The Republican journal., 1914-04-30
The News Of Brooks.

Mrs. Mary Rose has been in poor health
all the winter.
Mrs. Clifford Deering was in town re-
Gently, visiting the family Of Will Deer
ing.
Mrs. Samuel Ryan is conveying to
school the children from the west part OF
the town.
Electus Cakes has,received ap increase
in his pension which will help to put him
on Easy street through his old age.
James McTaggart, who is one of our
Oldest citizens, has been having a bad
spell lately, and has been confined to the
house most of the time.
Sidney McTaggart of Portland, In
spector of railroad Offices, was in Brooks
recently and called to see his father.
James McTaggart, who is 81 years old.
Business is very dull in Brooks just
now. Nobody seems to be receiving
much money and everyone is hanging
onto what he has with tight grip.
M. ], Dow will open his Sprout Hill
pasture for young stock this season. In
the past this has been considered one of
the very best pastures in the county.
Everything comes out Of there fat.
Rev, Mr.. Martin of the Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary will be at the Congre
gational church the first Sunday in May,
which is Conservation Day. Those who
heard DR.. Martin when he was here be-
fore will want to hear him again.
Alpheus Roberts, who was thrown
from load onto the ice some weeks ago,
has been confined to his bed ever since.
No bones were broken but he seems to
have received internal injuries. He is
about 60 years of age and received a
severe shock. while to young man 1t
would have been small matter.
Golden Crown Lodge, K. of P, has
obtained robes for its officers and uni
forms for its Guard Team at an expense
of nearly 5000 and the boys donned them
Tuesday evening, April 2lst, for the first
time and are much pleased with them.
We are very fortunate in having for our
drill officer Captain Cheney Higgins, with
an actual record Of thirty years service
in the u. S. Army, now retired, which
means that our boys are being well
drilled.
At the field day of the A. b: Chase
Co. Roscoe E. Weber was the instruc,
tor for the Chatham Farming MIL ano
Seed Grader. Mr.. Weber owns one OF
the mills and cleaned up considerable
seed grain for others. Our farms are
becoming over-run with foul SEED anu
these mills are a step in the right direc-
ton. 1t would pay to clean mucn OF the
stnff that is fed to the horses for gram
in this vicinity, as the foul seed goes OIL
rectlv back to the soil in the dressing to
renew itself in generous multiplicity.
Mrs. Jas. Jewell was in town for the
weekend.
Pearl Crockett, the well-driller, called
on friends here recently. He spent the
winter in Petersburg, Florida.
C. A. Lane has had new floors laid IN
his home and all the rooms repalnted and
papered. Later the house is to be paint
ed outside.
The wife of Roy Godding has present
ed him with fine baby boy. Mother
and child are doing we'll and Roy is pass
ing around the cigars.
The harblngers of spring are here.
Several large, fat, and saucy robins are
in view in our trees at this writing. and
the low lands are full of the music of
piping frogs.
Addie Davis has returned from Massa-
chusetts, where she passed the winter
with her sister, Mrs. Martin Cozzens,
and has bought the small cottage house
owned by Mrs. Minnie Seavey.
Frank Quimby's young son hurt his
knee badly while playing, and but little
was thong hit of it at the time. But re-
Gently a large abscess gathered which
DR.. Kilgore lanced, and it is hoped there
will be no further complications.
Leroy Roberts wife is in very poor
health of late, and has had several Sc
we're ill turns 1t is hoped she will soon
recover, and be able to fully enjoy the
strapping ten-pound boy that has come
to live in their family. They have en-
gagged rent in the village, and wish to
move here in May.