The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
Vermont News.

Hon: p. X. GLEED Of Morrisvlle is dan
gerously i'll of heart trouble and his recoy-
cry is not expected
REV. G.. N. KELLOGG of Morrisville was
dangerously, II not fatally injured last
week by being thrown from a bicycle He
is still unconscious and his physicians have
grave doubts of his recovery.
CHIEF OF POLICE MANCHESTER OF Fair
Haven was badly wounded last Saturday
evening while attempting to arrest David
Jones, a notorious character. Jones drew
a rifle and slashed open the officers's throat,
laying bare the jugular vein. Manchester
il in critical condition. The crime seemed
premeditated as Jones had his knife open
in his pocket and had made threats to use
1t on the officer. Jones will be held for the
grand jury.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters Increased, Lew
is n. Lucas, Chelsea; Benjamin f. Bugbee,
Taftsville; Henry Porter. West Derby;
original, Alfred e. Rand South Royalton;
Hilkiah p. Nichols, deceased; Burlington
special, June 10, additional, Frederick W.
Steel, Mortified; supplemental, William @.
Spaulding, Ludlow; special June 10, orig
inal widows, etc, Katie Carleton, ST.
Johnsbury minor of Hiram Burroughs
Brattleboro
A CLOTHING CASE containing the body Of
an infant was found in the express office at
| White River Junction last Friday. The
marks on the box show that it was shipped
| from Union station in Boston, May II, con-
signed to Mrs Sarah 7. Martin of White
| River junction. The charges were paid.
| 1t has been held, as it was uncalled for.
| The appearance of the box indicates that
the child was but few days old. The ex-
pressmen say they have noticed Disagree
able odor several days but thought dead
rats were the cause. The authorities are
investigating the case.
THE Seymour and Lamoille river valleys
were visited last Friday by the heaviest
| thunder storm ever known in that section.
The first occurred about eleven o'clock in
the forenoon, lasting about an hour and
another about five O'Clock in the afternoon
during which time cloud burst on the
north side of Mansfield mountain, precip
tating floods of water into the valley
through which the Seymour river runs
changing the usually quiet stream into 8
raging torrent Of muddy water filed with
logs, trees, bridges and fences, presenting
a solid wall OF water against the abutments
of the several bridges which span the
stream at Underhill, undermining the same
causing one end Of the bridge to drop sew
eral feet and fears were entertained that i
would float out into the Lamoille river. AL
train service was demoralized
Col. f. d. MUssEY. q well-known Wash
ington correspondent, died at Middlebur,
last Sunday night aged ffty-four years
Col Mu5sey was native OF Middlebur,
and had his first newspaper training on tn
Burlington Free Press on which he was re
porter for several years. From Burlington
he went to Troy, n. Y, and subsequent,
= to Cincinnati, Ohio. He attained consider
able prominence in the state and married
daughter of Ex-Governor and ex-Secretar.
: Charles Foster. Trouble arose, however
and divorce followed in few years. A
Washington correspondent for one Of tn
Cincinnati papers, Colonel Mussey becam
, widely known through the country. Tw
, years ago Colonel Mussey returned to tn
, old home at Middlebury, completely broker
down, physically, and had been living Their
very quietly up to the time of his death.