Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-05-29
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

A RARE NIsiror Saturday las; while son
Of George Sergeant Of th. town engaged in plant
ing his attention wss arrested by peculiar rusng
noise indcati We Of unusual cominotian among the
fcathered tribe. Looking upwards he perceived a
shor distance above him 10 the ,slons Of avery
powerful bird descending straigh; line to the
ground. The was disengored 10y the fall and eff
fec,ei his escape but his capior stunned as to
become All easy prey 10 Mr. Sargeants gun. Il prov
e., upon examination to be the fal,o perrg'1nu'-
Wandering Falcon Of Linngus, or the Grey Footed
Hawk of " son. | have no authority that this spc-
ces OF birds was before taken in this state in
New England. Wilson's specimen from which his
description compiled was captured in New jersey
and Audubon's i'll Labrador or Newfoundland The
Sigh, discrepancy between their descriptions is prob
ably owing the fact that the specimen viewed by
tue former was female and had been dead long
time when received, willis, ,hat of the latter was
male. Wilson's figure agrees exactly with the speci-
% fsrn.is) before mc with tho single exception
that he gives the bare orbital space orange
yellow.
Thi. noble bird Of prey thanking with the Eagle and
called in contrndistEcuon from the ig'oJe tho
Kite and Buzzarl) LEI inches In length and AZ.
inches in extent Of wings. The plumage although des
;u,e Of tho briliancy Of many other birds is peculiar
~ elegant. Possessed Of strong and compacted
frnme. a comparatively short neck, powerful thigh,
and ialons and wings of peculiar structure.
fail to perceive special adoption to the habits and
instincts which require strength and velocity. This
the species which figured conspcUousy in the day.
Of falconry in England Our friend Chamberlain i,
now preparing the bird for preservation. +.
l.
place on Friday afternoon Of last week as announced
in the programme. The procession formed at the
Revere House shout two o'clock. First IN the line
was the Brattleboro Cornei Band drawn by six white
horses with the 'ribbands' in the hands OF Tom
This WAS followed by two coaches each drawn by six
horses and filed with the business Of the village
the solid men, of Bra,teboro-~ho were invited
by Mr. Fisk to participate in the pleasures Of the
casIon. Then came the team Of Mr.. Fisk, Sr., drawn
by four bays and driven by John finngan. The wag-
has been fitted up without regard expense in the
highest style of decorative art and attracted great at
tenton Following regular order the four horse
team of j. Ellis, two horse aud single teams to the
number Of six making nine teams and nineteen horses
This procession drove through the principal streets in
the village West Brateboro and back again escort
ed by as good music as ever led such column. The
streets lined aud the sidewalks covered with a
multitude of eager gszers from this and the neghbor
ing towns who stared MS if some menageric circus
company were just making its appearance. From the
raised windows Of the dwellings could be seen bright
eyes and smiling faces whose admrng gaze was fully
reciprocated even by those grey-haired veterans Of
many years who seemed to have lost of their rel
ish for beauty and lovelness.
slight accident occurred at the close Of the ride.
Just the leading team of the proprietor WAS oppo-
site the entrance to the stables Of the Brateboo House
the horses shier at the music, which then direct
~ in 'front.' and notwithstanding the vigilance OF the
driver, wheeled threw the body Of the wagon
one side and escaped with the forward wheels to the
barn. Mr.. Fisk and Mr. Finngan were both throw
the ground bu, they escaped with very little injury.
The wagon WAS slightly damaged but it Was repaired
the next dsy-in for the commencement OF the
business trip on Monday.
EsTMIssrER-The annual fair Of the ladies con-