(There is still a house at 1428 Fort Street valued at $64,000 with 1 bedroom and one bath. Probably his. Looks small.)
He has never run into anyone (while driving), but says he has been struck two or three times. In town he drives about 15 miles an hour, but out on the highway he sometimes pushes it up to 35. A year ago, the desire came upon his wife for even more speed and he said he pushed it to 55 mph on one particularly nice stretch of highway. It scared him enough that he eased back on the accelerator and told her if she wanted faster, she'd have to do it with somebody else.
Two automobiles are in the Woodworth garage. He has owned the lighter one for several years. But he bought the second one in Chicago at the world fair. Before returning home he put more than three thousand miles on it driving through Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.
A watchmaker by trade and once a registered pharmacist, Mr. Woodworth has also tried other businesses. But, he always gave those up to return to the road as a professional magician. His best tricks were sleight-of-hand with coins, cards and other small items.
When he was young and supple, he could get into a box 26 inches long and 13 inches square. Most people thought it was a deceptive trick but he says it wasn't. He can still manipulate his joints with ease.
--RoadDog
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