Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-03
Frank Butler is fflicted with a felon.

Frank Butler is ffflicted with a felon.
John Blood caught a crow in a steel trap.
Thieves beware.
Leon Colburn is making rerairs on his
house Work is done by Lucas Bloc an old
time resident.
Andrew Smith has vacated H. woolley's
house and moved to Grafton.
A FORMULA.
Cacoethes Scribendi is a malady not unlike
the grip in that it is almost impossible to
eradicate it from the system when once il is
fairly established. Weak minds-those who
are subject to periodical alterations OF intel
lect-whose upper stories are in an nnfuishe d
state, are most susceptible to its attacks, a d
if INDUCED in to any extent by persons OF
this description is likely to terminate disas-
trously. If the virus OF its first attacks is eff
fe ctually stamped out, there is no reason to
form, though the operation is somewhat Pain
full to these persons. There is no formulated
remedy for this atfi 'ction. The following as
a deterrent is said to be effectual, viz. 80 per
cent OF water, Il per cent Dingman soap Mix,
and soak the head in the solution over night.
In the morning wrap the head in warm fam
nels, tastenirg them on securely with clothes
pins and keep them on indefinitely. Feed
with spoon ,-one teaspoonful exploded gas
and occasionally some mild soporifc to induce
sleep.-GRAFToN.
WHICH WAS SURPRISED
Our correspondent writes-"Quincy Sa,ter;
taken by surprise: A large swarm of bees"
This is what newspaper calls a skeletonized
report. The information is so meagre that
we are unable to determine whether Mr..
Salter surprised the bees or the bees sur
pIised him. We take it for granted, how
ever, that the bees surprised Mr.. Salter. But
Enu hnr 1
like this. 1t was beautiful May morning
and Mr.. salter was ploughing his fertile acres
preparatory to planting his annual crop of
corn. He was feeling unusually cheerful and
was gaily whIstling" There WILDE hot time,
etc" little dreaming that he was giving ut
began to wonder what the time CT day might
be and Ca an eye to the eastward when 10,
he beheld moving cloud which he at first
thought consisted of Grafton mosquitoes.
The cloud was go extended and so dense
that shadow like the blaokness of midnight
covered a large part of Windham and many
supposed there was total eclipse of the sun.
Imagine Mr.. Salter's surprise, gentle re ader,
as he saw the cloud move rapidly toward his
home and suddenly alight on vacant hem
house. He then discovered that what he
had supposed were Grafton mosquitoes was a
huge swarm of wild honey bees. The bees
seemed very much at home and began work
ing industriously. About sunset the bees
with a noise like flock of wild geese mount
ed toward the zsnith and when last seen were
making rapid time in the direction of the
Adiron6acks. Mr.. Salter approached his
hen house with great caution fearing danger
but was delighted to find it completely filled
with 500 or 1000 pounds of the finest honey
ever exhibited in Vermont. John A. Gould
and B. H. Rhoades, two near neighbors, are
.he only ones onto the secret so far, but Mr.
Salter is having invitations engraved in New
7 ork and will soon invite the entire to wn of
Windhan to u feast OF milk and honey.