Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 288

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Final Clearance Sale.

SHIRT WAISTS AT HALF PRICE.

Shirt Waists worth 50c., now 19c. Shirt Waists, assorted Percales, were $1.00, now 49c.

Black Shirt Waists, were $1.00, now 75c. Black Shirt Waists, were $1.98, now $1.39. White Shirt Waists, were $1.75, now 87c.

Ladies will find our store a pleasant and convenient place to wait for the electrics.

Marston Sanborn,

POST OFFICE BLOCK.

Total. $001,644 62

State of Massachusetts, rounty of Norfolk, 54: I. F. H. Bartholomew, cashier of the above- named bank, dni paletotdy swear that the aluive statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. F. II. BARTHOLOMEW, Cashier. Solarribed and sworn to before me this 13th day ut September. 1. "ORESTES T. DOE, Notary Public. Correct-Attest

WILLIAM A. WYCKOFF. ADELBERT D. THAYER. JAMES F. RAY.

Directors

Contempt.

Two young lawyers were debating in Judge Frazer's part of the Wayne clr. cult court, and a German witness was on the stand.

"I don't kind understan' gut Ang- ish," said the witness.

"There is no danger of hearing any." Bald Judge Frazer.

"It must he that your honor is about to make a speech," put in one of the attorneys and be escaped without a fine for contempt .- Detroit Free Press. When It Faited.

"Was your Don't Worry club snc- cessful?"

"Yes, indeed-that is, up to a cer- taln point.“

"What do you mean by that ?"

"Why, it was all right so long as all we had to do was to refrain from worrying about other people's tron- bles, but after awhile we got to some of our own, and that was different, don't you know."-Chicago l'ost.

Looking for CHOICE CON- FECTIONERY, always fresh?

EDW. C. SPRING, Sup't.

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CARS LEAVE Franklin for Medway, Millis, Medfield, Westwood and Dedham at 7 a. m. and every half hour until 10.30 p. m. RETURN, leave Dedham at 6 a. m. and every half hour until 9.30 p. m. Last car Franklin to Westwood 11 p. m.

46.615 79 14.775 04

127 20 3,000 00

SUNDAYS-First car one hour later in morning ; last car one hour earlier in evening, each way.

Cars connect at Medway with cars for Milford and So. Framingham. Cars connect at Dedham for Norwood, Walpole, Forest Hills, Hyde Park and Boston.

Time table subject to change without notice.

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HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW Enclosed . Arc . Lamps

Now in service at the Bresnahan Grocery Company, People's Clothing Company and O. B. Carter store? If not, look at, admire and order them for your own store. MAKE YOUR STORE

BRILLIANT AND ATTRACTIVE. Woonsocket Electric Machine & Power Co.

Agent for New Idea Patterns, 10c. Agent for New Home Sewing Machine.

BUTTONS MADE FROM YOUR OWN CLOTH.

SLEEPING-ROOM OUTFIT ON EASY TERMS :

Thiswmprises an elegant selected Chamber Set in golden oak nnis 1, 2 Chairs, Rocker and Table to match, Woven Wire Spring, I pair Pillows, a good Mattress and Decorated Dresden Toilet Set.

ALL FOR $38.00.

TERMS-$5.00 or $10.00 down, $1.00 each week.

Where will you go to get credit ? Don't go at all. COME-your credit is good right here.

AUSTIN S. COOK & CO., 67 and 69 MAIN ST., WOONSOCKET, R. I.

47" Free Delivery at your home the bour you name.

Legal tender ontes. .20,002 00- 30,002 00 5,000 00

Ings Hacks ..

Dirblends nopaid ..

Individual dejanits subject to check Certifiesl chicha Exchange account.

5,025 42 2,214 00 161,143 10 750 00 130 92

LISTEN !

CHOICE CIGARS?

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Hattie M Risher

The Franklin Sentinel.

VOL. XXIII. NO. 75.

FRANKLIN, MASS., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1900,

SINGLE COPIES 3 CENTS.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

A. C

Hoag Lake Park+

Pullers Wanted at Beysett Bros.

POST OFFICE NOTICE

Office Hours trom 6.30 a.m. to 7.80 p. m. Satur days, 8.30 a. m. to 8.15 p. m. Sundays from 9 to lo a. m. Money Order Department from 8.80 a. m. to 7 p. m. MAILS OPEN FROM North, South East und West .. .....

North, South, East, West, Sunday Providence.+ + + 7.90 Eastern States and Provinces. 9.90

West and South.

2.00 P. M

Eastern States and Provinces. 1.25

4.40

West and South 5.10 Providence. + *** Boston and East. 8.40

Milford++ 8.40

MAILS CLOSE FOR

Providence., 9.05 A. M. Eastern States and Provinces. 8.45

West and South 9.00

Milford .****

9.00 Eastern States and Provinces 11.80 M.

W'est and South .. 4.15 P. M. Enstern States and Provinces 4.50 North, South, East and West. 1.15 Sunday Mail closing in all directions at 5 P. M. HENRY A. TALBOT, P. M. Franklin, Mass,, June 18. 1900.

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC FIRE ALARM,

BOX 6-Coruer Cross and Central streeta. N-Central street, head of Summer street. 13-Corner Emmons and Main streets. 83-Arlington street, near corner Wachu- sett street. 24-Nason's Crossing. 32-Corner Union and Central streets. 41-Union street, near Beaver, oppoalts St. Mary's Church.

43-Corner of Garfield and Crescent streets. Two Blasts-Fire out. Une Blast-Testing apparatus.

Directions for Giving an Alarm

Being sure that a fire actually exists, go to the beurest box, unlock, pull down the book and let go. The apparatus works automatically. Close the box nud remain until the firemen arrive to direct them to scene of the fire

Electric Rallway Service.

Electrics leave the post office for Woonsocket at 6 a. m. and every hour thereafter till 10.45 p. m. For Wrentham and Attleboro, 6 00 till 10.15 j. mi. For Lake Pearl at 12.45 p. m. and every half hour thereafter till 10.16. During Torenoon car makes no connection at Eagle Hill for the Lake. For Medway and Dedham at 7 a. m. and every half hour till 10.30 p.m. Sundays, time of starting on both lines one hour later.

FRANKLIN NEWS IN BRIEF

Latest Local Events and Personal Items of Interest to Readers.

Saturday, 18 to 10.

Charles A. R. Ray returned tn Brown university yesterday.

James Hood of East street will begin bis freshman year at Tuft's college this week.

Many of the wells around town have gone dry, owing to the continued dry weather.

C. Peter Kimball of Cohassett was in town Friday looking after hls real estate interests bere.

D. W. Fisher left last night for New

York and from there to Philadelphia on a business trip.

Miee Eva Spence is reported critically

ill with typhoid fever at the home of her father on Summer etreet.

Charles J. McDermott hae resigned bis

position as assistant superintendent at engine bonse bad not stiffened her joints.

the Colonial rubber works.

A grocery store has been opened by Sebastian Mucciaroue in the room be- neath the SENTINEL office.

Ex-Postmaster M. F. Conroy began work today in the N. Y., N. H. & H. rail- road ticket office at Milford.

Wesley Fiske has been assisting at the Fairfield lunch wagou during the ab- sence of the regular attendant.

The academy students again add life , to the towu. Some have hoen seen bere before aud others are new to the town.

The American band orchestra will fur- nish music for daucing at Hoag Lake to- night and Thursday and Saturday even- ings.

Capt. Richard, a man of advanced years and a familiar figure in Franklin about tou years ago, ie vislting old friends in. town.

George E. Croissant has returned to his duties as ticket agent at the station bere, after an extended vacation in New York state.

Road maeter Savage left today to attend the roadmasters' convention held in Sar- atoga. He will visit in Binghampton, N. Y., before his return.

Tite Franklin House has been reopened for guests with Duncan B. Ford as mana- ger. Proprietor Briggs, who is at Onset, will return about Oct. 1st.

Saturday evening a theatre car was You from Woonsocket for all those who attended the production of "Faust" at

the Woonsocket opera house.

One of our towusmen, who is, by the

way, a counoieseur of Belgian hures, has beeu out of town the past few daye look. iug up some blue ribbon stock.

A large number of Franklin young peo- ple attended the benefit dunoe given in Medway lust Friday night, by the For esters in ald of Dudley Durant.

things he does need. No wide-awake buefness man wants to be quoted saying that advertising doesn't pay.

The registrars of voters held their pre- liminary meeting to revise the voting list amused and eutertaiued the American last week. There were only 770 names, though it is probable that a good number public, and he now comes as full of mer- rimout as ever. A bright galaxy of spe- of additions will he made before the close cialty artists adds to the general excel-

of registration. As the list now stands the number of voters is as small as at but the highest praise is heralded all

lonoe of the performance, and nothing present themselves before the registrars in large or small quantities; funeral de-

at the meeting next Weduesday eveniug with a certificate from the board of asses- sors or a tax bill showlug they have been

own on the first day of May, 1900.

It Is Sald

That businees will be quiet till after election.

That telephonee ought to be cheaper and more of them.

That the electric cars bave bad a re- markably profitable summer.

MR. EDITOR :- There bas been eo much talk about the canteen eyetem in the That if we managed the rain we should | army and its "good" resulte that I wish

you would publish the following letter, which covers the point exactly. It is a letter from an officer In the army to bis mother. He writes:

"I am eurprieed to be informed by the papers what a means of elevation it is to the soldiers. To me it means a demor- allzing establiebment. It is a place where men learn to drink-men who have never been regular drinkers-a place where those confirmed in the habit of guzzling can tighten the bonde of their slavery. "I have had no knowledge of those 'pure' canteens that have broken up the outlying divee and doggeriee which this moral institution is recommended for, having eeen canteens rather that enconr- aged wastefulness, droweiness and beast- iality.

"The endless trouble that Intoxication That Franklin hae many things to be thankful for, considering the condition That coal is going to be bigh this win- ter and the barons will get the increase, two years ago. causes in army administration is an argu- ment moet convincing for a coming polley of demanding total abstinence from our soldiers. The change in the class of men that we now enliet and the intolerance of the man thatlis frequently seen drunk is the cause of the improvement in the tone That if times are good a number of of the army-not the establishment of new moderate-priced houses are going | drinking places; a still more rigorous up in the epring.

attitude towards this destructive vice

That a man's conscience and not his should follow.

coming election.

That the gold democrats in town are remarkably quiet this year, and may vote either way.

That it would be well for our officers to keep an eye on the young men's club rooms this winter.

liquor is being sold will not ald you to detect the offenders.

That a number of automobiles will be seen upou our streets next season and one lady will have one.

crack players. A return game will be That the new postmaster and his as. sistants are genuine servants of the puh- places? lic and no one is "kicking." That the ranks of prominent Frankiln men have been sadly decimated the past played later, when the Woonsocket players will endeavor to reverse the score. The Franklin club entertained its guests in a bospitable manner, and they all affirmed that, though beaten, they had enjoyed the vleit thoroughly. few years, and who will take their The wives of nearly all the members of

the Cumberland club were present, Among the lady guests were Mrs. Cass, Mrs. Simson, Mrs. G. Carr. Mrs. Rohin son, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. White,

Mrs. Boyden, Mise Edwards and Miss Cole.

FRANKLIN,

WOONSOCKET.

E. H. Rathbun.

.. 10 J. W. Cass.

L. W. A:nold ..

3 John Simson

G. F. Wirett .. ..

0 G. A. Carr ..

W. C. Shermio.

Ches. A. R. Ray ..

J. F. Bassett

6 D. M. Edwards.

Chas. F. Nye ..

C. E. Thomes.

Fred P. Cole.

.. 1 8. G. Smith.

A. B. Palmer Cerl Emerson

2 A. F. White.

J. R. Boyden

A Good Start.

A number of people interested in or- ganizing an active Y. M. C. A. in town met on Saturday evening, and made plans to provide a reading room and make it an attractive place; to maintain a weekly bible class for the young men

on Saturday evening, a 9 o'clock prayer

service Sunday morning and a service dences were left, and that the town pro- Sunday afternoon with music and ad- dreee; gymnasium classes; two or three posed to take the necessary steps to have a remedy applied, and Franklin was in- vited to join in the move If so Inclined and had cause, The notice of Annie M.

band, etc. A number of available rooms were considered, and officers will be se- lected at the meeting tomorrow evening. Further plane will be considered, raising

Hawes of claim for dama e on account of injury while getting off a Medway car

nearly opposite the residence of Eugene etc. F. Ware on Main street ou August 31 was iuformally considered by the board

and Assistant Supt. Savage of the rail- way company. It is alleged that Mre. Hawes and a friend bad been to Medway, and when the car stopped the conduc-

No trespass noticee are seen in many fields, but in many cases they do not serve to keep trespassers off. In such cases one or two arrests would have a wholesome influence. There are people who have no regard for trespaes sigus or sanction of the eelectmen to the plan of

building a hose bouse near Nason's anything else, and a dose of law is the only thing that will bring them to their crossing, and the plan was favorably

considered by the board. Cemetery im- necessity.

BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Trash wood, ready out for stove use, at Allen's wood yard.

Tu Rent .- A desirable tenement of six 14.t rooms; $12 per month. Inquire of O. T. Doe.

Wanted .- A girl to do general house- work. Apply to G. H. Grant, School street.

18-t

For Sale-Coal of all kinds aud prices right. A. M. Haggart, Central street, near the bridge. 17Ttf A competent girl can obtain a good eit- uation doing housework by addressing "E." SENTINEL office. 18

1 shall he pleased to greet all old friends of the hotel and miauy new ones, and will treat them right. Tahle first. class "All the comforts of home," at Hotel Windsor. J. B. McKINNON, Agent. Round-trip Boston tickets can be had at $1.05, (less than the five-trip rate), of Chas, H. Prince at SENTINEL office. Also round- trip Providence and Milford tick. Mileage books to let,

Two chairs at Ochee's barber shop. any time during the past few years. It ulong the route, aud crowded houses ter- was 1,015 at the olose of registratiou in tify to the increasing popularity of asseseed a poll tax or a resident of the Accomplished hair dresser in attendance. | ets at a saving of 12c from regular faro. Short waits.

'Peck'e Bad Boy."

New Quarlers.

"The telephone exchange is shortly to be removed into more commodious quar- ters, su all-night service is to be arranged an) a lineman will be kept here contin- ually to attend to any difficulties that may artse.

Since the installation of the exchange here it has been in Masou's drug store, bus with the advent of new subscribers the management decided upon having the office in a room by itself, and accord- Ingly two rooms have been secured in the Fletcher block, upstairs, in the rear of this Norfolk woolen company's office. A new cable ie to be put in from the office to Emmons street and aleo Central, and it is believed that this cable will resalt in better eervice.

Having a lineman here will also please Dr. K. C. Abbott wae excused by Ilis patrons better, thue doing away with ex- Honor after serving a few days at the

aeperating delsye incident to getting a adjoining the town house for a future Dedbam court. The doctor was made | repairer over from Milford when a line |possibility.

blow Wednesday was large, as hundreds foreman of the jurles upon which be nf busbels of partially ripe fruit was served, and enjoyed the experience ex.

shaken from the Ilmbs. The abundance ceedingly. He says that bad he known will probably create a boom in the cider how valuable an experience was to be making industry and create a large de. gained by jury eervice he would have endeavored to have arranged his business mand for casks of the right kind for the product.

eo it would bave have been possible to

bave remained, The man who refuses to serve is the loser.

The home of Arthur Currie, a stu-

as better satisfaction on the part of those

already using them.

The new manager, D. S. Small, has been looking the field over very carefully |not the miners.

since taking charge, and promises that Franklin exchange shall have every pos- sible attention shown in order to make it a success. He is a very pleasant

shortly after leaving a telegram came to that his patrons are satisfied if the the academy from the student's parents thing is possible. He is an experienced telephone man, and will give thie ex- at Galveetou announcing their safety. change especial attention.

Continue Their Success.

The Franklin Country club entertained the Cumberland Country club of Woon- socket on Saturday afternoon, providing a friendly contest at gulf of interest and pleasure. The Franklin members gave a good account of themselves and defeated thelr opponents bandsomely, notwith- standing the visitors numbered some

In this way the funds of such associations would he invested in a safe way as long as the state government was alive and

all liability to poor investments avnided. So far as the associations are concerned.

the idea seems to he an excellent one.

Judge H. E. Ruggles left Saturday to

attend the seventy-sixth annual services of the Sovereign Grand - Lndge, I. O. O. F., held in Richmond, Va .. September 17 to 22. He will visit Washington, D. C., Old Point Comfort, Harper's Ferry, An- teitam and Gettysburg before he returus. The headquarters will be at Jefferson hotel and the sessione will be in Conven- tion hall, ou the roof of the building. Judge Ruggles goee as grand representa- tive in the suite of Grand Sire Alfred S. Pinkerton of Worcester, a distinguished honor.

The present indications are that elec- tric railways will soon he so numeroue in Massachusette that no town of respect- ahle size and average population will be left out in the cold. Already it is impos- gible to walk ten mllee toward any point Attorney J. J. Feeley of Walpole, who of the compase without tripping over an is well known here, is organizing a

etreet railway corporation to construct a line from Holliston to Natick via Sher- boru. Mr. Feeley is the principal stock- is ready to invest a couple of nickels for holder, being pledged to take 371 of the the chance to enjoy a freeh, cool breeze aud a refreshing ride to an adjoining 500 shares. He le one of the prominent men operating the line from Dedham to town .- Exchange. Franklin.

The Barrington Courier hopes that in The school committee bave recently put a commercial telephone into the devotion to the modern expanded system of education, the teachers will not for- Horace Mann building and will shortly get that readin', 'ritin' and 'rithmetic connect the William Thayer, the Nason are important etudies, and spelling like-

street and the High school by a private line, which will be of especial service to Principal Daniels in communicating with his teachers. It will be money wisely expended.

Franklin voters will this year have an opportunity to vote for a county com missioner, register of deeds and county treasurer, each for the three yeare. The term of James Hewine of Medfield as county commissioner explres, and the other two offices are filled by Jobn H. Burdakin of Dedham and Charles H. Smith of Dedham.

A new invention in the line of ladies' felt hats ie baving them made of narrow pieces of the material sewed together in the way that hraid hats are made, In- stead of heing pressed out of a single piece. They are somewhat heavier tban the ordinary felt hat, and as they are a novelty, of course the ladies muet have them for a change.

The busy eeaeon will open earlier to the man who doesn't neglect his adver.

tieing during the dull mouths, and the man who doesn't have any need of ad ver-

tising will probably awaken some day to

Tomorrow evening Manager Partridge will bave for an attraction at Morse opera house "Peck's Bad Boy." Of all old the realizing senee that there are many friends none are more welcome than "Peck'e Bad Boy." This good-natured ae lad and his mischievous pranks will al- waye hold a warm place in the hearts of

The board ot registrars announces that the old and young. For years be has it will be in seesion on Wednesday eveu-

eenses. One farmer who has recently posted trespass notices says he cares not now much hunting and fishing there is done on bis premisee, but he eeriously objects to having hls fences and stone walls torn down by the trespassers, and he does not like the idea of having hie cattle killed by hunter's dogs. He has recently bad two head of cattle killed by dogs. One of the dogs got within range of bis gun and will du no more mischief. Registrars' Notice.

fing, Sept. 19, aud on several evenings in Ootober. Those who intend to vote at the caucuses iu September, and whose

names are uot already ou the liet, should | ber plants, palms, etc. ; cut flowers, roses

signs well made up. Slade's greenhouse.

COMMUNICATIONS,

[ The editor assumes no responsibility for mat ter under this caption. This column is entirely at the disposal of the public, avoiding, as far as possible, trivial and controversial matter.]

Rev. J. P. Chadbourue has returned to Frauklin, where be will remain untll Oct. 1, when be euters upon a contract with a publishing company, travellag through the West.

The remains of Mrs. Zoy Vanelette, who died of cerebral apoplexy at her late home ou Central street last Friday at the age of 03 years, were taken to Millbury for interment on Saturday.

Arrangements are under consideration for holding a teachers' convention bere some time in October. It is about slx years stuce the board of education has furnished an intellectual trest of the kind for Franklinites.

The damage to the apple crop by the

Hubbard M. Bullock died at his home Monday uoon after an extended illness. The funeral servicee will be held at the house Thursday forenvon at 10 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Cook officiating. A eketch and portrait will appear in the SENTINEL on Friday.

The first round in the ladles' tourna. ment for the A. Blakeley Smith prize will he played off on the links of the Franklin Country club on Saturday fore- uoun. The second round of the gentle mien'a contest will take place in the afternoon.

Thirty-one years ago Thursday, ac- cording to a local historian, the great September blow wae ou hand, when there wae much destruction of property. It ouly lasted a short time and wae ac-

Dr. Austin B. Fletcher is preparing a bill for introduction into the legislature which provides that the trust funde of cemetery associations may be deposited with the state treasurer at an annual in- companied with raiu, therefore the blow terest, the same as paid on state honds. of 1900 was a day ahead as an annual. Major J. H, Chadwick, president of the Lead trust and trustee of Boston univer- sity, together with R H. Husted, treae- Our Boys defeated the Haywards on . urer and also trustee of the same institu-

Jacob F. Gebb has purchased of Mre. Morse-Russell the Morse house on Union street, and will have it altered and paint. ed and papered for a home himself. It is at present occupied hy F. P. Bly, who will remove within a few days. It is a valuable property, and will make Mr. Geb a flue residence.

"They say that the old Cataract engine worked beautifully at the Unionville fire Wednesday afternoon. The carpenters, the plumbere and the painters were near at band to help man the brakes, and the machine responded at once with a full stream of water. Her long rest in the

electric line or over a franchise for a line; the entire community is on the move, and every man, woman and child

diecount in our modern school methods. Not one high school graduate in fifteen is balf the adept in using English that he or she should have been before leav- ing the grammar department, And

there are even common echool teachers, and now and then a high school princi- pal or headmaster, whose English is just ae faulty.

Candidatee for office in Franklin would have an easy time if there were more men wbo could "deliver the goode," llke tbe one following. "Dear Sir and Fren- Herein that you wur in the Raice fer offie I want to know If you would caire for the voat of my Settlement. As I goes, so goes that Voat. The Settle- ment Swairs by me, an what I telle 'em

to do they does. It is a white and cul-

lored voat mixed, but it is au futeller- gent voat, if I does say it Myself. It is a voat that kin read, rite and count. If

you wants that voat, let me know. If

you don't want that voat, I know who does."

provement and several minor matters were talked over. A. B. Fletcher of the cemetery association and Mr. McCarthy of the selectmen discussed the details of the work at some length. At 10 p. m. the board adjourned for two weeks.

[Planos Tuned.

I shall he in Franklin during the sec- fond week in Octohier to care for my pianos and to attend to new ones. Orders may he left at the SENTINEL office. J. W. WALKER,

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Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 288

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

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Publication date: 1900
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