The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-02-19
The News of Brooks.

WeDOer sargent ID In very poor healtn.
Frank Fogg is driving for DR.. A. E. Kilgore
this winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Eastman visited at L. C.
Clley's Monday.
Henry H. Webb is having an addition built
to his house this winter.
Harry Hutchinson is having special sale of
stoves and hardware.
Business is dead in Brooks just now and the
traders NOPE around with gloomy faces.
DR.. N. R. Cook has three horses in his stable
this winter and has use for them all, as he has
many long drives.
NJ ]. Dow offers so dozen of ladies', misses
and children's winter hose for sale at reduced
rates-2O per cent discount.
Everett Felker, our efficient civil engineer.
has been confined to the house for several
weeks by illness. but is now said to be conva-
lescent.
Miss Erma Barker is making her daily trips
to the West Brooks schoolhouse this winter
She has been the teacher there for five years
and pays no attention to the weather.
Alfred R. Huxford, who has been in poor
health for some months. is now taking the
cold air treatment at his home under the di-
rection of a trained nurse.
Golden Crown Lodge, K. of P. will be in
Belfast Feb 10Th. some 80 strong, to meet I'D
district convention with the Belfast Lodge,
and their degree team will work the rank of
Page.
Mrs L. c. Cilley while sitting alone in her
chair last Saturday night grew faint and fell
heavily upon hardwood floor, striking her
forehead on the corner CT hardwood cricket
and making deep cash over one eye. She
was also severely bruised in places and is suf-
fering greatly with her side.
We want to call the attention of the Waldo
County people to our snow rollers. BROOKS
has three of them and after several years of
experience with them you will find everybody
ready to support the rollers at the March
meeting They are all right for the country
roads, as well as for the village.
Rev. Mr. Carne gave lecture last Sunday
evening upon his visit to South Africa and 1t
proved to be very interesting and by invita-
ton it will be repeated in the near future. We
would suggest to our Belfast friend, and
others, to arrange for an exchange of ministers
that they may have opportunity to hear 1t.
Mr.. Carne is very interesting speaker
Last Sunday morning awoke to see big
snowdrfts, but the TO, commissioner got out
the big snow roller in good season and the
Ii, f,,r los.
trians at 10 30 a. m, which Is church time III
BROOKS. Twenty-s out of an expected sixty
Knights of Pythias formed at their hall and
under the command of Ca t. o. I. Higgins
marched to the church, whre they were
cord ally welcomed and seated in body. Rev.
Mr. Carne gave an eloquent sermon on the
basic thought Of Friendship. The chuhch was
well filed in spite of the weather and the trav-
cling, and the boys went back to their hall
with the satisfaction of pleasure enjoyed as
vel as of duty performed.
Mrs Eben Miller has been suffering from
assesses in the throat
Mrs Ellis will lecture on Missions at Union
church on the 18th.
W. S. Jones and son Hollis went to Augusta
Friday to the Boys convention, returning Mon
d-y greatly enthused over the enjoyable and
helpful sessions.
Walter Young of the firm of Young & Cox
went 20 Liberty last week and got showed in
there for several days.
Oren Cheney Higgins is instructing a team
of Knights in floor work. which is proving
most interesting, and many are enthusiastic IN
the desire for Uniform Rank in this lodge.
Hannah Curtis of Monroe is to make her
home with her sister, Mrs. Albert Rose of the
this village, having closed the old home place
after the death of the brother, David Curtis,
few months since.
Rev Mr.. Carne of Bangor has accepted the
call given by the Union church for the ensuing
wear, and after his graduation from the Semi
nary in June will take up his abode among US
for the following months. He IS enthusiastic
in his work, deep thinker, ready speaker and
greatly liked by all.
In spite of the severe cold some 70 or more
Brooks Knights drove to DiXmont Feb 10th to
visit that lodge by special invitation and
worked the second degree on candidates IN
erysatisfactorymann An oyster supper was
enjoyed at midnight, and the boys arrived
home in the early morning hours, some driving
from Knox, long, cold ride.
Poster are out for the "Trip to Laughland.
by way of the Ha-Ha Route" to be given by
local talent in Union hail Feb 9th. Under
the direction of Prof. Norwood we are sure it
will prove first class success as negro min
strel show, .Down In Maine will be pre-
scented soon after by the Ladies Aid Society
Rehearsals are going merrily on and this play |
will also bring forth many good laughs.
The 10Th annual ball of Golden Crown Lodge.
K. of p, No. 1O8, which took place Feb. 9th,
was the great social event of the year, as 1t
has been for many years past. Some eoo peo-
pie were present; the sleghing being perfect,
permitting large number to drive IN from
towns, as well as the addition
from Belfast by special train. Reyes orehes-
ira of six pieces furnished excellent music,
and Gaines orchestra of four pieces occupied
the hall above At II o'clock the lights were
turned low, and colored lights were thrown on
tho dancers from the balcony above, giving |