The Republican journal., 1917-07-19
BROOKS.

Norman Miller has been at work for X.
A. Jones.
H. M. Brown of Unity was in town
Thursday.
Miss Alice Reynolds of Belfast was in
town Friday
H. E. Staples has purchased a new
Overland car.
j. w. Hobbs has bought new Saxon
Six automobile.
M. L. Fogg has bought a work horse of
Fred Gray of Belfast.
George Miller has been painting the
Grange hall in Knox.
Mrs Marie Goodwin spent Saturday
with friends in Camden.
George Beers has taken the agency to
sell Saxon automobiles.
Miss Thelma Plummer is confined to
the house with the measles.
Mrs. H. M. Brown of Unity is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs F. w. Brown, Jr.
Miss Eunice Chase of Jackson spent
the weekend with friends in town.
Mr. Cookson of Knox and housekeeper
have moved into the C. F. Fogg house.
Mrs. Chas. Mixer and daughter Made
line, are visiting in Jackson and Troy.
The Red Cross workers meet in their
rooms in the Post office block every Tues
day.
Miss Blanch Brown has been visiting at
at Rev. W. E. Streeter's for the past
week.
Earle Roberts is repairing the house of
George Roberts, who recently moved
here.
Mrs. A. j. Lowe has been visiting Mrs.
L. R. Stevens in Jackson for several
days
Miss Christine Jones spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Jones'
6 Mrs F. X. Roberts has returned from
Unity, where she has been visiting her
daughter.
Potatoes have taken quite a fall in
price. They are selling for IS cents per
peck at the stores.
The vegetable gardens are looking fine
and quite number of people have peas
about ready to pick.
Miss Ruth Ames visited Miss Berle
CHM last week during the absence of her
aunt, Mrs. Ella Hubbard.
Miss Gertrude Jenkins visited her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Jen-
kins in Monroe, last week.
Mrs. N. R. Cook and daughter Beulah
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Judkins
to their home in Newport last Saturday.
Miss Ella Wilcox, who has been visit
ing friends in Brooks and Jackson, re-
turned to her home in Fairfield last Satur-
day.
Pearl Crockett, manager of the moving
picture house, intends to open picture
house in Frankfort and show pictures
every Tuesday night
Miss Abbie Knowlton and sister, Mrs.
Jessie Rhines of Plymouth, have been
visiting their mother, Mrs. E. R. Knowl-
ton, for the past week.
Miss Isabelle Brown had her adenoids
and tonsils removed last week and is do
ing well. Drs. Kilgore and Cook per-
formed the operation.
E. G. Roberts, manager of Hoods
Creamery, reports that owing to his being
unable to obtain cans quite number of
gallons of milk has soured
Omer Nelson of Princeton called on
Rev. W. E. Streeter last week. He is in
training camp at Augusta, but expects to
be called abroad at any date.
Quite number from here attended the
w. C. T. U. entertainment and sociable
at jackson village last Thursday and all
reported very enjoyable time.
Mr. Frank w. Stevens, his son Eugene
and daughter DR.. Marion C. with their
friends, Miss Rosie Flagg and Mr. Fred
Fowler, spent few days last week with
Mrs Susan F. Lord.
j. w. Hobbs and family, Miss Helen
Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beers went to Sears
port, Sunday, to attend church services
conducted by our former pastor, Rev. T.
H. Martin.
Cox-TARR. Saturday evening, July
14th, a very pretty wedding took place
at the residence of w. S. Jones, the con-
tracing parties being Miss Lettie Hud-
son Tarr, formerly of Derby, and Ed
ward Glidden Cox, formerly of Liberty
At o'clock to the wedding march from
Lohengrin, played by Miss Christine
Jones, the bride and groom marched in,
attended by Miss Eunice Chase and Mr.
Marshall Ellis, with Miss Zenaide Grant
as ring-bearer. The couple stood under
an arch of cedar and syringas. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. w. E.
Streeter, the single ring service being
used. The bride was very prettily gowDed
in white silk and the bridesmaid in white
net. The room was very artistically dec
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