The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-07-02
The News of Brooks.

ABB. Payson, with ladies visited the Carni-
val in Bangor last Friday.
earle Jenkins is building nice house on one
of the new streets for Mrs. Hannah Small.
Mrs. Estelle Roberts is still quite poorly and
is attended by Miss Mary Bailey, a trained
nurse.
Mrs. Harold Webb and child of Vassalboro
have been visiting her mother, Mrs. Annie
Thompson.
Miss Esther Files of Clinton, formerly OF
Brooks, has been visiting her friend Miss
Christine Jones.
A. B, Payson has bought the J. W. Hobbs
store and he and Walter H. Young will continue
the business of general store.
Mrs. E. A. Carpenter has been confined to
the house most of the time for the past three
weeks, but is now convalescent.
Next Sunday afternoon is to be devoted to a
mems meeting at the Congregational Church,
and the dear ladies' will stay away.
M, J. Dow recently lost, as the result of a
kick. the valuable family horse Harry, former
Nv owned by Forest Grant of Monroe.
Gilbert Ames, who for some years has work.
ed on the railroad section has bought nice
team and will try to make money farming.
Raymond Merritt, who recently graduated
from Hebron Academy, is now about home
waiting upon his mother, the Brooks milliner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Small of Monroe recently
visited his sister, Mrs. Hattie P Clifford. in
this village.
Everett Brown very kindly carried the dele
gates of the Brooks church to the Congrega-
tional conference in Frankfort last week in his
automobile.
Weather permitting the meeting next Sun
day evening will be held out of doors. probab-
ly across the street from the church in the
feathers grove.
Miss Edna Polleys, the popular bookkeeper
with the A. E. Chase Co., received week-endl
visit last week from her sisters. Misses Ethe
and Sarah of Bangor.
Jones F. Jewell, our we'll known house car
penter. has started in the dairy business and
recently sold 80 pounds of butter made in two
weeks from two cows.
d. K. Drake, who died in Frankfort last
week had many acquaintance in Brooks
having been for many years during his early
life resident of Jackson.
Mrs. Alpha Howe Thompson is still in an un-
comfortable condition following slight shock
which she suffered some weeks ago. She re-
mains at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Emmons, in this village.
Last Saturday morning horse owned by Mr..
Stubbs of Knox was frightened by the train
and made wild run up the street. He was
turned into w, S. Jones' stable and was not serl-
ously injured, but it was narrow chance.
Benz. Hussey and wife, nee Celia M. Lane,
with their son Harland, motored to Brooks
from Windsor last Sunday to visit the family
of Marcellus ]. Dow. They took back with
them for visit Mrs. E. D. Bessey and son
John.
Happy Valley Chapter, o. of E. S.. had an
exceptionally pleasant meeting wednesday
evening, June Gath. Among other good things
a banquet with Strawberries and cream was
served The meetings are now called off until
the second week in September.
Our friend Isaiah Crowell, past sixty years
of age, has succumbed to the automobile craze
and is now personally driving about town
dandy car. Well, he had the money to buy it,
and he has the skill and ability to run it him
self, and he knows his own business. We
rather envy him.
SUDDEN DEATHS. Mrs. Emma Rose. wife OF
Lieut.. Albert d. Rose Of this village. died very
suddenly last Saturday Of heart trouble. She
had been left for q few moments by her sister.
who on returning found her dead. She was
about sixty years Of age. Another sudden
death on last Saturday afternoon was that of
George q. Miller. He had been in poor health
for some months, but Of late had seemed bet.
ter and that afternoon walked to the postofice
and arranged for some work to be done on his
place. But soon after reaching home he had .
Dizzy spell and fell to the aoorsof the room.
dying few minutes later. He was about 70
years Of age. A third person to die In Brooks
the sazas afternoon va Mrs. Frank Rowe. who