The Republican journal., 1916-04-27
The Brooks Centennial.
Portland Express Advertiser. |


One of Names progressive towns, To-
Gated in Waldo County in the fertile
valley of that farming section which has
almost made her a competitor with
Aroostodk, will this season, in early Au-
gust, observe the centennial of her exist
ence. Already the most extensive pre-
parations are being made for the coming
event, and there is no question but that
these dates will be observed with the
corators are already planning that the
streets and buildings will be made at
tractive, while the streets in the evenings
will be illuminated with electrical displays
with the advantages offered by the recent
installation of electrical service by the
Central Name Power Company.
Brooks residents have long looked for
ward to the dates of this year when the
town might fittingly observe the Tooth
anniversary of her birth, and the days
which have been selected will be the ban
ner days of Waldo County. The present
plans INCLUDE auto and trade parades,
sports of all kinds ball, games between
picked teams of Waldo County, address
ses in the afternoons by prominent
speakers from out of town, the presence
of Governor Curtis and staff, exhibition
drills, the usual midway attractions, and
the closing event of the two days, the
grand ball, will be the big event of the
very interesting program.
The committee, VINO were elected at
the annual town meeting of Brooks, and
who are leaving nothing undone in plans
for this centennial program, are D. B.
| Plummer, S. w. Norwood, George B.
Roberts, E. C. Holbrook and E. A. Car
penter. They have the power to appoint
other committees and it is expected that
a complete organization will be effected
before many days have passed. The
Belfast Band will be engaged to furnish
music for the two days concert programs
and it is expected that everybody will
come and that the capacity limit of the
town of Brooks will be taxed during those
days.
Brooks is town of hustling, progress
sive business men, and there is one thing
certain that there will be nothing over
looked in making this affair a big sue
cess. Her people have made her COM
munity one of the busiest trading and
manufacturing points in Waldo County.
One concern alone in Brooks does bust
ness which aggregates 5000, 900 year.
Brooks is full of business and surprise
awaits one who forms an idea from a
passing glance. The people are all enter
prising and of the highest class. The
homes are beautifully kept and many fine
homes grace the village. Already the
most extensive preparations for the COM
ing event are being made and there is no
question but that Brooks will observe the
dates with fitting ceremony.
e.
ton and some of the best results in pota-
to growing outside of Aroostook County
have been demonstrated in this town.
There are, however, in the village, a
number of successful manufacturers, in
GLIDING the Staples carriages and har-
nesses, grist mills, cloth and chair manu-
featuring, corn canning by the Portland
Canning Company, the Hood Creamery
and the Jenkins saw and single mill.
There is one hotel under the management
of Frank R. York. The town has fine
system of graded schools, most carefully
looked after. In social societies the town
has many, including the Marsh River
Lodge of Masons, Happy Valley Chap
ter, Eastern Star, Brooks Lodge of Good
Templars, George G. Davis, Post, G. A.
R., Silver Crown Lodge of Pythian Sis
tersy Harvest Home Grange, Brooks
Lodge, K. o. T. M, Brooks Lodge, L. o.
T. M.
The Marsh stream, which rises in the
town of Knox and receives support from
two tributaries, one rising in the town of
Thorndike, the other in the town of Jack
son, is a pretty useful river. There are
within the village three falls that fur
nish good water power, practically
! all the year. Brooks, like many other