Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 240

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One arrest with maximum fine would cause others to be more careful and pay little attention to the law.

Let us have the law enforced or the notices taken down.

A PEDESTRIAN

Franklin, July 30, I.00. So Uncle Silas Says.

It wax a cruel joke on R. E. Capron, says Uncle Silas, to give the credit of the SENTINEL birthright to two young men. When Mr. Capron remembers the sleep+ less bours he passed in worry and deep thought to make the SENTINEL a SHOUMAS from the start he will wotoler who the other fellow can be, for he is hot a tlesh and blood creation Mr. Capron while here was the father of other literary chil- dren, but they died young He was in Franklin at the time of the rise and fall of the beat sugar houm, when that mon- nment ut misplaced confidence, uow used as a rubber refining establishment. was built and he saw and felt the great wave of expectation and the crash that followed. During the time of sweet de- Insion Mr. Capron started a monthly de- voted especially to sugar beet interests. | While the business lasted it had a fair

sime course, After disposing of his in- terest in the SENTINEL Mr. ('apron start. ed a Tourist's Monthly, designed for sale on cars and news-stands aud catering to the wants of the traveling public. Thls venture was soon abandoned and the gentleman went to a more lucrative field of work, where he is sald to be on the road to wealth.

Emerson's Market.

Wa le imiele tis on ice, shell peas, greou corn, gem melons, sweet potatoes, sum- mer squash, lettuce, cucumbers, onions, cabbages, new beets and turnips, green corn. Try our Imperial cheese. Fresh killed Chicks aud fowls, lamb, real,

pork.

BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Good wages for a girl to do housework. Inquire at SENTINEL office. 100 cords trash hard and pine limbs, at Allen's wood yard, School street,

'To Let-Small tenement, rear Daua block, $1.25 per week, A. C. Dana drug- gist 24 tf

Wanted -A competent girl for general honsgwork. Apply to Mrs. Dr. King. High street.

Laura Lee, palmistry and card rending. Ladies, 2ºc. ; gentlemen, 50c. Cor. Gar- field and Crescent streets. 3

Good rooms and board may be had at the Franklin Honse at low rates, from $3.50 to $4.60. A. Briggs, Prop. Tt Two large, pleasant rooms to let ; most desirable aud convenient location with private family, Address SENTINEL office. 3.7

To Let-A tenement of five rooms ou Alpine street. Inquire on the premises or at Mrs. Burnham's, cor. Peck and North Park streets. 17 t

W. A. Pond has sold the Grant place in Sheldonville to George W. Hitchcock of Bostou.

Harris Cochrane is spending a two weeks" vacation with relatives in Caro Tue, R. I.

Work at Hayward's mill was resumed Wednesday morning, after a five days' shutdown.

Rev. A. L. Fraser of North Bellingham will preach in the Baptist church Sun. day forenoon.

Mrs. Webb Lincolu and daughter, Miss Maud Lincoln, left town today to visit relatives in Maine.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O'Donnell have beguu housekeeping in the Parker Farr house ou Cottage street,

Our Boys will play the strong Father Matthew team of Woonsocket at Hong Lake tomorrow afternoon.

Miss, Margaret Maroney has returned from a two weeks' visit with relatives at Quincy and Watertown.

Charles Heaton retmins Saturday from

Jaseph Tracy, who committed silcide Maine, where he was called by the death by hanging himself In his father's barn of David Kimball, of Mercer.

in West Medway sometime during Sat- The school street schoolhouse is being urday evening, was well knowu hy a l'exhingled, and the Emmous street en- number of Franklin people. Much sur- que house is being repainted.

prise was evinced by thewu ou account of

From Franklin there went Fremont ; From Wrentham, Warren K. And they went on a fishing trip "Way down in Buzzard's bay. Did they catch any bluefish? Well, I should say they did. But they wouldn't sell a poundl. No matter what the blu.

Seeing is believing.

And ealing better still.

Warren has some Wrentham friends Who now have bad their rill.

Should these meu lose Their money And he without a dish .

Their families need never starve As long as they could fish !!!

REUBEN.

Dental Notice.

After Monday next my office will be closed during my absence for two or three weeks, or nutil further notice. DR. E. C. AnnoTT.

A carload of brewery grain received

every Tuesday at Metcalf's statiou, where towu similar articles, hereinbefore men- tioned. The Daniels, Tower, Clark, any quantity can be purchased. Good| for milch cows, hens or hogs. Great NEving on grain. Inquire at the station. Dean, Woodward aml Whiting antiques will be treated of in some near issue of the SENTINEL. There will be no rehash of this paper, but new (old) subjects of Everything that the market affords Send your boys to Ochee's harher shop for a "clip." They will be more comfortable. equnl scope and interest. The Tower and Woodward collections are both an- can be found at this establishment this Richardson's Market. tique nud unique, as is your humble sor- W. R. RICHARDSON,

week. New vegetables coming lu daily, fruit, etc. 'Nuff said.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

Mcnulty Sialement Benjamin Franklin Savings Bank. . . .. Superior Court Notice. . . The Greater Rusion Business Directriry Mortgagee's Sale

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Other Hours from 6.80 a. m. 10 7.80 p. m. Satur days, t.30 n. m. to $.15 p. m. Sundays from 9 to 10 a. m. Money Order Department from 8.30 a. m.10

MAILS OPEN FROM

7.20 A. M.

Providence. ... .. . . .......

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12.00 P. M

4.40

Wesi and South

6.40

Providence. . . . . Boston and Enst. Milford.

8.40 6.40

MAILS CLOSE FOR

9.05 A. M.

Providence.+ ...

West and South

9.00

Milford .. .****

Esslern States and Provinces. 11.30 M.

West and South. . .. +++. 4.15 P. M.

Eastern States and Provinces . 4.50 North. South, East and West. .. 7.15 Sunday Mail closing in all directions at 5 P. M. HENRY A. TALBOT, P. M.

Franklin. Mass., June 18. 1500.

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC FIRE ALARM.

BOX 6-Corner Cross and Central streets. % Central street, head of Summer street. 13-Corner Emmons and Main streets. 23-Arlington street, near corner Wachu- sett street.

14-Nason's Crossing.

34-Corner Union and Central streets. #[-Union street, near Beaver, opposite St. Mary's Church. 43-Corner of Garfield and Crescent streets. Two Blasts -- Fire out. Que Blast-Testing apparatus.

Mrs. F. P. Chapman and children are at Higgins Beach, Me., enjoying sea breezes. Mrs. G. R. Windsor accom- panied them.

Mrs. Elizabeth Norton and her niece, Miss May Farrell, of Brooklyn, N. Y., are visiting at the home of Lawrence J. Kelley ou Beaver street.

James E. McCarthy of Hudson, Mass., formerly of Franklin, leaves for New York in a few days to join Hillyer's min- strels for the coming season.

on them in an informal manner.

The Mouthly printed programme of the Baptist church for August gives the man had a bright future before him. His

widow and his father have the sympathy of all in their loss.

A Fish Story.

pewter ware, etc. An Indian pestle for pounding corn, dug up a century and a half ago while clearing laud; a cranberry

meet the requirements of modern ideas, the peace and placidity of Paradise be- fore the expulsion remains. To a man

lake tussaucted entirely of wood, onve built on modern American principles, wielded by Jahez Fisher, before any hu, good eating is an essential : fondation degree of promise, but when the business ment altar, here the prayer of Artemus man being on this planet was in exist- | stone, and when' one sits at the refresh- ence. Here are old books, readers; "A Collapsed the monthly soon followed the Work on Elocution for the Improvement Ward for his mother-n-law comes to

of Men's Minds," printed in Stockbudge. mind. "She was a good cook; may no

This was new to the writer, as it will be rude hand ptuck a flour from her tomh- stone."

century ago iu that part of the common-

wealth. These old things will be new faction. The beauty of the marine pic- tures in Casco bay has been told and re-

to some of us at least. A wooden bon-

net block in six sections, the biggest one

lated a thousand times and need no

the writer ever saw, and be has seen a few. Here are forty Indian arrows, found

repetition. Some of the best of them we have here.

Wander which way you will they rise none of recent date. Some of them are before you, and when you remember that of sparkling. beauty-white, brown, red, ! in the golden sands of the beaches lie steel, black and(turquoise blue, all in a hidden bushels on bushels of the lus- at various intervals ou this estate, but

perfect state of preservation. These

relics, of course, are practically inde-

structible. Candle snuffers, whales' teeth and swordfish swords. We will iug the march of human appetite, tender close in the house and go down to the well, whose motive power is a "sweep" emotions will swell the bosoms of all ex- cept the most burdened agents of cruelty to animals society rarely seen nowadays, but which a hnn dred years ago were universally preva lent in New England,

So life here is a dream, except to those who do the cooking and provide for the needs of the strangers within the gates; to them it may perhaps at times be a nightmare. How long it is a dream I do not know, but so far have been unable to discover a graveyard.

The locality retains its Indiau name, but the gentleman himself has departed and is not expected to return next sea- sou, as the summer boarders do. He has taken his grip with him and there is little evidence of his departure remain- ing. The only thing to break the peace and good order since he departed was a year or two ago when lightning knocked

a hundred and fifty years ago. What teeth-wrought iron, two inches long! off the shingles of a big barn and burned the structure and its store of

What a spring! A moose could not ex- tricate himself. What a blessing we can go aud see our best girl or remain ont

A pleasant and sheltered' sand beach and shallow sbore offer the chance to the into any such instrument of torture as late to protracted meetings and not step

You can see that. It is a beautiful place on the footstone of the Creator. The shoes. Ok, for an oldtime snow storm, when walls and fences were buried out of sight! Look at the old looms, spin-

aud time for other duties, if the con science is clear. view, however, is a summer scene, imagine that in winter there is an oppor ping wheels, feels for winding domestic tuuity for long repentauce, if needed, braid on, old meal chests, rakes, cow hells and sleigh bells When we remem ber that all these priceless adjuncts of former generations were once handled and utilized by men and women like our- selves-men with hopes, fears, doubts, falth, joy, sorrow, frettul or buoyant-

and alprofit (mentally) to be here, and as Uncle Silas departed from the trolley and now forever silenced, as we must be in the economy of nature, the mind is staggered ! the heart overwhelmed! The writer, ju his researches, has found in several of the old homesteads of the

laden air of eastern Massachusetts and bis good friend, E. H. S. expressed his good wishes for the trip aud the trippers, Uncle Silas felt that all was safe, for the prayers of the righteous are good medicine. N. E. Newell (Uncle Silas)- Woonsocket Reporter

Cut flowers, all kinds of funeral de- sigus well made up at Slade's green- house. Roses in sniall or large quan- tlties.

Read the Business Announcements.

FRANKLIN NEWS IN BRIEF

Latest Local Events and Personal Items of Interest to Readers.

H. W. Hosie has returned from his out. inKo Waide.

Mrs. Thomas Coutu is ill at her home on Worsted street.

Mrs. W. S. Johnson is visiting relatives in Waterbury, Conn.

An addition is being built upon the C. W. Stewart house.

Mrs. Edwin Morse of Union street is ill with typhoid fever.

G. E. Emerson has so far improved as to be out of doors occasionally.

Mrs. John McCooe is confined to her home on Union street by illuess. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hobbs of Waltham are guests of Mrs. Charles Heaton. A II 1 2 pound boy was born to Mrs. Alfred Whiting last week Wednesday E. C. Abbott and family go next week church will take place tomorrow

Hugh Blunt of Brocktou, a student at Brighton seminary, and his cousin, Miss Nellie Smith of Blackstone, were guests yesterday of Mr. and Mrs. James Garrity of Thayer street.

hut these two men iu the boat. Here were two men aud over a hundred

The annual pionio of the Methodist pounds of fish, with waiting buyers by the score. "Sell tuose hlnefish," said

Lake Pearl. Members and friends of Gilmore. "I don't think! Not for ten the church will take the 10.45 car in the | dollars a pound! Wrentham shall be morning at the postoffice. woke up for once!" Here was a quan-

Two special cars on the Franklin-Med- dary, whether to remain over another way electric line carried members of the day and lose these fish from spoliation

or to return home. "Seeing is heliev-

Baptist church here Tuesday the party changing cars for Lake Pearl, where they held their annual outing.

ing," says Fremont. "If we take them home our friends will know. If we tell

Mrs. and Mrs. A. M. Thayer leave to. them they will say we lie." "Right you

day for Asquam lake, N. H., where they will stop through August at the Asquam house, just across from camp Algonquiu where their son Robert is located.

are," said Warren. ""There are some features to be relaxed among my friends." So, buying two capacions G. I. Partridge left town Wednesday for a two weeks' vacation. He will visit frieuds in Binghamton, N. Y., Paterson and Newark, N. J., returning via Water- bury, Coun., aud speuding a few days with his danghter, Mrs. Buckley. market baskets, they divided the catcb. In the meantime the captain wanted to know: "What would you two fellows ask a day to work for me?" If these fish were converted into money, all ex- penses of the "outing" would have been paid. "We'll have to seud one round to the editor, and if my poet brother is go County President Roidy, assisted hy County Vice-President Flanagan, justall- ed the new officers of Division 8, A. O. H., Monday evening. There was a good attendance of members and a soclal time was enjoyed after the installation.

Rev. F. B Sleeper left Thursday moru- ing for his vacation. During his absence he will take a trip to Yarmouth, and possibly Halifax, N. S. The ocean air is a great invigorator to him, as was found by his tour abroad three years Ago.

If Marketmau Richardson cau continue to catch as good bluefish as he gave ns today he can have our commission every serson. He has our thanks. By the way, when he weighed the fish he also weighed the scales; when he welgus ment he does not do so.

F. A. Russegue of Boston was in town Wednesday and took a ride on the elec trics to note the changes which have tak- en place since his boyhood days, when he used to travel to the four corner's schoolhouse with a little hox of caudy to beguile the hours of study and please the girls.

Tracy's act, as no reason could be offered for the same. Sympathy is also express- ed for the family.

Danlel Pendergast and son of Chicago were guests this week of his brother Willlam Pendergast, of MoCarthy street. Mr. Pendergast, who resided in Chicago for a unmber ol years, being engaged in the manufacture of felt, is to re- Byfield, Mass., where he will engage in the same line of business.

Dled from a Wound.

Charles Lincoln Jenks, son of Henry R. Jenks, died at his home iu Newton on Tuesday, aged 35 years, the canse of hls death heiug blood poisoning. About a year ago, while living a short time on Cape Cod, he injured his finger with a fish bone as he was cleaning fixh. From

that time on he has had trouble with the wound, though it was thought until quite recently that he would recover. leaves a widow and one cbild. He was born in Frankhn, receiving his

We will commence at the old home- stead of Alfred Metcalf ou King street. Mr. Metcalf has in his possession mate- rial enough for a book, if all it suggests education in the public schools aud at were brought ont. The space allotted Dean academy. After leaving school be for this paper precludes nny extended wns associated a short time with his

report. Data not contained herein will father in the grain business, going into partnership later with Fred Cotton in

be furnished by the aforesaid gentleman, who is very gracious to his visitors, and he has a great many. Mr. Metcalf's

grandfather, William Haven, fought at and general conrt and is still healthy; Ticonderoga and the powder horn he the child extends the right hand of fel carried in this famous engagement of lowsbip to thousands of summer birds

of years, but was for the past five yeni's the American revolution is one of the a resident of Newton, being connected | most valuable relick of the Metcalf col- with the Expanded Metal Co. of Boston, lection. Here is a rifle with bayonet carried by Joseph Gilmore in the war of ISIZ, and which did effective work. This a company in which a relative was iutet. ested. He was quite well known, a his business took him all over New Eng- ritte would be far from safe to stand be- land in the interests of his firm. fore at the present day. Here is a wooden

He was married October 9, 1803, to Miss Maria Parks of Boston, their home being in Newton since their marriage.

Mr. Jenks was prominent in Odd Fellow- ships, and was treasurer of the Episcopal church where he lived, The funeral was held today from the chapel of that

Duke of Wellington on one side and Bluche, on the other. The blades of some of these razors shine today like

dark green or brighter hued, casting back upon the ocean the shining light of burnished silver-good steel in those | the sun or the softer rays of the moon. days. Here we find pieces of chinaware, | I think they enjoyed themselves, those

cups, pitchers, ewers, plates and teapots,

once in use on the tables of remote an- cestors. 'Tin lanterns, warming pans,

footstoves, a wooden shovel for taking

out food from capacious brick ovens, { lite have been modified and advanced to

Prof. L. L. and Mrs. Burringtou have gone to North Derby, Vt., for the month of September, before going to Peabody. We shall speak of their removal later.

Am old lady tried the handle of the

bicycle pump near Richardson's market the other day, and innocently asked if that was ' good drinking water." The

crowd exploded.

Mrs. Heury Drapet of Westwood and Mrs. Almon Dauiels and daughter Ethel of Jamaica Plain visited their cousin, Mrs. Charles R. Gowen, of Pleasant street, this week.

to Hyaunisport for the month of August. Mrs. Lydia Harris and C. H. Robiuson and family have returned from the shore. E. P. Chapman has been visiting his sou, Hamilton J. Chapman in Baltimore, Md.

William Dana is spending a week's vacation with friends at Naugatuck, ConD.

Mrs. Perry C. Sanderson and sou of Worcester are visiting her brother, H. R. Noyes.

The house occupied by Mr. Bly aud family ou Union street is undergoing repairs.

Very, extensive repairs will he car- ried out at the Universalist church during August

Mre. Frank Hoaglaud of Bridgeton, N.J., is a guest of her cousin, Mis. C. B. Johnson.

class "All the comforts of home," at Hotel Windsor. J.B. MCKINNON, Agent.

Can While You Can.

If you want nice fruit next winter pre- pare to can very soon, as fruit is coming on, but don't use your old jars. Our new ones are cheaper, hetter, and improve the flavor of the fruit. We have the square "Royal" fruit jar, best quality se- lected glass, with "Lightning" top at 00 ceuts, $1.00 and $1.25 per dozen. There are none cheaper in the eud. Win- dow screens at reduced prices. Hosik Bnos.

Advertising is business news. It tells the things which are of great daily im- portance. It is of more account to the frugal housewife to know where to get certain necessary commodities at a less price than usual than to know of the troubles in Slam and Alaska.

Sweet peas at Slade's greeuhouse. vant

Antiques In Franklin.

Thousands of years ago ibe inspired writer gave utterance to these words: "They be ever looking for some new

[Lines suggested by the description of Villa

Across the meadow and upland green, thing." Whether he had in inind the 'Neath sheltering trees, is the cottage people of that age or The range of his seen.“ vision tonk in this age & is not for me to There is peace and rest in this quiet retreat, determine. There is to be # "new heaven," a "new earth," a "new Jeru-

move East with his family, locating at | salem;" "old things are to pass away."

The purport of this article, as indicated In a former issue of the SENTINEL, IN CR place before the readers some of ' thef "old things" before they crumble intdry air;

There is health and strength in the balmy

Here one may live in the simple ways That our grandsires lived in the olden days.

dust or fire shall consume them. These "old things" pre associated with the civil and ecclesiastical listory of the town. While the multitudes of this age, Delightfulindeed, must it be to lie, as in al preceding ages, are ever alert, Gazing far on the starry sky ; for something new, come with me for a Or on the moonbeams, soft and bright, little time while we ransack some old Flooding the earth with a silvery light.

How sweet to be by Urgezes'fanned, As if hy a gentle, loving band- To be by nature soothed to rest,

Like a weamed child on its mother's breast ! A. 1 .. P.

On A Casco Bay Island.

There is Massachusetts; here is Maine; behold them, a vigorous parent and vig- orons offspring. The pareut has en- | dured a six months' session of the great

and is happy. Honer to them both, ex- pecially to the genial child.

To come down to the consideration of 365 spots in the summer garden of Uncle Sam, what a good time the copper col- ored gentlemeu of the olden times must have had among the isles of Casco bay. Nature's architecture was rugged, but the element of beauty was interlaced with free hand, aud in the same light or in the shadow the gems of the ocean sbine

Electric Rallway Service.

Electrics leave the post office for Woonsocket at 6 a. m. and every hour thereafter tilt 10.45 p. m. For Wientham and Attleboro, 6 03 till 10.15 p. m. For Lake Pearl at 12.45 p. m. and every half hour thereafter till 10.15. During forenoon car makes no connection at Eagle Hill for the Lake. For Medway and Dedham at T a. m and every bali bour till 10 50 p.m. Sunday's, time of starting ou both lines one hour later.

Miss Annie Croston of Lewiston, Me .. is visiting the Misses Nellie and Eliza beth Crostou of Chestnut street.

Miss Katherine Currau returned Tues day from Providence where she has been spending a vacation with friends.

Rev. G. W. Miner has returned from his outing near Hyannis, Mrs. Miner and won remaining a short time longer.

John Rockwood of Auburn, R. I., is on a visit to his sister Mra. J. G. Ray, and incldeutly calling on old friends.

North, South East and West. . ....

North, South, East, West, Sunday .. 9.80 7.40

9.30 Eastern Stales and Provinces West and Soulh ..... Easiern Slates and Provinces. 1.25

6.10

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C. L. Fales left today for a two weeks' stay at Westport, Me. Mrs. Arthur Kil- burn is also staying at the same place. Parents and friends of little Eleanor Nye are anxious over a renewed attack of her old trouble, a gastric difficulty. Mrs. Preston Day and daughter, Miss Laura Simmons, of West street are spend- ing a vacation with friends in Bostou. Nels Johnson, the tallor, is enjoying a couple of weeks' vacation from busi- nese by visiting his father in New York.

The members of J. G. Ray Engine com . pany, No. 3, will take a trolley ride to Crescent Park on Sunday, leaving here at S a. m.

nine, the game to take place at Indiau Rock purk.

"The Plainville Stars will come here to- morrow afternoon to play the Hayward the grocery business, After a couple of years he went to Cleveland, O., where he was engaged in the meat business. From there be went to Somerville for a couple

case containing thirteen razors, some of which were discarded before the dawn

of ISUU. One razor has a likeness of the

Today is the fifth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Martin, and some of their friends are calling up- church, a number from here attending.

Mr. Jenks was highly respected by all who knew him, and as a young business

Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Richardson of Franklin and Mr, and Mys. W. K. Gilmore of Wrentham have been stopping« for a few days at the Hotel Onset at Onset Bay. Thursday these well-known gen-

tlemen hired a fishing smack of three tons burden, more or less-it was more on their return-and proceeded in a stiff breeze far out into Buzzard's Bay. The

sky was bine, the water was blue, the wind blew and the fish were blue -- blue

tish usually are-but Fremont and Wat- ren were not blue. Of all the smacks ou that bay that afternoon this "smack" brought into port the most bluefish, ranging in weight from three pounds to ten. Aside from the captain there were

tu most of the SENTINEL readers, to know that text books were printed a With the body satisfied the soul can take its food with greater ease and satis-

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Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 240

Author: Publication date: 1900 Publisher: Number of Pages: 436

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Publication date: 1900
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Number of Pages: 436