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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24

pearance, so well arranged and so taste
fully fitted up there was assembled a
large number of the parishioners and
their friends who gathered here to partic-
ipate in the devotional exercises which
were conducted by the pastor Rev. Abiel
Fl. Wright. At ten o'clock the doors of
the church proper were thrown open and
in few minutes every seat In this
large edifice was occupied. After an
organ voluntary and invocation by
Rev. Mr.. Wright the quartette composed
of Miss Brown, Mrs. Horgan, Messrs.
and the Rev. William S. Ayres led the
responsive reading of the appr opriate
psalm. Then came singing by the con-
gregation and as the grand chorus of
voices swelled out into the familiar tune
of old "Hortan'' and rolled grandly up
ward in glorious harmony the faces of:.the
old church members who have so long
waited for this day were wreathed in
smiles and in the eyes Of many of tn older
ones came unbidden tears Of joy and
thankfuless.
Then came the reading of the scrip
lures by the Rev. George W. Kelly and
the delight of the large audience was in
creased when it was found that the
acoustic properties of the new church
were magnificent and that 1T was possible
for every syllable to be distinctly heard
even in the back part Of the church. Miss
Brown then sang solo accompanied
by the organ and violin and Mr.. George
L. Gerrish then delivered the address of
welcome. Mr.. Gerrish said:
Members of the St. Lawrence parish,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24
A Murderer's Cool Nerve,

Providence, r. l., September 2s.-
Joseph Cameron, a peddlar, forty years of
age was knocked senseless by q blow
which fractured his skull in his barn in
the rear OF Prairie avenue opposite Com
stock avenue about eight O'Clock tonight.
The unknown man, who used a pair of
ice tongs or black jack took s85 from
Cameron's pocket while he lay uncon-
scious with the blood pouring from his
wounds. Then he went out and looked
the barn door went into nearby saloon,
where he and his victim had previously
been drinking and said:
Set EN- up. The old man won't find
his socks tonight" He took his drink as
calmly as anyone there, though he had
just left his victim for dead. He walked
out and is still at large. Cameron's
chances for life or death are about eenaA-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24

OVID views Of divine truth; and es also
sufficiently conservative in tene to satisfy
those who justly deplore any comproiYaise
of the doctrine clearly taught by Christ.
We have looked forward with great
pleasure to this day and we welcome you
all; to the services we shall hold, to the
social hours, to general inspection OF
our building; and while we expect your
kindly criticisms we would simply remind
you OF the limited amount st our disposal
IN Its erection and ask you to view it.
bearing In mind its general utility for
the work and the community in which it
Is located.
We welcome you, the members OF this
society TO your future church home and
and cooperation in CARRYING on the
same.
we welcome you, the residents Of this
nlli, TO the consummation of work
that you have watched with growing in
terest, and we welcome you not only to
the services of this day, but for all days
and the benefits 1t offers.
we welcome you, our friends of the City
OF Portland, to the dedicatory services Of
this building which your kindly assist
ance has so largely made possible, and
whose encouragement In our great uu-
dertak1ng has aided US in CARRYING it on
to a successful completion.
Rev. Mr.. Wright then rose to intro
duce the speaker of the morning wio
all were delighted to hear. In making
this Introduction Mr.. Wright spoke of the
honor which had been done the church
by the attendance of the Rev. Elijah
kellogg who had been the associate and
friend of the founder of the st. Lawrence
street church, who was known to oil OF
the audience as an intimate friend and
companion of their youthful days, for
who had not whiled away many an hour
of childhood in reading his delightful
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24
REV ABEL H. WRIGHT, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH

This was the universal verdict.
The reception COMMITTEES consisted of
Messrs. Henry f. Merrill, Arthur c..
Libby, George L. Gerrish, Charles L..
Jack. Roscoe S. Davis, John D. Cousens,
Benjamin F. Thompson and H. S.
Thompson, and these gentlemen were on
hand all day and found it to be very
busy day for them too.
At nine O'Clock the first service in the
new chapel was held. In this handsome
.Hocrn So hnmelike and attractive in an.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24
BECKMAN'S BARREL BOAT.
Bucksport Fisherman and Strange
Boat Missing.
STARTED ON A CRUISE WITH HIS
TEN YEAR OLD SON.

Fears Entertained That Boat and Grew
Having Sighted Her Sixty Miles Out 10
Sea.
Bar Harbor, September 23.-Captaln
Beckman of Bucksport the inventor OF
barrel boat which has been exhibited mere
this summer, started early Monday morn
ing from Southwest Harbor, with his ten
year old son for Rockland, Me-, in order
to prove the praoticability Of the inven-
tion. Nothing definite has been heard
from him since, although the light house
men at Baker island assert that BECK
man and the boy were rescued i've miles
off the shore by the steamer Pentagoeo'
bound from Eastport for New York
4 The barrel, to be accurate, tile hogs
head, lay on the beach at the head OF tne
Steamboat wharf here all summer ana
hundreds of people visited 1t and listened
to Captain Beckman explain it's POSI-
bilities as an ocean flyer. 1t was doupie
affair, with space enough in the inner
barrel for three or four persons, while Une
outer shell revolved around the inner py
leg power. Captain Beckman claimed q
speed of five miles an hour. The whole
affair cost $500.
Captain Beckman made every prepara-
tion last week for the voyage and SUNDAY
night was ready to start. He and his son
entered the boat early Monday morning
and started out just at dawn. BY noon a
heavy gale came up and swept the coast
all night and part of Tuesday, causing
terrific sea- Early that morning the men
at Baker island light saw an object nve
miles away, which looked like the barrel
boat. Superintendent Hardy OF the life
saving station believing the object to be
the barrel boat, set out for Southwest
Harbor where he induced the skipper OF
the Gloucester fishing schooner Harvester,
to leave port at once and rescue Beckman.
The captain of the Harvester promised
TO return in case Beckman and his son
were picked up, but If the two were not
found the schooner was to continue. The
Harvester did not return and for while
it was thought that Beckman and the boy
had been lost. A few hours later the
lighthouse men sent word that the steanl-
or Pentagoet had sighted the barrel and
taken off Beckman and his son, proceed
ing on her cruise Fishermen returning
today from Mt. Desert rock, sixty miles
out to sea, state that what was probably
the barrel boat was sighted not far OFT,
being driven sOuthBrly by tremendous
seas at a rapid rate.
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rogus Veteran Charged with Stealing.

Bar Harbor, September 23.-State
Detective True arrived here tonight with
Horace Oakes, a Togus veteran, whom
Andrew Stafford, a liveryman here,
charges with having stolen his horse and
blackboard valued at $500, on the fourth
OF July last. Oakes denies the charge and
says that he can prove that he was in
Portland that night Stafford picked
Oakes out from "a hundred veterans at
Togus this morning. The hearing will be
tomorrow.
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which was heard for. the first time in
many years in Portland chime of church
bells pealing out in grand harmony the
tunes of many familiar hymns.
In particular was it a day of joy for the
st. Lawrence Congregational society,
which has SO long struggled for and
looked forward to the time when it should
have an edifice worthy OF the work 1t is
doing and suitable to the labors it has
laid out for the future.
The day was given up to the dedication
of the edifce and all of the services were
largely attended In the morning there
were pI esent many ladies with only a few
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24

Washington. D. c.. were enjoyed by hun
dreds. Taking it all in all it was JOYOUS
day for the Congregational parish on the
hill and right royalty did they entertain
those who come from all over the city to
admire the new edifice.
At half past eight o'clock in the morn
ing the doors OF the new church were
thrown open and from that hour until
late last night the edificee was flied with
ladies and gentlemen who had but on
thing to say on taking their departure
SIT is the handsomest and best arranged
church we have ever seen, credit to the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24

gentlemen. At the afternoon services the
church was packed to the very doors and
there were as many gentlemen in attend
ance as there were those Of the opposite
sex. At the dedicatory exercises proper
which took place in the evening 1T was
impossible to find standing room even in
tne onurch, and hundreds OF people un-
aole TO obtain admission were forced to
return home. All Of the servaces were in
feresting. the addresses wore alonnenh the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24
Two Men Burned to Death.

Cincinnati. September ga special
the Commercial Tribune from Chillicothe,
Ohis, says: The village of ainbridge
was the scene of disastrous confiagra-
tion this afternoon. An entire square
containing most of the prominent bust
ness stores, several handsome residences,
and the Methodist church was entirely
destroyed and two prominent men lost
their lives In an explosion which occurred
in the drug store of W. p Beardsley.
The fire was started in barn by two
boys who were playing with matches.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24
Shot His Father-n-Law.

Ridgefield, Conn. September 23-James
Kelley, young man about 20 years OF
age. residing In Lewisboro, N. Y. shot
and instantly killed Chares Mead, his
father-in 'law, aged about 80 years, at the
Iatter's home in Lewisboro. shortly after
10 O'Clock Wednesday night. Kelley
eloped with Meads daughter Maud, and
returned to Lewisboro. They failed to
win the parental blessing and Kelley laid
in wait for his father-in-law and shot
him
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24

New York, September 23-Jacob Worth,
the Republican leader in Brooklyn was
defeated tonight at the Republican county
convention of Kings county. The oppo-
sition led by Lieut.. Governor Woodruff,
city works commissioner Willis and
Walter D. Atterbury supported by
Senator Platt, elected all the nominees
for the county Offices.
Although Worth was the recognized
champion OF Seth Low, in Brooklyn, his
defeat does not necessarily affect Low 8
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music was grand and these were
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
The one thing above all others which
attracted the attention of those who did
not attend the church services was the
music Of the chime of bells. At intervals
during the day they pealed out in joyous
harmony and the selections played by the
master hand of Prof. James r. Gibson of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24
The EDIFICE BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENT TO
THE CITY OF PORTLAND.
An Interesting Joyful Occasion Munoy Consrega-
aIistsMany Elijah Kellogg
Iy Of the Pas-Rev. A H. Wright he Services.

Yesterday marked an epoch in the
history Of the Congregational society of
Portland. It will long be remembered by
the Congregatlonalists of this city as the
day on which the handsome new home of
the ST. Lawrence parish was dedicated.
It will also be long remembered by all OF
the citizens Of this city and by those on
Munjoy hill in particular, as the day on
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24

chance of securing the support::Eof the
regular Kings county Republicans when
the city convention meets on Tuesday
next to select candidate for mayor of
Greater New York. The issues at the con-
vention tonight were purely Worth. and
anti-Worth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24
THE WEATHER..
Washington.D.C

w washington, d., j.,
Sept. 23.
for Fri d ay for
New England: Rain,
clearing in south
ern portion Friday
night, northeaster-
ly winds. high On
the coast.
Boston, Sept. %.
L o C a l forecast
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LEGAL Weather Report.


Portland, Me-, Sept 23.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
sa. m.-Barometer 30.294 thermo-
meter, 400; dew point, As, humidity, So;
wind, n g.; weather cloudy.
p.m.-Barometer. 80 1877; thermom-
ter. $40: dew point. AZ, humidity. so,
wind; sE; velocity, s; weather, partly
Mean daily thermometer. 81: maxi
mam thermometer. so; minimum ther-
moineter. 45; maximum velocity OF
vind' IL SE; total precipitation, 0.
weather Observation.
The agricultural department weather
I. bureau for Yesterday, Sept. %, taken
at p. H., meridian time. the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind
state of weather:
Boston, 50, NE, rain: New York 5s
NE, rain; PHILADELPHIA. 62, NE rain !.
Washington. 90, NE. rain; Albany
So, SW, rain: Buffalo, So. E. clear.
Detgois, g.. NE. clear; Chicago ee
N, clear; st. Paul. G6, Sc. clear.
Huron. Dak. 70. Sc, clear: ais
marck. 81, N, cloudy; Jacksonville
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24

vicinity for Friday: Rain, probably
clearing Friday night, high easterly
winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24
OLD FASHIONED sing.
Happy Ending Of Presidents Day
At Adams.
OLD SONGS SUNG WITH SPIRIT BY
DISTINGUISHED PARTY.

Secretary Alger's Rendering of ''oid oaken
Bucket" a Feature-The Day Spent in q
Quiet But Most Enjoyable Manner
PARTY Will Visit Lenox Today.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-06-24
Tidal Waves.

Though the greatest and most re-
markable phenomenon pertaining to the
surface of the sea is the tidal wave, sci
entifc authorities acknowledge that it
still presents some unexplainable anom-
allies. 1t is demonstrated, however, that
the movement is made up Of many
waves dependent upon different func-
tions of the moon and sun, some being
semidiurz1al, some diurnal. The time Of
transit over the meridian and the decli-
nation of both bodies create great vari
ations. The chang Ing distance and posi-
ton Of the NOON and the position Of
her node also have immense effect,
while the ever varying direction and
force Of the winds and the different
pressure OF the atmosphere play their
part An interesting fact in this rela-
ton is that observations all ever the
world show no place where the tidal
movement is 60 regular and simple as
around the British islands, fact more
remarkable when it is known that the
tides on the other side Of the Atlantic,
as, for instance, at Nova Scotia, are
very complicated, the unexplainable
case here being that the minor tides,
which in most parts Of the world, when
combined in one direction, amount to a
very considerable fraction of the prin-
cipal lunar and solar tides, and conse
quently greatly increase or diminish
their effects, are in Great Britain SO in
significant that their influence is tri-
fling.-New York Sun.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-06-24
AN UP TO DATE SOLOMON.


He Knav How to Decide . Cycling Point
In Dispute.
The courtroom looked like the grand
stand st q cycle meet with its kaleido-
scopic grouping Of incendia;y bloomers,
knickerbockers and sweaters. for the
celebrated case of Handlebar versus
Scorcher was being tried. 1t was very
pretty bit of litigation from a legal
standpoint, as no symptoms Of settle
ment were manifest, and the suit seemed
destined to furnish the lawyers rent
money for years to come-that is. with
q little judicious coddling.
Scorcher swore that bicycle, the
article in controversy, was his and that
Handlebar was a thief. Handlebar
swore the very same thing, only omit
ting his name from the "thief" clause
in favor of Scorcher.
There was supplementary testimony
to burn, adduoed by both men, but not
the tiniest bit of direct evidence to even
suggest the idea of a con1agration.
Each swore, re-swore and re-reswOre,
but still the question was no nearer So
luton. The judge was at his wits end,
for the tiresome litigation was not to
his taste. At last he hit upon scheme.
Gentlemen, he began during lull
In the proceedings, "the mill Of Justice
is not the flimsy creation of boys idle
moment, to be used for the grinding Of
acorns, yet this is the idea you seem to
have of it. Now, this wheel, from the
cursory inspection gave it, is not
worth quarreling over. It's cheap in all
its parts, ugly to the eye, looks heavy
in action, seems more fitted to carry
pianos than q man and is altogether as
poor wheel as ! ever saw and impress
es me as being one CT the rankest
Makes
''Stop right there, you Anticipated old
fossilp' howled Scorcher, white to his
very lips with rage. "That wheels the
prettiest that ever skinned cinde1
path, and as for the make, you toothless
old falsifer, there was never anything
| like it, and''-
"Shut your mouth, ScorcherP
| screamed Handlebar. "The judge il
| right in the MAIN
"You shut your mouth. Mr.. Handle.
bari" roared the judge Mr.. Clerk,
make an order deciding the case in ia
| vor of Scorcher. Your admittance that
| the make was not the best in the world
shows plainly that it isn't your wheel. u
George E. Creel in New York Journal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-06-24
LOOKS LIKE A BEAR.
Diminutive Animal Thst You Can Find
In Water.


In Water.
He really looks very much like q
bear, though you must put him under q
powerful microscope to see the resem-
blance The extraordinary thing, how
ever, about this tiny creature is that he
is found in the cutters Of houses, where
he is at one time dry as dust and scorch-
ed by the blazing sun, at another active
and full Of life under a refreshing
shower of rain.
The water bear is one Of the Rottfe1
animalcules, and is of all Of them the
most capable of standing any extremes
of temperature without giving up the
ghost. He may be left dried up for
months, even years, and yet on being
put into water will expand and begin
moving about and feeding vigorously.
Although he cannot stand boiling wa
ter, he will live in dry heat at far
higher temperature, even up to 26O
degrees F. One has actually been kept
in vacuum for 80 days with sulphurio
acid and chloride Of calcium without
losing his capability of revivifcation.
AS for the reason why, it seems the
little beasts bodies are chiefly COM
posed Of albumen, which, it is well
known, will stand very high temper
allure without losing its solubility.
Then, too. they are provided with two
skins, one over the other, and these
skins are wonderfully tough and elastic.
The water bear has the scientific
name of tardigrada, because he takes
life SO easy. He is always fat and
plump and spends his waking periods
in constantly grubbing with his -four
pairs of legs among whatever rubbish
comes In bis way. Having eyes. brain
and nervous system, he is much ahead
of his tribe, and is altogether one Of the
most interesting and amusing little ami
mails known to science. -London Tit
Bits.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-06-24
SIMPLE EXPERIMENTS.
Caxbonic Acid Gas Easily Generated From
Vinegar and Baking Powder.

Caxbonic Acid Gas Easily Generated From
Vinegar and Baking Powder.
That there is charcoal in baking pow
der, and that vinegar and baking pow
der will make carbonic acid gas were
two bits Of knowledge impaired to sew
eral hundred school girls and boys BY
Professor Peter T. Austen in the hall
Of the Brooklyn Polytechnic institute.
This was the second Of series of leo
lures to young people on How to Make
Scientific Experiments. at Home.
Using the simplest kind Of apparatus,
Professor Austen demonstrated how car
bonio acid gas can be generated from a
combination Of vinegar and baking
powder, and he showed also how the
burning of magnesium wire in jar
of carbonio acid gas brings out the char
coal in baking powder. The children
were intensely interested in the state
ment that whenever they ate bread OF
cake made by the use Of baking powder
they ate lot of charcoal, but they took
the lecturers assertion that there was
charcoal in sugar as a joke.
"While hot carbonic acid gas is light
er than air, cold carbonic acid gas is
much heavier than air and can be han
died like water" said Professor Aus
ten. To show the heavy and palpable
quality he generated lot of 1t in q
large glass jar and proceeded to draw
1t out in cupfuls. Lighted candles were
extinguished by pouring the gas upon
them as if it were fluid, and the pro-
fsssor showed his alert disciples how to
make carbonic acid gas run through o
cardboard trough. A dozen small can
dies, lighted, were placed few inches
apart in long glass channel. From q
pitcher Professor Austen slowly poured
carbonic acid gas into one end by the
glass channel, and as he continued to
pour the invisible fluid the lights went
| out, one by one.
The children watched with evident
delight the construction Of rude pail
Of scales. 81 shall use only such things
as can be readily picked up around the
house." said the professor. He took &
common strip Of board and planted il
upright on his table. Across the top he
placed a piece Of lath and balanced il
! exactly by hanging an empty bandbo1
on one end and basin of shot on. the
| other. ''Now, there is nothing but all
| in the bandbox," he said. "Let me
| show you how much heavier carbonit
acid gas is than air. And, suiting TIT
action to the word, he poured large
| pitcherful Of carbonic acid gas into thu
bandbox. Immediately the bandbox de
scended as if filed with bricks.
The children applauded and shouted
In glee, and a few minutes afterwart
they were on their way to their homes
imbued with a determination to rai(
the domestic larder for vinegar and bak
ing powder with which to make car
bonio acid gas.-New York Times.