The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-08-06
The News of Brooks.

The News of Brooks.
Mrs. E. D. Bessey with her boys is visiting
her husbands people in Thorndike this week.
Miss Pcllys, book keeper for A. E. Chase &
Co., is takirg a vacation trip to Washington
county.
John Hobbs has bought the James B. McTag-
CART place and is fitting up the house for sale
or for rent.
Mrs. A, C. Norwood of Southwest Harbor is
visiting her son, Prof. Norwood of the Brooks
High school.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Payson and some friends
motored to the most eastern part of Maine in
Washington county last week for vacation
trip.
Lewis Gcdding has bought the interest of
Mrs. A. E. Kilgore and Mrs. VIM. H. Rolfe in
their ice cream parlors and Mrs. Godding now
waits.upon customers there.
For the next three Sundays there will be no
services at the Congregational church as Mr..
Carne will be away his vacation. The next
service will be August 23rd.
Mrs, Amanda Stantial, who has been very
sick, is much better but is still an invalid, re-
curing special attention. Mrs. Eva Gould
has been with her for several weeks.
Will Emmons has begun work with crew
of men on the foundation for the new High
school building. 1t is intended that the work
shall be pushed as rapidly as possible.
We learn that DR.. Prince E. Luce is candi-
date tor Representative in this class as an In
dependent Progressive. There are others. We
predict, however, that John H. Mckinley will
be elected.
LindIey Bailey and wife from Massachusetts
have been spending several weeks in Brooks
visiting his sister. Myra Bailey. at the home of
his sister n-law, Mrs. Riley Bailey of South
Brooks. His wife is remembered here as Mile
Reynolds, daughter of the late Hon. Isaac G.
Reynolds.
Mrs Stella Roberts is still in poor health
and for a change will be taken to the country
place of M. J. Dow. vi here it is hoped the pure
water, the exhilarating bfeezes and the pleas
health. Mr.. Roberts will take vacation from
his business to accompany her
Hon. Cassius C. Roberts of Chicago writes
that he intends visiting Maine this autumn.
While many of hisachoolboy friends and &C.
quaiutances are scattered in every direction
those left in this vicinity will extend to him a
glad hand. But he must be prepared for the
many changes which fifty years have made
since he was boy here. The bulk of his old
associates are resting under the green carpet
in the cemetery. Many changes await to sur
prise him although he has always kept in touch
with the general trend of events in Maine.
The SALEM FIRE The following letter ws 8
received last week from Lawrence W. Ed
wards, who, with his father and family, were
known by everybody in this vicinity. He has
for years been locomotive engineer. having
his home in Salem, Mass He says:
The city is just beginning to get its breath
after the awful fire, and it will be years before
it RECEIVERS. The fire spread SO rapidly that at
one time people had to run for their lives,
not even having time to save the money and
small valuables they had in their homes. Large
pieces
through the air before the wind and setting
fires in all directions There were a great
many fires set in Marblehead 125 miles away
by flying fire brands. The home of Ike Staples
brother-in-law, Phillip Holmes, was burned
flat. The city engineer estimates that 29S
acres were burned over, and there are acres
where you cannot find wood enough to kindle
fire. The board of health have picked up
the charred remains of over a hundred dogs
and over so cats and large number were
driven into the harbor and drowned. Many
people paid expressmen $40 load to haul
their household goods away and not going
far enough had them burned, also losing their
insurance by taking their goods from the
houses. Others who got away from the fire
had their goods stolen We had lot OF grips
packed with small things ready to go, but the
fire did not come this way. Everyone was
afraid the wind would shift at shutdown to
eastery and burn the rest of the city.
In a personal letter to M. J. Dow, C. c. Rob-
erts of Chicago says: "This is little late but
the Brooks members of theRt berts tribe will be
interested in the notice of the death of Chas.
A. Roberts, son of Charles Lnneus Roberts, an
able fellow and fine specimen of manhood.
He had been for ten years the recognized
leader of his party in Peoria county, the larg-
eat in the State outside of Cook county.
Accompanying the letter was anobituary from
the Peoria Star of MIR. Roberts, who died May
9Th. but whose length precludes its publication
this week. Mr. C. c. Roberts says further:
"Had most enjoyable visit from Charles E.
E.. Lane q yesr ago. the more treasured be-
cause it was the last. l hope to visit Brooks
this coming August and greet the few old
friends who remain on this side" Mr.. Roberts
is the president of the Tabasco Chiapas Trad
ing and Transportation Co.. which has ship
ward, saw mill. box factory and machine shop
ut FSontera, Tsbasco. Mexico. and owns and
runs threes steamboats,. The business has
cen at stsndstill since Vera Cruz was taken
and 4. in the hands Of the Mexican agent. Mr..
Roberts also holds . responsible position in
the postal service and gives Uncle Sam eight
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