Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
WASHINGTON
BROOKS.


Miss Matte Small of Thorndike has
been spending a week with her aunt,
Mrs. F. H. Brown and a cousin,
Cheney Higgins.
Mrs. Hale Rose and child returned
Saturday from Bangor, where she had
stopped with her sisters for ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Chase OF jack
son visited for some days at F. III.
Browns.
Mrs. Nettie Game of Clinton Is in
town called by the serious illness of
her brother, DR.. P. Z. Luce.
The many friends of Mrs. e. c. Hol-
brook are rejoicing at her complete
recovery of health and ability to again
take her place, after six years OF In
validism, In the social life of Brooks,
from which she has been greatly miss
ed.
The Jenkins saw mill has had to
close down again, owing to lack or
water An unusually large amount of
lumber to be sawed is at hand.
1t is it'll deep regret that we learn
of the death of Mrs. Annie Shaw in
Florida. She was the daughter of
John Gorden of this place, her early
life being spent here, until her mar
rage to Charles Shaw, engineer on
this branch of the Maine Central and
their later residence in Belfast.
Happy Valley chapter. o. e. s., en-
loved a delightful session on Wednes-
day evening, March Is. Two candidates
were initiated and an elaborate sup
per served.
Grace Don Batehelder and Vesta
Davis Higgins went to cal Ion Mrs.
Ioyiston Alley Sunday, carrying fruit
and overs and passed an interesting
hour with the plucky little woman,
who has lain for two years on her
back, undergoing several serious sur
gieal operations in that time, never
losing hope and courage, but exhibit
ing an indominate will that Is mar
velous. which has carried her through
such suffering as seems incredible,
that the frail little form weighing not
more than 70 pounds could endure.
She showed with great pleasure sew
eral quilts and comfortables, pieced,
lined and finished off, a beautiful
slumber robe of velvet and silk, en-
broidered, lined and bound with rib
bon, and said that she had knit 20
pairs of double mittens and six pairs
of stockings since last fall, good
record for we'll woman. She is about
to submit to another operation, as a
last chance for health and every one
who has ever known the patient in
valid will pray that the courageous
spirit may be rewarded with return
of health and a long and useful life.
The moving season is close at hand.
The first change to me made, we I'M
derstand, is the removal of Mr., and
Mrs. Hinckley from the Alfred Hulk
ford house OF the Page place in jack
son. H. Fl. Hutchinson will then &C.
cupy the Huxford cottage. Will En-
mons and family are getting ready
to go West and Eben Miller will move
into their vacant house. Geo. Peavey
and daughter are to move into the F..
H. Brown rent.
Miss Hannah Curtis is making her
home with her sister, Mrs. Albert
Rose She went up on the hill to
keep house for her nephew Hale a
couple of weeks while Mrs. Rose visit
ed in Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Ames were pre-
scented with a baby daughter last
week.
The production of the comedy
Down In Maine" on the evening of
March IL, at Union hall, was a pro-
nounced success in all ways. The cast
of characters was unusually well Sc
iected and each played up TO their
part in a manner highly compliment
ed by all AS specialties there was
good singing by Mrs. Ida Simpson
w. s. Jones and others, in conjunction
with an orchestra of three pieces. The
Ladies' Aid served ice cream and
social was enjoyed. The Aid realized
about $40. which is to carpet the
church and other repairs. The public
IL insistent in asking for repetition
of this entertainment at an early date,
and the matter is under consideration.
Alfred Huxford has been under the
care of trained nurse and taking
the cold air treatment for some three
months, being somewhat improved
Roy. SON Of Harry Staples, is re-
covering rapidly from an attack of
pneumonia, and his nurse. Miss Bailey,
has returned TO her home in Monroe.
This seems to be the season of colds
and akin troubles Our veteran school
marin, Miss Mabel Rose, has been
confined to her home with bronchitis
for two or more weeks and Miss Ger
tr,de Peavey Of the Primary with
neuralgia. Both schools were closed
earlier on that account. There will be
a vacation until Auril. Many pupils
are i'll with colds.
Asa Jones and Fred Moulton have
their gasoline enkine working over
time saving up the wood piles through
the village.