Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-06-28

Especial Correspondent

trouble with his automobile In Com
nonwealth avenue one evening re-
Gently. Sergt Nagle of the Back BAY
police thought 1t was going faster
than the law allowed and held him up.
He asked the young man to take
him around to Police Station 16 In
the auto. Goelet. II is said, at first
declined to take the officer as q pas
senger, but when the sergeant sug-
gested that IL Goelet didn't want to
take him in the auto he would guar
nntee to take Goelet there in the pa
troll wagon, the young man accented
the first proposition. Goelet departed
otter leaving $50 as n guarantee for
his appearance In court. When
his name was called he did not re-
Gpond and was detaulted. In court
reXt day he plead guilty and was
fined $40.
Judge Joseph D. Failon of the mu-
nlcipal court Of South Boston, while
jcurneying to attend the commence
ment exercises at Holy Cross college,
ksd his pocket picked when he alight-
ed from the train ut the Union ste.
ton. The tkief got $14O and many
valuable papers. 1t Is thought the
work was done by gang of profess
sionals who have been working the
trains between Boston and New York
for several days
Principal Dutton OF the Hancock
school on Parmenter street Is making
arrangements for a summer school to
lie carried on in the school building
after the regular work Of the year is
completed and vacation begins. With
the permission Of the school commit
tee he will conduct summer school
Of eight classes during the heated
term. The opening will not be until
July Z. In the eight rooms the chill
dren will be taught the various things
that will be of use to them in after
life. Most of the pupils come from
families where thorough knowledge
Of the art of housekeeping and the
ability to make their own and their
brothers and sisters clothing is ap-
preciated. The work of amusing the
children of the district will not be
entirely confined to the indoor schools
and amusement. The indoor school,
rooms will be open in the morning
from o'clock to noon, but in the
school yard swings and games will
be provided for those who cannot find
places in the rooms, or who do not
care to enter the classes. These will
be at the disposal of the children from
9 in the morning until in the after
noon. This Is the first attempt to
institute a summer school under the
supervision of the city. To insure its
success Mr.. Dutton will give up his
vacation this year and devote all his
time to the work.
Where will the circuses find an ok
hibition ground a few years from
now? Gradually they have been pushed
farther and farther to the westward
until now there are but one or two
vacant lots sufficiently large for such
outdoor entertainments. 1t was this
growth of New York that caused the
building of the Madison Square Gar
den in that city and although the
land is now immensely valuable. there
are enough shows to make the invest
ment profitable. here's where the old
Providence station might be utilized.
Fifty years of teaching in one insti-
tuition without single hour lost by
reason of illness, is the unique record
that the close Of the present school
year completes for Master Charles J.
Capen of the Boston Latin school. Mr..
Capen is the teacher who is known by
thousands of pupils and ex-pupils Of
the Latin school as Guido" Capen,
and is one Of the most popular IN
structors in public school life. He is
~ years old.
In his long and prosperous career
Shipbuilder William 4ucKie of East
Boston has bIilt all manner of craft
end is now at work on one which
eventually will find its way out to
Manila. It will be probably the first
of its kind to start from the local
waters to such a faraway port. A
number of prominent business men
in this city have recently formed an
alliance for mutual benefit in busi-
ness around the Philippines, which
Is known as the Iloilo company, with
offices on Milk street. The object CT
the company, which includes such
well known persons as Lawyer Mel
vim o. Adams, is to receive benefit
in the trade Of these islands and will
have some steam lighters built to
transport lumber and fancy kinds Of
wood between the different ports. Mr..
McKie has half in frame a new steamer
for the company, which will be used
as combination vessel when she ar
rives at her destination. She will use
steam and be fitted with pole masts
with sails, and which will also be
used as cargo derricks. The new ves-
sci will be 100 feet in length. 25 feet
beam and 10 feet deep. When under
steam she will reel out nine miles an
hour and when the winds are strong
and favorable coal will be saved by
using the sail, power. She will be fit-
ted with compound engines and be
driven by twin screws. The vessel
will receive her engines and machin-
cry at the Atlantic works, which is ad-
jacent to the wharf where she is being
constructed.
Observer.