Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-05-05
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE wEArmER.-Tho month Of April which is
usually abundant in rain giving rise to the old proverb


usually abundant in rain giving rise to the old provcrb
that
April showers
Bring forth May flowers
has this year been rather dry The dust towards the
close of the month became very unpleasant, and rem
dered planting almost useless. There was hardly
enough moisture in the ground to produce germina-
ton; and the brooks had become quite low
By looking over nm old journal of Mr.. Charles G.
Frost, we perceive that the weather during the month
of April, 1914, not materially unlike what 1t has
been this year, comparatively but little rain or snow
having fallen. Birds began to sing merrly on the
4th, and the frogs joined in with the chorus on the
10th, the genial influence Of the spring having, by
that time, pervaded the water well the air and
the land. The five days preceding the 18th, were
like the weather of June, they were warm and
glowing; and by tho 9th the Whp-poor-will veutur
cd to take his place in the orchestra with the rest Of
the bird-chor The season that year was a little
forward than II Is this.
The month of May, 1884, was quite rainy, especial
ly during the first fornight but the rainy spell APP
pears to have been followed by frost, which took
place on the 22d, and did considerable damage. A
slight frost occurred on the 18th of June The 4th of
July of that year was the coolest July day that had
and unfavoblc for haying; but the first frost of the
fall did not take ylace until the 23d of September and
then II was very slight
May-day came in this year with its accustomed
music and flowers The band went throug Oh the streets
early saung the village with their pleasant airs;
and the children were up with the birds to go a May
ing; their happy voices minglng with the notes of
the band.music like the merry click of castanetts.-
L.. Al ot
frst but it turned out to be quite pleasant though
the clouds, moving from the south east, gave early
promise of rain. In the evening there dance at
the town hall.
But though May day was fine and pleasant the sea-
son is still backward. Shows have fallen all around
us, and in some places to a considerable depth. In
the northern part of New York fell recently to
the depth of three inches. A friend in the city of
New York writes the 9th ult., follows; awe
have had terrible weather this week, with snow, ice
and bitter winds. Although the is spring-lke, the
air is wntry Some people say that this very early
spring. but when find frost in the ground, ice on the
streams, in the air, and May upon us without
blossoms, | call it backward spring"
A writer from Northern New Hampshire, under the
date Of the 26th of April, says:-
"A few DAYS since | made from Southern New
Hampshire here. We had hard time coming through
Franconia woods. The there last week was
from TO three feet deep in the road the whole dis
lance from the Flume TO Profile House. | went
through the untrodden SHOWS to look ut the Pool us
passed, and the sight was romt nc and grand in
the extreme Large bodies of ice hung from the i'm
chasm and gittered in the sun, and the active
whrl Of the falling waters and huge boiling chadron
beneath us, formed striking contrast with the death
like stiffness and cold Of the surrounding SHOWS"
FATAL ACCIDENT IN PurSEY.-On Friday mor..-
/ .,t.. al, .l,,f,,D rob
ton, who at the time was living with his grandfather
Baker, le his work to got his trap set for partridge
in the woods Of Mark Crawford, distant about half a
mile. He took with him his pocket-pst loaded with
ball cartridge which he placed in his left breast
pocket. On his return from the trap his dog drove
woodchuck into a stone WALL and thereupon young
Houghton set to work to make an opening to secur,
the animal. While thus engaged the pistol, is sup
posed, dropped from his pocket struck stone ant
discharged the ball entering the lower part of his ab
domen, passing upward through his stomach toward
the left shoulder After he was shot he ran abou
twenty rods towards home when he fell through ex
hausticn Mr.. Crawford happened to be passing acros
his lot little before noon, and he found young Hough
ton lying upon the ground and vomiting blood. Ill
sood discovered his situation and took him to hi
grandfathers. He lived until o'clock in the after
hooh coh'ersng ireely OF the accuent anu oi MS up
preaching end. short time before ne died and ate
the hand OF death laid upon him he remarked
that his eye sight was failing him. Edwin was a sol
of Alanson Houghton, and was l6 years old last Sep
TENDER. 1t is said that the pistol he had with hin
would carry ball through IN inch board at dis
lance of six rods. We cannot refrain from pointing t
this another lesson to be improved upon by all lad
who carry handle firearms.
The BRATTLEnoRo CoRNEr BAND is winning gold