roberts, Past aster. as installing officer and
Will Emmons, Marshal: VIM, Harry Staples;
S W, A. R. Pilley; j. w, Clarence Hamlin;
Sec'y, E. G. Roberts; Treas, F. K Roberts; s. /
D., W. S. Jones; J. D., Harry Brown.
delegation will go from here to Portland |
Friday to attend the Boys Conference, which /
begins on that day with reception and ban