Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-19

The cruisers captain said this also was
against the rules, but he expected to run
into port in the morning and would look
out for one. There was no going aboard
to search or examine papers, just
friendly greeting on the high seas. AS
to the cargo of coal the schooner had,
it was consigned to a Spaniard who
proved to be in the employ OF the Ger
man consul The freight being paid in ad-
vance there was nothing else to do but
deliver TO the consignee. who had it load
ed into barges and delivered to the in
termed German steamers which have TO
keep up steam all the time to prevent
being blown TO sea. Its like anchoring
on the outside Of Cape Cod.
A Bath man interested in shipping
for many years, says the Times. was
claiming Thursday that as a ships
bottom fouls only in salt water. the
navy yards of the nation ought to be
located in fresh water ports and that
Bath would be one OF the best of To-
cations from this reason for one and
that the Charlestown navy yard by
the same token, is one of the worst.
as all the vessels have to be placed
in drydock when they get foul and
that when an iron ship remains in
that yard six months she gets foul.
even If clean when she arrives. Put
a piece of iron in salt water and you
will see this illustrated as to rust.
1t will rust more quickly than II
placed in fresh water. Again the ma
rine growth on a ships bottom will
die off in fresh water. For this rea-
son he thought that all the navy yards
should be located where the water is
fresh. Further he suggests that a
navy yard in this city would have
better protection for ships, being nine
miles from sea and. with heavy guns
at Fort Baldwin, the enemy could be
kept 10 miles at sea. From the hilltop
at Popham, Portland can be seen.
/ An old history found by a Cape Cod
man. published in 1919. says of Bath.
Me: The eighth commercial town in
Massachusetts and the third in popu
Iation in Maine. It has 2491 inhab
tants. two Congregational churches
and one for the Baptists. The inhabi-
tants own upward of 10000 tons of
shipping" Ending a history Of Wis
casset, it has the following peculiar
announcement: The town is healthy.
any other disease"
/ An old warranty deed Of the transfer
! of property in Gray on Aug Z, 1871,
was filed saturday il, the Cumberland
county registry of deeds. This is Of
the transfer of "ol e certain piece or
parcel of land situated in the town Of
Gray and situated and bounded as
| follows" then follows a detailed des
cription of the property conveyed, be
ginning at "a stake and stones" The
property is conveyed by Thomas
| Whitmarsh Of Gray to George w.
| Thayer Of Gray, the consideration for
| the property being $50 The sigma
lures to the deed O. Thomas Whit
marsh and his wife. Mary G. Whit
marsh, are witnessed by Solomon H.
! Chandler. The transfer is attested by
John Humphrey, justice of the peace
| A friend who has been looking up
the history of National political con-
ventions tells the Portland kilograms
Saunterer that the announcement of
John K. Folks nomination was the
first ever sent by telegraph 1t was
transmitted from Baltimore, where
the Democratic National convention
was held that year, to Washington, on
May %. 1874. Previously the people
had to wait for the mails to learn
political as well as all other news.
A telegraph line was built from Bos-
ton to Portland in 1S47 and was put
in operation in June Of that year the
office being at 80 Exchange street.
| Through the several lines in Boston
! Portland then had Geographic com
munication with New York, Philadel-
ronto Canada.
William Rich. well-known Bangor
young man. left last week on a bicycle
( tour of New England as a missionary
for the back to the land" idea His
plan is not only to look up available
farming land but people to occupy
such farms. Mr.. Rich believes there
are many now living in towns and cit
les who would gladly become far
mers if they had the means. He is
also sure there are thousands Of acres
Of good farming land now unproduct-
i've which could be secured for a very
low price. His plan is to held to lease
farms at very low rates and if they
prove worthy to assist them in becom-
ing property holders. Mr. Rich has the
approval and support of several phil
anthropic persons in various parts of
the State, some of whom control suit
able farming land which they would