The Washington times., 1913-12-30
SWEDISH NOBLEMAN
|SL0YAL TO MAINE
Charles julius WendaII Says He
Has No Use for Distinction
in Old Country.

| sKowHEGAN, Me-, Dec. ao.-Main
has always claimed its fair share o
1 natures noblemen." but since tn,
American Revo, ution put English title
into the discard. noblemen Of the othe
kind. save for occasional residents o
summer resorts. have been scarce.
But the State has awakened to flint
that 1t had q genuine noblensn. with
title more than two centuries old, II
the person Of q citizen of this town
Charles Julius Wendali, son Of the lat,
Mass. and descendant in the eight
generation from Adolph Wendall, upor
hom, in 1880. King Carolus Of SWedef
conferred q patent Of nobility for dis
tirGuished bravery in the Swedish wars
about the patent. for he has behind him
the authority Of the superior court Of
the county Of Essex, Commonwealth OF
Massachusetts,. by whose decree he
wrested II from his sister, Mrs. Mary
rMame'1 Mcdonald. Of Rockport
Conditions of the Patent.
The oriRinal conditions of the patent
were that II descend in perpetuity to
the eldest male representative OF the
frmily. 30 It came to the late Carl
Christian wsndsr. Of Rockport, a sea
faring man Of Swedish birth. but by
him the patent was sold to his daughter.
Mrs. Mcdonald. together with the Off
cial seal. sealing wax. and the curiouely
carved wooden box containing them.
for 80.
When. after the death Of Mr.. wendaIl
on May q last. the son laid claim to the
patent decree. he was opposed by his
sister. who showed her bill OF sale and
ccrtended that she had valid claim to
II by right Of purchase. Mr.. WendaIl
took the case to the courts, and after
several hearings Justice Heating has
pronounced in favor Of the plaintiff.
MT. Wendali, 1t il decreed, is to hold
the patent for the beneft Of himself.
his heirs and the hairs Of Carl Chris
C'Mame") Mcdonald is given due con-
sideration. Upon compliance with the
terms Of the decree she Is to receive
from Mr.. Wendall the sum of $40. in
restitution OF the amount paid to her
father, and she Is further to be allow
ed to inspect the patent at all reason
able times.
Satisfied To Be Z Maine Man.
The patent itself Is a parchment
document, 20 by 33 inches in size, en-
blazoned in bronze and black. bearing
the signature of Knis Carolus XI and
the royal seal and coat Of arms. With
1t Is the official seal which Mr.. Wen
dali has the right to use, II he chooses.
BY virtue Of this patent Mr.. Wendall
should he ever become q citizen of
Sweden, has a right to q seat in the
Swedish parliament and Is entitled to
the highest honors which any noble Of
that country may boast. For the pres
ent, however. he has no intention of
testing its practical value. as he owns
a laundry and has taken deep root in
the soil Of this State and town, where
he has lived for eight years
Born in Rockport. Mass, forty-nine
years ago. he moved to Lynn at the
age Of twenty and for a number Of
years was engaged in the manufacture
Of shoes. On coming here. however, he
took UP the laundry business.
Some twenty years ago he married
Miss Eta Andrews. Of Lewiston, and
they have two daughters. Miss Pearl
Wendall, of Boston and Miss Garnet
Wendall. Of Skowhegan. He is past
chancellor of the local lodge of the
Of Pythias and is associated
with the Pythian Sisters. as well as a
OF Carrabasset Lodge Of Odd
Fellows and the Rebekah Lodge.
So. while "nobleman of Sweden" is a
title that Mr.. Wendall is willing to go
TO court for. that of prominent citizen
Of Skowhegan" suits him still better.