Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
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Franklin J. Moses, former govern.
or OF South Carolina. gray.haired and
haushly, was arraigned before Judge
Brown in the police court charged by
Inspector Patterson with larceny OF
| an oVercoat, valued at $50, the proper.
" OF James a. Hawkes.. a tailor. Tne
o\ercoat was pawnrl later. Moses
mad the coat made for him and Of.
tered check drawn ON n South Caro-.
Ina bank but when the cneck was
presented II was found that Moses
had no funds to meet it. On Jan.
he was arrested. Patterson briefly
presented the governments case.
Moses then made tragic and elo.
Quent plea. 1T has been given out
to the public" he said. that was
Il natural born animal But in 1872
was chief magistrate of one of :he
proudest states in the union, South
carolina. was driven by social os.
llarlsm, in spite of my lofty position
and in spite of my college day asso-
clatlon, to the degrading Use of NOR
phne. From that | soon went to the
Use of opium. lost all my social
prestige, and when. in 1876, the Re-
publican party of my state surren-
dered to the opposition party. fell,
too Judge Brown sentenced Moses
tt Deer island for four mouths.
The committee in charge of deter.
mining the location and form of the
memorial to the late Roger Wolcott.
for which over $40.OO0 has already
been collected through contributions
OF the people. has intimated to Gov.
Crane that their desire. as well as
that of the dead governors family,
Is to erect memorial that wOull
commemorate not only Roger VOL
colt, but the men who served in the
Spanish war. The committee believes
that the most fitting place for such a
memorial would be on the state house
grounds and further believes col-
spicuous place upon the southern
front OF the state house groun Is
should be granted for the purpose
Gov. Crane, because legislative action
u
site for memorial on the state house
grounds, referred the letter of the
committee to the general court.
The livelest free fight ever seen on
cycle track in the world marked the
close of the international siX-day team
race at the Park square garden.
The excitement of the exciting finish
had not died out when Mcfarland,
the winner, grappled with Leander,
and inside of one minute there were
700 riders, spectators and trainers in
bunch on the track, hitting right and
left anyone in reach. Accusations Of
foul riding were made and several of
the contestants seemed bent on killing
their opponents. 1t was fight that
would please the most fastidious fol-
lower of Spanish bull fights. Gore in
plenty was spilled and heads were bat
tered. Guns were all left in the office.
but fists were good, as were handle
bars. clubs and sections of the train
ing stands. A squad of police put an
end to the miXup
A duplication of the recent New
York tunnel horror need not be feared
il Bostons subway. thanks to the
block system BY the use of the auto
matte brakes two trains cannot he
even on the same section of tracks.
When train passes a signal. that
signal is Immediately set to danger"
where it remains until the train passes
to the next section, when it is auto
matically released. Should second
train attempt to pass danger sig
nal, air brakes are set, so that ii Is
impossible for a motorman to take
any chances even if he would. The
extreme precautions which are taken
cause the system to be somewhat
slower in operation than would be
possible with their absence. The sig
hals are operated by electricity, but
If for any reason the current falls
weight is released setting the danger
signal
Historic Old North church on Salem
street is beginning to decay This, at
least. is true OF the foundation under
that part of the edfice in which the
Sunday school services are acid. The
wooden framework of the church has
been remodeled several times, the
last time being in the spring of 1899.
after the fire which threatened to de-
stroy the building in February of
that year The first sign of decay ap-
peared about two years ago, when
several bricks became lose. One by
one the bricks are falling out. While
there is no immediate danger of a
collapse it is probable that unless re.
pairs are made more of the bricks will
be forced from their position. causing
the building to become unsafe.
One of the most remarkable demon
strations of the many that marked the
Commonwealth club banquet to the
Hon. William Jennings Bryan in the
Quincy House Thurs lay night oc-
Cured when Lieutenant-G Governor
John l.. Bates. turning from the audi
ence and speaking over the head of
Toastmaster Washburn to the chief
guest. said "Sir. it has been my
privilege to welcome many visitors to
our commonwealth during the past 30
days. and even in the sunny south
have been permitted recently to speak
to our fellow countrymen there of the
cordial relationship that binds us all
together, north, south east and west.
a great. a glorious nation. 1t is in the
same spirit, Mr.. Bryan and gentlemen
of this club, that I welcome a distin-
guished son of Illinois, a renowned
citizen of Nebraska. eloquent, bril-.
liant orator, distinguished leader Of
men,"
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