The Republican journal., 1916-10-05
The News of Brooks.

N. H. Hutchinson spent the weekend in
Belfast.
James II. Ames of Bowdoinham was in town
Saturday on business.
Several potato diggers are for sale, cheap,
at the Dow residence.
Ed. Godding and crew are pressing hay at
the Dow farm this week.
Marshall G. Ellis is at present working for
Herbert Chase in Jackson.
Lawrence West is at home from Lynn,
Mass, for several weeks visit.
Mrs. ]. G. Simpson has been visiting friends
in Lawrence, Mass, for the past week
Mr. and Mrs. Rand of Bangor are gues,s of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Brown.
Mrs Miranda Roberts is keeping house for
Jos. Simpson while Mrs. Simpson is away.
Mrs. Edwin Walker and son David of Bel
fast were in town Sunday calling on friends.
Maurice West and Almon Brown have gone
TO Massachusetts, having employment in a
hospital.
Ernest Gould and family have closed their
house on Sprout Hill and moved to Massa-
chusetts,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smith ar, the proud
parents of a third daughter, Airline Frances,
born Sept 18th.
Kenneth Ryder, who recently underwent a
serious operation. is much improved and is
able to be about the house.
Miss Gala Kennedy and Mrs. Louis F. Jones
of Skowhegan stopping for a few weeks
at the home of Mrs. Cheney Higgins.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Staples have been en-
| joying motor trip for few days, calling on
| friends in Windsor. Togus and other towns.
There are two new roadsters in the village.
DIR. Kiigore is driving Studebaker and H. E.
Staples has bought the latest model of Over
land.
Mrs. Helen Knight recently returned from a
visit with her husband in New York and is
again with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. S.
Coson.
Kenneth, little son of Chas. Ryder, who was
operated on some three weeks ago, is slowly
improving Miss Emily brown, nurse, is still
with them.
The kaincoat factory in Belfast having
closed, Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Miller and Mrs.
Laura Jacobs, who were employed there have
returned home.
Mrs. A. ]. Foster entered the Waldo County
hospital Sept. 23rd and Sunday morning the
stork called leaving fine baby daughter.
Mother and child are doing finely. Congratu-
latons.
F. Marion Forbes had slight shock last
Friday night and is slowly recovering. His
two daughters, Mrs. Chas. Rich and Mrs.
Newell Howes of Reading, Mass, are here
for time.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ G. Kennedy and son Bern
ard, John Little and Miss Doris Kennedy of
Skowhegan,were in town Sunday to call on the
family at Mrs. Higgins. They made quick
trip in their Overland car.
Hoods Creamery Co. has bought the land and
buildings formerly owned by the Portland
Packing Co. and will remodel them into an up
to date creamery. This company has a large
business here in Brooks.
Don, the ia mily horse owned for 25 years
by the late Marcellus j. Dow and used for the
past year by W. E. Gibbs, laid away last
week, this being made necessary by increas
ing lameness. In his prime one of the best
driving horses in Brooks, at this advanced age
he retained his health and spirits to a remark
able degree and was as fat and spirited
colt.
Nearly 500 people witnessed the movies at
Crockett's picture house last Saturday night,
m any coming from several adjoining towns in
autos, and the ball following was unusually
enjoyable, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Jenkins
served frankfurts, coffee and doughnuts in
the lunch room and Mrs. Guy Prime and as
sistants furnished innumerable ice cream
cones.
w, H. Swift met with painful accident last
week. While loading on some baled hay at
farm some distance from here he fell and dis
located his shoulder and was obliged to drive
his spirited pair of horses nearly home before
opportunity offered to shout for assistance
from his wife and neighbor. DR.. Kilgore
was soon got on the wire, ether was admins
ter ed and the shoulder set.
full home of Mrs. Lauriston Cilley. one mile
from the village on the Monroe road. The day
was ideal ano large number of ladies gather
ed, several gentlemen kindly offering the
vices of thems elves and autos to convey them
there. Confectionery was much in evidence
during the afternoon, and at o'clock the
"menfolks'' and numerous children arrived
at which time most delicious picnic sup
per was served. Mr.. Cilley entertained
the guests at periods during the after
noon and evening with selections on the fine
diamond point Edison, and there was vocal
music with Mrs. Swift at the organ during the
evening. 1t was most delightful occasion
owing to the gracious hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. Cilley.
Sept. 18th the Ladies' Aid was invited to
1.-THE Oaks" at Lake Passagassawaukesg, as
guests of Mrs. N. R Cook. By l o'clock
| large number had arrived in autos and teams,
and dinner was served, the hostess preparing
steaming kettle of savory chowder, the
visitors filling the table with an assortment
of every good thing known to the cooks of
this village, and when that is said it will be
well understood that nothing was lacking
which an epicurean could desire. After dishes
were washed the ladies' busted themselves