St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-07-17
Vermont News.
CAPTAIN FOGG INSANE.


teen years during which time no per-
son has been seriously injured upon
the Lady" 1t is a well known fact
that Capt. FOgg was the pioneer steam
boat Captain upon Lake Memphrema-
cog, commencing with the old original
"MOuntain Maid" about "a years ago.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
We learn from the Free Press, that
on Saturday distressing accident oc-
CURED at Catlin's stone quarry, near
Burlington. A large seam in ledge
had been fired several times without
result. The wOrkmen decided to large
ly increase the charge the next time,
and placed about keg of powder in
the fssure. Jerry Patnaude and his
son Frank were tamping the charge
force. The patnaudes were hurled out
of the quarry and over fence fifty
feet distant. Joseph Mascotte, another
labOrer, who was standing on the side
where most of the broken rock fell.
was completely buried, while Paul
LeClair, who has charge of the quarry
and was standing some distance away
from the chdrge was thrown across the
road. The Patnaudes were killed in
stantly. MascOtte was found to be
alive and conscious, but so badly in
jured that he is not expected to live.
LeClair escaped unhurt, with the ex-
ceptiOn of a few slight bruises. The
elder Patnaude was about fifty years
of age and leaves IL large family of
children. What adds to the sadness
of the occurrence is the fact that Mrs.
Panhandle has been ill for some time
and at about the time the accident oc-
CURED was regarded as rapidly failing
Frank Patnaude was single and about
seventeen years old. MascOtte has a
wife and six children and is A years
of age.
Hon. Frederick Billings has given
1000 to Amherst college Gymnasium
The First national bank of Mont
pelier paid IL semi-annual dividend of
) per cent Tuesday.
Fred Paquin, young man about II
years of age, was drowned near the
railroad bridge in Barre the other day.
Alvin Adams of Newport, received Il
pension check for SI366 last week and
will draw Sc per month hereafter.
The post Office at SwantOn was rob-
bed Tuesday night of $500 in cash and
stamps and 81 900 in notes.
The librarian at Woodstock. reports
that during the six months ending July
LIST, 4l02 books were taken from the
library, an average of about 20 each
day it was open.
While Carlos Martin of North Fer
risburgh was repairing a shed, Fri
day morning, the upper floor suddenly
gave way, catching Frank German, an
empleye, and sn crushing him that he
only lived three hours. Mr.. Martin
himself narrowly escaped similar
fate.
The reported loss of S50,000 to the
Central Vermont railroad by the recent
collision of freight trains ut Randolph
proves to have been an eXaggeratiOn.
The total loss will not exceed $4,000,
| from which should be deducted $4,000
received by that company on account
of insurance, leaving the net loss
about $4,000.
George Batchelder of Mortified was
arrested by Lamoille county officers
for having too many wives. His last
victim lives at Hyde Park, and for the
last two months he has been living mt
Mortified with his first wife, by whom
he has several children. He has been
married once or twice more, it is said.
The following appointments have
been made on the staff of first regiment
Vermont National Guards: Charles F.
Branch, surgeon j. c. Rutherford,
asst surgeon J. A. Lillis, Co. |. SER
geant major; Moses l.. Brock, Co. @.
Sergeant and right general guide ;
Everett A. Morse, Co. ID. Sergeant and
left general guide.
Work upon the Rutland and Tide
water railroad between Rutland village
and West Rutland will begin soon.
Surveyors are now busy upon the final
| location of the road, and as soon as the
land can he acquired the grading will
begin. The road is to be built in the
interest of the marble business.
The one interesting and exciting oc-
cupation of BrattleborO hOusekeepers
at the present time is the fighting OF
the buffalo moth, which appears in
nearly every house, and attacks not
only carpets and wooden articles, but
clothing of all sorts, straw mattings
and even engravings and other articles
of paper. His appetite is Unsuitable
for everything but benzine.
The other night two men forced an
entrance into the house of James WelcE
of Hancock, an old man eighty-foul
years old, living alone, and chOked
him until he gave up one hundred dol
lars which he had in the house. Tues
day, Charles Blair and John Flint were
arrested on suspicion and Blair made
IL confession acknowledging his guilt
and that of Flint.
Testimony was begun Tuesday be-
fore II. A. Harmon, Master in chancery
in the chancery suit which the Rutland
railroad company has brouget against
Clement Il Sons to determine whether
the railroad company or the Clements
(whO hold large amount of Overissued
Rutland railroad stock shall stand the
loss caused by the overissue of stock
by eX-Treasurer Haven. The princi
pal witness is the expert accountant
Rodney Mclaughlin, who Strengthened
out the books after Haven was removed
rs treasurer.
The first annual encampment of the
Vermont division of Sons of Veteran,
was held in Rutland, June 81. At the
present time there are in Vermont L
camps having a total membership, a.
reports show, of about 500. Nearly
every camp was represented ut this
meeting. The officers elected for the
ensuing year are as follows: Colonel
l.. Green, Rutland lieut.. colonel, c
F. JENNIE, BrattlebOrO major, g. E
TerrIli, underhiIl chaplain, E. w
Parsons, Bellows Falls; surgeon, II. T
. Woodward, Brandon. E. X. Morse
Rutland 6. E. Terrill, Underhill, anC
F. +. Hill, Ludlow, were elected dele
gates to the grand division encamp,
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