The Republican journal., 1915-01-21
The News Of Brooks.

The News of Brooks.
Mrs. Randall Of Montville is visiting the
family of Geo. Peavy
Potatoes are bringing the superb price of
thirty cents q bushel in Brooks.
Rev. Mr.. martin Of Bangor has been engaged
as pastor of the Congregational church.
Everett Felker is at home for the winter
after a seasons work outside as q civil en-
gineer.
M. J. Dow has taken up the work of q
wholesale salesman and is apparently doing q
satisfactory business.
Mrs. Eliza Hutchinson, who recently suffered
shock, is still in a poor condition, but is able
to get about the house some
Herbert Hamlin has been supplying some of
the village people with good dry cordwood,
which is nice thing to have at this time Of
the year.
Mrs E. A. Carpenter spends much of her
time with her husband on the road as she en-.
joys the travel and it keeps her from being
lonesome.
Basket ball is the rage with our High school
clique and according to reports they have
really become proficient at it, having won from
several popular teams.
Charles F. Bessey has gone to Florida to
spend the remainder of the winter. His son,
Prince M Bessey of Chic, who had come to
Maine, accompanied him.
Charles E. Bowen has been removed to
hospital for special treatment. He vas in
bad condition but his friends now hope for
Improvement in his case.
Mrs Inez Payson has been quite comfort
able the past week, but is still sick woman.
Mrs. Nellie Lttefeld of Monroe is with her
as nurse and attendant. Miss Gwyn Boody,
who had been there, has gone home.
Mrs. Walter FL. Young has been visiting her
people, the Leemans, in Palermo She has the
babies with her and Walter is having lone
some time of it. And we all miss Mrs, Young
for she is a very desirable acquisition to the
social life of community.
ton of the officers of Golden Crown lodge, K.
of P. and Silver Crown Temple of the Pythian
Sisterhood will be hell in Union Hail. With
out doubt it will b. an enjoyable occasion. The
annual ball will be held February 4th.
The name of A. B. Payson now appears on
the Corner Grocery Store formerly run by
, Young Cox, as Mr.. Payson has taken over
, the business. Mr.. Young is with him in the
store. Ed Cox is manager of the Brooks
Farmers Union. and they are mighty lucky to
obtain his services. They are having very
good business apparently.
January IL. 1915, was the 8Oth birthday OF
our friend VIM. c. Rowe, the well known Grand
Army man and a veteran of the old 4th Maine
of the Civil War. His many friends started in
to give him postal shower in honor of the
occasion and William says they must have
thought he was over one hundred years old as
more than that number was received instead of
the required eighty. He appreciates the
courtesy of his friends, however, and was glad
to be remembered at the age of eighty. In
past years he was the "Poo Bah" of nearly
all the social organizations in the town. it be-
ing generally understood that meeting could
not be satisfactorily run without his pres
ence.
Wednesday night, Jan, 9th. at joint installa-
ton of Marsh River Lodge of Masons and
Happy Valley Chapter, o. S., the following
officers of the chapter were installed by Past
Matron. Frances E. Rolfe, with Past Matron
Frances A, Merritt. marshal: Vesta Davis
Higgins, Worthy Matron Clarence E. Hamlin.
Worthy Patron; Grace Dow Bachelor, Associ-
ate Matron; Mary A. Staples, Treasurer;
Frances E. Rolfe, Secretary; Annie L. Brown,
Conductress; Frances A. Merritt, Associate
Conductress; Erma M Barker, Ada; Mabel E.
Roberts. Ruth; Adde B. Fogg, Esther; EVELYN
Gibbs, Martha; Abbie E. Dow, Eecta; jose
phine Fogg. Warder; W. S. Jones, Sentinel; Is
abel j. Body, Chaplain; InezJ ohnson, Marshall
Mabel E. Fogg. Organist. The Masons were
then installed by Past District Deputy W. S.
Jones assisted by H. E. Staples, Marshal and H.
M. Brown, chaplain: W. S. Jones, W. M; G go.
B. ROBBERS, S. W.; Robert Stiles, J. W. H. M.
Brown, Treas; E. G. Roberts, Sec.; w. F. En-
mons. S. D.; H. L. Reynolds, J. D.; ]. F. Jew
ell. S. S.; C. E Hamlin, ]. s.; W. Z. Barker,
Chaplain; o. w. Lane, Marshal After the
ceremonies were over, while waiting for sup
per, several witty stories were told highly
entertaining reading was given by Grace Bach
elder, who exhibited unusual ease and talent,
as we'll as wonderful memory, on which she
received many complim ents from her friends.
AS also did Mr., Sanders Stiles on his mimi
table manner of rendering very funny selec-
ton. which brought down the house. Mem
bers and visitors to the number of about 100
repaired to the banquet room, and INDUCED in
one of Mr.. York's famous oyster stews, sup
plemented by delicious salads and every vari-
ETY. of nice pastry known to the good &C oks of
Brooks. These installation suppers of the diff
ferent orders always looked forward to
during the year by members and woul be
guests, and no one has ever been disappointed
in the quality and quantity.