The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-11-08
BROOKS.

Mrs. w. E. Streeter was a business
caller in Unity, Monday.
S. w. Norwood went to Southwest
Harbor Monday for week or ten days
visit.
About 1877 housewives have signed the
Conservation of Food pledge cards in this
town.
Mr.. Arthur Ellis of jackson is buying
cider apples and loading them here at the
station.
Miss Sarah Smith of Providence, R.
l., has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Eliza
Hutchinson.
Mr.. David Page who has employment
in Marion, Mass, is visiting relatives in
town for few days.
Mr. Alton Pilley who has employment
in Dexter, is visiting his cousin, A. R.
Pilley, for few days.I
Miss Addie Davis is making a three
weeks visit with her nieces in Thorndike
Unity and Plymouth.
Hollis Jones and Miss Hester Rose,
students at the U. of NJ, spent the week.
end with their parents here
Owing to the war tax, admission to
moving pictures at Crockett's Theatre
has advanced to fifteen cents.
Alfred Bailey of Jackson has been
saving wood here in the village with his
machine for the past few days.
DIR. N. R. Cook is taking a short vaca-
ton in Massachusetts, visiting Boston
City Hospital, Aver camp and other
places of interest.
S. A. Perkins, W. E. Streeter, Leroy
Staples and Pearl Crockett are packing
apples in Brooks and the surrounding
towns for Granville Morrill,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Jenkens and fami-
ly attended the wedding of her sister,
Miss Hildred Webb and Leon Murphy of
Monroe last Saturday evening
Mrs. Eben. Miller has recently returned
from three weeks case of nursing in
jackson and is at work in E. o. Halls
pant shop here in town during the absence
of1Miss Nettie Bowen.
The meeting of Happy Valley Chapter
of Eastern Star falling on Halloween. it
was duly observed by the members.
Tallow candles furnished light, Jack-o'-
lanterns were in evidence, pictures of
black cats adorned the walls, an old
witch presided while ghosts paraded.
The members were sorry to learn that
they are to lose their Worthy Matron
Miss Erma Barker, who is to take
school in Belfast
The students of B. H. S. have oreaniz-
ed Camp Fire Girl Camp with the ten
following charter members: Mrs. P. H.
Grant, guardian; Misses Inza and Verna
Boyd, Beatrice BickHord, Vera Patter-
son, Ethel Braddock, Margaret Sargent,
Estelle Hadley, Laura Jones, Beulah
Cook, Faustina Roberts. The name of
the camp will be The Passagassawau-
keag They hope to have twenty mem
bers before this term of school closes.
The senior class of the B. H. S. are
preparing to stage the best four-act play
ever staged by students of the past, en-
titled ''The American Flag" The cast
of characters will be as follows: Bob
Mcmillan, a brave young American,
T. R. Cook; Kommandant Wolff, of the
enemy's forces, H. E. Bowden; Ignaz
Scuell, an honest Israelite, Fred McKin-
ley; Judge Oliver, American Consul in
France, L. E. jenkins; Major Marvin, an
American officer, B. F. Ellis; Karl Stein
burg, a German soldier, H. Bachelor;
Irene Oliver, an American girl in France,
Margaret Sargent; Dixie Mcmillan, lit
tie patriot, Helen Crockett Rozilla, a
Hungarian Gypsy, Vera Patterson. This
is an intensely patriotic play and will be
presented on THANKSGIVING followed by
1n al rho,,