The Republican journal., 1916-10-26
The News OF Brooks.
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Hollis Jones spent the weekend with
friends in Jackson.
Miss Helen Crockett has been visiting
friends in Pittsfeld.
Mrs. L. P. Kenney of Bath is visiting
her sister, Mrs. j. c. Forbes.
r. H. Fairbrother and D. R. Forbes are
at work for A. j. Lane, digging pota-
toes
S. F. Ryan and R. j. Kenney are work.
ing for E. A. Carpenter during the potato
harvest.
Maurice Hall, who has employment at
the Togus Soldiers Home, is at home on
vacation.
James Payson of Waldo has been stop
ping for ime with his sister, Mrs. D.
b. Plummer.
Mrs. Abbie Stevens of Jackson has
been dressmaking recently for the fami-
ly of W. S. Jones.
Mrs. Hannah Small has returned home
after several weeks visit with friends in
Watervile and elsewhere.
Walter H. Young and wife and Miss
Christine Lane are visiting George Clark
and wife in Portland for a few days.
Alfred Rand and wife, with their little
son Abbot, of Bangor spent the week.
END with her parents, F. H. Brown and
wife.
Mrs. Merle Freeman is assisting Mrs.
H. H. Webb while her sons wife and
child are with her, both Of whom have
been sick.
Mrs. D. B. Plummer has taken the
agency for the California Perfume Co.
of New York, dealers in perfumes, ex-
tracts, etc.
Mrs. William Webb, who recently under
went surgical operation, has complete
iy recovered and is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Jenkins
Many of our farmers have been dig
glng their potatoes and bringing them
from the fields to market. The price paid
is above the dollar mark
Mrs. Carrie Luce, who has been cook
ing at York's hotel for some months,
was taken i'll and is now stopping with
her friend, Mrs. j. W. Hobbs.
E. c. Holbrook, who suffered the seri-
GUS accident of broken leg some months
ago, Is rapidly mending and able to be
up and about the house on crutches.
Mrs. Gertrude Stevens has for some
time been assisting Mrs. Elmer Trip,
who has removed from the w. S. Jones'
rent to rooms in the postoffice block.
Miss Gala Kennedy and Mrs. Jones,
who have been stopping with Mrs. Hig-
gins for some four weeks, returned to
their homes in Skowhegan Oct. 18th.
Mrs. Bessie Ingalls, was recent guest
of her sister, Mrs. G. c. Goddard. Mr..
Ingalls,, mlitiaman, who has been on the
border during the summer months, was
on his way home.
Frank W. Gibbs, wife and sister, Mrs.
Lizzie Dlckey, were weekend guests of
Bradley Hopkins and wife in Dexter.
Mrs. Hopkins served them strawberries
and cream. The berries We're picked
from the garden Oct. 9Th.
Beecher Churchill and wife of Win
throp made a motor trip to Brooks recent
ly, visiting their cousin, Mrs. Laureston
Cilley. On returning home they were
accompanied by George Peavey, who was
their guest for several days.
F. M. Forbes, who suffered slight
shock recently, has somewhat recovered.
His two daughters have returned to their
homes in Reading, Mass, sending a
housekeeper, Mrs. Herbert Douglass of
Haverhill, to look after their father dur
ing the winter.
We understand that Walter O'Brien
was passing around the cigars Monday,
as he and his bride, formerly Miss Lila
Estes, returned from their wedding trip
to Boston on Saturday and have gone to
housekeeping in the cosy little house re-
Gently prepared by them. Congratula-
tlOns.
Mrs. A. ]. Foster and infant daugh ter
recently came from the Waldo County
hospital to Knox, and are at the home
OF Mr.. Fosters sister, Mrs. Harvey
Shlbles, under the care of a trained
nurse, also member of the family. Mr..
Foster brought his family home Oct
18th, and is now going around with very
happy smile on his face.
Your correspondent was shown beau.
tiful bunch of fresh lilacs last Sunday at
A peculiar feature of this unusual phe-
nomena was the fact that the Trip farm
having been In the wake of the recent
terrific hail storm. every leaf was strip
ped from the trees and bushes on the
place, and on going to the farm Sunday
the family was greatly surprised to find
the bushes had thrown out fragrant
crop of buds and blossoms.
The big moose of Maine are very saga
cious animals, evidently. Apparently real
izlng their perfect safety under the gov
ernment's laws until 1920, they calmly
invade the city streets even in some
places. We understand big bull moose
perambulated about the street of Brewer
last week, and several have been seen in
different localities in close proximity to
buildings. A big fellew was following
the railroad track some two miles out Of
this village, the train slowing down for
some distance to avoid running him down,
before it finally decided to strike off into
Stanley Higgins woodlot. There is