The Republican journal., 1916-03-09
The News of Brooks.

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and Mrs. A. E. Kilgore.
A. B. Huff is in the employ of the Central
Maine Power Co., at present.
Miss Phyllis Reynolds is in Knox. the guest
OF her aunt. Mrs. Flora Patterson.
Manley Knowlton went to Haverhill, Mass,
last week and has employment there.
Several from this town attended the Odd
Fellows ball in Unity last Thursday night.
| Mrs. Fred Ham and daughter Hazel of
Thorndike were in town recently, shopping.
Lrs. Kilgure and Cook operated on Friendly
Wentworth Of Knox Monday for appendicitis.
Mrs. Helen Wells of Boston is spending sew
eral weeks with her sister, Mrs. Merton Foeg.
Harry Brown, who is employed in Belfast
by the Central Maine Power Co., spent the
week end at his home here.
Brooks Ladies' Aid has assisted the Red
Cross work by the making Of five dozen shirts
and 1s pair knitted wool hose.
| Our miliner, Frances Merritt, is in Boston
this week getting the latest and best IDEAS for
our benefit the coming summer.
The b. II. S. boys and also the girls have
each organized a basket ball team and expect
to play few games before the season is over.
Master Harold Payson, who lives with his
aunt, Mrs Chas. Forbes, has had severe at
tack of pneumonia, from which he is now re-
covering.
Chas Forbes IS away from home the greater
RI Of tho
company for which he has worked for sew
eral winters.
There will be game of basket ball between
Brooks A. A. and Searsport A. A. March 10th
in Crockett's hail. 1t will doubtless be we'll
worth seeing.
Mr.. Percy Cilley is suffering from bad
case of blood poisoning in his right hand. The
trouble was caused by splinter. Dr. Kill
gore attends it daily.
Some of the large tree which make our vii
lage beautiful in summer have been sacrificed
to make way for the electric wires. We see
them go with regret.
Miss Vera Patterson of Knox visited her
cousin, Phyllis Reynolds, a few days last week
and attended the entertainment and dance
Wednesday evening.
The Central Maine Power Co. will complete
the stringing of wire and connecting the
houses in this village this week. The cur
rent is expected about the 18th.
Mrs. Earl Bessey and son left Brooks for
their home in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, last Saturday
morning. She came some two weeks ago to
attend the funeral of her father, M. J. Dow
| Pearl Crockett has been delayed in the work
on his new hall by the freight blockade at diff
ferent points. and the Electric Light Co.. has
also had trouble in getting supplies through.
| Miss Ethel Rhinds and mother called on
friends in town last Saturday Miss Rhinds
was teacher in the B. H. S. last year and has
since been an assistant teacher in Unity High
Charles F, Bessey was In Belfast Friday OF
! business. His many friends are glad to see
him out again, as he has been confined to the
house for a month or more by the grip and
rheumatism.
Our station agent, Garfield Goddard, and
, family, moved their household goods last Sat-
urday from the Everett Tasker house, where
| they have resided for some years, to the F. H
| Brown rent on Emmons street.
Mrs. Walter Young has returned from Ban.
| gor, where she spent several days to receive
medical treatment. Christine Lane is house
girl and with the assistance of Mrs. Barder
has been caring for Ia in family, several board
ers being included.
Mrs. Abbie Mckay, an aged lady, has beer
ill the greater part of the time for some years
at the home of her daughter, Mrs ]. C
Forbes, who gives her most excellent and low.
ing attention. Mrs. M cKay's second daughter
| Alice Littlefeld of Belfast, visited her mot hel
| last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Carpenter returned from
Aroostook cou lty Friday to attend the funera
of Mr.. Carpenters sister in law, Mrs. George
Carpenter of Newport. The funeral was held
at Jackson Congregational church. Intermen
was in the cemetery there. by the side of theil
two children. Mrs. Carpenter was formerly
Evie Warren and lived for many years at Jack
son Corner.
Some 90 members of the Aid Society me
with Mrs. N. R. Cook last Tuesday and spent
most enjoyable afternoon. This week, Tues.
day, the Aid met with Mrs. Sophie Rowe
There has been scarcely week this winter
that the ladies' have failed of gathering at the
home of some member for pleasant afternoon
of sociability and work. Many comfortables
have been tackled, as well as other work.
| The Brooks A. A. won fast game of basket
ball from Winterport A. A. in Winterport
March 1st. The score was q to II in favor of
Brooks. Brooks has some bright young people
who always win big percentage in all they
undertake. and no town in this vicinity car
boast of the brilliant elocutionary and theatri-
cal ability that Brooks contains. Year after
year of first class entertaining has proved thai
beyond doubt.
Harry Staples and son Leroy, with Everett
Brown, autoed to Bangor one day last week
finding the roads fairly good. The cars have
OF been put in storage this winter as usual
our country people finding it possible to rur
them on snow and ice, even they are used
in the cities continually. There have been few
days, if any, this winter that cars have net
| been on our streets, even our heaviest snow
fall of foot or more did not deter them.
The l. P. CIR flies Comedy Co. from Freedom
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