Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 271

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Gentlemen-Rev. O. W. Adams, H O. Dow, J. F. Sargent.

Foreign-Liscio Poteto di Michele (3). l'erauns clanning the above will please

The total mileage is 26 6 miles. The way "advertised" and give date of above

track for three fifths of a mile is 85-1b. Ist. girder rails and the rest is 60-1h. T rails. Steam railroad ties, two feet apart, are used.

The company's land and buildings alone are valued at 846,400. The power- house and the commodions car barn are of brick, and are smitably equipped in every respect.

The total earnings over about eight and a half miles on a two car service from October 1, 1809, to July 7, 1000, aggre- gated $19,304 32, and operating expenses were about $0,500, The interest charges were about $5,000.

It owns six opet ten hench cars, six open fifteen bench cars, eight closed twenty foot vestibule cars and one Rug- gles rotary suow plow. The company 18 running all of its fifteen-bench car at the present time, owing to the heavy travel. The road commenced operations Octo ber 1, 1809, running two cars from Frank lin to Woonsocket. Near the end of May, 1900, the cars commenced running on the Caryville branch, and also from Wren- tham to Lake Pearl, and in the middle of June the through line from Woonsocket to Plainville was opened. The branch to Milford will be in running order within a short time, and will contribute materi- ally to the revenue of the company.

Woonsocket Opera House. The Bennett & Moulton comedy com. pany opens a week of repertoire at the Woonsocket opera house, commencing Monday evening. September 3, and, com- mencing Thursday afternoon, matinees will be held daily. This season's com. pany includes inany old favorites of the theatre-goers of this place, among them Justin Adams, Orsou Dunu, Daniel Mc- Clure and Joseph Harris. Among the new faces this seasun aro those of the follow. ing people of high reputation: Miss Liz zie Hunt, Madge Tucker, Lizzie Taylor, etc. The orchestra remains the same as last soason. A carload of entirely new scenery, painted by Mr. Ansel ('ook of the Castle square theatre, Boston, insures magnificent stage settings. Seats uow on eale.

Labor Day. My studio will be open only from 7.45 to 9,30 a. m., except by appointment. Sittings must be previously arranged for. R J. CALKIN.

Richardson's Market,

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

Emerson's Market.

Fresh killed chicks and fuwls, lamb, veal, pork and tomatoes, Watermelons on ice, shell beans, green corn, gem melons, sweet potatoes, summer squash, lettuce, cucumbers, onions, cabbages. new beets aud turnips.

BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Room wanted, with board if possible. Address Box 302. 3

Trash wood, ready cut for stuve use, at Allen's wood yard.

For Sale-A 120 quart milk route, cheap for cash. W. A. Pond.

Good wages for a girl to do housework. Inquire at SENTINEL, office. 24-tf Mrs. G W. Miner, Crescent street, would like a competent girl for house- work at once. 44 tf

Wanted. - A ton of hurse bay. Will

pay for same in carpenter work. F. E Dudley, Union and Central streets 14 To Let .- A tenement uf five rooms on Alpine street Inquire at the house or ut Mrs. A. E. Burnham's, Peck street.

Wanted .- Girl for general housework in family of three. Apply to Mrs. Alfred Farrington, Union street, funt of High strøel.

Mileage books to let on Boston and Maine and N. Y., N. H. & H. R. K, trip tickets to Boston, Milford and Provi. dence, all at a saving from regular fare. At Calkin's Studio, Hver SENTINEL office, I shall be pleased to greet all old friends of the hotel and many new ones, and will treat them right. Tahle first- 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, better, and improve the flavor of the fruit. We have the square "Royal" fruit jar, best quality se- lected glass, with "Lightning" top at 90 cents, $1.00 and $1.25 per dozen. There are none cheaper in the end. Win- dow screens at reduced prices. HOME BRos.

Office Closed.

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

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

All lovers of music are invited to see the display of pianos aud organs at San- ford Bros, Medway. Up to date and prices right.

Two chairs at Ochee's barber shop. Accomplished hair dresser, Willlam Don. ovan, now in attendance. Short waits.

Fresh cnt flowers at Slade'e green-

Frank W. Guild has removed from . Cottage street to the house owned by Mra. Emily Aldrich on Summer street. Miss Mae Morey has returned from Intervale, N. L., and is at present with her aunt, Mrs. Hartshorn, in Norwood.

Luke Malley, who recently purchased the property of the late Elijah Leonard on Cottage street, took possession yes- terday.

Edward Ferrer of Ruggles street has heen called suddenly to Brooklyn, N. Y., on account of the serious illness of his brother.

Mrs. C. R. Parks and Mrs. C. L. Jenks spent Sunday with Mrs T. M. Turner. Mrs. A. J. Tarner is also visiting Mrs. Turner.

The basement in the SENTINEL build ing, formerly occupied by Spence and Granger, is soon to be opened as an Italian grocery.

The six-year-old daughter of Jobu! Keefe was bitten by a dog this week. Dr. jfield for interment in St. Mary's cemetery Hnssey canterized the wound and the owner killed the dog.

The movement for free rural mail de- livery seems to bang fire, and probably uot much in that direction will he accom- plished hetore early spring.

James O. Chilson has been contined to

the house the past week by sickness, but her to the hospital for the insane at West

18 recovering and expects to hein normal condition within a few days.

Some of the G. A. R. men iu this vicin ity welcome a change in Memorial day which will make it less secular, but it will not be changed this year.

Daniel MeLaughlin has purchased the

restaurant business formerly carried on by Frank Tatro on Central square and opened the jdace for business.

Miss Agnes G. Dinlow of Richmund, Me., a former student of Dean academy, 18 spending a few weeks with her aunt, MT& C. F, Morse, Jr., at Medway.

Rev. Dr. Hudge writes from Lake Pla- cid that he expects to return on Satnr- day, brown and rested, and will preach at the Universalist church next Sunday.

L. G. Merrifield shows us au apple | grown upon one of his trees which meas- ures fourteen inches around and weighs one pound two onnces. It is a handsome apple.

Albert Whitney of Alpine street, formerly a motorman on the M., A. & W. street railway, has removed tu Hope ilale, where he is employed in the Draper Works.

Rev. Mr. Cook and Charles H. Prince landed from their European trip on a C'uvarder in Boston yesterday, reaching here last evening, having had a most de- lightfnl experience.

Mrs. G. A. Martin has gone to New Brunswick for a two months' bunting and fishing trip. The camp is finely situ- ated for both pleasures and she expects a good deal of sport.

Miss Anna Kelley, accompanied by Mrs. Norton and niece, Miss May Farrell, left for Brooklyn, N. Y., Wednesday. Miss Kelley is to take a course of study in a training school at that city.

Manager Connolly of Our Boys and Manager Mckenna of the Ray team are negotiating for a game at Indian Rock park on Saturday, Sept. 8, when It ix proposed to play for a purse of $30.

At the Baptist church next Sunday moruing the pastor, Rev. F. B. Sleeper, will preach ou "The Manliness of Christ." In the evening bis theme, suggested hy the morning topic, will be "The Com- mandiug Christ."

The advice of oue physician to thin people who wish to put on flesh is to drink water and drink lots of it. If water were only $1 per gallon, said this physician, it would be considered the greatest medicinal agent kuowu.

A trolley party arranged by W. G. Dana aud M. J. Costello chartered the illumi- nated Medway car last evening for a ride to Medfield, where a supper was provided and dancing was enjoyed. The party ar-

rived home about 12, having had an ex- cellent time.

It is eight years since the town had a one hoy has enjoyed lying on the ground, Lahor day celebration aud almost beyond | cooled by its shade in the hot summer the memory of man since there was a day in perfect peace, except the expecta. local Fourth of July celebration of an

tion of hearing that direful summone, ollicial kind. No Que seems disposed to | "Come, boys, let's get in that hay !"

The Public Schools.

All of the schools of the town will commence their fall term next Tuesday, with some changes in the cotps uf teach ers, made necessary by the increase of Koupils and the fact that wo many of Hur teachers are desired elsewhere at better salaries. Indeed, it is not infrequently the case that superintendents of other schools are bere looking at our teachers with the end in view of securing them to gd elsewhere, But it is safe to say that the season will start out under most favorable auspices, and the prospects for The | a successful school year are most encour- aging

The north roof of the Thayer school has been shingled and the furnace re- paired. New and more scientific benches mave been added to the laboratory of the Horace Mann, making it one of the best and most useful laboratories of its size in

There will be a dance at Lake Pearl to- morrow evening, with music by the , on Dr. Herbert P. Jefferson of Millis, the | vided for the commercial department of owner of the farm which Mr. Smith. American band orchestra. Go and have a good time. "worked." They had some dispute and the assanlt was the result. Mr. Smith was fined $1, which he paid.

The remains of Richard Sheahan, a relative of Denoix Sheahan of Washing ton street, were brought-here from Pitts-

on Tuesday. The deceased, who was abont 30 years of age and at one time a resident here, met his death by falling from a bridge at Pittsfield last week.

boro for treatment. Her relatives have buildings. the sincere sympathy of all, and it is boped that with the good care and treat- ment she will receive at the hospital that she will soon recover.

A lady Irom Detroit, Mich., is in town this week for the first time whose father was a native, leaving here in hayhood some eighty years ago. She was surprised to find so much of a town in the way of buildings and modern improvements, and mentioned with pleasure among tbem the wireet railway to Woonsocket. where she has friends.

The girders have been put in position on the N. Y., N. H. & H. railroad in Bel- lingham, under which the M, A & W. street railway tracks are to run. No men are at work getting the track ready at the bridge, and trom the bridge to Milford the tracks are covered with gravel. The grade crossing on South Main street, Mil ford, has not yet been put in.

Hoag Inke has had one of the finest at- tractions of the season this week, and that these performances are fully appre- ciated is proved by the large audiences in attendance. From 600 to 700 attend each matinee performance, and from 800 The improvements in Masoulc hall will not probably be completed in time for at Monday evening's performance the at tendance increased until it reached over the first regular meeting of the fall, but 1,000 at Wednesday evening's perform. may be advanced enough for the gather- ing to be held.

ance. On Labor dny there will be a fine bill, with [ performances at 3.15, 4 45 and $ 15

Postmaster Talbot informs us that a new postoffice rule has gone into effect and is an important matter to bear in mind, as it imposes a penalty of $500 fine or a year's imprisonment on any one who through carelessness or otherwise takes mail bot their property from the post- office and does not return it at once, The rule applies to newspapers as well as to letters. The safe thing to do is to exam- ine all mail received before leaving the postoffice, which act will save a return trip if some one else's mail is found among the lut This rule cakes all blame for careless distribution off the clerks and makes the recipient responsible.

At the corner of Main and Emmons streets, npon the grouuds of James F. Ray, stands au old buttonwood tree. Uu- der Its spreading limbs Rev. Elias Haveu, | the first minister of Franklin in the oriler of settlement, built what was later and more famous as the Dr. Nathaniel Em- mons parsonage. All vestige of the build- ing has disappeared, but the huttonwood still lives. The great expounder of the oldtime orthodoxy often took off his three-cornered hat aud bared his noble brow to the refreshing breeze while studying how to overthrow Universalism and other obnoxious isms, and more than

ing to park to see.

SINGLE COPIES 3 CENTS.

FRANKLIN, MASS., FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1900.

Eastern States and Provinces

West und South Providence .. Boston and East. Milford. MAILS CLOSE FOR 8.05 A. M.

4.15 P. M.

The many friends of Mrs. Addie Morey | changes have been made also in the of Dean avenne will be pained to learn | other school buildings. For the better that it was found necessary to remove protection of property and life, fire ex

ions of the tank, the timbers above the tank being burned also. Tbe firemen poured the water in upstairs and gradu-

M., A. & W. Street Railway Notes. The property of the M., A. & W. street railway is valned at 8527.338.90.

where he will begin a college course in St. Joseph's Epiphany College of the Colored Harvest of the South

range to go down on Monday.

Hattip A' F'15%. r

THE SENTINEL, FRIDAY EVENING, AUG. 31. 1900.

Che . Franklin . Sentinel.

Published Tuesdays and Fridays,

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

Subscription Price $2 a Year in Advance.

Entered al the Post Other at Franklin, Mess., as second-class malter.

Secretaries ol associations will o nfer a favor by sending us as early in the week as possible such matters an interest the public-election of officers, entertainments. elc

Contributors woild e ofer a great favor hy sending in their articles polended for pable a tion as early in the week as possib e.

Cuatribulions .: ( news are aiways thankfully receive1 at the SENTINEL office, such as society, church, manufacturing, ogri- cultura! and persona ilems.

Why let all your neigh- bors and friends think you must be twenty years older than you are ? Yet it's impossible to look young with the color of 70 years in the hair. It's sad to see young persons look prematurely old in this way. Sad be- cause it's all unneces- sary; for gray hair may always be re- stored

Ayer's Hair vigor

For over half a cen- tury this has been the standard hair prepara- tion. It is an elegant dressing; stops fall- ing of the hair ; makes the hair grow; and cleanses the scalp from dandruff.

$1.00 a bottle. All druggists. " I have been using Ayer's Hair Vigor for over 20 years and I Can beartily recommend it to the public as the best hair lonle in existence. Mrs. G. L. ALDERSON,

April N. 1:99. Ector, Tex.

If you do not obtain all the benefits Tou expected from the Vigor, write the Doctor about it.

Address,

DR J C. ATER.

Lowell, Mass

SHOWN IN THE SHOPS.

[Dry Goods Economist ] Wrought iron bouquet lamps with ruby etched globes,

Girille-shaped belts finished with a soft Directoire scart and bow.

Snowflake, cross-stripe, madras, cre- ton and printed Java curtains,

Flowing-end scarfs in fancy light end dark effects for men's wear. Painted and spangled fans with bone or exquisitely carved sticks.

Alligator, lizard and seal chatylaine bags and purses in great variety. Boleros fashioned from jewel-stud- ded lace with plaited chiffon stoles. Infants' lace caps and poke bonnets adorned with light lace and ribbon. Many styles of white and colored piques with cross and straight welts. > k warp novelty ginghams in a world of tasteful colors and patterns Poplins, armures, etamines and fancy crepes in all the best shades of the season

Cambric, nainsook and swiss skirt- ings and Alouncings in elaborate open patterns.

Mohair and silk grenadines showing pen lace stripes or effective figure Les zns

Eh nestone hrooch pins in the form of crescents. sunbursta. stars, hearts horseshoes and fleur-de-lis.

Duck saitings in fig ired polka dot and striped designs, t zether with a ompete range of solid colors

Vide Cluny lace flouncings edged with narrow frills of white chiffon of Valenciennes for trimming dressy cos. . umes,

short capes of net. gu pure, cloth or e''k ela porately jetted and finished with frills of ch Ion and long scari ends

Medailion. Venetian, floral and ser- pent des gns in French gray, glu metal. oxidized and rose-finished gilt belt clasps

s. "~R sh nyt r star

The secret Out.

"You have some fine reads I see" sald t'." stranger, as the native drove him over the boulevards

"Good roads" repeated the Pitta- Harper. "I should say sc! They hacer't hefter ronds in Ithode Islazul '" 1"-Pittsburgh Chronicle Trf.,

"Seeing is Believing."

When you see people cured by a remady, you must beleve in its power. Look around ju. Friends, relatives, neighbors al! si , " ... Vinod's Sarsaparilla, America's Greatest Mediene, cleansed the .Ised of their dear ones and they rise en masse to sing ". Fra' es. There's nothing Like it in the world In purify the blood.

Hood's, Sarsaparilla Never Disappoints

VARIOUS NOTES OF INTEREST.

The entertainment of royalty costs British society each yepr fully £ 2,000,- 000.

At n recent men's card parly, at which poker was the entertainment of the evening the ices at supper were in hand forms. The hand was set upright in a position to hold cards, and in each one was arranged a good poker hand. real, but small, cards being used.

It is an established fact that the post office department saves the cred. ulous people of this country fully SIX .. 000.000 a year that they would lose by Investment in clever awindilng

"I'll make it as light as possible for | schemes but for the care exercised by postmasters and inspectors in the de- livery of letters and the payment of money order». Too Much Risk

One of the most important features of the educational exhibit of the I'nit. ed States al the Paris exposition is the two-volume work entitled "Education In the I'nited States," which was planned and edited by Prof. Nicholas Murray Buller, of Columbia university. The work consists of 19 monographs. each prepared by on eminent specialist, and covering every aspect of education in this country.

HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.

To polish a tortoise shell comb, ap- ply a few drops of olive oil and rub long and thoroughly with a woolen elnth.

A stroug solution of alum in hot wa- ter applied to furniture and crevices In the wall with a paint brush is sure destruction to insects of all sorts,

Fat mutton is apt to disagree with those of feeble digestion and should be avoided by them, Mutton should not be eaten until the sheep is three years ohl. The best English South- down mutton is obtained from sheep six years old.

Do not sacrifice yourself to a false notion of economy. 1 once knew a farmer's wife who for years did the ironing for a family of six with two irons Think of the waste of wood and strength and time and temper in- volved in that little piece of misman- agement! An economy that wears out the mother of a family is depr at any price. It is the pernicious kind that risks breaking the mainspring to save buying a teu-cent watch key

ARMY AND NAVY.

A Rumford Falls (Me.) veteran has In his possession some of the hard- tack composing the last ration dealt out to him in the civil war, It is in a good state of preservation.

There has not been an execution in the American navy since 1849. Of the many soldiers sentenced to death for military offenses during the war with Spain not one has been exe- cuted.

liberla has been deprived of her en- tire mary by the sinking of one gun- boat, the Rocktown, and the capsiz- ing of the other, the Gorronomah. They cost $140,000 and there is no money to replace them.

On a train running between Ghent and Brussels a fierce discussion about the South African war arose among the passengers. An alarm was given the train stopped and the disputants were forced to finish the dispute on the ground.

Agreed Exnetly. The Mistress-Bridget. you must stay until I get another girl.

Bridget-That was my intenshun. anyway. I want her to know the koind of a woman ye are !- Harper's Bazar.

A Record in Blood.

The record ot Hood's Sarsaparilla is literally written in the blood of millions health. It is all the time curing diseases of the stomach, nerves, kidneys aud All |hlood, and it is doing good every day to thonsauds who are taking it for pour appetite, tired feeling and general debil ity. It is the best medicine money can buv.

Houd's Pills are non-irritating. Price 25 cents.

Yarmouth, N. S., as a Summer Resort. One ut the most delightful of short sen trips is to Yarmonth, N. S . the western gateway to the Arcadian province, With tine lintels, drives, picturesque scenery and excellent harbor for hunting and fish pg. Yarmouth is one of the most attrac. five of summer places. Since the Yar- muth steamship company reduced the round trip jate to Yarmonth to $3 the travel over the Yarmonth line steaniers to that port has greatly increased There

the four sienmers each way each week, aula trip to Yarmonth in August means that the heat of the Atlantic seaboard is escaped. For particulars inquire at the Intrist agencies, 201, 294 or 332 Washing ton street, pr nt B. F Hammond, agent of the Yarmouth Ime, 43 Lewis wharf,

WASHINGTON, D. C.

Generare Porr Found I'm , Le Roy, N Y .: Gentlemen :- Ont family realize much tran the use of ginin-( that I feel I must say a word to induce others to nse 1. If people are interested in their health and the welfare ut their children they will use nu other beverage. I have nseil them all, but Grain 0) 1 have fomul su perlor to any. tor the reason that it. 18

Yours for hea th, ( . F. Meyers.

To the Deaf. $000,700 30

A rich lady, ened ot her deathrss in the head by Di Nicholson's Artificial Ear drum«, zave $10,000 to his institute, un thai deaf people dnahle in practire the Par drimns may have them free. Address Na Wie, The Nicholumm Justiinte, TAD Eighth avenne, New York, U S A. j127

What Shall We Have for Dessert? This question anses in the family nv- ery day Let us answer i today. Try Jell (), a delicious and healthful desserl. Prepared in two minutes. No holling! No baking! Simply add a little boiling water and set to cool. Flavors: Lemon, orange, raspberry and strawberry, Get a package ar your grocers today. 19 cts.

CASTORIA.

Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought Bligatare Cha& H. Fletchere

Bul He Hooked It.

An eel skirt In the closet The burglar's eye then met. "I'll take that. 100." he sold. "All's fish That comes into my net. " -Chicago Tribune.

Nesl Doar to 11.

Farmer Higgins (calling on Farmer IWillcox, whose wife ulways addresses him as honey) -My wife never actually calls me honey but she comes pretty hear it- she culls me old beeswax .- Judge.

Inililed to Her Dptnion. Mrs. llolines (severely)-1 would rather live on bread and water than on charity!

The Tramp Yessum! "There's no disputin' about tastes,-Puck.

Ill~ Great Sacrifice.

Mrs. Crinsonbrak Yon are always talking of sacrifices: pray. what did you ever do for your fellow men? Mr. Crimsonbeak Well, 1 married you, didn't I? Yonkers Statesman.

Another Version.

"Now. Frechly, tell us abunt Adam and Eve."

"Adam and Eve was a-ratin' apples in a garden, un' a big snake come along nn' chased 'em out."- Chicago Record.

Selecting u Wedding Present. Jeweler Why not give them a dozen elegant spoons?

Customer Oh. there hasn't been any novelty for them in that article in nearly n year. Jeweler's Weekly.

And Doctors Don't Agree. Hewitt- I'm not feeling well. lewitt -- What is the matter? Hewitt - I don't know vet: I've see- only three doctors so tar.

BOSTON AND FRANKLIN EXPRESS.

E. F. WINSLOW, Prop, (Sucrenur to RAZER & SON.

Orders leave Franklin st >. Oh und 9 a.m. Goods returned by freight at 2.30 same day.

Franklin Office at Razee & Son's old stand. Post Office Block.

Boston Offices, 75 Kilby St., 105 Arch St. and 15 Merchants' Row.

WE'VE HAD A

PIANO FIRE.

We've settleil the insurance, We are ready for husmess and we mean business. A few pianos were destroyed, a few almost destroyed and some seriously injured- these have gone to the factory-you'll hear of them later. To-day we've got some very slightly damaged pianus and a large number, say 150, that show no damage, their only fault that they've seen a fire, But we will sell them at "dami- aged" discount, but under the fullest warrant Must clean them out before September to make roum for new. Easy payments, Rental Purchase Plan.

IVERS & POND PIANO CO., 114-116 BoyIst ~ St., Boston.

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Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 271

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

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Publication date: 1900
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