The Republican journal., 1921-07-07
BROOKS.

Miss Gertrude Barden was the guest of
relatives in Monroe last week.
Mrs. John Cousins of Boston is visit.
ng her mother, Mrs. Isabelle Body.
Albert Bowen and Merton Fogg. Jr..
are in Massachusetts, spending a part of
their vacation.
Mr.. Harry Peavey and a party from
I horndike went on fishing trip to Port
Clyde over the holiday.
Mrs. Lewis Loon and son Charles and
daughter of Richmond, Me-, are visiting
her son John Loon, and family.
Mrs. Affie Crockett and son, Leroy
Godding and family spent the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Waning in
Damariscotta, Me.
Robert Stiles and wife have spent two
weeks of their vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. Sanders Stiles, and have now gone
to visit in Springfield.
Mrs. Earl Bessey and little sons, John
and Earl, Jr., of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, are
spending the summer with relatives in
Brooks and Thorndike.
Miss Hilda Lane of Athol, Mass, has
been spending a two weeks vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. W.
Lane, returning Saturday.
Miss Faustena N. Roberts. who has
e Employment in Augusta, was the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. K Rob-
erts, several days recently.
| Mr.. Harold Payson is clerking in A. B.
Payson's store during the absence of Mr.
Isaac Leathers, who had the misfortune
to FIR acture several ribs recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cousins, Mr.. and
! Mrs. Milton Rose of Brookline, Mass,
were the guests of friends and relatives
i n town several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Roberts daugh-
t er, with her husband and two children
are spending the summer here. They
ca me from Massachusetts, in their car.
Mrs. John Hobbs is away attending
summer school at Pennington and Mrs.
| Grace Batchelder is keeping house for
Mr.. Hobbs and Kenneth during her abb
sence.
The 4th was very quiet affair in the
village this year. The ringing of the
hu1ch bell and blowing of the siren on
the fire house being the only evidence of
its celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Ellis and children
are spending the summer on their farm
in Waldo, but come back to the village
to church on Sundays and other func-
tons during the week.
Mrs. Earl Bessey and children spent
the 4th in Thorndike at Nathan Berry's.
aving provided themselves along the
trip from Ohio with large quantity of
/ fireworks for the coming event.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tasker of Plymouth
are now at their farm in Monroe, cut
ting lumber, and often call on relatives
h ere. Also Fred Ham and wife of Thorn
dixie have been here several times recent
ly.
Mrs. Faye G. Reynolds and children
a nd her sister, Mrs. Annie Brown, and
d aughters and her mother, Mrs. Wall, of
w aterville, who are visiting at her home
here, spent Sunday and Monday at Win
demere Lake, Unity.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Gibbs, Mr.. Burton
Gibbs and family, Mr.. Earl Gibbs and fam
lily, Mr. and Mrs. John Gibbs, Mr.. John
Loon and family, Mr.. Fred Curtis and
ia mily and Mr.. and Mrs. George LaCross
we Mt on party clambake to Stockton
Sunday.
The new apple factory Of the Black &
G ay Co. is fast nearing completion. en-
ploying large crew, and will be open
or business about August 18th for can
n ing string beans, corn and other garden
p roducts, and later in the fall very
h eavy pack of apples is predicted.
The Knights of Pythias hold their 26th
a nnual ball Friday, July 9th. McKeen's
o rchestra of Belfast will furnish music.
A exhibition drill by the Guard team
will be feature, and one of the fine
b aked bean and pastry suppers served
hat the ladies of this town are famous
for
Miss Hazel Heath of Thorndike has
been spending the last ten days with
Mrs. Cheney higgins. During the time.
in the company with other friends. sew.
eral picnic parties were made up, visit
ing Swan Lake. Belfast City Park.
N orthport Camperound and other places.
where the days were greatly enjoyed.
Cheney Higgins has builded nice ga
rage on the northwest corner of his prop
erty, one of the best in town, and is hav-
ing the front of his stable remodeled into
a summer kitchen, the roll door being re-
moved and one with glass matching the
two front doors on the porch inserted,
and two large windows replace the one