The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-16
BIG STORM IMPEDES TRAFFIC.
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depth of snow, the storm complicated
traffic conditions much more than 9TH
erwisc would have been the case. Side
walks and roads in many places were
veritable trenches before the storm, SO
that shoveling out was much more diff
fieult than before, in fact many roads
have not yet been broken out. The, ac-
eumulation of snow is greater than
has been known before in many win
tiers.
The sight which the storm presented
in the morning was especially beauti-
full, as the tree limbs everywhere were
bending under the weight of the snow
and the overhead wires resembled cot
ton festoons three inches in diameter,
The weight was damaging to both the
trees and the wires, as many limbs
were broken off and wires were pulled
down. Church services were held but
with much smaller congregations than
usual.
The Twin State Gas & Electric Co.
started the plow, with car. following,
early yesterday, but trouble on the
Vernon street line to the Connecticut
River Power Co.'S plant made progress
slow until afternoon The pillow reached
the southern terminal of the line last
evening and returned to Western ave-
nue., but meanwhile the, tracks on the
avenue had been covered with drifts
and teams had packed the snow around
the rails so it was necessary about 10
0 clock to abandon the pillow and car
for the night.
This morning work was resumed, and
about IL o'clock car came to Main
street after salt for the pillow. 1t is
expected that the pillow will reach West
Brattleboro and return to the southern
terminal this afternoon so that the road
will be opened up for service tomorrow
about 10 clock all the toll lines
| of the New England Telephone & Tele-
/ graph Co. to the south went out of
commission. A crew was sent north
from Greenfield to South Vernon, and
| it was learned that tree near the
Martindale farm had broken down, the
| limbs taking all the wires down with
| them. Numerous local lines also also
| were put on the blink by snow sliding
| from roofs or from breaking down un,
! der the weight of the clinging snow
| Little trouble was experienced by the
telephone company in the previous
| storm.
/ More trouble than usual also was
caused at the Connecticut River Power
Co.'S plant at Vernon. Especially was
this true on the Keene line and to the
| south.
Steam railroad trains from boil
north and south were late yesterda,
and today, more especially those fron
the north Little snow fell south O
Northampton. the storm below Their
being largely a rain storm, conse
quently the northbound trains were no
as far off schedule as those from Whit
River Junction and beyond. The Ne'
York papers arrived today about moor
On the West River branch of tn
Central Vermont railroad a pillow lief
South Londonderry in the morning an
I, arrived here in the evening, being dc
layed at Newfane 1t returned las
: night and early this morning bega
] another round trip, followed by th
/. mixed train. 1t has not yet arrive
r here, and whether passenger servic
will be resumed tonight or not unit
tomorrow has not been determined.
At the postofice this noon it We
t stated that nothing had been hear
from the Wilmington and Jacksonvil
stages The rural delivery carrier
!. started out this forenoon with NJ