The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-01-15
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Roy Godding made trip to Boston last week
on business.
Mrs. Bert Lane is just getting out a1ter
severe cold and threatened pneumonia.
Albert Jenkins, who returned from Bates
college recently, is now teaching school In
Mattawamkeag.
Gorham Hamlin and wife spent several days
in Thorndike recently with their son fear'
and other relatives.
Will Emmons and family. who have been for
some time at lumber camp IN Montv1lle' nave
returned to their home here.
Miss Phyllis Reynolds and Miss Doris Rob-
erts visited in Belfast some days recently at
the home of Miss Doris aunt, Ruth Mlcnaels.
Miss Gwen Boody who is assisting Mrs.
Walter Young this winter, has been at home
with her mother, Mrs. Edwin Body, for the
past two weeks, suffering with an abscess.
Twenty ladies' of the Aid met with Mrs.
Annie Brown Jan. 7th and spent most enjoy
able afternoon. Two pretty and serviceaoie
dresses were completed for children OF TAM
lily where there had been ckness.
The cutting of ice from Marsh river has be-
gun and quite quantity was cut and hauleo
last week. The local ice houses will be rapid
ly filled and farmers are hauling some miles
away into the surrounding country.
Eben Miller and family of Oneonta' N. Y.
have moved their goods here and are settled
in the F. H. Brown rent on Emmons Street,
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller are both former residents
of this place. and their parents reside IN the
vicinity.
Keyes and Jennings of Waterville are In
town soliciting business and will canvass the
surrounding country for work in their line
| that of renovating feather beds and making
them over into fine soft mattresses. which are
easily cleaned and great improveme Mt over
the old style.
The Farmers Union, since completing their
neat little building on the bridge and putting
in set of scales, are doing thriving business
under the local manager, Isaac feathers. -Four
carloads of potatoes were shipped by them
the past week, and large quantities of feed are
handled in the storehouse.
The Ladies' Aid of Brooks are TO stage a
play in the near future, the proceeds to buy
new carpet for the church. The play Down
In Maine," has a good cast. The first reading
rehearsal was given this week, and it is pro-
posed to place it before the public the lattel
part of February.
The High school teacher, MIR. Norwood, ane
pupils. who we're so successful in their presen'
tation of the comedy, "The Corner Grocery
at Union hall recently, were invited to present
the same in jackson last week, which they did
to the enjoyment of all The funds. we under
stand. are for laboratory course.
Stanley Perkins who has been visiting II
Massachusetts during the holidays. has not ye
returned. The Captain very selde m taxes
vacation, but when he does he makes goot
Job of it, as he does in all other things Mrs
Perkins is still with her daughter, Mrs. Der
Wentworth, South Brooks, and the home place
looks deserted.
Mrs. Loyston Cilley, who has been an invalid
} for some years, was surprised and pleased a
the number and variety of loving reminders o
friendship received during the holiday season
and desires us to express her appreciation AM
J thanks through The Journal. The Brooks W
C. T. U. sent her nine boxes OF Christina
"goodies" and large number of gifts were re
ceived from other friends, as we'll as innumer
able Christmas cards and booklets. Mrs. Gil
more strength.
Your correspondent is somewhat proud AM
happy in having been instrumental in the gain
ing the appointment in this locality of Stat
agent for the Society for Protection of Ami
mails. Mr.. Isaac feathers is the man, and hi
. is an upright, fearless, energetic personalit!
that will never curry favor by winking at dis
obedience of tho laws of our State which ar
plainly laid down for the care Of the brut
, creation, but of which evidently too little
known, as those same laws are violated con
stantly; more, we feel sure. from ignorance Oh
the subject than from willful intention. If al
our farmers. for instance, would procure ant
, read COPY of such laws, especially those rela
tive to the treatment and shipment of ami
mails by rail, many would be surprised NJ
doubt at the lax fulfillment of such laws, AM
some of the unpleasant features connected
with the shipping of animals from this station
might be eliminated without further trouble
Too much cannot be said on the subject of hov
mankind fulflls the trust in caring for tn
dumb animals which God has put in his hands
We would refer all the friends of the ANNA
kingdom to the fact that we now have al
earnest advocate with US in the person Of MI
feathers, an authorized agent, sworn to in
vestigate all cases brought to his notice of an.
violation of laws of the society which he rep
resents.
, WINTERPORT.
At q meeting of the W. c. T. U. at the Meth
odist parsonage Wednesday, Jan. 7th. a com
) mittee was appointed for the purpose of pre-
pairing appropriate resolutions commemorative
of one of their members, recently departed
J The resolutions follow:
! Resolved, That in the removal by death O
our beloved associate and co-worker. Mrs
Evelyn Wardwell, we realize and deplore the
) loss Of faithful helper and beloved member
: esteemed for her excellent qualities and en-
deared by long and intimate association.
Resolved, That we extend our sympathy tt
her daughter, Mrs. Marie Archer, and to hel
sister and to all who survive her and mourn hel