Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-28

VINO nave not been mentioned as the
successor Of Congressman Littlefield.
Portland Express: Everybody should
be careful to protect their threats
against these March winds. 1t does not
do to take chances with ones voice
now that the base ball roofing season
is SO close at hand
The first of Names large summer
colony of authors to arrive is John
kendrick Bangs. who is now located
for stay Of six months or more at
his beautiful Ogunquit home.
Bangor Commercial: The rescue Of the
two men from their abandoned scow OFF
Popham beach on Wednesday, by the
iite-saving crew at that place, is worth
all the coast guard system for Maine
mas cost the government since it was
organized. This may appear an ex-
travagant statement, but when it comes
to your life or mine, it is reasonable
and consistent
kittery claims to be ahead Of all the
other towns il that part of the State
because the present collector has col
lected I'll of his commitment and none
of the fcrmer collectors owe the town
anything. On June 10, 1907, Kittery's
tax of Sz1,13o.SS was given to Henry G.
Call to collect. On March 4th. 1905 he
settled his account with the town
treasurer and neither he nor any other
collector owes the town a cent j. Il.
Philbrook Of that town. who has served
as selectnan for % years, says he new
er before saw the time when the col
lectors were square with the town.
The class of 1908 of Bowdoin College
is the smallest class that Bowdoin has
had for a dozen years. Last year the
graduating class numbered about 65
Young men and next year it will mum
Der as many if not more. This year.
however. the class numbers only A..
Twenty-siX members have left its
ranks. Two graduated in the class of
1901, doing the four years work in
three, two have died, and the others
have given up their college courses or
dropped back a class. 1t is Il curious
condition for Bowdoin, which college
as rule loses fewer students during
the four years course, in proportion
to its size. than almost any other col
lege in the country.
John $. Towne, who for several
years has been interested in the Mount
Tourmaline mine at Haskelrs Corner
| in Auburn. mas recently esta blished d
lapidary plant at his home in Bruins
wick and is now cutting and polishing
gems of all kinds. Formerly he had
this work done in New York, but finds
that ne can get better results by doing
the cutting, grinding and polishing
himself Mr.. TcWne has lot of gems
| which were taken from the mine in
Auburn, and for some of them has
received as high a price as Sla3. He
has others still more valuable, His
collection includes a fine beryl that was
| taken from the old feldspar quarry in
Topsham, and a beautiful garnet that
came out Of a pocket in Eowdoin.
About month later Mr. Towne will
return to tie mine and continue the
work of searching out the gems.
After several years and almost num-
berless delays the new L. S. Revenue
Cutter Androscoggin, being built for
work along the Maine coast, with head
quarters at Portland, and supposed to
take the place of the old Woodbury..
seems nearly ready to be turned over
TO the government. 1t is expected that
the craft will arrive in Maine waters
in May. The Androscoggin is an en-
tirely new type Of revenue cutter and
IS designed especially for work along
the Maine coast. She is made of wood
on account or the great number Of dan
ger"us lodges throughout her district
and which would soon end the career
OF any steel vessel which happened to
get on them. With wood it is differ
ent and it is possible to repair a wood
en- vessel much easier than a steel one.
She also mas peculiar sloping stem
intended for ice breaking work, Il large
amount of which has to be done along
be possible to force her bow I'D onto a
field of ice and break it by sheer
weight. This is after the method used
~ iit tHCiuSlNtIS Ice breaking vessels.
The Androscoggin is q single screw.
wooden steamer of 1870 tons displace-
rlent, with length over all of 21O feet
Her main engine is of the vertical. in
verted cylinder, direct acting. triple
expansion type, having one high pres
sure cylinder 204 inches. one medium
pressure cylinder. 30 inches. ard one
low pressure cylinder, 50 inches in d.
ameter. The collective indicative horse
power OF propelling. air pump and cir
culating pump engines is about 1.S01
she has two single ended steel boilers
of the horizontal return fire tube type
built for a working pressure of 10
pounds a square inch. Her speed will
be about II knots. Her hull was built
by Rodermond Brothers at 'rompkins
Cove. n. Y, the keel being laid May
4. 1905. She was launched Jan. IA, 1907.
and taken to the shipyard Of Pussy K
Jones 20. to be completed and to have
installed her boilers and machinery.