Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-20
SHOWS REIGN
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able With the TROLLEY service rust be-
ginning To conform 10 Is original
tine schedule after much a-cuous
labor II the clearing Of the tracks on
me different car tines. the sturm com
and Irs industries and If eject VII
oe felt for many days
The a & & Railway Co during The
morning endeavurec :, keep Up sem-
hiancs Of service but the tracks flied
SO rUIcktv thRt service On Rry other
Than the Ga-tIne--AuguEra line was
practically stopped The latter line vas
kept open until late n the forenoon,
the last car returning from Gardiner
a. about 1e.T and en1ering the car
barns. The officials staied yesterday
that practically nc work could be done
while the srorn was raging, although
the company piows WE'RE k.pt bury
n AZ endeRvnr % keep the f;nes h some
BORT Of shape the drifting snow filed
the tracks as socr as the plow had
passed
TIE gangs o. The city department were
kept On the job through the DAY clear
ing the streets ant sidewalks. bu. the
strong wind and drifting SNOW greatly
haupe-ed the wor1
The warmth OF Wednesday, caused q
general thRwilg Ct mounds Of NOV
lac rcsultar. iow ue water and siush
through the streets. During Thursday
morning the SNOW had covered these
siusay places and pedestrians, picking
their Steps through TIC streets, were
more than once fooled ny this dsce;v-
ing upper Gust ur snow
The local telephone exchange Is hard
pressed II handle liz local calls On ac-
COUNT Of the resultant storm conditions
The Operators. a the cunpa1ys ex-
pense especially those VINO i've away
from the city or u tho oure- districts
IRE kept at hotels N the CITY SO that
they may not become snpwboun6. WING.
would probably he the case z they re-
turned 70 their hrmes. On accnuu. II
The sto-L CunEiri 1ns the puhiir is ~
euestsd 10 USE the telephone only m
case Of necsssi-y rnr the present.
Many people rom the outlying dis
rricfs coming TO this city Thursday
morning fur supplies and intending
TO return the same DAY. were forced
70 either abandon their sleighs before
reaching home or eiAe star IN tn.
city over ulg2r. One farmer. IN par
rlcuiR-. endeavorIlE 70 reach his
mouse during the afternoon with Z
load Of supplies. was unable 70 make
any headwuy against the piling
drifts anc was forced 70 uuhftcr .,ty
no-ses and waiiow home the best way
ne could without his purchases
MEny business establishments -
the city closed early 50 that their
employees might reach their homes
before the storm maue the streets
impossible. The horse drawn sleigh
IN lien Of the sform-bound tsrnies was
II s-eat demand throughout the day
and the livery stables IA the CITY re-
cs-vec repeRred reQueats for eleixhs.
70 many OF which they were unn,e to
make response
On the Maine Central the morning
trains were generally on time. Train
No Il going East due In Augus1a a.
e.5s ?. NJ, did not pun II Until AZ.
following close behind the snowolov.
Train No %, going East due al 30
? M, was over three hours late. The
afternoon trains going wel with the
exception Of the train which goes TO
South Gardner n Sic, were Of
minus quantity. Train No. Is. due
81 2.A6. was reported snpwpouac II
the vicinity Of Fairfield Train .so.
1n2. which is scheduled 10 arrive al
4-DA, Was rsporte6 to have left New
port 81 10 last evening. but was
obliged 70 return To that piace On &C.
count Of the storm conditions. It was
later reported 10 have left Burnharn
Junction at SO and did not arrive IN
Augusta until after $40 p. NJ.