The Republican journal., 1918-09-05
BROOKS.

weekend with his family here.
Mr.. Geo. H. Ryder is at work in the
Brooks Feed and Grain Co. store.
Mrs. Leroy Staples of Belfast spent last
week with Mrs. Leander Staples.
The Misses French of Exeter were the
guests of Mr.. Leroy Toner and wife last
week.
Quite a number from this village at
tended the fairs at Bangor and Waldo
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Ryder were called
to Dedham, Mass, last week by the
death of a relative.
Miss Bernys Holt, bookkeeper for the
A. E. Chase Co., spent the weekend with
her parents in Belfast
Mr.. Charles E. Bowen and wife have
moved into the Everett Tasker house now
owned by E. A. Carpenter.
Mrs. Louise Croake, nephew and niece
Harold and Grace Nicols, returned to
their home in Massachusetts, Monday.
Miss Inza Boyd of Jackson spent few
days with P. H. Grant and family at their
cottage at Lake Passagassawaukeag re-
Gently.
Mr. Fred Cutler of New York, Mrs. c.
P. Dennison and Miss Hazel Newton OF
Auburn were the guests of Capt. and Mrs.
Walter O'Brien recently.
Mr.. Leon Hall, who is in training at
Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, spent Sun
day with relatives in Monroe and Brooks,
returning to camp Monday.
Mr.. Guy A. Twombly of Monroe was
the 4-minute man at Crockett's Theater
last Saturday night, delivering pleasing
as well as interesting address on "Propa-
ganda.'
Mrs James P Busfeld, who has been
staying at Lake Windemere, Unity, for
the past few months, called on relatives
in town recently before returning to her
home in Haverhill, Mass, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Beers of Water
vile, and Mr.. John w. Hobbs of Prout's
Neck, accompanied his son John W., Jr.,
home here last week. John W., Jr., has
had several attacks of appendicitis and it
was thought best to bring him home. DR..
A. E. Kilgore is attending him.
The following is a list of weekend
visitors in town: Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ken
ney of Bath at R. E. Webber's; Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace johnson of Bath at E. M. |
Goddlng's; Mr. Ralph CULVER of Water
vile at Dr. A. E. Kilgore's; Mr.. Lawrence
E. Jenkens of Waterville at Mrs H. E.
Jenkens'; Miss Christine Jones and Mr..
Maurice Allen of Waterville at w. S.
Jones'; Mr.. and Mrs. Bert O. Brier of
Belfast at Mrs. Susan Halls; Miss Susie
Colson of Belfast at H. H. Hutchinson s;
Mr.. Richard Hall of Skowhegan at W. E.
Halls; Mr. Will Hall and family of Fair
field at r. A. Halls.
Mr.. Ernest L. Toner, Supt. of Schools |
for Brooks, jackson, Monroe, Swanville !
and Waldo announces the following as
teachers: Brooks High school, principal, |
Aaron Wall; languages, Miss Frances
Gonyer; commercial, Miss Jennie Weaver; |
grades 1, 2 and 3, Miss Mabel Rose; 4, 5 |
and g. Mrs. Eva Toner; 7, and 9, Mrs.
Carrie Hobbs; Payson School, Miss Verna
W entworth.
Jackson-Town House school, Mrs.
Margie Reed; Gates school, Mrs. Avis
Bailey; village school, Miss Pearle Chase;
Snow school, Miss Olive Hatch
Monroe-Village school, Miss Jessie
Washington school, Miss
Doris Gould; Center school, Mrs. Myra
Clark; Dow school, Miss Velma Thomas;
Ford school, Miss Bernice Tasker; Clark
school, Mrs. Eva Nealley; North Monroe
school, Miss Ruth Fairbanks; Pattee
school, Mrs. Nancy Gilbert.
Swanville-Head of Lake school, Mrs.
Doris L. Thayer; Corner school, Miss
Ruby Gray; Seekins school, Miss Effie
Ames; Greedy school, Miss Ada Weston.
Waldo-Whitcomb school, Miss Ada
Webster; Hadley school. Miss Ruth Wiley;
W aldo Station school, Miss Sadie Cum
mings; Paul school, Miss Bessie Nicker-
son.
jackson schools began Aug. Goth, Mon
roe, Swanville and Waldo schools began
Sept 3rd, Brooks schools begin Sept. 9th.
Brooks H. S. opens Sept 9th W tn Mr..
Aaron Wall of Connecticut as principal.
Mr. Wall is graduate of New Hamp-
shire State Agricultural college and comes
highly recommended. Miss Gonyer, a
graduate of the University of Maine, re-
turns to a second years work at this
school. Miss Weaver, graduate and
teacher in the Maine Commercial school
If Auburn, will be at the head of the
commercial department..
Leander Staples, our veteran harness
maker, passed away at his home here in
The village Monday, August Goth. He !
had been subject to severe heart attacks
for the past year. He leaves to mourn
their loss, his widow, two brothers, Roscoe
Of Rockland, and Marion of Joplin, Mo.
He was born in Belfast May /, 1887. His
parents were Alfred and Abigail CrowelD
Staples. He was one of family of eight |
children of whom only two brothers re-
main. Mr.. Staples began the harness
trade when young man of twenty years
in Rockland, where he worked for one
man 6 years, after which he bought him
o,,+ opd mold rent at the rate IF S1OO a