The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-11-04
The News of Brooks.

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Maurice Hall has employment in the Sol
diers' Home at Togus.
Phyllis Reynolds is attending Gray's BUSH
ness college in Portland.
Miss Hester Rose is attending the Univer-
sity OF Maine this year.
Miss Lila Estes stenographer in Auburn,
has been at home for few days with her par
ents, W. o. Estes and wife.
The family of Gorham Hamlin have been at
their farm in Jackson for several days, look
ing after the threshing crew.
George Ryder has been entertaining guests
from Bangor, an aunt, Mrs. Littlefield, with
her daughter, Mrs. Perkins. and son.
All our teachers went to Bangor Friday,
Oct. 29th. and attended the sessions of the
teachers convention held there.
Carl Jenkins and wife had baby son arrive
last week. which weighed four pounds. Mrs.
Kate Miller was with them at the time.
Earl Roberts and wife. nee Airline Estes.
since returning from their honeymoon, have
rooms with the family of Roy Godding on EN-
| mons street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ryder of Monroe are
spending the week with their son, Charles Ry-
der. They will also visit their son George and
daughter, Mrs. Lucy Bowden.
The Grange and Lady Maccabees have moved
their paraphernaia into the building formerly
occupied by the primary school, a, aside from
regular meetings are holding some socials and
whist parties.
Mrs. Roy Roberts. who has been very ill with
jaundice, is much improved. After Mrs. Stew
ems of Jackson left Mrs. Roberts mother,
Agnes Cilley, and sister Lizzie, have been with
her much of the time.
Henry Cunningham and wife and Willie Aus
tin and wife motored to Enfield on Friday last,
returning to Brooks Monday. The men en-
joyed tramp in the woods hunting, while the
women visited with the family.
Miles Jelison has bought part of the
machinery of the old Gordon pant factory and
moved it to Belfast. He also bid in the work
at Boston which was formerly made here and
is manufacturing it in his Belfast shop.
Mr.. John Frost is still very sick man. He
has been i'll for some months at the home of
his mother in-law, Mrs. Abbie Cilley. Mrs.
Cilley is also in very poor health. barely able
to be about the house part of the time.
Sunday morning, Oct oath, the family of
Henry Cunningham had bowl of ripe rasp-
berries picked from their bushes, which are of
the St. Regis variety. Other families in this
vicinity have found ripe strawberries this
month. Brooks is never behind its sister towns
in any respect.
Oct. 2Sth the stockholders of the Brooks
Farmers Union held special meeting at
Union hall. and several distinguished speakers
were invited to be present. The President of
the State Farmers Union spoke instructivey
on all branches pertaining to the work. The
State Secretary, C. C. Clements. talked on the
subject of sweet corn O. B. Abbott and F.
S. Adams took up the subject of dairying ex-
tensively, and many others entered into the
discussions In an interesting manner. 1t Was
an all-day session. The Brooks Ladies' Aid
prepared a fine dinner and supper in the BAN
quet hall, which accommodates large num-
Instructive to all farmers and their families
present, and con siderable enthusiasm was
| evinced.
Eben Miller has returned from Searsport,
having engaged to work in Miles Jellison's
shop in Belfast Eben was born and brought
up in the clothing business. and is familiar
with all parts of the work. His mother,
Martha Miller. proprietor of the most
prosperous clothing mandatory in BrooAs in
the old days. The building was burned in
the great fire that swept away the business
section at the Corner some years ago. AT one
time We had seven clothing shops in this viii
lage, but that business has dwindled, until at
the death of John Gordon the last shop was
closed 1t is pity some enterprising parties
could not revive interest again and fill of
these shops to its full capacity No doubt
something of the kind will enter here when
electric power is available.