Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-04
Daily kennebec 3ournaI.
NOT TOO BAD.
Railroad and Electric Service Re.
sumo Their Scheduled Trips.
SAGE Drivers Still Unable TO Get Throuqh
With One Exception.

The Maine Central sent all freight
trains through. Thursday, for the first
time since Monday afternoon. They
were nearly all on time and not as
heavy as one would naturally suppose
from their continued cancellations The
passenger trains Of Thursday We're
some late. but not nearly as much so
as on the previous day. The latest train
during the day was the west bound
noon train. which was little over an
hour late into Augusta.
Good progress was made in opening
the Electric Road tracks from the car
barn to Gardiner The crew of 20 men
ana 90 horses worked down as far as the
new turnout at Farmingdale, Thurs
day night, and by this forenoon it is eX-
pected the line Will lie open the entire
length The ears went as far as Hotel
North. Thursday night, on this end Of
the line, and We're running 10 North
Street, Farmingdale. on the other end.
Many words of praise at the way the
road had handled the great quantities
of snow. We're heard on every side
The drifts the snow crew encountered
on the other end of the line We're in
several places 10 and T. feet high. and
some even higher than that
Street Commissioner Cottle has the
sidewalks in very fine shape and has
al the snow removed from Water
street, that is to be removed. from the
top Of Rine's hill TO above Oak street,
ana, by tonight, will probably have the
job nearly completed
The crew clearing the Maine Central
yard is making good progress, having
cleared nearly all the snow from the
Immediate vicinity of the passenger
station, and are now working in the
lower yard. They Will not finish the
work before Saturday night
Only one stage arrived, Thursday.
the Litchlield stage, and it had very
hard trip. The stages starting from
here all left on regular time but had TO
return after going out into the country
few miles. Word was received at
the postoflice from the various stages
that they had started for Augusta but
had had to return. 1t is expected th&t
nearly all the stages, if not all. viii,
today. be able to come through and
deliver the accumulated mail matter.
Dr.. Wellington Johnson had an ex-
perience. Monday night, which he does
not care to repeat He was called te
Chelsea and started with d driver up
the river. They became lost and fna ly
by giving the horse it's head made their
way off the ice. They then had "a
number of large drifts to- overcome,
but by sheer pluck they managed to
make The call. Although they started
about > O'Clock they did not reach this
city on the return trip, until after ,
O'Clock, Tuesday morning
The Bangor road was opened to the
Nassaboro line ut noon, yesterdaV.
From the corner Of Cony street it had
10 he shoTelled all the way. and a gen
tIeman on that road whose memory
goes back over - years says it was tar
the heaviest and most blocking storm
in all that period. The Belfast road
had not been opened, yesterday after
noon.
During the night, Wednesday, tho
mercury took decided drop register
ing, at O'Clock, 26 degrees below: at g
O'clock, y below: 10 o'elock4.14 bcl"V-
noon. below; o'clock.#s 6 below.
Through the afternoon it rose steadily
until at O'clock it was only3 below.