The Republican journal., 1915-09-02
The News of Brooks.


Mrs. Ira Bowden left Monday for q week at
Abbott village with relatives.
Esther and William Files of Clinton are
guests at W. S. Jones' this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Busfield of Haverhill,
Mass. are visiting at Mr. and Mrs. J. c.
Forbes.
Frank Holbrock has returned to Topeka,
Kansas, after a vacation spent in this village
With his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin C. Hol-
brook.
Mrs. c. S. Bracket of Somerville, Mass,
who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. H. H.
Pilley. the past two weeks, left for home,
| Aug. Path.
Mrs. Fred Ham and daughter Hazel were 10
town several days last week with the family
Of W. o. Estes later going By auto to Belfast
to see her sister, Mrs. lnez White.
Mrs. Estelle Clements of Lowell was the
weekend guest of old friends-the Higgins
family. Mrs. Clement was q former Brooks
girl. known here as Estelle Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. Oren Cheney Higgins attended
the fair in Waterville this week. and were the
invited guests of their friends, Gilbert Morrill,
and wife. formerly of this place.
Walter Young, wife and children have en-
Joyed vacation at Phillips lake. and were
Joined for the week end by H. E. Jenkins
and wife. All returned Sunday, Aug 18th.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Trickey of Bangor
were guests for a week of Cheney Higgins
and wife, who carried them home in their car.
remaining in Bangor some days of fair week.
Road Commissioner Stanley Roberts has be-
gun operations at the Corner. working west.
Inc street will receive about foot of gravel
ana when completed will be fine piece of road.
Mrs. George Ryder's brother, Bart Wilkins,
and wife, are spending the week with her.
Mr.. Wilkins is conductor on the New York,
New Haven & Hartford road, and their home
is in Readville.
The family of Merton Fogg, who went to
their farm in May, have returned to their res
iaence In this village, accompanied by Mrs.
Helen Wells of Boston. who is spending the
summer with them.
Huldah. the wife of Riley Wiggin, was
buried Aug. 22nd. His first wife was Patience,
sister of Huldah, and both were sisters of
Alpheus Roberts. Their lives were spent in
Brooks, and they were highly respected by all
who knew them
Elmer Trip and wife Will move into this
village next week. leaving their home farm
Tor the winter. They are to occupy the cot.
tage owned by Geo. A. Roberts of Massa.
chusetts and will take boarders during the
school session. Mr.. Trip is to be the janitol
of the new school building.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l. Huxford spen, som.
Gays at the Bangor fair last week. going there
by rail Tuesday, the roads being bad after the
heavy rain. Later on in the week mauy of OIL,
townspeople went up by auto smong then
the family of Harry Staples in their new car
also Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Staples,
MIR. and Mrs. James Bushfield of Haverhill
Mass, who are spendingst the summer at LAX,
! W1nnecook, called on relatives here recently
| Mrs. Bushfeld, who was L lizzie Forbes. met a,
old schoolmate and friend in the person O
Mrs. Hattie jenkins and enjoyed old reminis
cences, this being their first meeting in owe
thirty years.
Mrs. A. B. Payson was brought to her HON,
mere last week by auto from Belfast, wher,
she had been for short time with her sister
Mrs s. H. Lord Mrs. Payson spent tn,
greater part of the summer in hospital il
Bangor appearing to improve some in health
and went from there to Northport under tn,
care OF Or. Luce for several weeks. Sh,
seems now in very low condition, and mucI
sympathy is extended
Mr.. and Mrs Ezra A. Carpenter m otored II
Rockland Sunday. taking the boat from Their.
to New York, where they will spend some ter
days. combining business and pleasure. Mr.
Carpenter will oe guest at the banquet giyer
the Coe-Mortimer employees during that time
Elmer Roberts and wife accompanied them t,
Rockland, bringing the car back from there
giving them very enjoyable trip.
After three weeks vacation Jour pastor the
Rev. Thomas H. Martin, has returned to his
pastorate, and held highly interesting service.
on Sunday. Aug. 29th The anthem "Bless tn.
Lord, oh my Soul" was we'll rendered by tn.
choir, and a good house listened to the fin,
sermon. All who have once heard Mr.. Martin
come again. and those who have not yet hear,
him should not lose the opportunity He is
deep student, brilliant speaker, and hi
sweet tenor voice adds much to the interest O.
the choir
A lawn party under the auspices of the La
dies Aid. was held Aug. 26th on Goddard
lawn Mrs. Goddard and Mrs. Eva Lane bein,
the committee for the month of August t.
prepare the entertainment. Ice cream, cak
and homemade candies were on sale. Tn
grounds were roped off and hung with Japan
ese lanterns. presenting picturesque appear
ance. Brooks band furnished music, an,
among interesting features were solos by Mrs
Helen Wells of Boston. who has a powerful
contralto voice. A goodly sum was realized
from the sales, and the evenin e was a grea
success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lander, formerly o
Thorndike, but now living in Massachusetts
came in their car last week and called on oil
friends and relatives. They stopped at tn
| home of M. J. Dow. their uncla nd war