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The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
UNION VETERANS UNION.

Foxcroft, October 1S.-Ths sixth an :
nuaf encampnent Of the Maine Union
Veterans union was held with Custer
command today. Every one of the six
teen commands of the department. ssnt
delegates.
The officers elected we're: Commander,
Rev. j. W. Webster, Newport; Chaplain,
Virgil d. SHETLAND. PALMYRA; first depu-
ty, W. W. Warren, Foxcroft; second dep
uty. Lewis Selbing, Angus ia; adjutant
general. Sumner L. Stewart, Newport;
quartermaster general, Charles o. Wards
worth, Gardiner. 1t was voted to hold the
next encampment at Skowhegan. On
account of the rain the excursion to
Sebec lake was abandoned.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
YALE's NEW PRESIDENT.

New Haven. Conn, October ls.-With
all the pomp and ceremony to be expected
In an affair of its kind Arthur Twining
HALEY, LII. D.. was today inauguratsd
the thirteenth president of Yale uni versi :
ty succeeding the venerable Timothy
Dwight. The Impressive ceremony took
place at o'clock this afternoon in Battel
chapel. the college church in the presence
of hundreds of distinguished men and
women, prominent In higher educational
affairs in all sections of the country aud
representatives of this federal. ssate and
city governments.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
A PLEASANT BIRTHDAY GREET.
ING.

To the Editor Of the Press:
James Atwood. mere youth, came to
Fryeburg from Alexandria, n. d., q
hun 'rsd years ago. He was carpenter
by trade and did his first work on Frye
burg Academy, the beautiful building
that was destroyed by fire May 20, 1850.
He was married here and raised up a
family of sven children, five girls and
two boys. Parents ana children have all
passei on to the other world, save the
second child, John, who last Saturd ay
entered his seth year, and is now tbs
Oldest man living in Bryeburg village.
None Of the children have ever married.
MIR. Atwood, his brother Caleb, re entity
teoeased, and his sisters were all educated
at Fryeburg Academy. Tho subject of
this sketch was with the same party as
Henry II. Miller (inentioned in he
PRESS of last Saturday, engaged In the
settleDt mt of thu northeast boundary ee-
tween Maine and New brunswick. otter
The celebrated Webster-Ash burton Treaty.
Last Saturday a goocly number of his
neight ors and friends called upon Mr..
Atwood to give him friendly greet M,
and to congratulate him en- bis hale and
cheerful old age. A bountiful repasi was
served TO MS guess ny Dis Kin host and
hos tsss. MIR. and Mrs. John ". Phillips,
and tfelr daughter, who ars doing all In
III air pc yer to render their Cousins even
ing day S plea SAINT and deliah tful. Miss
Ellen Tibbstts made and presented to Mr..
Atwood u beautiful birthday cake, and
IL very fifty Rraced tine banquet table.
Great indr stry, thrift anu frugality have
always characterized the Atwood family,
anu 1t Is understood that they have 40.
quired very handsome estate. Mr. At
wood is In the enjoyment OF excellent
health, and it ia his greatest priyation
that he cannot do thu big days work he
could 90 years ago. Many wers the kind
ly wishes expressed for his continued good
health.
Among the oallerJ we're Mrs. Jane FRYE
Coolidge. Henry Ii. Miller (atoVe men
toned, Rev. MIR. Stone and wife, Daniel
Carlton, Corporal Sutcliffe ami wife,
Fannie Iibetts. s. A, Page and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fessenden, Samuel
kvans and sisters. the venerable Thomas
Roberts of East Conway. now in his 92d
year, Olive Swan. A. X. Jenness, Jos.
Ailsri AM wife, Edward Brackett. DR..
Towle. DR.. Gordon and brothers, Samuel
ami William, and A. +. Lewis.
l..
FrJeburg, Oct. 18th.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
NEW ExPREss RourEs opENrn

80" n<AE AhGo hOb Ih6 OPENED.
The American Express Co. has made
arrangements for week day service be-
tween bangor and Labso. The new ex-
press matter viii go from Bangor over
the Washington County railroad to East-
port and from there by ferry 10 Lubeo.
Heretofore express matter from Bangor
and ether towns in that vicinity has beea
sent 10 Portland where 1t was put aboard
the steamer Frank Jonss for Eastport.
Supt Webster announces that upon the
opening Of the Van Buren, extension of
the Bangor g. Aroostook railroad, the
company will begin irregular service and
Will open Offices. with agents, at New
Sweden, Jsmtlandlan Van Buren,.
On Monday express service was CON-
menoed over the Sanford s. Cape Porpoiss
electric road. running from SANFORD to
Cape Porpciss. distance of 81 miles.
Connections are made at Kennebunk.
with the Boston 81 Maine railroad so that
a complete ssryics has been established.
NOTES.
Internal Revenue Agent Sewail Of Bog
ton, is requiring the railroads to use
ten per cent Internal revenue fstamp on
bills of lading Of goods shipped to Brit
ish North America. Hitherto one cent
stamp has been used.
Joseph Wool The Oldest locomotive en-
gineer in the United States. died at his
home at Red Bank, N. j.. Tuesday, aged
80. He was fireman ON the John Bull,
the first LOGON olive ever operated in this
country. The engine was fent from Eng
land In 1880 and given its first trial near
BorJentown. ". j., Mr.. Woods native
town. Mr.. Wool was the inventor of
frog, steam WHISTLE, steam pipe and other
railroad appliances.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
Geo. P.Wescott an Ad.
ditional Director.
Annual Reports of Portland's
Street Railways.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
and directors of the Maine Central Rail-
road company was held yesterday altar
noon at the Offices of the company in this
city. The stockholders elected tina fol-
lowing directors: Franklin A. Wilson
CT hangar, william G. Davis of Portland,
Hon. George p. Wescets Of Portland,
Joseph S, Kicker of Portland, Luoius
Tuttle Of Boston. Gen. Samuel g. Law
renee of Medford, Mass, Henry X. Reed
of Boston, Lewis Case Ledyard of New
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
Nick {: N NJ EY,
The JeweIer,
Monument Square.

ham, William j. Elwell of Berlin and Annie NJ
Longway of Jetferoon Meadows, N. III.
In Wiscasset. Oct. 8, Cakes j. Seavey and
Miss Laura Sears.
In casnne, oct II. Willis A. Kicker and Miss
Florence M. Sargent.
In Addison, Oct 10. Ernest ingalls, of Cam
bridge and Mrs.ffattie Eaton OF Cherryiield
In Lnbec. Oct o. Peter A. James and Miss
Mabel Bangs OF North Lubec.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
Deaf

In Bath, CT Is. Mrs. Ruth F., widow OF tho
late Allison Brown, aged go years.
In Weld. Oct, 10. Mrs. Cynthia Barrett, aged
SO years,
In wiscasset, Oct. 7, Mrs. Emma G.. wife of
n. Cromwell, OF Westport, aged 81 years.
In Mariayille, 0ot. IA. Mrs. Mary nj. Gray,
aged 62 years.
Iu skowhegan, Oct IS. Miss Georgia Morris.
cite. aged 20 years.
In Brewer, Oct. Is, Mrs. Elizabeth j. GRAY
aged 90 years months.
In Bangor, Oct. IA. Francis Casey. aged IL
years IL months
In Augusta Oct. a. Abby Baker. widow o.
the late William I. Johnson aged 81 years.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
MARRIAGES.

In this city, Oct. 1s. by Rev. Dr. HEM Blan-
eehard, Louis L. Legge and Miss Mabelle w
In this city, Oct. IL, by Rev. Edwin y. Wilson.
Arthur Rogers Saunders and Miss Winona May
Hanson, both of Portland.
In this city, Oct. 10. by Rev. 8. +. Pearson.
both OF Portland.
In GOrham. N. H., Oct. 10. by Rev. W. Can.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
NOTES.
DIvoRoEs GRANTED YEsTERDAY

The following divorces were decreed By
Judge Savage in the Supreme court yes
terday:
Susan E Brackett, VS.. Horace Braokett.
for cruel and abusive treatment.
Charles K. Wescott VS.. Elizabeth E.
Wescott, for utter desertion.
Joseph William Merrill VS.. Nellie NJ.
Merrill, for utter desertion.
Carrie S.Casteiler vs.. Edward W. Cos.
teller, for utter dsEertion.
Anne g. Bartol VS.. Benjamin A. BartoI,
for cruel and abusive trsatmenE.
Mary A. Beaulieu VS.. James II. Beau
lieu. for gross and confirmed habits of in
toxication.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
PRUDENT HOUSEWIVES.

With prudent housewives, deli
cacy, purity and economy count
LARGELY in the use of pastry flavor
ings. Better results are invariably
secured through the use of Bakers
Flavoring Extracts than with those
of most manufacturers, and this is
owing to the fact that the purest
of materials enter into Bakers.
The vanilla is made from The
long, fat and well-aged Mexican
bean, and no spurious substance is
combined Herewith to cheaper its
production and mar the deli
cacy of its exquisite fl yor. 1t
is the ne-plus-ultra of all vanillas.
Write to the Baker Extract
company, Portland, Me-, for cir
GUAR pertaining TO the free dis
tributi0n of Colonial Dam,sn
calendar for 1900.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
Mattresses Steamed and made over al Fosters Is Pah street

| H. H.. Jones OF winthrop, O brother Of
the groom.
The ushers were Messrs Howard and
Harold Hawkes., brothers OF the bride, and
Messrs. Arthur Hawkes. and Walter
Hawkes., cousins Of the bride, all OF this
city. Following the wedding ceremony
the young couple held very pleasant
reception to their friends in the parlors
OF the church from s. 80 to 10 o'clock. MIR.
and Mrs. Jones left on the Pullman train
on brief bridal tour to points west and
south, and on their return fre to reside
at 10 Glenwood street, Woodfords.
Among those 10 attendance upon this
wedding from out Of town were the fol-
lowing parsons; Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Jones'
parents OF the groom. Winthrop; Mr.. and
Mrs. j.. b. Jones, MIR. and Mrs. L. S.
Jones. Winthrop; Miss Jennie Leeman,
Boston.
USSEY-BOWKER.
Mr.. Clarence NJ. Bowker and Miss
Myrtle l. Hussey, both Of this city, were
united in marriage at $50 o'clock last
evening at the residence of thu brides sis :
ter. Mrs A. L. Simpson, No. liz Sher-
man street. The ceremony ives performed
by Rev. Rollin L. Hack, In the pressncs
of only the immediate relatives of the two
parties.
There was no reception. The young
couple were the recipients of large
number of presents, among which was
handsome rocking chair from MIR.
Bowker's fellow employees The many
other presents testified to the popularity
of both Of the young people.
MIR. Bowker Is treasurer of G. III,
Thompson 81 Co., the Wco1fords grocsrs,
where he is much liked by all. Among
the relatives from out of town were Mrs.
II. L. Hussey of Presque Isle, AMI Mrs.
David Nichols of Searsport, mother an
sister OF the bride; Mr.. Charles Bowker
and Miss Ethel Bowker of Phippsburg,
father and sister OF the groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowker went Immediate
ly to tbsir new residence, No. ~ Glen
wood avenue. where they will be at
home to their friends after Noyem Der LIST.
GOWEN-LoWELL.
Wednesday at noon quiet wedding &C.
SSAiSA tAe eAO SoHeAsb pAIsOnhB6s Webb
Falmouth. when the pastor, Rev. +. L.
Freese, united in marriage Mr.. Howard
S. Lowell Of Quebec street Portland, to
Miss Winifrsd c. Gowen Of Duck Pond.
Westbrook. The wedding was made a
quiet affair, owing to the sickness and
death of brother of the bride few
months ago.
After the ceremony q brief but informal
reception was held at the home OF the
bride. The britle is well known young
lady, having been employed as a teacher
Mt the Duck Pond school until few
weeks ago when she r,si gned her position
to be married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell ara to reside at A
Quebec street.
NOTES.
At Bucksport. at ths residence OF Can't.
and Mrs. Joseph A. Clay. Monday eYen-
ing, at o'clock, their dau ghter. Josie
Emma and. Forrest Morrill, Goodwin, were
united In marriage by Rev. Il. Il. Jones,
the service being the Episcopal form. The
youngest sister. Miss A lice, attended tina
bride, it'll j. Charles Til1ook as the best
man. After tour of two weeks through
northern Maine, the happy couple will
settle in their new home at Dorchestsy.
Mr.. Goodwin will rssume bis position of
salesman with the firm of A b. Smith
q Co., leather dealers, on South street,
Boston.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
DeedIy Par- water.

As visitors to Wildbad- Gastein NAV
remember, there is spring at that wa
tering place which enjoys the unenvi-
able title of 'The Poisoned Fountain. /"
Though the fluid it supplies is clear and
sparkling, and science can detect in It
neither microbes nor deleterious miner
ais, the effects produced on rash or ip-
norant drinkers are highly unpleasant.
A few drafts produce decided xymp-
toms of gastric catarrh, and further in
dulgence may lead TO serious i'll
ness, and even to death. Prof. Koeppe
has now vouchsafed the explanation
that the water is dangerous simply be-
cause it is toe, pure. Unless previously
saturated to certain point with min
eral or organic matter, water attracts
to itself the salts contained In the cells
Of the mucous membrane. and this lat
ter suffers deterioration, resulting in
infiammatory mischief. This is why it
is unsafe TO drink the rills that trickle
from snowfield or glacier.-London
Chronicle,
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09

girls. When the heavy old woman
hauled her pastor under the water
there were at least fourscors people
on the banks who cried: go it. old
gal. Go 1t. old gal. The preacher needs
to baptize his soul, too. Go 1t, old gall"
Upon every announcement of the
profession of faith. the people were
soused under the water with a swish,
and when their heads went out Of
sight their heels went above the water,
and they kicked and screamed like
mad. There is nothing on earth moro
deeply earnest than the profession OF
religious faith by the people who have
come up out of the darkness Of the
bondage Of slavery. OF course, their
educational condition IL yet circun-
scribed. Very often too much is ex-
pccted of them. 1t is not fair for race
which has steadily grown for thou
sand years to expect another race to at
tain perfection in quarter Of CEN
tury. These people are learning Of the
same Master whose worship we have
learned from our infancy. Neverthe-
less, It was almost impossible for my
friends and myself to realize the actual
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
Dewey nought 3 Ticket.

When Commodore Dewey left Washing.
ton in November, 1897, to take command Of
the fleet in the Pacific Ocean, he did not ride
on pass or . half.rate ticket. Being per.
sonal friend o. s. B. Hege, General Agent Of
the baltimore Ohio passenger department
bought two first-class tickets from Washing.
ton to San Francisco via the B. 4 o., Chi.
cago 4 North Western, Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific lines. Lieut.. Brumby ac-
companled the admiral and they departed
;, Sore time ago Manager Of Passenger
iraftic u; B. Martin, Of the Baltimore
coupons of the ticket and only recently
secured all of them. He has had the ticket.
containing Dewey's signature, lithogra phed.
and is Issuing facsiiniles as souvenirs.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
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The readers ofNthis paper will be pleased
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all its stages, and that is Cstarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
strength by building up the Constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have 80 much faith in its cura.
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address T. j. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Tic.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
HELEN KELLER's DIVERSIONS.
The Wonderful Girl Is Fond of Romp-
ing and Delights In
Adventures.

Helen Keller Is as normal young per.
son, in the respect of her ordinary likes
and dislikes, as anyone you would be
npt to meet in days journey-niways
excepting in what may be regarded by
some as normal vices, which she Ger.
tainly has not. She has quite normal
curiosity, but she has been without per-
sonal experience Of evil snNe in some
very limited ways. She certainly comes
nearer to being completely good than
my other person whom ] have ever
known. She is unable to franc de-
ceit. Nevertheless she loves dearly to
play practical jokes of an innocent sort;
but they are generally very melancholy
failures through her total inaptitude
for any form of guile. She is extreme.
~ fond Of outdoor romping and yearns
for adventures by seq and land. She
struggles--of course with guide, for
II she is left entirely alone out Of doors
she simply stands stock still or sits
down on the ground until rescued
with great joy up the steepest hills and
through the densest thickets. To be
"lost" in our little woods with only a
child for guide is an intense delight to
her. She revels in rough handling ana
friendly Scraps" She is u strong and
healthy girl, and feels the need of exer-
else. She eats heartily, but has a some
what diilicult-that is, m extremely
sensitive-palate. Any taste which is
but family perceived by other people
seems to be strongly marked to her.
The number of articles of diet which she
docs not like" is alarming, but there
always remains a good variety of
things, mostly plain and nutritious ar
ticles, to meet the demands of her appe.
tite.-Joseph E. Chamberlin, in Ladies'
Home journal.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

In ten years the production Of steam
.ngines in Germany has mose than
loubled.
A machine has been completed that
will count and bind in packages 500. .O0o
postcards in ten hours.
After three years OF experiment the
soil of Missouri has been found insult.
able for the sugar-beet.
A society has been formed in Vienna
Tor the purpose of testing inventions
and providing means to those who have
them not for applying them practi-
cally.
The pneumatic tube delivery system,
which is in operation in a large New
York hotel, handles 10000 articles and
packages daily, including visitors'
cards, letters, newspapers and small
parcels.
Beans and acorns often lift heavy
masses of earth in their struggles to
reach the light. Mushrooms have dis
placed tagging stones in number OF
instances. A stone so pounds in weight
was uplifted recently by three giant
mushrooms.
Glass tubes for water, gas and sewage
are about to be introduced. A Penn
sylvania company, which is manufac.
turing these pipes, expects that they
will displace iron pipes, as the glass
ones will not corrode, and are more
durable than iron.
A substitute for galvanizing iron and
steel. which consists in the use Of q
bath composed of zine, tin and alumni.
ium, produces coating that is SO firm
ly adherent that the sheets will permi,
working and will resist corrosion. II
is further claimed that metal thus
treated can be raised to red heat with.
out injury.
1t has been discovered that the clay OF
which our common red bricks are made
contains gold, about 25 cents worth tc
every ton of bricks. An ingenious per
son has calculated that as there are
at least 100000 tons of bricks in Lon
don, there must be at least $i,250. .00(
worth of the precious metal locked ur
In the walls of that metropolis alone.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
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SEEKING THE LIGHT.
colored Converts Brought Into the
Fold Of the Church.
Eheir Sincerity Not to he Doubted
A sunday MorninE Baptis.a IN
the Fotsnac-TAe Cers-
nssy DescriAea.
Especial washinston Letter.l


Three newspaper men were taking
. Sunday morning walk with the inten-
ton to go over the heights OF George
town beyond the ancient Rock Of
Dumbarton, when, as we were near
ing the historic stream Of Rock
creek. which divides the old-time
commercial port from the national cap
ital, we heard the voices of hundreds of
people singing religious songs and
shouting amen and hallelujah. There
was evidently a ceremony of baptism
being performed by the colored people
of our city, because we had heard sim
liar sounds upon one occasion before,
although we had never been present at
any such occasion in this city or the
vicinity.
We DETECTED our course and came to
the street bridge, over which the
Metropolitan street cars run, and stand
ing upon that structure we witnessed
an unusual scene, even for the District
OF Columbia. There must have been
not less than 5000 colored people upon
were upwards of 1000 white people
upon the other side, all gathered to-
gether to witness the immersion of
about two score colored men and wom-
en-, who were to be admitted ms men,
bers of the Baptist church after pub
lie compliance with the most impor-
tant regulation of that religious body.
While not disposed to smile or laugh
at things religious, nor ridicule any
thing of that nature, great many
things occurred which We're provoca-
tive of laughter, in spite of the fact that
these people were earnest, sincere and
honestly seeking salvation. While all
of the good people upon the eastern
shore Of the creek were singing: I'VE
are kneelingjat the altar on our knees,
and we face the rising sun; Lord have
mercy on our SOULS" young colored
girl not more than 16 years of age en-
. tered the water and was led into deep
place by the pastor.
She was SO carried away by religious
zeal and enthusiasm that IL required
the united strength of the pastor and
his assistant to hold the girl and keep
her from drowning herself. She was
slippery as an eel, and it really seemed
as though she would drown herself in
the fervor of her frenzy. Several times
she jumped into the water far beyond
her depth, but was ultimately held in
check, while the pastor uttered few
words of invocation and pushed her
uuder the water. While this struggle
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
BEYOND HER DEPTH.

was going on the people on the bank
were singing: Way over yonder where
wander, angels are looking on me-"
''Sister Susan is saved SISTER Bet
tie is saved" "Glory be to God. Halle
1ujah!" praise the Lord for ever
more!"
Those were few of the CALCULATIONS
which burst in unison from the throats
Of the assembled multitude, as sister
after sister was immersed and blessed
by the pastor. There was one athletic
old woman, who weighed 800 pounds at
least, who grasped the pastor around
the throat and hauled his head under
the water, which, by the way, looked
very much like thick bean soup. The
crying and wailing and grooming of
the negro plantation melodies were
like barbaric singing of ante-bellum
times. One of their peculiar cries as
the waters rolled over the heads of
the converts was: 1.-The waters of Jor-
dan are rolling over my soul. Glory
be to God! Hallelujah!"
Standing on the bridge, as we did,
above the people, every word they ut
tered came up to us distinctly and the
voices Of praise rang up and down the
peaceful valley SO that they must have
been heard fully two miles by the peo
pie who dwell in the beautiful cottages
along the banks of the stream.
The place chosen for the baptismal
ceremony was only n quarter Of mile
above the mouth of the sewer of
Georgetown. There were upwards of
40 people baptized, and there was no
foolishness about it, either, for every
one OF them went under the water and
some of them were kept under for long
time. There were very few men in the
congregation who were thus taken
into the church. The majority OF them
were women. and nearly all Of them
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
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SCHNEIDER, 1914 HELEN AVE-, DxTRor1
MICH.