The Republican journal., 1918-01-24
BROOKS.

Ned Roberts is at work for Walter
Bessey in Unity.
S. w. Norwood was business caller in
Belfast last Saturday.
E. O. Hall of Belfast was business
caller in town last Saturday.
Miss Mildred Bowen spent the week
end with friends in Clinton, Me.
r, j. Kenney, Clifton Gibbs and Ed
Godding are pressing hay in Troy.
Miss Christine Jones of Waterville is
spending week with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manter Murphy were
business callers in Belfast Jan. 10Th.
Clifton Roberts is driving the school
team formerly driven by C. F. Fogg.
The Camp Fire Girls held whist party
in Crockett's Hall last Thursday night.
Mrs. E. C. Body has been having
serious time with blood poisoning in her
foot
f1liISu DCChCl VI loiSoOoAo Noo SAAo
week end guest of Mrs. H. E. Jenkins
and son.
Miss Susie Colson Of Belfast spent the
weekend with H. H. Hutchinson and
mother.
! Mrs. H. j. Hamlin of Portland is visit
ing friends and relatives in town for
few days.
Mrs. H. H. Webb and Mrs. Byron Webb
were business callers in Waterville last
Saturday
Miss Thelma B. Spaulding was busl-
ness caller in Pittsfield, Me-, few days
last week.
Mr.. Piper of Waterville, one of the firm
of The Brooks Grain and Feed Co. was in
town Friday.
NJ Lawrence Cook of Jackson spent
the weekend with his brother, Dr. N. R.
Cook and family.
The Thursday evening prayer meetings
are being held at the homes of the mem
bers in order to save fuel,
The Camp Fire Girls plan to hold a
whist party every Wednesday evening at
Crockett's Hall from 7.3O to 10.
Mr.. O. W. Lane has been confined to
the house for several days with sciatic
rheumatism, but is now able to be out.
f. O. Halls pant shop here in town
has been closed for five days to comply
with the Government orders to save fuel.
Mr.. and Mrs j. E. Ellis, Jr, have re-
ceived word from their son Frank who
is in training at Aver, Mass, that he has
, been promoted from Corporal to Sergeant.
Seth w. Norwood arrived home from
Kingfield, Me-, .ast Thursday and re-
ported that schools have closed for few
weeks Oh account Of shortagein fuel
The Camp Fire Girls held food sale
with good success at W. S. Jones, Mon
day afternoon. They plan to hold an
other on Monday afternoon and evening,
Feb. 4th.
! The Extension School of Agriculture of
Orono, Me, held a three days school at
Crockett's hall last week, Quite num-
Der of people were present and the sub
iects taken up were very Interesting.
Mrs. P. H Grant, assisted by the young
people of this town, is making arrange
ments to stage the play, "Her Friend the
Enemy" on Feb. It'll. The proceeds of
this play will be given to the Red Cross.
The Pythian Sisters Lodge gave Mrs
f. C. Boody a surprise party last Thurs
day evening. There were eight sisters
present. Games were played and good
time was enjoy ed. They presented Mrs
Boodv with very handsome dish.
The Senior class of B. H. S. will pre-
sent the great war play, 'The American
Flag" at jackson tonight, Thursday,
weather permitting. All those with
good Red Cross and school spirit should
see this play tonight and the Red Cross
play, "ier Friend the Enemy" at Union
Hall, Brooks, Feb. 7th.
The officers of Happy Valley Chapter,
O. E. s., were installed in very impress
sive manner, Wednesday evening, Jan,
10th, by Rev. w. E. Streeter assisted by
Mrs. NJ L. Fogg as marshal. Those
elected for the year were: N. NJ, Frances
A. Merritt; A. NJ, Medora B. Carpenter;
N. P, Clarence Hamlin; Sec, Lettie Tarr
Cox; Treas, Mary A. Staples; Cond., An
ME W. Brown; Asst, Mabel Fogg; Chap,
Mrs. Isabelle Body; Marshal, W. s.
Jones: organist, Mrs. w. S. Jones; War
den, Lizzie Stiles; Sent, Forest Roberts;
Ada, Addie Fogg; Ruth, Vesta D. Hig-
gins; Esther Mabel Roberts; Martha.
Evelyn Gibbs; Electa, Abbie Dow. A
very pleasant evening was passed with
music, remarks and very amusing read
ines by Brothers Stiles and Streeter. A
. buffet luncheon was served. The Masons
and their wives were guests of the even
ing.
RED CROSS NOTES. The following
letter has been received from American