The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-29

from their own statement that they had simply
expounded certain maxims of temperance and
good breeding TO a crowd very much In need OF
a shepherd or cowboy, the justice discharged
them from custody
WHILE William Deal was laying drain pipes,
Saturday afternoon, in connection with the
house which he has been building for Mrs.
Fales, one side of the ditch caved in and he was
buried under several feet of sand. The ditch
was nearly eight feet deep and two and one
half feet wide. Mr.. Deal was on his knees at
the bottom of the trench adjusting the tiles
and was pressed by the falling earth into the
angle of the ditch Fortunately he had his
hands at the instant In close proximity to his
face. A small cavity was thus formed which
furnished him an exceedingly limited supply OF
air Albert Atherton and Jesse Arms were in
the ditch behind Mr. Deal where the walls re-
NAMED intact Two of the three sbovels they
had been using we're buried up. With the r
naming shovel and their hands Atherton and
Arms set vigorously to work to rescue Mr..
Deal, calling to their assistance some workmen
from the new mills by the railway near by.
After several minutes of very lively work the
buried man was reached and his head first OF
all released With characteristic GOODNESS and
presence of mind MIR. Deals first use of his
breath was to warn the spectators off from the
opposite bank and to direct one of the rescuing
party to brace himself against the unbroken
side of the trench to prevent 1t from caving be-
fore the rescue was complete He was con-
scous Of his situation, and his first impulse was
to extricate himself but he was unable to move
limb or exert muscle. The pressure of the
earth held him in firm grip, too close for the
ordinary muscular movement with which
breathing is attended. He shouted to his as
sociates to use the shovel, fearing from the
sounds which came to him that for fear OF
hurting him they were using their hands to re-
move the earth. Mr. Deals words may have
sounded very loud to himself, but they were
unheard by his rescurers. Every means of ex-
cavation was very industriously employed and
there was speedily no lack of tools. Mr. Deal
knows now how to appreciate daylight and
good long breath. He received no serious in
jury, but experiences considerable lameness.
Mrs. SYLVESTER HENRY has bought Mrs.
Henry Carter's house on Main street. Mrs.
Carter will make her home at Montpelier with
her daughter, Mrs. j. G. FaIwell John
Knapp, the Mill village blacksmith, has bought
| the Preston house ON Railroad street near The
| old Catholic church. :. MIR. g. q. Davis, the
| new principal of the village school, has rented
the house of Mrs Kate Henry -. Frank Knight,
son of NJ M. Knight has begun year OF study
| at the st. Johnsbury academy. Frank Hea-
ton of Aurora, ILL.,, is at the home of his child
| hood. Frank used to tote " the mail from
the street to Colbyville in the palmy days Of
| that once thriving hamlet, but is now skill
| full jeweler in the Hoosier state. He is
| pleasantly remembered here and has hearty
| welcome. A siX-year-od child of Z. 5.
Shonio in Duxbury was smitten with paralysis
| about two weeks ago. and died last week.
| DR.. G. S. Hoag and wife of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
| are in town. ....While quarrying stone ON the
Moretown side for the Billings mill foundation
Charles Wrisley fell backward into the quarry
| down some fifteen or twenty feet, more Or less
| Charles is not of the kind to be injured by con-
| tact with rocks, so he was not seriously dam
| aged. George w. Randall and IL. o. Akely
| OF Grand Haven started Monday morning for
| q trip to the White Mountains.