Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-24

the enormous tree which was cut down /,
Calveras county, California, in 1858. Tn
original tree was 302 feet high, or one hun
dred feet higher than Bunker Hill monu
ment, and So feet in circumference at tn
base. Five men worked twenty-five days il
telling it, using large augers to bring 1t down
by boring a continuous line of holes arount
the trunk, and when entirely severed, it i
stated that it stood some time, as though re
luctant to give up its hold upon the earth.
Mr.. and Miss Keeter have arrived in Port
land, and are stopping at down town hotel
One of the patent refrigerator cars will b.
run this summer between Bangor and Bos
ton every Tuesday and Thursday.
The Belfast Journal says that on Monday
afternoon, as Llewellyn Lincoln of Sears
mont was loading hay in neighbor's barn,
his horses became frightened and ran, throw
ing him of the rack, by which he had his
right shoulder broken and much bruised.
So far as heard from over 300 singers from
Bangor, Damariscotta, Lewiston, Augusta,
Saco and Biddeford have accepted the invita-
ton OF the Haydn Association OF Portland to
unite in grand rehearsal of the Jubilee mu-
sic at City Hall during the first week in June
Portland Press.
The Knox & Lincoln railroad will probably
have a steamboat to connect their road at
Rockland with the Island during the summer
season.
The second district sends two editors to
the Philadelphia convention.
The committee in charge of the annual
excursion of the Maine Editors and Publish
ers' and Publishers Association, have issued
circular to which it is hoped all members in
tending to join in the excursion will give i'm
mediate attention. 1t was thought better bv
the committee to go to some point in our
own State where the party could settle down
for few days of quiet enjoyment rather than
to spend the time in tiresome travelling. 1t
is thought the accommodations at Bar Iarbor
will be ample and the island affords many
opportunities for pleasant excursions. Mem
bers from the western portion of the State
will take the steamer Lewiston at Portland,
Tuesday evening, July 9th, arriving at Bar
Harbor, Mount Desert, at noon on Wednes-
day, the 10Th; members from the eastern
part of the State can take the same steamer
on her return trip from Machias the next day.
Excursion tickets will be issued to all whose
names appear on the roll of membership, and
no others.
Hill & Waterman of Thomaston are get
ting in a frame TO build schooner of about
80 tons for coas,ing purposes.
new mail route has been established
from Waldoboro to Liberty, via North Wal
doboro, Washington and South Liberty. The
service began last Monday and is to be weekly.
The contractors for the erection OF the
Eastern State FORMAL school building at Cas-
tine. have already broken ground and will
doubtless proceed with all reasonable dis
patch to fulfil their contract, within the time
specified.
Mr.. Orville Il. Grant. formerly of Ellis
worth, and graduate of Bowdoin, has late :
ly taken charge Of the Hughes school, Prov
dence, r. l.. at salary of $1,000.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Ball Of Portland, lef,
her twin children, ten months old, upon the
floor, while she stepped into the yard TO hang
out some clothes. She had been absent per-
haps five minutes when she heard loud and
agonized cries from the little ones. Rushing
into the house she found one OF the children
lying upon the floor and the family cat
upon it. tearing and biting--liter-
ally devouring it. The other Child was un
harmed, but, young as it was, was terribly
frightened and screamed Justify. The
wounded child was helpless and almost
senseless, and but for the cutlery of its little
mate would have had its face and neck torn
to pieces. As 1t was the injuries inflicted
were quite shocking, pieces of flesh having
been bitten from its cheeks and devoured by
the cat. A physician was called and the
wounds received proper attention. They eX
hibted poisonous effects, but the doctor APP
prehends no serious results. The cat had
been in the faSily for nearly year, and was
regarded AS a kind and faithful animal