The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-11-15
BROOKS.
Herbert Ellis has employment mike

AxA1S. DdVlu EOSS was q DOolACSS CdllCl
in Belfast last Saturday.
Mrs. G. L. Morrill, of Waterville visited
friends in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Spaulding autoed
to Athens, Me-, last week.
Mrs. C. E. Bowen and Mrs. D. B. Bow
en- were in Belfast Tuesday.
Mrs. Dora Sanborn of Thorndike called
on friends in town last week.
Mrs. Arthur Mclaughlin is visiting
friends in Belfast for few days.
Miss Celia Waning of Troy is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Charles Mixer 4
Mr. C. F. Spaulding and daughter
Thelma autoed to Belfast Monday.
Mrs. W. S. Jones spent a few days
with friends in Belfast this week.
DR.. Norman R. Cook has returned from
few days visit in Massachusetts.
A. w. Lane has been sick with rheu-
matte fever, but is better at this writing.
Miss Mertie Ames of Belfast called on
her mother. Mrs Emma Ames, Saturday.
The Red Cross auxiliary sent 50 COM
fort bags to our boys abroad last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Ella McTaggart spent the week
end with her daughter, Mrs. H. F. Mad
docks.
Mrs. Della Rowe of Belfast visited her
niece, Mrs. Emma Ames, few days last
week.
Mrs. Will Colson of Monroe is staying
with Mrs. A. R. Pilley during the absence
of Mr.. Pilley.
A. B. Payson is having half of the
lower floor in his new store finished for
the post office.
Mr. and Mrs. Eben Small of Boston,
Mass, visited Mrs. E. A. Carpenter a
few days recently.
Mr.. Guy Patterson and mother have
moved into the A. E. Chase Co. house on
the Hall hill road.
Miss Geniviere Guptill of Boston, Mass,
has been visiting L. H. Bowler and fami-
ly for a few days.
w. C. Austin is rushing work on his
store and has the framework complete
and partly boarded
Mr. and Mrs George Beers have gone
Argyle, Me-, where he position in a
lumber camp this winter.
Mrs. Mary Rand and little daughter
Rita of Troy were guests of her daughter,
Mrs. Ada Mixer, recently
Messrs. Alton and Albert PiIley left
Friday night for Indian Pond and vicinity
on their annual deer hunt.
Leroy Godding and John and Wilbur
Abbot of Knox have gone to Indian Pond
for several days deer hunting
Marley knowlton cut his foot seriously
while cutting for H. B. Bradford. Six
stitches were taken in the wound.
C. o. Varney has been confined to the
house for several days with bad throat
trouble, but is now able to be out.
William Kelsey of Knox and Elmer
Waning of Freedom have been repairing
telephone lines here in town this week.
S. F. Ryan, Leslie Smith and c. E.
Mixer are at work for Harry Bradford
cutting lumber on the w. S. Jones lot.
The Brooks Grain Co., formerly c. F.
Spaulding' is laying the foundation for
grocery store to be built between the
grain store and the store house.
Capt Simeon Crockett has been con-
fined to the house for several days with
bad cold and slight attack of Inflammation
of the lungs, but is gaining slowly.
The friends of Frank Ellis who is in
training at Aver, Mass, will be glad to
know that he has attained the rank of
Corporal of 303rd Maine Infantry Bat
terry D.
Miss Nettie Bowen went to Tapley's
Hospital this week for surgical opera
ton and is getting along as well as can
be expected. Mrs. C. E. Lane accom-
panied her.
The five-reel picture, "The Candy
Grip shown at Crockett's Theatre Sat-
urday night was considered by many as
the best of the season. Next Saturday
night will be ,''When Love Was Blind"
featuring Florence LaBadie
What came near resulting in serious
accident occurred last Friday night when
j. E. Simpsons auto caught on fire An
electric wire broke and the sparks caught
in the gasoline feed pipe setting the en-
tire front of the car on fire, but with the
quick work of the bystanders the fire was
soon under control, but not until it had
burned the inside of the car and seriously
scorched the paint and woodwork on the
outside.
The following is a synopsis of the play,
The American Flag" to be presented
by the seniors of B. H. S. on Thanksgiv-
ing eve: Act l. The exterior of Judge