Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-11-23

in Enfield, which he accepted. His arri-
val was not announced by the thunder
of artillery, nor did he make his entree
amid the pageantry of military parade.
But on his reaching the "big house" Of
the village he was met by the brethren,
and the Elder complimented him with an
address, not so studied or adulatory per-
haps as the mass Of those with which he
had been greeted, but as sincere, and
probably as grateful to the chief magis-
trate as that offered to him in the capt.
tai Of New England. 1t was in these
words: 81, Joseph Goodrich, Welcome
James Munroe TO oar hobitatiop." Ger
tainly simple welcome, yet its very SIM
plicity exhibited the love those strange
people bore for their president. Could
any tribute have been more touching?
"Stupendous Undertaking A won
derful experiment was tried on Monday
night at Plymouth. 1t had been some
time in contemplation to pull up line
of battle ship on one Of the building
slips, and the Kent of "A guns was fixed
on for the experiment. Two frjgates
had been previously hauled up with IA
cility. The various apparatus being
fixed preparatory to hauling, and every
precaution taken to prevent accidents,
and to secure the ultimate object. at 20
minutes before six o'clock the signal was
given to heave the purchases. This was
obeyed with the utmost alacrity by
'slong pull, strong pull and pull all
together" The immense fabric began
ten inches at time, as the purchasers
ties from the time OF first heaving body
weighing upwards of 1864 tons, notwith-
standing all its ''vis inertiae," was con-
veyed as if by magic to its destined stu
alton, without the slightest uncovered
event or failure, in manner that amazes
while it delights the mind. In the
mighty operation we may clearly per-
ceive what is possible to be done by the
inclined plane, and wheel and axis, and
the pully in unison with 1400 men and
IA capstans."
the sea serpent was on earth in those
days much the same as at the present
time, and was watched daily by hundreds
who described the reptile as being ''as
large as barrel and $50 feet in length.
They saw him open an enormous mouth,
and are of the opinion he Is encased in
she'll" AS at the present time he made
his headquarters at Salem and GlOuces-
ter, with occasional visits to other near
by points on the coast. A later issue OF
the Intelligepcer states that "He was
seen ON Saturday last near half way
rock, lying on the surface Of the water,
coiled up in serpentiue form and repos-
ing in conscious security after hearty
breakfast of fresh behring's. He was
seen again on Sunday off Eastern Point
Cape Ann" OF course the serpent had
right to b1 eakfast off fresh behring's, or
salt herrings If he preferred them. Ger
tatnly the good people along the coast
would not make a mis-statement In re-
gard to the reptiles repast any more
than they would 10 regard to his length,
or the fact of there being such an animal
in existence. That sea serpents do exist
is question which has never been Salts
factorily proven to the scientific world.
In almost every instance there has been
some explanation proven by spectator
for the delusion under which the other
witnesses were laboring. There is this
much to say, no one has ever captured
one, dead or alive. Still, Capt. James
Riley Of Nantucket describes serpent
he came upon while on whaling vOy-
age to the southern Atlantic ocean. On
the cruise he saw an animal of uncom-
mon size floating on the sea off the coast
Of Brazil. He then commanded very
large French built ship, and the floating
carcass was four or five times as large as
the vessel. 1t attracted the spermaeetti
whale, who came to feed upon it., and
had eaten away large portions of its
body. He visited the huge body of the
creature, and satisfied himself that it
was an enormous cracker. He hauled
all his boats upon it, and his men ascend
ed and lived upon it as if it had been a
rock or island. They remained on it
and near it for the purpose of killing the
whales that came to devour it. In this
they were so successful that by continu-
ing there they took whales enough to
load their vessel and complete her cargo.
The back of the cracker was high and
dry enough for them to inhabit Temporal
rily, and to look out for their game. And
when from this point of observation they
discovered whale coming to make a
meal, they launched their boats from the
top Of the dead cracker and made an
easy prey of them. The substance of
the monsters body was skinny, men,
braneous and gelatinous, and destitute of
the fat and blubber for which the whale
is so remarkable"
CONSIDERATION OF EMANUEL CHURCH,
Under date of September 30. 1917, is an
account of the conservation of Emmanuel
church which will be of great interest to
many residents of this town. From this
it appears that the church has been in
existence a little more than 76 years
The account given is as follows: son
the oath inst. Immanuel's church In this
village was consecrated to the service of
Almighty God by the Right Rev. Bishop
Griswold. The Rev. Mr.. Strong and Rev.
Mr.. Chapman were present and assisted
| on the solemn occasion. Morning service
was performed by the Rev. Mr.. Chap
man, and sermon, truly evangelical and
appropriate, was delivered by the Right
Rev. Bishop, from ST. John, chap. ii,
verses IA, Is, 16 and II. Sand the Jews
passover was at hand, and Jesus went
up to Jerusalem, and found in the tenn
pie those that sold oxen, and sheep, and
doves, and the changers Of money sit
ting: And when he had made scourge
of small cords, he drove them all out OF
the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen,
and poured out the changers money,
and overthrew the tables, and said unto
them that sold doves, "Take these things