Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 248

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Well Worth Trying.

A well known New York physician said: "I've tried all methods for iuduc- in the spread. The spread is as good as Ing sleep-putting # cold towel on the new and fine and even as any product of head, bathing the feet in hot water, count- the modern factory loom. Mrs. Clark, ing up to a 1000, drinking a glass of milk, and so on-and the best thing I ever found was simply this: When I have worked all the evening and find myself

many graphic accounts of the heirlooms looking glasa 140 years old-same glass. Emma Walker of Central street has a same cherry frame-now in use In ber sitting room; also a china pitcher and a chair, II0 years old, formerly in use by the family of Jahez Fisher, an aucestor. It will be seen in these papers how many Franklin families are allied to the house of that family, as of others with whom she came in contact in her youth. Mrs. at hedtime in a state of nervousness or mental activity I go to hed and place my right hand directly over the pit of my stomach. Whether It is the animal warmth of the band acting on the story- ach and drawing the circulation from the head or some nervous action I can't say, but I know that I fall asleep in a few minutes, I believe that In a large majority of the ordinary cases of sleep- lessness this simple remedy will prove effective. I have recommended it to many patients and they report surprising success."

The movement to require full measure in small fruit packages is receiving at- distributed all over the country to their tention in different parts of the country, descendants. The late Dean sisters highly prized these effecta, among which is a desk and chair now in the possession of Mrs. Frank Hancock of Peck street; also aome acrap books containing gems of prose and poetry. There is no trashy or questionionable matter confined in the binding of these hooks, the accumu- lated mental gold of a lifetime. At the

and is regarded very favorably hy house wives. In this state the law which has heen considered provides that all pack ages used in the sale of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, cherries, cur- rants and gooseberries shall he of the capacity of one quart, one pint or one- half pint, Massachusetts standard dry measure. Offenders are to be punished by suitable fine, aud it is proposed to make the act take effect Jan. 1, 1901.

Office Closed.

My patrons are requested to note that my deutal office will be closed until fur. ther notice during my vacation. DR M. E. POND.

Richardson's Market.

Of course you've got to eat some meat, even if it is hot weather. Try a nice chicken or fowl for Sunday. Our vege- tables are received every day fresh from the gardens. Try a can of our ten cent soup with your dinner; all kinds.

BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

200 cords of pine trash wood. E. S. Cook.

Good wages for a girl to do housework. Inquire at SENTINEL othice. 24 tf 100 cords trash hard and pine limbs, at Allen's wood yard, School street. A competeut girl to do housework is wanted at Dr. C. H. Randall's. Ttf Wanted -A competent girl for general housework. Apply to Mrs. Dr. King, High street.

For Sale-Coal of all kinds aud prices right. A. M. Haggart, Central street, Dear the bridge. 17Ttf

Mileage books to let on Boston and Maine and N. Y., N. H. & 11. K. R., trip tickets to Bostou, Milford and Provi- dence, all at a saving from regular fare. At Calkin's Studio, over SENTINEL office, 1 shall be pleased to greet all old friends of the hotel and many new ones, und will treat them right. Table first- class "All the comforts of home," at Hotel Windsor. J. B. MCKINNON, Agent.

Can Wille You Can

If you want nice fruit next winter pre- pare to cau very soon, as fruit is coming ou, but don't use your old jars Our new ones are cheaper, better, and improve the flavor of the frint. We have the square "Royal" fruit jar, best quality se- lected glass, with "Lightning" top at !%) tenis, $1.00 and $125 per dozen. There are uone cheaper in the eud Win- dow scroons at reduced prices. Hostk Bias.

The Question of the Hour.

flow shall I educale my bry? For 4 thorough business training, Que that will enable him to obtain and retain some merative employment, we sincerely tec- ommend the Providence Bryant & & rat-

A carload of brewery grun received Jevery Tuesday at Me calf's Station, where rel. es a glory his father used to tell any quantity can be pare jased. Good when a stove was first introduced into'for muleh cows, heus er hogs Brent the house: "Now, Hannah, don't make saving ou qual. Indre d . allou too hot a tire. it might crack the window glass or set it to running. " fu the next

Cut flowers all k was it real de sigux well made up at Su ex gre u house. Roses in sarl or large win. the readers of the SENTINEL will have tities. sonne more uew "old things."

Send your boys to Ochee's haber shop for a "clip." comfortable They will he moro

Antiques In Franklin.

The Sullivan family at Caryville has To continue, It was my great privilege to call upon my esteemed friend Mrs. Alfred Clark of Washington street. Mrs. proved expensive to someone. The fam- Clark 18 85 years old, and her well stored

ily came from Ireland a few months ago and soon after arriving here several of them were taken sick with a strange disease and the locality bas been in

trial insurance for the state amounted to charge of the board of health ever since $1,493,157.

that time. The family was without

means and they became a state charge. Several hundred dollars have been ex. pended in care and supplies, which have been paid by the town of Franklin and will be repaid by the state. Whether Some of our Frauklin boys think when they have reached the age of fifteen they are too old to be punished. Possible so, but Monroe Hedges, of Anderson, Ind., thinks he has a right to whale his off- spring whenever the later deserves it, no in the end the state or the steamship matter what his age. He lately gave his | company which landed the family here SO-year-old son Hiram such a severe lath-

will have to foot the hill remains to be seen.

There are already a number of Inquries as to the date of the G. A. R. encamp- ment in Chicago. The Massachusetts department will go by way of the Fitch- burg railroad. Tickets out and hack are

sold for $18, good going the 25th, 26th

and 27th, aud returning until the 31st,

hut they will be extended to Sept. 30 hy depositing with the joint agent a

ite, was hored. Fr. Lee recently tested |Chicago and the payment of 50 cents.

For those who do not care to travel in Pullman cars the entire route first-class

day coaches will be attached as far as St. Albans, Vt., where Pullman sleeping cars cau he secured to Toronto. At Tor- onto first-class day coaches will be at-

tached again to go through to Chicago. Three of the four Protestant ministers

of the town are away getting physical brace and mental stimulant for the com- ing fall and winter. The people are act- ing with decorum generally, notwith- standing their absence. The pollce court

records show no decided change iu the annals of local crime, but it isimpossible to say what might happen if their com-

ing back was delayed much beyond the

that if the salt has lost its savor it is no good. We need for nothing of this char- acter in the sermons of the fall season, but, on the contrary, may expect old ocean's solid in sufficient quantities to nerve the most trembling hackslider and fill the thirsting faithful with nourish- ing mental repasts.

Uncle Silas waxes philosophical when ha says that the rate of tax is higher than last year, hut hear in mind that is the fault of the men who voted the ap- propriations and not of the collector. 'The tax bills are yellow aud so is the golden rod, and the golden rod is heanti- ful to the artistic sense. . Why not look upon the tax bill with the same henevo lent charity that we accord to the golden rod? Let us look upon them as we do the beautiful flower rather than with the

emotion uppermost when we hehold the | home of A. P. Woodward, Central street, yellow wasp, remembering the three great watchwords of Christian fellow. ship-faith, hope and charity. Faith in the justness of the assessors, hope in our ability to meet the claims when due, and charity toward all concerned, especially the collector.

Improvements at Dean.

Improvements are being made prepara- tory to the reopening of Dean academy on Tuesday, September 11, when it is ex- pected that an uuusually large number of new pupils will enter. The inquiries in regard to the school during the summer thus far bas heen very gratifying, which

ing that an early date might be set for a augurs well for the new class. It is safe hearing thereou. to say there is no co-educational institu-

Postmaster Talbot will cheerfully fur nish any further information which may be desired, upon application at the money order division of the postoffice, in regard to the special money order appli- cations in which the name of the payee is printed couspicuously in red iuk. The

Many Franklinites are searching for department has arranged to print these nearby shore resorts where their families special applications and furnish them may spend a week or two and afford an free of cost. The advantages are cer. opportunity for the head of the house to tamly of correct issue of the order and slip away from duties for a day or so convenience of the remitter, who, having without spending manch time iu getting where he can get a whiff of Old Ocean's ozone. the application thus partially filled in, will more likely give the matter prompt attention.

W. H. Tylee has been granted a con- tract by the Woonsocket Street Railway Franklin young men would do well to beed Burdette's words, where he says: There are young men who do not work, Co. to build an extension of the con- pany's tracks from the present Black- | my sou, but the world is not proud of stone line terminus to Miliville, There is a possibility that the Woonsocket rail- way system may be extended toward the north as tar as Northbridge.

them. It does not know their names, even; it simply speaks of them as Old So and So's boys. Nobody likes them, nobody hates them; the great busy world So doesn't even know they are there. find out what you want to be and do. son, and ttke off your coat and make a dust in the world. The buster you are,

Right second hand winter care, four town, but will return to tuba within a wheelers, repeatly bought in Boston to work or two. He has been there all the be used ns booths at Hoag Lake l'ail spring, and although none of the build- were brought ont from Boston on the ings on his plantation remain, yet he has Medway jad yesterday morning, uml hopes that the government will see In at transferred at Emmons street. As they That his claims are p.d. A commission were going down the cemetery hill fonr has been appointed to look into the mat- Mrs. 1 .. & Deatboru, who has returned ol them went off the track and ploughed ter an I report. Ho considers the pros- from a few days outing at Onset, will the dirt some distance necessitating prets good. A land company has been leave tomorrow for a month's vacation mu Maine.

about au bour's work to met them on looking over neighboring plantations with a view to colonizing, and it is not

There is unusual interest here just at | present in the matter of life Insurance and to any one who has not investigated the matter, It is startling, almost, to learn the amount of money paid out throughout the country each year In set- tling life insurance claims, In Massa- chusetts alone, the total, exclusive of in- dustrial, was $14,821,388. The indus-

ering that the young fellow had to have his scalp dressed hy a surgeon. The old gentleman is in his 106th year.

The two artesian wells which have been sunk by Rev. M. J. Lee, one at St. Mary's cemetery and the other close by the new buildlug, have proved to be a grand success. The wells are 78 and 80 feet deep and contain about 60 feet of wator. About 60 feet of solid rock, gran-

the water from the one in connection with the new building, and found it ex- cellent. This well will he put in opera- tion before the one at the cemetery

The Med way street railway has placed a barrel near the platform on Main street and people who wait for the cars there will do a good thing if they will put their waste paper and other rubbish in the barrel instead of on the walk. The company was asked to provide for the

place, and manifested a prompt willing-

ness to do so. Passengers on the cars entertaining his brother, Mr. Fred Mar- can very much assist in keeping the

locality neat if disposed to do ao.

The return golf tournament between accustomed time. It is an old remark

the Franklin and the North Attleboro country clubs comes off on the Franklin links tomorrow afternoon, when some of the best players of the home club will he

lined up against the visitors, who hope to give a hetter account of themselves than

Despite the threateuing weather Wed- nesday evening a goodly number of the friends of Misses Margaret Williams and Evelyn Baro attended the party held on the lawn about their home on Union street. The grounds were beautifully illuminated and the decorations well arranged. One of the features of the evening was a magic lantern show by Henry Latagan. Music, solos, games and recitations were in order. Miss Ella Baro presided at the piano. The affair was a pleasing social success.

Owing to the fact it was thought the M., A. & W. roadjhad forfeited its righta in Milford, Treasurer Ray says that it

will he understood that the company claims rights In the streets mentioned in the petition by virtue of a location al- ready granted by the selectmen, but in

order to fortify themselves against the remote possibility that the right to con- struct the railway and operate it under

tion of this class which gives more for the money expended than does Dean,

and its graduates staud well with those of other schools. Among the improve- ments made, the old piping and plumb

ing of the building has been removed and entirely new open plumbing substituted

throughout the building. The new fit- tings are in the best modern style, and i scribed with great deference, Inuuility the work bas been done by experts in sanitary plumbing in accordance with the best scientific knowledge.

List of Unclaimed Letters. Letters remaining unclaimed in the post office at Frauklin for week ending Angust S. 1000:

Ladies-Mrs. Mary E. Bept, Mrs. Sarah Stanton, Miss Ora Parker (package). Gentlemen -- James Bule, Jerome Jones, David McCauley, David MoCarthy, Frank- lin Manfg. Co., John Homer (book).

Persons claiming the above will please tion is a blue seige meeting cloak for

say "advertised" and give date of above list.

Come and Enjoy Yourselt.

The first annual clambake of the Hoag the loss deviltry yon will be apt to get felnb will be held Sunday, Aug. 12, at 2

ing from & to 11. It completely outshone muito, the sweeter will be your holidays, o'clock p. m., at Haag Cottage, not the from Mrs. Woodward. In tins home we anything over attempted by them in 'aud the better satisfied the world will be |merty-go found. Tickets 50c.

find all sorts of crockery ware, plate and Emerson's Market. pewter kitchen implements, furniture and such like. Here is a cannon bull Watermelons on ice, shel beans, green picked up on some field of battle a bun ton Business College.

M18, Grath and children of Peacedale, R. 1., ste visiting at the home of Mr. and Mis. Daniel Morrison, Thayer strout, Mich Alice Sullivan of Brighton, who has been visiting her grandmother, Mis. May Caly of West street, returned home Tuesday.

5.10

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West and South 3.00

9.00

Mitford+ ++++.

Eastern States and Provinces. 11.30 M.

West and South .. 4.15 P. M. Eastern States and Provinces 1.50

North. South, East and West ... 7.15 Sunday Mait closing in all directions at 5 P. M. HENRY A. TALBOT, P. M.

Franktin, Mass., June 18, 1f00.

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC FIRE ALARM.

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

24-Nason's Crossing. 3%-Corner Union and Central streete. 41-Union street, near Beaver, opposite St. Mary's Church. 43-Corner of Garfield and Crescent streets. Two Blasts -- Fire out. One Blast-Testing apparatus.

Directions for Giving an Alarm.

Belug sure that a tire actually existe, go to the dearest box, untock, pull down the book and let go. The apparatus works automatically, Close che box and remain until the dremen arrive to direct them to scene of the fire

Electric Rallway Service.

Electrics leave the post office for Woonsocket at f a. m. and every bour thereafter titt 10.45 p. m. For Wrentham and Attleboro, 6 00 tilt 10.16 p. m. F . For Lake Pearl at 12.45 p. m. and

every half hour thereafter till 10.15. Doring forehoon car makes no connection at Eagle Hill for the Lake. For Medway and Dedham at 7 a. in and every half hour till 10.30 p.m. Sundays, time of starting on both tines one hour later.

7.20 A. M.

North, South, Kast, West, Sunday 9.30

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

7.20

Hastern States and Provinces

9.90 .12.00 P. M

West and South. .. . Eastern States and Provinces. 1.25

4.40

West and South

Providence .. 8.40 Boston and East. 6.40 Milford. + MAILS CLOSE FOR Providence. . . 9.05 A. M. Eastern States and Provinces. 8.45

not available. There is a tall clock,

another centenary heirloom. While this clock ts striking the writer is reminded of several others in town. George W. Wiggin has one in his hall, with brass

works, which has kept time for four gen-

erations. A watchmaker who recently examined it said it was good for another hundred years. The Wiggin clock has one of the most musical "strikes." For softness, pure tone and flexibility its eqnal cannot be found among its con- temporaries. To return to the Clark estate. it would well repay a visit to see a linen coverlid woven on a house loom by Mrs. Clark's grandmother. It is a blue and white plaid, a sort of a royal

blue as we term it now. A very hand- some pattern 1704 is the date and woven

whose maiden name was Wright, gave

of Fisher. "There were more Fishers than Ponds in Franklin," at one time, all highly respectable, although, as some one once put it, "more or less set folks." There are a great many antiques in the Fisher and Dean families, who were allied hy marriage, but they have heon

The street was lively last evening ow- ing to the presence of a party In the Medway illuminated car, remaining here about an hour, and also a party from Plainville way going to Hoag Lake, Rev. Aquila Webb of Everett will: they did two weeks ago. Of course our players will see to it that they are enter- tained in a style fitting the occasion, although the home grounds and house are not as pretentious as those at North Attleboro.

preach next Sunday at the Congrega. tional church. Mr. Webb is a young man of talent and is successful as a preacher aud reader upon the po'olle platform.

The Republican campaign buttons have heen decided upon, The large size will bear a picture of McKinley, underneath which will be a picture of Roosevelt. Two smaller sizes will have likenesses of Mckinley and Roosevelt respectively.

Miss Alice N. Moulton, daughter of Conductor Moulton, has just returned from a visit with Miss Daisy Parks, daughter of Sheriff Parks, in Putnam, Conn. Miss Parks will make a visit here of a couple of weeks, coming ou Satur- day.

Already in spite of the hot weather, some of our citizens are beginning to talk McKinley or Bryauf and it may be well to remember that the popular vote at the last presidential election was as follows: Mckinley, 7,105,850; Bryan, 6,454,943.

There is an occasional subscriber of the SENTINEL who wishes to know to what time his subscription is paid. He can always ascertain by looking at the label every week on his copy of the SEN- TINEL. The date to which it is pald is always there.

evening on the streets, it being brillant- ly illuminated by numerous incandescent lights. Each of the six horses also car- ried two lights. A crowd of children preceeded the wagou.

again.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Ofhee Hours trom 8.30 a.m. to 7.30 p. m. Satur days, 8.90 a. m. to 8.15 p. m. Sundays from 9 to 10 |Sunday, however.

a. m. Money Order Department from 8.30 4. m. to 1p. m.

MAILS OPEN FROM

North, South East and West. ...

impossible that this may be included In the deal, though nothing definite has heen decided.

As a miner might put it, were "rich digging.'" A piece of paper money was shown, about two and a half inches square, somewhat mutilated, but still in- telligible. There was no attempt, evi- dently, at symmetry or classification in setting up that type. Here is what there is printed upon it: "Two-thirds of a dol- lar. No. 400,444. Feb. 17, 1776; Phila- delphi." This, you see, was colonial money before the thirteen states struck out for independence. There was a circle with a rooster standing on one foot, and this inscription in large type at the bot- tom: "Mind Your Own Business." writer never saw anything quite up to this for "filthy Incre." There was a printed volume of Dr. Nathaniel Em- mons' sermons, ou the fly leaf, written in The a hold hand, "Hannah Woodward, her book." See if you ever heard a dedica- tion to compare with this: "To his ex- cellency Benjamin Franklin, Esq., presi- dent of the state of Pepusylvania, the or- uament of genius, the patron of science and boast of man, this discourse is in-

and gratitude by bis must obliged and most obedient servant. Franklin in Mas- sachusetts, 1787, March. Providence- Printed by Barnet Wheeler, Westminster street." Mrs. Woodward has the dis- charge papers of Jonah Farrington, a revolutionary soldier, of whom she is a descendanl, dated the 9th of January, 1783. Everybody had the "Esq " at- tached to their names, from the presi dent down. "George Washington, Exq , President." "Peter flawer, Esq , files saws." Among Mrs. Woodward's collec- men. If is long and gathered very full at the neck. A garment of thuis design is very rare aud looks like a Mother Hub- hard. This was once the property of Asxel Farrington, live generations remote

dred and twenty years ago; hand irons, į sonffers aml such hike. Mr. Woodward

Sweet peas at Slade's greenhouse.

the location referred to may he ques- tioned, a new petition was presented ask-

Byrues, left Monday for a visit to the litter which naturally gathers at such a Grauite state.

mind the passing years have not im- palred. Mrs. Clark evinced the liveliest interest in my work and was glad to know that "old things" and old folks still occupled a share of the world's thought and attention. In the Clark homestead, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. George Gaskill; is a sword which was given to Mrs. Clark's son Nathan now deceased, by his grandfather. The sword hss been in the Clark family for six generations, but the exact history is

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THE SENTINEL, FRIDAY EVENING, AUG. 10, 1900.

Che . Franklin . Sentinel.

Published Tuesdays and Fridays.

CARL B. JOHNSON, Editor and Proprietor. MRS. C.B. JOHNSON Associate Editor.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1. 1900

THE MAN FOR CONGRESS.

Alsigns paut to the nomination i Samuel L. Powers as our uext Republi can candidate for Congress trom this dis. trict Hs canvass 18 tu the hands of Alır ¿ Tepresentative Republicans. wbo have at benrt the best lulerests ut the party and state. Hix canvass Is clean aud dign et and bas nut descended to

ta » to abuse aud belittle any nival caudi date There is a rajudly growing seuti- met . imu & tbe y ters of the district iu fns ruf Ilten im ati - Mr. Powers

b mu w eldl a very pitext in )iencein Congress He is never been an fhce week- o a'empted tu fore bimoselt up the pr . Tre pe | . attila da tr t'emu-1 Ir seecon tamin w ca take a j'd'e bes,de irg, sel at ves Ik Meta . Monly and (lete: ne w 14% force and I'm ty and c qwertyta Le is to the ter of Congress the gle : |les' it's That the next ( ngiess 1 . Je 1 ed api cius der and de. Vi Iiwets s que et Tie ste de then I Massicassette Great business 11 "Presis Lave Dit veals valg if les advice Selv . lu te induct d these . Le has shown signs abi 'ty and .ga's Is the tilai of ca bres he has tak .- his . rank. In the line ission of pib piestian he has demonstrated I , e ience and shown thatungb re Neat n 1 The subject He .. iu every weuse of the wird a self made man, and Il nominated a il electelle surrenders a lange and lo rative law quartier to euter the service of the public

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Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 248

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

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Publication date: 1900
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