The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-15
MANY TOWNS
IN COUNTY
ARE FACING
FUEL famine
Most Towns in County Have
Only a Few Days Supply
Of Fuel, and Are Anxiously
Awaiting Deliveries.
SOME SCHOOLS CLOSED

All Wayne county, besides being
buried In snow. is facing a fuel fam
inc. Several towns have only a few
days supply while others have enough
coal to last week Halt of the
schools in the county are closed.
All OF the towns, however, have coal
sin transit but because Of weather con-
ditions 1t Is unknown when It will ar
rive. 1t Is believed the shortage will
be partially alleviated however when
the roads are cleared and farmers are
able TO bring wood into the towns.
With another heavy snow predicted
for Wednesday however, 1t Is believed
that most Of the towns will be facing
a fuel famine. In some places schools
have been forced to close.
The following dispatches tell the sit
uation:
CENTERV1LLE. Jan. 15.-Most res
idents here have only few days sup
ply of coal and the situation is serious.
Coal Is on its way here. however, but
It Is unknown when 1t will arrive.
Some residents are burning wood.
DUBLIN, Jan. 15.-The heaviest
snow Of the winter fell here Monday
night, and residents are facing fuel
famine. Most residents have only a
limited supply. Dealers are anxiously
awaiting the arrival Of coal which has
been ordered.
Twelve miles Of roadway between
Dublin and Newcastle, which had been
blocked for two days. was cleared
Monday. Tuesday workers started
clearing the road again. About ten
inches OF snow fell Monday night.
PERSHING. Jan. 15.-Some resi-
dents OF Pershing. their supply Of fuel
entirely exhausted, are sharing the
hospitality of neighbors who have fuel.
Monday night and roads are again
blocked. A traction car from Cam
bridge City stalled in the snow drifts
and twelve men. dug 1t out. The car
them returned to Cambridge. In some
places IT. Is said that the snow has
drifted ten feet on the tracks.
CAMBRIDGE CITY. Jan. 15-Temp-
orary relief from the fuel famine has
been received here although the pres
ent supply will soon be exhausted
Traffic here is again blocked as the
result Of snow fall of ten inches
Monday night, the heaviest OF the win.
ter. Many small children have been
unable to reach schools because Of the
condition Of the streets and sidewalks.
HAGERSTOwN. Jan. 15.-The Tee
tor Hartley Motor Car company is still
closed here as result OF scarcity
OF coal for heating purposes. The fac
tory employees between $50 and 200
men. The residents Of Hagerstown
have nearly exhausted their present
supply OF coal and a famine is feared
About ten inches of snow fell here
Monday night.
WHITEWATER. Jan. 15-The same
conditions exist here that prevail over
the entire county Residents have only
a two or three days supply Of coal
and wood, and the dealers are out en-.
tirely It Is not known when coal will
arrive, on account Of the railroad traf
fic being blocked. No wood can be
bought for all the country roads have
become impossible. In some places
the snow has drifted eight or nine feet
deep.
Some Of the roads were cleared Sun.
day and Monday. but all that work
will have to be done over. Forty men
were working with shovels Tuesday
morning. The snow of Monday night
was ~ inches deep.
FOUNTAIN CITY. Jan. 15.-All the
dealers are out Of fuel here. and resi-
dents have only few days supply
II Is not known when more will arrive
although the dealers have been promir-
ed coal for some time. 1t Is impossible
to deliver wood, as the roads have
been blocked again. by the snow Of
Monday night, and those that have
wood will not sell
GREENSBORO, Jan. 15.-There is
only limited supply of fuel here. but
it is thought that more will soon ar
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