The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04

said that he knew the governor was ap-
pointing in the line of promotion. and
as that hit his case exactly he had but
little doubt but that he would receive
the appointment.
Mr.. Clarke was born in Southbridge
In 1S45. He was educated in the public
and high schools of that town. and in
1859 he graduated from the Bridgewater
state normal school. For five years he
taught school in the grammar and high
schools of the commonwealth :
He then commenced to study law in
the office of the late Judge Bennett of
Taunton, with the Hon J. T. jackson
Of Fall River, the late j. H Gallagher
register of probate for Bristol county,
and j. Russell Reed, x-commissioner
of mortgages for the commonwealth as
fellow-students
June. 1875, he graduated from the
Boston university law school, and in
June of that year was admitted to the
SUFFOLK bar, and the following year To-
Gated in Webster where he commenced
practising law.
In November, 1882, he was appointed
special justice of the first district court
OF this locality by ex-Gov. John d.
Long. He has been tax collector and
member Of the board of school com
mittse. He married Miss Susan M.
Leach of Bridgewater daughter of the
late Col. Franklin Leach. He has one
daughter, now at college. Mr.. Clarke
Will make good and conscientious
judge.
The question now arises who will be
appointed TO s1ccead Mr.. Clarke as as
sociate justice Will it be Fred H. Ber-
ger or Henry B. Montague? In all
probability the choice will go to South
bridge, and that it will fall on Mr.. Mon
tague
Mr.. Clarke presided this morning for
the first time as the regular judge Pat
rick Moore, a veteran and an old Of
fender. was charged with. disturbance
and assaulting an officer.
The judge gave him a good lecture.
and fined him $40 for resisting an off,
Ger and three months in the house of
correction FOR the disturbance charge.
Miss Flora Moffitt of Maiden and
Manning Durfee of Charlestown were
married last night at the residence of
William Thornton and wife on School
street. Rev. Thomas T. Filmer is yard
master of the Albany road, where he
lives. After the wedding a reception
was held. The newly-married couple
will reside at the husbands home in
Charlton.
The members Of the sewer commit
tee, with Se1ectmen Clare and Love,
went to Boston today and appeared be-
fore the state board of health relative
to the proposed local sewerage sys-
tenn.
Charlie Sholta, late of the Websters,
and who has been playing with Wor-
cester and Portland, was in town to-
day. Again he is out of job, as he
has left Portland. He says that there
was no money there for him, as the
management couldn't pay what he
wanted. He got that with Manager
Leonard. Manager Conway said that
there is possibility that Sholta would
play with the Wsbsters against South
bridge Saturday.
John Stafford, captain of the Webster
team, and assessor in Dudley, is a. hero
now. This morning an old lady, aged
70 years, was walking up the railroa d
tracks as the 1907 train for Worcester
came in. She was deaf and could NOT
hear the swiftly approaching train,
Captain Stafford saw the danger, and
with rare presence of mind sprang up-
on the tracks and pulled the old Iady
off just In time to save her life.