The Republican journal., 1914-04-16
The News of Brooks.

A. R. Huxford Sc rus to be steadily lmprov'
ing in health.
Last Saturday was busy day at Mrs. Mer-
ritt's millinery rooms.
Business in the stores is mighty dull and the
traders are making no money these times.
The Brooks friends of Roscoe and Mrs Lit
tlefield extend sympathy to them in the loss of
their only son.
Young & Cox have had some special sales
and sold out their stock fast. preparatory to
change in the business.
Harvest Home Grange had some special ex-
ercises last Monday evening, following which
ice cream and cake were served.
Jones & Moulton are still busy saving up
the wood in this vicinity by engine power
The men hate to use buck saw now.
Our people have shown some interest and it
is expected that "Cleaning up Week" will be
observed in Brooks. The matter was brought
up in the Grange last Monday evening.
It is said that Ernest Gould returned from
Massachusetts last Saturday with his BRIDE
They are to reside on the John D. Jones home
stead. Mr. Gould is one of our most success
full farmers.
Committees are being appointed for the
Memorial Day exercises and it is intended to
make it as successful an occasion as the pre-
vious ones have been. Everybody will plan to
come to Brooks.
Maynard Stantial has been sick with pneu-
monia at the Moses Brown Fitting school in
Providence, R. l. His mother has been with
him for the past few weeks, but is expected
home at any time.
Albert Jenkins of Bates College will spend
the spring in Brooks and assist his mother IN
the store He taught school the past winter,
but he is keeping along with his studies and m
tends to graduate at Bates.
For business reasons Frank Lane has resigned
his position as postmaster of Brooks. There
are several applicants for the position. The
next postmaster will of course be Democrat
and there are no Republican candidates
Mr.. Dow has received case of dry goods
prints, Lockwood sheetings, bleached cloth.
eCC.-WnlCn N6 Is Selling very ~" " osIAoSS
attention to his special sales. He wants. per-
sonally, to get out of the store, where he has
been for 20 years.
The first Sunday in May will be observed
as Conservation Day at the Congregational
church. There viii be special music and other
exercises, and additions to the church are ex-
pected Easter Sunday was observed In an
appropriate way. The church was beautifully
decorated with flowers and large congrega-
ton was in at tendance. Rev Mr.. Carne de-
Ii vered an eloquent sermon and there were
special musical selections, one by the male
uuartette-Carne, Morrill,, Brown and Brown.
On Memorial Day, if it is pleasant, the
schools of the town are expected to march as
usual under the direction of their teachers. II
any of the teachers in the neighborlng towns
can get their pupils out in body to march
with US they will be welcome, and any school
children from outside can drop in with our
schools. Special pains will be taken to interest
the young people, and with pleasant day 1t
can be made interesting to them. 1t is de-
sired to instil into their minds spirit OF
patriotism that will continue when they be-
come mature citizens of this grand Republic.
Past Adjutant VIM. G. Rowe has furnished US
with what is supposed to be an authentic list
of all soldiers who enlisted from this town,
wuolqwill be read at the meeting.
En- York, M. J. Dow. Walter H: Young,
A. B. Payson, Henry Reynolds and +. z. Hol-
brook were at the State Convention in Au.
gusta last Thursday and came home cheered
with the idea that the Republican party OF
Maine is by no means ready to be buried. 1t
was in fact wide awake, enthusiastic, hust'
ling rally of men with fixed determination to
make fight for success, and who expect to
win There were over 1900 delegates present
and at all times the interest was intense and
the eloquent orators were applauded to the
limit. Gov. Haines and his administration
were accorded generous and enthusiastic
endorsement The convention adopted the
Prohibition plank, with the call for National
Prohibition attached. with cheers that shook