Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27
EDWARD C. DAN \.
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hopru for a new home for its peerless
orchestra. a new temple of music III
muslc'S highest forms. Tuesday night
marked the culminatIon, when the IN
Nugural concert OF the symphony or.
chrStra in the beautiful new building,
the total cost of which has been SOD.
coo, and which it would take Columns
of praise 1 do justice TO- what Is t
more mnmrT to the music lover thhh
the decorations is the fact that the
acoustic qualities of the hall are sur.
pris,ngly near prrfrrtion The brohu
aiSlcs. toe. ana the ease with which
visitors could reach and leave their
places in the auditorium met win IN
Stant appreciation. In fact, everybody
was pleased. There was morning 10
carp AT. ana there were innumcrn,he
| lnlugS ~ praise. rhrrc were probnhiy
few. il amy, people in the vast audi
cncr present who. as they listened to
The tenor SclOS of Mr.. II. Evans VIII
linms. knew that while THE singer was
, rendering his part of the program he
was suffering intense pain due to an
ncriirlfi while on his way To the hail.
He was applaudcd and smiled and
bowed as if nothing had happened.
He had broken one of the small bones
of rhc right les in stepping from an
electric ear.
An institution which is one OF IN"
distinctive features of the city Is the
Sailors Haven in ChArlrStoWn. 1T Is
principally Il sailors club. AMI not Il
rescue mission by any means. 1t Is
meant TO elevate the men and furnish
! them with Il means of rational ENJOY
| nrnt when ashore. Judging Ivy 'h'
, overflow audience of sailor men pres
en- at the inauguration OF nhr winter
| "Mnnday night treats ard 'hr Hcsl
with which they choruScd the "shanty
songs, which preceded the concert
proper. it is safe 10 say that IL Is
highly popular with them. lhcse
| songs, meaningless III thrmS Ives, are
| the delight Of the rough Srnfhring fH-
| lows. They are led off by the superin-
! tendrni NJ. Stanton II. King. for II
| wears Il sailor himself. with "llurrt"
! for Rculcn RanZo," the sailors using
their lungs well with the chorus.
"Ranzo, boys, Ranzo.' mast ana
| spnrs are rigyed up on the stage ana
| the men raise the topSail yard ana SET
| the iopsail. and then every one settles
| down to Il good evenings amusement.
| Sailors from the ships in porl-th"
steamers Commonwealth, lrlshlhhh
and Sagnmorr. furnished part of the
| cntcrtninnpnt. Before the 81 l.lorS leave
| the lUpsal - clcWcd and fulicd. IL
would do one good TO watch the happy
faces of the rough fellows as they
smoked and sang.
Once again | have to chronicle an
| act of hcroism by one OF BoStons
, finest, and this time it was the num-
! hlr patrolman hurcoat who rlSked IRE
| and limb in the cause of duty. Scollay
square was crowded, and when Is 1t
otherwise. save in the wee smn' hours,
| and this was in the noon day. horse
| attached to Il coupe became frightened
and started through the square ht that
, hrcakncck pace that must hr seen Ia
/ he apprrcia ted, heading for fremont
street. pntrolMnn Ready Of Division
. was standing at the corner OF Penn
h"r;on square. Duty called ana ne
answered promptly. 10 those who
cav him spring in front of the madly
gnllopng equine his act looked like
suicide. IL" missed the bride, but
grabbed the shaft, and was dragged mp
fremont street for about 100 yards.
Then the gritty policeman had gained
the bride ana IN" brute was Subdurd.
But the gallant fellow had Il fractured
| log and his uniform was not nj Tor
parade. \ motley crowd gathered
| round the hero. and as he was lifted
into an express wagon to hH conveyed
| 20 t'lc hospital Il cheer that must nave
! been balm 10 his wound went up from
hundred thronts. lie was one Of the
rank aud file.
The blame for the disastrous subway
explosion of March 4. 1891, has Mt
! l,nr;l, been fixed. the full bench of the
state supreme court having rendered
a decision holding the Boston gas light
company solely responsible for the
catastrophe NJ tn" intersection OF Ire
mont and EOylSton streets. n boot
black who was Standing near thh
scene Of the explosion was frlled to
rhc ground and slightly injured. He
brought suit for $4,000 and got II
verdict for $4,000. this giving birth to
the litigation. Although Thursdays
adjudication does not preclude the de-
frndant corporation from defending
tho manifold suits brought against it
for damages for injuries End loss of
life resulting from tho accident, 1t is
extremely doubtful if it will enter into
Il fight before Il jury in many of the ac-
rions. since the facts involved are sub
stantially the same. according to the
tenor Of the declarations filed by the
several plaintiffs. Approximately ST.
MO.OOO is the aggregate damages
sought against the company.
|
drawing little iO-rrnt express wagon
by n heavy rope. followed by fifth
attired in the same kind of rig. fur
niShcd sport for the Youngsters and
for many people much older. last even
ing. along many of the principal
streets of the city. The members of
the procession were carrying out the
mandates of their sllpcriOrS. as part of
their initiation into the Symphonic
cluh of the New England Conscrva-
tory. They attracted lots Of attention.
but all. in spite of the jibCs and jolly
ing they received at the hands OF the
spectators, carried out their part well.
|
Boston has a new thoroughfarc. or
rarl,cr an old thoroughfarc with new
ramc. The mall on the fremont street
side of Boston common is hereafter to
he known rs Lafayette mall in honor
of the distinguished patriot ard friend
nf America Marquis de Lafayette.
who. in period Of 30 years, visited
Boston a number Of times. Al either
end of the mall gilt signs have been
erected, and II is the purpose of the
city forester. William Duogur. to place
one or two more signs between Park
and Boylston reefs.
OBSERVER
Army Transports Arc Satiafactory
Washington. Oct. 25.-SeCrrtary Root
has rejected the proposition to have tn"
military trdnsporta ton business b.
ai,,. ,..l ii IJ.ll.i.