The Republican journal., 1914-05-21
The News Of Brooks.

Ralph Ellis has bought . nice team
horse to work with one that he had. .
George Hall is very materially improv-
ing the grad ing around his new home.
H. H. Pilley is little lame but gets
down to the store every pleasant day.
DR.. A. E. Kilgore was busy Arb4r Day
planting some North Carolina poplars
in his front yard.
A. C. Clark has moved his family to
the village. He has employment with
the A. E. Chase Co.
John Hobbs, as usual, has stock OF
nice horses on hand. He has pair OF
western colts for farm workers that are
handles.
Road Commissioner Stanley j. Rob-
erts is using new machine for grading
the roads that promises to be very
efficient helpin smoothing the highways.
/ The Farmers Union have bought the
Jonathan Irving blacksmith shop for
| storehouse and will use their present
building for groceries and family sup
plies.
The Jenkins Lumber Co. had about
500, 900 feet of lumber in their yards this
spring and hope to be able to clean up
the lot this season. The mil has been
running night and day much OF the time.
VIM. H. Rolfe has been planting trees
in his front yard. And, speaking OF
trees, have you noticed the beautiful row
of naples opposite the Charles E. Bowen
house on the Knox road, set out by DR..
A. w. Rich about thirty years ago: 1t
was a nice job done for the beneht OF
the future generations and 1t Is con-
spicuous example of the value OF small
amount freely expended for tie public $
good. 1t pays the people OF village TO
do little labor Of this sort every year.
The average man will live long enough
to receive substantial remuneration Tor
the labor expended.
Some twenty members of Golden
Crown Lodge, K. of P, of Brooks re-
sponded to an invitation to visit Free
dom Lodge Wednesday evening, May
18th. They were very cordially recelv-
ed and enjoyed their reception very
much. They took their new robes and
uniforms with them and the work of the
Guard Team, Cheney Higgins, captain,
was much praised. Golden Crown Lodge
worked the rank of Page with M. j..
Dow as Chancellor Commander, the rank
OF Esquire with Harry E. Staples as
Chancellor Commander. and the Free
dom Lodge worked the rank of Knight
with ]. B. Wiggin as Chancellor Com
mander. The ladies of the Pythlan Sis
terhood sustained their reputation for
hospitality and furnished supper abun-
dant in quantity and excellent in quality.
The Brooks people got home at daylight,
tired but much pleased with the cordial
and generous reception given to them.
The Freedom lodge has in its member
ship men of talent and unlimited enthu-
siasm in the interest of the Order. They
are now receiving gratifying additions to
their membership and are preparing for
some new rank teams.
The following from the GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, Daily Courier is of local interest,
as three Maine men, Prince, Earl and
Charles Bessey, Jr., are in the granite
firm mentioned.
In com.nemoratfon of the fiftieth ami
versary of the battle of death Angle
at Spottsylvania, the State has present
ed the heroes of the gallant 126th regi-
ment o. V. l. with magnificent monu-
ment in honor of those who fell in the
bloody battle on May IL. 1864.
This monument has just been COM
pleted by the Munson, Jones, Bessey
company of this city, and is one OF the
most magnificent works of art ever pro- !
duced in this city. 1t is composed OF the
finest Barre granite, bottom base feet
by feet and foot inches thick; die
feet 6 inches by feet inches, total
height 9 feet inches. The inscriptions
on the monument are as follows: West
face of monument Dedicated to the
Memory of the Gallant 126th Regiment
O, v. l. Commanded by Col. Benz. F. |
Smith and Lieut.. Col. Aaron W. Ebright,
End Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army
Corps, Army of the Potomac. - East
face of the monument: ''These Heroes
Fell Before the Bloody Angle" North
side of the die: ''Ohio's Tribute to the
Heroes of the Gallant l26th Regt Q. V.
|. who fell here May IL, 1861" South
face of die: "These Heroes Fell on the
Right of this Position" Then follows
the names of the soldiers.
The monument was designed and buiit
by the Munson, Jones, Bessey firm, who
are to be congratulated for the excellent
manner in which the job was executed.
1t will be shipped to Fredericksburg, Va,
some time this week.
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