St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-10
VERMONT NEWS.
The Fish Parasite

The Fish Parasite.
Fish and Game Commissioner John w.
Titcomb of St. Johnsbury is in cores
pondence with United States Fish Com
missioner George M. Bowers, relating to
the parasite that is killing the fish in the
Winooski river at Montpelier. The
exact status OF the parasite appears to
be indefinite. 1t belongs to the genus
Argulus but whether it is OF the Europe
an species, Argulus Foiaceus, has not
been certainly determined. The para
site is so rare in this country that there
is none in. the possession Of the United
States fish commissioners or none in the
National museum at Washington.
The following reply by Commissioner
Bowers to Mr.. Titcomb will be read
with great interest here:
Replying to your letter OF the 18th
concerning the parasite which is affect
ing the fish in the vicinity Of Montpelier,
beg to say that an examination of the
specimens sent for that purpose shows
them to be Copepod belonging to the
genus Arguus. Whether it is the Argu-
lus foliaceus, as you suggest, has not yet
been certainly determined. 1t agrees
fairly well with the description of that
species, but we possess no European
specimens, nor is there any in the col
lectons OF the National museum.
Various species ofthis genus are para
site upon fishes, but it is not generally
held that their presence upon fish
proves necessarily fatal or even serious
to the fish. However, if they are as
abundant on the fishes at Montpelier as
stated in the Argus clipping, they might
produce serious results"
Death OF Col. clark's Father.
Capt. John w. Clark. whose son, COL
o. d. Clark, commands the LIST Vermont
regiment, died suddenly Thursday night.
of paralysis OF the heart, at his home in
Montpelier Capt. Clark was quarter
master of the 9th Vermont regiment dur
ing the civil war and was postmaster
at Montpelier IL years, from 1869 to
1881. Col. Clark was on his way to
Montpelier on sick leave Of 80 days
when the news OF his fathers death
reached him.
A generous German firm, Liemen's
Company, offers to furnish for the use OF
sick and wounded soldiers of the Amer
can ARMY 10000 quart bottles of a
natural mineral water.
Thomas Patterson. while going to
Morrisville from Craftsbury, August 1,
with a four horse load Of twenty-seven
thousand shingles, broke through the
bridge about mile from Morrisville.
He was completely buried under the load
aud remained there until men nearly a
mile away, seeing the accident got to
him. He was severely bruised.
A petition signed by prominent citizens
of Woodstock has been forwarded to
Gov. Grout, asking him to consider the
application of would-be soldier boys for
the formation of company OF the ma
tional guards there. Fifty.one recruits
have signed the roll for new company,
and hopes are entertained that the move.
ment may be successful.
One of the largest window frames ever
made in the United States is being made
now at the shops ofthe Champlain Man
uiacturing Company, Burlington. The
frame is to be used in the gable end oil
the Washington Heights Baptist Church
in New York City and is Gothic in style,
When finished its dimensions will be 25
feet wide, 25 feet high. and is inches
thick; and it will contain 1000 feet Of
lumber. The work on the frame is all
hand work and is very handsome.
Lieut.. 7. Harry Estey of Brattleboro,
has been confined to his bed since his re.
turn home from Chickamauga and the
present indications are that his fever
will run two or three weeks, and per.
haps longer. He is very sick man, al.
though his condition is not regarded as
serious.
The superintendent of the Elizabeth
mines at South Royalton, owned by
lanes w. Tyson of Baltimore, Nd, has
discovered new vein that proves to be
the richest copper ore of the finest grade
ever seen in Vermont. The vein is from
40 to 60 feet wide. Mr.. Tyson has min
ing interests in nearly every state in the
Union, but is much elated at the success
ofthis mine, which he owns and works in
his native town.
Seven suits have been brought against
the Burlington Wooden Co. and two
more against the Winooski Worsted Co.
for the collection of drafts held bv New
York banks. They aggregate $175,00o
Thomas Fox, a patient at Heaton Hos
pital, Burlington, who had a leg ampu
tated short time ago and is alone and
poor, having no friends in this country
recently received purse of nearly $500
from his fellow workmen in a granite
company, and an artificial leg is to b.
the gift Of his former employers.
Business at the Rutland shirt factory
is booming. 1t is running on full tim'
and turning out about 375 dozen shirts
day and employing $50 hands.
George McMaster, roadmaster OF thu
Bennington and Rutland railroad, who
was seriously injured in the accident a
Manchester depot several weeks ago, IL
doing we'll and is able to move abou
considerably in wheel chair. He il
still in the hospital at the soldiers home
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