The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-06-15
The News of Brooks.

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land.
Miss Edith lawrence of Freedom is in town
doing dressmaking.
Wesley Bennett has moved to the Scribner
place on the Pond Hill road.
Elmer Trip and wife have moved into the
rent in the W. S. Jones house.
The High school is holding only one session
daily for the remainder of the term.
Mrs. Helen Moulton recently suffered an ill
turn but is still able to be around the house.
Mrs. Susie Lord went to Reading, Mass, last
week for visit of several weeks with her
sister.
Mrs. Samuel Foss, formerly of Brooks, but
now of Massachusetts, is visiting friends in
town.
Mr.. Foster of Bucksport is assisting A. R.
PIiley in his drug store during the summer
months.
Mrs. A. C. Goddard was called to Penob-
squis, N. B., Monday by the serious illness of
her father
Leander Staples has returned from two
elsewhere.
School superintendent D. B. Plummer and
family left last Friday for visit with friends
In Rhode Island.
from the Moses Brown School, Providence, R.
l., for his summer vacation.
Mrs Charles Peavey left Monday for Frank
lin. Mass, where she will make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Rose Young.
b. f. Stantal has bought Ford car and
Walter Young has put one the Bangor and
Brooks route in place of the big car.
Rev. David Bracket is preaching alternate
Sundays in East Dixmont and at Half Moon
stream during the summer months
Dr. N. R. Cook has resumed his practice.
though he has not fully regained his strength
since his recent attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Lee Hamlin OF jackson is at the home
OF her mother, Mrs King, who is caring for
her and her baby boy, born last week.
Many farmers have not even their gardens
planted yet on account of the continuous rain
and are wondering how to make farming pay
this year.
Miss Frances Ward of Unity is working for
! Mr.. Tarr in his ice cream parlor. He has add
ed lunch counter to his equipment and is
selling home baked rolls, cake etc.
The severe rain of Memorial Day was a great
disappointment to all. All marching was given
up. but Rev, Thomas H. Martin gave yery
! into \ 4 IL.
rendered appropriate music.
The Board of Trade banquet June I'd at
Union hall was very pleasant occasion. Mr.,
Glenburn, secretary of the State Board of
Trade, addressed the meeting and local speak
ers responded to the various toasts under the
direction of POSTMASTER Seth W Norwood.
Esq.
Mrs. Winnifred Smith of Dixfeld, whose
singing at the Jackson Centennial was greatly
appreciated, will give a recital at Crockett's
hall Thursday evening, June 18th, under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid. She will be as
sisted by Miss Mabel johnson of Lewiston. ac
companist and piano soloist and Rev. Thomas
H. Martin reader.
The Imperial Quartet and McKeen's orches-
ira from Belfast drew large crowd at Crock
ett's picture house last week and their sketch
was much enjoyed. The new serial, 1.-THE God
dess," which Mr.. Crockett is showing Wednes.
day nights. is being very favorably received.
Mr. Crockett is contemplating charging the
house as he cannot seat the crowd Saturday
nights-400 tickets were sold one night.
Your cor respondent heard chen story" the
other day that is worth repeating, and should
be great encouragement to many of us who |
love to tend little flock of poultry and would
go into it Oh larger scale could we see more
profit accruing. A cousin of mine in Unity, |
Mrs. Clair Reynolds, keeps a small flock of
common mixed stock which she feeds and
cares for according to Hoye or the Orono Ex-
pertinent bulletins; and 20 hens, after laying
all winter an incredible number of eggs, gave
her 6l9 eggs through the month of April.
Then, on setting half dozen the remaining
" hens laid 513 eggs in May, which excels
the record yours truly kept of the winter pro-
duct, and think l can make hens lay a profit.
Mrs. Minnie Reynolds on the adjoining farm,
who follows the same methods as her Young
sister-in-law, averaged $50 month all winter
from 100 hens, which is "going some"
The following little poem was composed by
Miss Sarah Haskell, or Aunt Sarah" as she is
Familiarity known to many of US. Being IN
her Seth year and nearly blind, she cannot
busy herself with work of any kind, but her
mind is still bright and active and she is
keenly interested in and we'll informed on all
the current events, especially the war in
Europe. Her remarkable memory retains all
that is read to her, and she is able to locate all
the places mentioned. She is also well in
formed on the political issues of the day.
One of her pastmes is the making of little
rhymes of the local happenings in the village,
and the following verses were composed on
the removal of neighbor across the way:
Across the way, the sun in setting fingers,
Loath to leave the cottage to darkness and
the night
Pours over roof and wall with glowing fingers,
A flood of rosy light.
Across the way the wind-swept trees are
swinging
Their branches high, to catch the suns last
ray,
Along the banks we hear the river singing
A homeslck melody.
Across the way the evening dew is falling,
And all around the evening shadows creep;