The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-08-06

81 a1 III ELIZABETH R. TILTON.
July 20, 1874. e83
MHE OXYGEN CENTENNIAL.
THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
DISCOVERY OF OXYGEN CELEBRATED
AT NORTHUMBERLAND PA,
Northumberland, Pa, July 31.-Th;s
USUAL quiet town was astir to-day with
represe ptativeslto the celebration of the
lO0sh anniversary of the discovery OF
oxygen by Joseph Pries:ly, whose
remains lie here. Among the most prom
lnent chemists pi esent are Theodore G.
Warmleg. of Columbus, Ohio; Charles Fl.
Chandler, of Antioch College. Ohio; r.
G. Kedzie and w. r. Kedzie. ofthe STATE
Agricultural College, Kansas; G. Gilbert
Wheeler, Professor of Chemistry ia the
University of Chicago !; Edward S. Cox
State Geologist and Chemist, of In
dianapolis, Ind, Eugene W. Hilgare and
s. FL. Douglass, of the University Of
Michigan, and Henry Coppee, late Presi-
dent of the Lehigh University. The con-
vention assembled in the school house.
which has large seating capacity, end
wo. wall 6ilad
The meeting was called to order short 3
~ after 8 o'clack.
After music by tine band, prayer was
offered by the Rev DR.. Pythcre.
Professor G. Fl: Chandler, of Columbia
College New York. was chosen Chair
Col. David paggart, of Nor:humter-
land, delivered the address Of welcome,
which was briefly replied to by the Presi-
dent of the meeting.
| A committee was appointed to, CON,
munlcate with the centenuial meeting ia
Birming ham. Eng; also, to take par IN
spirit in the unvelling of the statue ol
the late Joseph PrieGiiey IN that city
| Numerous letters Of regres were
read
Then follows sketch of the life and
lsbors of Joseph Priestlcy, by Professor
Henry H Croft, OF Toronto, Canada.
Professor Horseford, Of Cambridge, timer
gave some interesting sketches Of the life
and, read several original letters OF the
late DR.. Pr;estley.
The folio wing cable telegram was ther
read:
To the American Chemists assembled al
Northumberland Pa:
Our marble statue, representing Priest
ley discovering oxygen. will be unveiled
to@norrow. It will be presented by the
subscribers, through Professor Huxley, to
tie town, and accepted by the Msyor.
We greet you as colleagues in honoring
the memory of the great and good man.
THE PRIEsTLY MEMORIAL Com,
a89 Birmingham, Eng.
The following is the telegram sent 10
England.
NORTHUMBERLAND Pr, July 81.
The brother chemists at the grave
to their brothers at the home of Priestley
send greeting on this centennial of the
birth OF chemistry.
The convention adjourned until o'clock
this afternoon.
This afternoon the grave of PrIestley
was visited by at least 500 persons, includ
ing many ladies, who repaired to tue
cemetery, which IS locs'ed on the out
skirts Of the town, where they listened to
beautiful address by Professor Henry
Coppee of Lehigh University.
This evening the hall was filled to
listen to Professor j. Lawrence Smith, OF
Louisville. KY, who. taking as his sub
iect "a Ceutury's Progress in Industrial
Chemistry" caves full review of the
effect of chemistry upon the industry of
the would for the past hundred years.
making 1t ready the science of, the nine
teenth century. In doing this the
advantages of soda, sulphuric acid, chlorine
coal, ETC., were shown asmorked examples
of the benefits reaped from the labors and
frce-will offerings of chemistry.
The meeting then adjourned till to-
morrow. va..3sla sg
August 1.-The exercises connected
with the Centennial Of Oxygen were
resumed to-day Professor Smith, of
Kentucky, addressed the congress on the