Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-01
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Especial Correspondent.)

The past and the present are no.
where more picturesquely and archi-
tecturally evident than in State street
at this moment, and nowhere else In
the city are the forces which are so
completely changing business Boston
more apparent. The street is just now
in what might be termed condition OF
travail during the process OF this great
change, and owing to the erection OF
some half dozen skyscrapers between
the old state house and the custom
house, and ring to the further fact
that the great tunnel which runs
through this street, underneath the
harbor to East Boston, is also in pro-
cess of construction. The result Is that
the street is what might very properly
be termed mess" from one end TO
the other. But, of course. this is un-
affairs is and has been a source Of
much annoyance to marketmen, team
sters and pedestrians for months. The
worst condition exists in front Of and
In the immediate vicinity of the GUS
tom house. Here the immense Board
OF Trade building is being erected and
close by Is the temporary power house
of the tunnel. A little farther up two
new skyscrapers are in process of COM
pletion. and the foundation Of another
Is being put in place, while still an
other has just been completed. These
new buildings are about the most
beautiful business structures in the
city.
The sale of the Boston Journal TO
Frank A. Munsey of New York has
been announced. Stephen OMeara
who has been the owner of the Journal
for the last few years, has sold every
share of its capital stock, but will
continue In charge of the paper. 4ne
statement is made by the new owner
hat there will be few changes In the
policy of the paper. There have been
several changes in the ownership and
control of the Journal during the past
10 years. After the death of Col. Clapp
who managed 1t for the estate Of c.
o. Rogers, he was succeeded. after
time by F. N. Stanwood, who repre-
sented the Rogers estate. A few years
ago under Mr.. O'Meara's directions, a
syndicate, in which Col. W.. d. Sohier
and E. S. Draper were said to be lead
ing spirits bought out the Rogers es-
tate and later sold out to Mr.. O'Meara.
1t is reported that he received a large
sum from the property.
In grateful recognition of the honor
bestowed upon the memory Of her hus-
band in the naming of the most recent
ly finished grammar school in Boston,
the Roger Wolcott, Mrs. Wolcott has
presented the school board with an alto
relieve memorial tablet of the late gov
ernor. The beautiful cast has just
been placed in the entrance vestibule
Of the Roger Wolcott grammar school
for boys and girls, Norfolk and Morton
street, in the Dorchester Mattapan dis
trict. The tablet is the work of st. |
Gaudens and is about 2x3 feet, inclosed
in heavy black mahogany frame,
which Is fitted into a niche made ex-
pressly for it. 1t is estimated that the
cost of the tablet is not less than $1,000. |
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There are no medals pinned to the
coat Of Chris johnson, hackman, and
no one ever accused him of posing as
detective, yet when he put Edward A.
Noble, alias "One-Eyed Noble" in the |
dock Of the municipal court there was
joy in police circles. Besides saving
himself $500, Mr.. Johnson helped the
police out greatly. so that the chief
topic in police precincts around the
South End was Chris Johnson's "Sher- |
lock Holmes" work. Every one who |
frequents Boylston street when the |
lights are agleam knows Chris John. |
son, the colored cabman, whose stand |
is near the corner of Boylston and |
Washington streets. Just a year ago |
Johnson went bail for Noble, who was |
arrested on charge of receiving stolen |
property. in the sum of $780, Noble
promptly repaid Mr.. Johnson's kind
ness by skipping to London as soon as
the turnkey let him out of Charles
street jail, and writing back letters
speaking Of Mr.. Johnson as a "soft
mark" But johnson bided his time,
and while ago he heard that Noble
had returned to New York. johnson
quietly went to New York and spent
four days in searching. but he didn't
And Mr.. Noble, SO lie came back to
Boston, but last Saturday decided to
take another trip in search of the
quarry. Sunday afternoon Mr.. John
son strolled up Broadway, keeping a
weather eye out 70: "One- Eyed" No
BILE. when he suddecly came upon that
gentleman standing at ease in front
of the Metropolitan Opera House. He
went up and tapped Mr.. Noble on the
back. and that worthy turned around
and remarked airily, "Howdy, Chris"
81 want you to come back to Boston
with me-" said johnson. mot for me,
Chris" remarked Noble, mot for me.
Go back to Boston? l should say not.
I'm quite comfortable where I am
johnson elected to take Noble back to
Boston. which he did. and in Just a
year from the time he left the Jail
through Johnson's kindness he was put
back again through Johnson's persis-
tence.