The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-02
VILLAGE IN DARKNESS.
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ries 1900 volts and its lights also We're
put out when the wires were grounded.
The village lights went out at $40
and after a few minutes people at home
REALIZED that something serious had hap
pened when the lights failed to come on.
Candies were gotten out by householders
and were used 10 good advantage until
the lights flashed on again % minutes
later. ON the streets the light OF an
almost full moon helped out wonderfully,
and on Main street the constant coming
and going of automobiles served TO keep
the street fairly we'll illuminated.
AT the Auditorium the lights went out
just at the close of one Of the choruses
in the Oh Baby show by the Marcus Pro-
ducing Co. Announcements was made
that tree had broken high tension
wire but that light would be furnished
in Il few minutes A la1er announce
ment was TO the fact that the lights
would be on in half minute, but il was
about 20 minutes after the second an
nouncement when the current came on
again. Meanwhile there were cat-cails
from the audience and exchanges Of re-
marks from various parts of the house.
Occasionally someone would light 4
match. and after 4 time some candles
and pocket flashlights appeared. To fill
in the time the orchestra played two or
three selections and members of the
company put on some additional num-
bers The lights came back just as prep
arations were being made for going on
with the show with the aid of meagre
illumination afforded by the pocket
lamps and candles.
Within a few minutes after the six
wires were grounded, the current was
and gang of four men employed by the
Twin State Gas 4 Electric Go. went 10
work TO repair the break on the railroad
bank In the meantime word was sent
70 the Vernon plant of the Connecticut
River Power Co. and at 9.15 the latter
switched over its current and the town
Was lighted once more, The four repair
men worked on the broken wires until
| midnight when permanent repairs We're
completed.
The fire department was informed of
the fire at Harris place by Patrick
Fleming, jr Upon reaching the scene
! the men laid a line of hose and as soon
as the current was shut off the grass fire
was extinguished Several of the men
also went To the Ninton paper mill I'M
medately after the oil switch burned
out. but outside of the burned switch no
! The high wind also blew down three
| poles on the high tension line at West
| Dummerston. but no damage was done
| by the wires which were carrying cur
rent.
| Electric repairmcn employed by the
| Twin State company are in accord in the
opinion that much danger is present
| throughout the town due TO the condition
of many of the trees. The men say that
there are countless number of trees
with rotten limbs that are menace TO
| people walking on the streets. They in
| innate that every windstorm is likely to
invite a repetition of last nights occur
renee unless some action is taken by the
village toward removing these hazards
About three-quarters of an hour be
/ fore the fire department was called out
| by the broken wires the men responded
| to a call to the house of w. A. Morse
at 10 Elm street, where a chimney was
ablaze. Charles Z. Little lives in the