Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-16
BROOKS

The two sons of Ira w. Bowden
have been dangerously Ill with typhold
fever for some four weeks and the
family are having very hard time
The eldest boys recovery was de-
SPARED of for some time, but he seems
to have a tenacious grip on life and
we understand there is some hope en-
tertained at present. The mother,
frail little woman, who has been sick
most of the spring, is nearly pros
trate. Miss Bailey from Belfast is the
attending nurse. The Pythian Sisters,
to which order Mrs Bowden belongs,
have attended faithfully to the duty
of carrying cooked food each day to
the house, their method being of great
assistance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Cooling have a
recent addition In their family, lit
tie son.
Mrs. Ellen Kilgore and Frances
Rolfe have opened an ice cream par
lor in the Kilgore store, and the place
had a most successful opening Sat
urday.
Ernest Gould has recently married
d Massachusetts girl and they are set
tied at the old homestead on Sprout
Hill =,
Stanley J. Roberts, our new road
commissioner, is working early and
late and rapidly putting our roads in
condition. Automobiles are buzzing
merrily in this locality and several
new ones have been added to the large
number owned in town.
Mrs Wallace o. Estes returned from
Las Cruces, New Mexico, with the re-
mains of their son Lawrence, who
died of tuberculosis The funeral was
held from the house May s. Mrs. Es-
ties and her son left last September
and for some months he was thought
to be improving, but the disease had
been preying on him some two years
and it was too late ror the climate to
bring about his recovery. Much SYM
pathy is felt for the family.
Mrs. Mary Rose has been in poor
| health for some months from an at
tack of bronchitis. Mrs. Hattie Merri-
thew has been stopping with her.
Mrs. Edith Murch has completed the
repairs and moved into her new home
a cottage formerly owned by Frank
Fegg. She is very comfortably situat-
ed and contented.
/ Mrs. Elmer Roberts has returned
from Somerville. Mass, where she
passed four weeks, a part of that time
being passed in a hospital. She is now
convalescing at home and anticipates
/ enjoying better health than in the
| past few years.
! DR.. Kilgore took Mrs Leroy Rob
! erts to Bangor this week to be OPP
Grated on and a remarkable growth
was removed from her mouth ant
sent away for analysis. Results hav,
/ not been ascertained at this writing
Some 20 members of Golden Grown
Lodge, X. of P. drove to Freedom tn,
eve of the 18th and eXemplified the
work of the Rank of Page for th'
lodge there. The degree team of Gold
en- Cross Lodge has attained consid
cradle local reputation in this work
and also the floor work of the guard,
under the supervision of Capt. Chene,
Higgins. In addition, the Rank of Els
| quire and Rank of knight was work
ed on two candidates in an unusual.
able and interesting manner by tn,
combined lodges. The visiting Knights
were royalty entertained at d mid
night banquet by the Pythian Sister
and returned to Brooks by early day
light.
Mrs. Edwin Body has returned
! from passing a months visit in Mass
aehusetts with her daughter.
The new postmaster, w. O. Estes
will be ready to occupy the office mex
week.