Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-05

NOte Tor alley Fair officials. Read the
Windham items this week.
j. G. Newton is ir helpless and seri-
GUS condition as the result of fall while
gathering apples in Guilford this week.
The annual meeting of the Prospect
Hill Aqueduct company will be held at the
house of Leander Thomas the evening of
the Sth at 1880.
E. A. Starkey, Harry Pratt, J. E. Cole
man and E. l.. Holton spent last night in
the wilds of Townshend coon hunting.
They returned this morning with two fat
coons.
Daniel r. Sortwell, who died at Mont
pelier yesterday, was president of the Cam
bridge, Mass, national bank, president
and principal owner of the Montpelier IL
Wells River railroad. He was a native of
Barton.
Two women were thrown from a carriage
on Vernon street Wednesday afternoon,
their horse being frightened by an engine
in the railroad yard. The horse ran up
Main street but was stopped near the
American House.
c. p. ellison was adiudged an insolvent
debtor in the insolvency court here Mon
day, A. Starkey being appointed messen-
ger. petition was granted in the Keene,
y. H., court Tuesday and w. L. RiXford
OF Winchester was appointed messenger.
A life size portrait of G.. Louis Clary has
been presented to the Natural History So
ciety by Maj. +. w. Chids. Judge Wheeler,
the president, in accepting the gift in be-
half of the society speaks of Mr.. Clary's
interest in the organization and his devo-
ton to its work. The portrait, which is
an admirable likeness, will be hung in the
| north room of the Brooks library.
The Burlington Free Press correspond
ent says: The staff of Gov. Fuller reported
to him in the executive chamber Wednes-
! day afternoon. After pleasast conversa-
ton by the governor and the several mem
bers, Col. E. l.. Bates of Bennington aid
| de-camp, in pleasing manner presented
his eXcellency with a beautiful album con
tanning the pictures of the staff. This was
a memento of the most pleasing service
| performed by the members while under
his command.
When Chief of Police Mcclure made his
regular rounds Saturday evening every.
thing in the rear of the town hall passed
| inspection. At . o'clock Sunday morning
on making his second round he found the
| door leading to the fire escape open. This
door was bolted on the inside Saturday
evening, and must have been opened by
| some one who was then in the building
! Further investigation showed that the
| doors leading from the town hall to the
main stairway were open. Early Monday
morning Mr.. Mcclure found the window
near the fire-escape stairway unfastened
1t was fastened Sunday night. The boys
in the engine house were aroused and
searched the building with Mr. Mcclure
but found no further trace of intruders.
The search light was turned on the
! Percheron stallion syndicate swindle by
| The Phoenix. when an attempt was made
TO dispose of one of the horses in Brattle
| boro last year. The Phoenix obtained its
| information at that time through the as
| sistance of leading horsemen. Soon after
the projectors of the scheme left Bratte
boro without having sold a horse the
! troubles of the syndicate at Westfield
Mass, were detailed Tho horse there
was sold at auction for 500 or Whereabouts
| A syndicate at South Deerfed, Mass, was
also duped, and last week the stallion was
sold at auction for a small sum. There
was bill of $500 for keeping the horse
| Experienced horsemen say the stallion is
worth about 500, and the syndicate paid
| S2lOO for him. The game was worked &c
secure signatures to what proved to be a
! joint and several note for S2100. The
signers will unite and fight the note.
The jumping beans" displayed in Van
| Doom IL Morris's show window are decid-
ed curiosities and have attracted deal OF
attention. This bean or shell, is the prod
uct of very peculiar tree (says the de.
scription which accompanies the entertain.
menD that grows in only one state in Mex
leo. The beans are triangular in shape
and appear to be afflicted with something
akin to st. Vitus' dance. The nervousness
is caused by the presence within the shell
of worm some II mllimetres long and
three wide, having IL well-developed feet
Judging from the motion of the beans
these worms kick with the whole Is feet al
once. The worms live in their shells fol-
nine or ten months, and show no desire to
escape therefrom. On the contrary. if a
hole is made in the shell, the worm repairs
the break Immediately and soon has the
| hole covered with fine silky web. The
bean is certainly curious combination OF
animate and inanimate life.