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'THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1929 1 - PAGE THIRTEEN | The Whitby Daily Times and news will be received at the Whitby Offics, Dundas Street, 434 : 'REPRESENTATIVE -- JAMES HOLDEN A : Washed Away; treets Flooded in Big Sidewalks Torn Up by _ Rush of Water Caused by © Torrential Downpour in Electrical Storm (By Staff Reporter) Avhitby, April 6.--A bridge wun washed away, cellars were flooded, culverts were damaged and a stretch of sidewalk was destroyed by the worst storm in years which visited Whitby and district last night. The rain started to fall shortly before five o'clock 1sst night and kept up almost continu- Jously until an early hour this morn- Ming, while the deluge was accom- 'panied by a terrific thunderstorm. «The rain alone, however, accom- plished damage as no buildings "'Svere reported to have-been struck' by lightning. After ten o'clock, fuses were blown out at the local sub-station and the town was plung- ed into darkness for a few min- utes. 'The display of electricity in the heavens, accompanied by the mutterings of thunder and the steady beating of the rain produced an eerie effect and those with shel- ter overhead could well be pleased that they were not exposed to the anger of the elements. Bridge Washed Away A survey of the damage this morning showed that the Chestnut street bridge, crossing the big open drain was washed away 'by the "flood ' waters. Pringle's creek be, came 80 swollen by the heavy fal of rain that the water swept across Dundas street and dislodged a por- tion of sidewalk on the south side io the road. During the night wa- ter collected in the Canadian Pa- .. 'cific Railway subway, Dundas street "east, to a depth of three feet, and many cars were held up at this oint. " Town Engineer H. L. Pringle, stated today that the storm drains _ were unable to carry away the sur- plus water and the streets were running like rivers. Sanitary sew- fers were blocked up and in many instances water backed into the cel- "lars of homes and stores. Supers "intendent George W. P. Every, of the public utility commission, ex- pressed fear that the sewage dis- posal plant, situated on the lake- front may have been damaged, on account of the great volume of wa- ter which it was required to han- dle. This, however, has not as yet {been ascertained. Highway Traffic Officer S. A. Hil- jliard reported today that travel conditions on the Kingston high- _way both east and west of the town were rendered hazardous count of the storm. the waters of Dufferin creek wash- ed over the bridge and highway but no damage resulted. A culvert, a half mile east of Thornton's corners, was swept away by the rain water and the highway was again damaged at this point. The culvert was replaced 'a month ago following a severe 'storm. Low lands lying between Whitby and Oshawa and Whitby and Pick=- ering were inundated by the deluge while: farmers feel that damage 'may have resulted to the fall wheat. DEATH OF ELVIRA THOMPSON ; (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, April 6.--The death oc- curred early yesterday morning at the residenceof her brother-in-law, and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. E, Bow- man, Dundas street, of Miss Elvira Thompson, daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Thompson, of Georgetown. Several weeks ago, the late Miss Thompson came to Whitby to visit her sister and short i ly after became ill with pneumonia. Death was due to a weak heart, ; the result of nursing service over- seas during the Great War. f. The deceased received her secon- dary school education at George- town and graduated as a nurse at "Clifton Springs, New York. State. «When the United States entered the Great War she joined' the army nursing corps and engaged in hos- pital work. in France. While over- seas she became affected with heart trouble which largely contributed 'to her death. , The late Miss Thompson is sur- %ived by two sisters, Mrs, C. BE. Bowman, Whitby, and Miss Mary Thompson, of the Queen Alexand- ria Hospital, London,, also one bro- ther, John J. Thompson, of George- town. # The funeral will be held in Georgetown on Sunday afternoon . 2.30 o'clock. ich HitTown i" PRESENTATIONS T0 WHITBY ATHLETES AND HOCKEY TEAM Banquet Held in Their Honor in Town Hall "Last Night O.H.A. HEADS PRESENT on ac- | At Pickering . Members of Intermediate Hockey Team Congrat- ulated on Fine Record (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, April 6. -- Members of the Intermediate O.H.A. hockey team and -three-prominent Whitby high school athletes were honored last night when they were tendered a banquet in the town hall by the Council and the Chamber of Com- merce. The event was unusual in the sport ahnals of the community and the large number of citizens { who: were present indicates the , pride which is taken in those who uphold the good name of Whitby i in the ranks of sport. Each mem- ber of the hockey club was pre- sented with a handsome club bag while the High School athletes were presented with gold eversharp pencils. Mr. Theodore King, promiuent local manufacturer, presided as chairman and events progressed ' well under his capable direction. The council chamber had been beautifully decorated in purple and gold, the hockey colors, while the banquet tables presenteu de- lightful appearance. Members of the hockey team occupied the hebd table, together with the chairman and the guests of honor includng J. P. Mulqueen, president of 'the Canadian Sportsmen's Patriotic Association, W. A, Hewitt, sports editor. of the Toronto Daily Star, and secretary of the O.H.A., J. Benson, Sheriffq# ¥F. Paxton, treasurer of the O.H.A., and Mayor Levi W. Dudley. Following a splendid repast setved by the ladies of the Wom- en's Institute a short sing-song was enjoyed under the leadership of Mr. W. J. H. Richardson. Town Clerk J. Frost also contributed to the musical part of the program with a well rendered comic song. The toast to the King was pro- posed by the chairman after which Mayor Dudley introduced the visit- ing' guests. His Worshp alluded to the fine showing made by 'the hockey team ths past season when it reached the semifinals of the O.H.A. series, He assured the play- ers that Whitby was proud or them. A toast to the hockey players was proposed by Mr, F. J. Mcln- tyre while Newton Joynt, the club's secretary-treasurer, mmsue fitting reply and expressed the ap- preciation of the team for the con- fidence which had been manifested in it by the people. J. P. Mulqueen J. P. Mulqueen of Toronto made the presentation of club bags to the players and in a brief but wit- ty address he made refereuce w the splendid opportunity for the development of hockey offered by the Ontario Hockey Association. He then paid tribute to Sheriff J. E. Paxton and W. A. Hewitt two prominent O.H.A. offieials, and commended them for their sound judgment in all matters pertaining to the sport. The nation which de- veloped strong athletic men and women was a nation which would grow strong and victorious, he de- clared. W. A Hewitt "This is a fine tribute to the members of any team when they are honored by their fellow towns- men," declared W. A, Hewitt, in paying a compliment to the hockey club. The secretary of the O.H.A. pointed out that while there were 85 teams entered in the interme- diate series at the beginning of the season, Whitby had remained in the running until there were but four teams left. He referred to hockey as Canada's great national sport and described its spread to the United States and European countries. The speaker was able to prove the important part played by the O.H.A. in developing the game, and forecasted an arrange- ment whereby Intermediate teams | might be classitiea according to population thus giving the smaller towns a chance. 4 . A toast to Whitby high schoo} athletes was proposed by Mr, F. D, Maundrell who stated that the school had turned out many boys and girls of real promise. Mr. Maundrell also paid tribute to ne hockey team and described the palyers as good sports at all times, Presentations Made In making the presentation of Eversharp pencils to the three high "school students. J. H. Ormiston, secretary of the Chamber of Com- merce, explained that they had brought laurels to their school and to the town by capturing all the trophies at the Interscholastic meet held in Oshawa last fall, He thought that it was only fair for the citizens of Whitby to recognize Sheriff J. F, Paxton, prominent local and national sportsman, also complimented the hockey team and students. In the case of tne latter he was certain that there was an Olympic prospect among them. A vote of thanks to the ladies of the Women's Institute and to Mrs. Geo. Rice and Mrs, Clarence sie who had decorated the hall was aptly proposed by Mr. Ormiston. The banquet was concluded with the singing of the' National An- them. The Hockey Players The members 'of the hockey team who received club bags were as follows: Bert Hawes, goal; Jack Sleightholm, right defence; Dick Hall, left defence; Bert Smith, centre; Clare Rice, right wing; Lyle Atkinson left wing; Clarence Sleightholm and R Bradley, alter- nates. The High School athletes who were honored were Douglas Maun- drell, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Maundrell; Ernest Northam, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Northam and Cecil Greenfield, son of Mr, and Mrs, C. J Greenfield. 100000000000000000000000, Bowmanville Daily Times MISS MARGARET CLIMIE Representative Phones: Office 587; Resi- dence 5il. BOWMANVILLE SCHOOL RESULTS (By Staff Reporter) . Bowmanville, April 5. --- Easter vacation is about over and the High and Public schools will re-op- en on Monday, April 8th. Following is report of pupils In Sr. IV! Class, Central school, who made 70 per cent. and ove: at the Faster examinations, names being in order of merit: Ruby Hobbs, Madaline Jones, Leonard Wilson, Harold Colmer, Joyce Alder, Bill Phillips, ruth Purdy, Jack Roach, Greta Pearce, Ned Rehder, Louise. Cole, Chester Jury and Vera Lonsberry, equal; Dorothy Edger, Byron. Vanstone, Jean Herring, Sidney Dillick, Jas- per Smith, Evelyn Taylor, Geurge 'Graham, Ferne Smith, Frances Clarke and Willie Wright, equal; Edith Cartwright, Alice Purdy, Katie Ireland. -- J. H. Johnston, principal. PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT (By Staff Reporter) . Bowmanville, April5, -- Report of the Public Health Nurse for the month of March: No. of homes visited, 100; No. of visits to--Pre- natal cases, 7; post-natal 5; adult, 8; infant, 24; pre-school 61; re school absentees 4; re physical de- fects (school age), 35; acute vom-~ municable disease 13, (measles); miscellaneous visits 4; social wel- fare 5; not found, 16; No. of of- fice hours, 16. i No, of Infant Welfare confer- ences held 4, with total attendance of 68. No. of infants, 54; pre- school, 14. School Report , No. of visits to schools, 30; No. of class room inspections, 14; No. pupils inspected 570; dental de- fects terminated, 3; exclusions 2. ~--Olga L. Tod, BOWMANVILLE PERSONALS (By Staff Reporter) . Bowmanville, April 5. -- The many friends of Miss Elizabeth Painton will be pleased to know that she came through her recent operation in Toronto hospital suc- cessfully and is progressing fav- orably, Miss Dorothy Barton of Peter- boro normal school spent the Eas- ter holidays at home with her par- ents. Mr, and Mrs. H. L. Creeper and son Tom, Toronto, have been vis- iting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Creeper, Horsey street. Mr, and Mrs. Donald Brown have been visiting relatives in ' Buffalo, N.Y, Miss Lulu McMullen, Toronto, spent Easter hoMdays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Mec- Mullen, Scugog street. Mr, and Mrs. J, Goyne, usuawa, were recent guests of the latter's mother, Mrs.' E. Williams, Scugog street. Mr. and Mrs, BE, Johnston, To- ronto, have been visiting Mr, and Mrs. James Johnston, Church street, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bartlett, Ham- flton, and Miss Harriett Bartlett, Toronto, have been in town guests » their true worth and achievements. | . that negotiations were - still of their uncle, Mr, John Hellyar, Division street. Miss Doris Foster, Toronto Uni- versity, spent Easter holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Foster, "Norwood Place." Mr. and Mrs, Fred Osborne, Mrs, B, M. Osborne,and Misses Ad- ah and Maude Wright, Toronto have been visiting Mrs. W. H. Os- borne, ! Mrs. Frank Jackman has been visiting relatives at Port Perry. Mr, and Mrs, Gordon Rice, Wind- sor have n spending the Easter holidays with friends in town. Miss Nellie Stewart, Toronto, has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. 8, M, Scott, Centre street. Mr, and Mrs, Wallace Battle and family, Oshawa, recently visited the former's father, Mr, Allan Bat- e. 3 Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Papineau and sons, Oshawa, visted Mr, H. Lathrop, Liberty street. Mrs, T, D, Morris, Misses Ethel and Helen Morris were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs, G. W. Garn- er, Mary street,: North Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. J, H, McCorry, To- ronto, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Webster, Elgin street. Toronto Controllers Discuss the Purchase Of ¢ Oshawa Bus Lines Deals Held Over for Further Consideration After Man- ager Harvey of the T.T.C. Is Able to Present a De- tailed: Financial Statement of Operations ASKS FOR APPROVAL OF PURCHASE PLAN Would Pay $120,000 for the Collacutt Bus Service, and $170,000 for the Del-Ray Service -- Prices Do Not Include All Busses Used in Present Service Toronto, April 6--~Members of the Board of Control, in a conference with D. W. Harvey, General Mana- ger of the T.T.C,, and Commissioner E. J. Lennox yesterday, were asked to approve the purchase of five ad- ditional bus lines by the Gray Coach Lines, Limited, the T.T.C, pho 7 ety After a conference lasting over two hours, no decision was reached and the board will meet on Monday mor- ning when Mr, Harvey promises to have further particulars of the fin- ancial aspects of the deals. It looks as though the board will oppose the' purchase of some of the lines, The total price is $392,500, which the Commission propose to provide from coach line reserves amounting to $250,000 and a loan from the bank for the balance, The five lines and the prices are: 'Del-Ray, « operating from Toronto to Oshawa, $170,000; Collacutt, operating to Oshawa, $120,- 000; Queen City, operating to Bramp- ton, $50,000, and the Maple Leaf, op- ] Sreting to Cooksville and Markham, $52, The Gray Coach Lines' under this deal gets the permits to operate these lines and whatever franchise such permits . carry, and a quantity. of equipment and busses not revealed. In the case of the two Oshawa lines, { however, it is known that "the $120,~ 000 price includes only the permit and the $170,000 purchase only includes five busses. General Manager Harvey informed the board that the purchase of the Oshawa lines would enable the city to abandon the present radial from the city limits to West Hill. This 1s operating at a Joss of $40,000 per an- num. Met In Private The meeting was called for. the Mayor's office, but Con, Wemp de- clined to meet in private. The Mayor then brought Commissioner Lennox and Mr, Harvey to the members' room, where, on Mr. Harvey stating under way and that he preferred, the meet- ing to be private, the press were ex- cluded. An hour later the meeting was thrown open. Con, Hacker said that the Com- mission should have come forward with a definite -plan and that the proposition was too large to be dealt with in an hour. R Lennox--We have a definite an. P Mr. Harvey--We have asked the board to approve the purchase of certain bus routes so that, Toronto will furnish transportation on the main arteries to the city. No permits will be allowed on these routes other than those to the Gray Coach Lines. The busses we propose to bay can be operated profitably. To finance the deal we do not need to borrow a cent from the city or the T.T.C, It is a policy adopted by the leading street railways of the continent and if we don't do through with it, it will be a backward 'step for Toronto and make it more difficult to get better service. Con. Summerville thought that de- finite statements of the cost and op- eration of each line should be given along with an audited statement. Profitable, Says Harvey Mr.. Harvey--I can give you my word that each of the bus lines will be profitable, but an audited state- ment is impossible. In one case there are no books. Con. "Summerville * thought that $290,000 for franchises was too much. He said there would still be a dual service on the Kingston road to Bel- leville. Mayor--Mr. Harvey thinks the eastern lines will be a greater money- maker that the western ones. Two interests want to buy these lines, the people in Quebec and the peo- ple who have Hamilton tied up. Mr. Harvey does not think the lines be- yond Oshawa would be profitable and is opposed to purchasing them at this time. Con. Hacker--TIs. it possible that the profit from these lines would en- able you to reduce T.T.C. fares? Mr, Harvev would not answer this directly, saying that with' the pur- chase lower fdres were more of a possibility and without the purchase there was the possibility of increased street-car fares. Must Buy Both Con. Wemp said he was only. in- terested in the eastern entrance and asked Mr, Harvey for a financial statement on Monday. This is to show the. interest and sinking fund charges on the radial and the cost of protecting the Danforth and King- ston roads from other franchises. Mr. Harvey 'said that the bus com- pany representatives had seen him last Monday and on Wednesday Hon. George S. Henry had agreed to the transfer of the permits, but only on condition that both lines to Oshawa were purchased. To Get Permit Mayor McBride stated last night that Hon. Geo. S. Henry, Minister of . Highways, confirmed to him by tele phone the arrangement he had made with Mr. Harvey that the Gray Coach Lines could get the permit for op- erations between Toronto and Osh- awa only if both lines now running over the route were acquired, The Commission was offered cer- tain busses in connection with the Oshawa line that they wish to buy for $120,000, but these were of a type and age not suitable to be used by Gray Coach Lires, and the price was fixed without including the: In connection with the other line to Oshawa, the Gray Coach Line got five busses, one new one valued at $17,000 and four in satisfactory con- dition to be put in service. With the other lines fen busses are turned ov- er, These, the Commission believe, are all in fair shape. In figuring on these busses, the purchasing organization has not con- sidered turn-in valye, but worth in operation. There is a limited field for used busses, and: in consequence the turn-in value is very low, whereas the original Gray Bus Coaches, pur- chased by the Commission some four years ago, are in excellent shape and showing as low operating costs as ever, CAR PLUNGED INTO 'CREEK AT HARMONY "TWO ARE DROWNED (Continued from Page 1) : landed finally and after taking his coat off and hanging it on a post set out over the fields for the near- est light which happened to be the home of Nathan Wagar, at Harmony. Here he tapped on the window and Mrs. Wagar came to his assistance. He was taken to the home of Al- bert Ingham later in the morning. Things fared worse for Harry Northop, who was thrown violently into the mass of broken asphalt and concrete, the remains of the fine bridge, built only five years ago. As he"was being carried down stream towards Lake Ontario, Harry caught sight of a large elm tree and struck out for this. He managed to pull himself into a. standing. position and waited the arrival of firemen and citizens who were notified of the accident by Walter Logue of Har- mony. Dragged. to Safety A large rope was tied to a post at the shore and Firemen Milton Oster, George Wilson," Chief Wesley Elliott, and Fireman William Loge- man managed to get the end to Nor- thop who was standing in water up to his . chest. = After considerable difficulty, Fireman Oster managed to bring the half-dead survivor to shore where he was rushed to the hospital in a car belonging to Dr. Mills. Car Down Stream A quick searching party was or- agnized and it was found that the' car had been carried down stream about a hundred yards, and stood in an upright position. The lights re- majned burning throughout the night. Body Found Working on the information given by Stanley Northop that'he had seen a body, pass him in the water while he was held at the tree ,the parties quickly "started - looking down the stream a little fufthes, but it was not until five thirty o'clock this morning that the body was found, near the west shore. It had encountered ob- stacles on its route from the scene of 'the accident, since the heavy coat which was taken from it when it was found by Fireman Logeman was torn into shreds. Further investigations showed that the car had been emptied of all its occupants and contained mothing that would lead to the location of the body of Miss Wright. The wo- man's scarf was found about a mile from the ' highway along the right bank of the creek which had "swollen so greatly during the rains.that it had attained a depth of twelve fect in some places. Before the bridge finally did cave in, which was due most likely to the: strength of the water underneath the supports, the tide was just rising to the road level, but it was stated this condition had not then existed . The body of Northop was taken to Luke's Burial, Parlogirs immediately upon: the: posse locating' it. 'Coroner Dr. Rundle was on the scene of the PHONE 378. NEXT THE POST OFFI) accident shortly after it occurred and assisted in. firemen in, their. under- taking. Chief 'Wesley Elliott who gave valuable assistance in directing and also aiding in the rescue itself, mar- rowly escaped being drowned when he was almost knocked down while investigating the condition of. the wrecked automobile. which cross-wise in mid-stream, The whole department with the exception of a few station men were at the scene and rendered: valuable assistance during 'the night, continuing their search for the y of Miss Wright until morning. The search was. taken 0 By citizens and police detectives ntoff and McGee besides other constables and day-firemen early this morning. The - stream, which * had taken on the magnitudé of a flood was carefully dragged by pike-poles and irons but no trace of the body was obtained up until noon. Searching parties are now concen- trating their efforts on the swamp at the lake where it is most likely the body has been carried. Some, how- ever, believe that the body is still in the deep waters at the bridge where the hood and top of the car are most likely pinned. These, as yet, have not been brought to lights Turned Back The bridge, which was intact at twelve o'clock, must have broken through in a very short time since the Northop car, which was stated 'as being a borrowed vehicle had passed it only 20 minutes previously. Tire trouble having arisen after this point had been passed, on their way east, Mr. Northop stopped at a garage in Harmony owned by Wal- ter Logue, who fixed the tire. Mr. Logue stated to The Times that this was about 12.15 o'clock thisymorning. The car proceeded down to the east bridge where' the watchman on duty would not allow them to go any fur- ther. They then turned around and went back to the garage where Mr. Logue inquired if the Northops had friends in Oshawa. They said they had, and, seeing vehicles approaching the bridge from the west, believed everything to. be alright, Mr. Logue saw the car proceed to the bridge, stop about twenty feet from the bridge, but on account of the driv- ing rain, saw nothing which would lead them to believe anything was wrong with the condition of the high- way. Mr. Logue then stated that the car drove on 2: short distance and then totally disappeared. Logue rushed to the bridge where he found the car inverted in the mass of debris caused by the caving of the bridge. Running back to se- cure a rope, he also requested the assistance of Jack Bates, a neighbor and they returned with ropes and hose to the bridge. The car had vanished and with it the occupants. He summoned further assistance and lent his aid throughout the remainder of the night and morning. Meanwhile a: number of vehicles had arrived at the spot but further catastrophes were averted by the pre- sence of police and firemen who pla- ced a barried across the highwav a- This morning large planks were phased across, the breach and a foot- ridge crossing was improvised, The highway is expected to be ready to take care of traffic again with 24 hours, A wooden bridge will likely take the place of the broken down structure. 3 The only account residents of the d | district can give of the wash-out is the continuous working of heavy cur- rent on the supports of the bridge which became undermined, and fin- ally gave in, Concrete and steel re- enforcements were twisted into an in- tangible mass. The watér this morn- ing was rapidly regaining its former level which hardly at any time ex- ceeded a foot or two, and the ficlds formerly inundated were drying up as quickly as could be expected. OSHAWA DISTRICT CENTRE OF STORM (Continued from Page 3) graph system was functioning to both east and west. The break- down in rail and road 'communica~ tion with outside points, however, put a great strain on the telegraph and telephone systems. Long dis- tance telephone calls piled up this morning until the service was run- ning about two hours behind the calls, and even then was uncertain, The same was true of the tele- graph services, as the accummul2- tion of business made it impossible for the companies to give any as- surance of prompt service. Hydro Cut Off At the height of the storm, the city's hydro service was cut off, sev- eral transformers and fuses being blown out by the lightning, At one time the whole city was in 'dark- ness for a period of some twenty or thirty minutes. Transformers were blown out on French street and there was considerable trou- ble with the street lighting systems. These troubles were caused by the electrical storm rather than by the rain, however, and once the storm had ceased, repairs were quickly affected. FLOODING WAS SERIOUS the hundreds of cellars which were flooded. Fire Chief Elliott and his men had a busy night responding to calls for help. The chief and some of his men were out at Har- mony assisting in the search flor the bodies of the victims of the automobile -accident there, while others were kept busy helping to pump out @eellars which had be- come seriously flooded. Not one member of the department slept all night, and this morning there were still about 75 calls for as- sistance to which it had been found impossible to respond. One of the worst cases of dam- bout 50 feet on either side. age from flooding of a cellar was The most serious damage' done: in Oshawa was to the contents of: el, found at the store of Muffitt and Park, where at ten o'cock the water id Sth two feet At its worst, it had been a 'deal deeper, and the ge to the large stock of wallpa kept in 'the cellar will "be heavy. The cellar presented sorry sight this forenmoof, hundreds.of rolls.of. wallpaper a large stock of paint, vara and brushes, still below the level. Mr. Muffitt this mo: could not give an accurate mate of the amount of 4 done, but said it would be siderable. At -the Traymore Restau pumping operations went on forenoon to clear the great d of water which had flooded it. cellar of the Genosha Hotel also flooded to a considerable tent, while there were about ef een inches of water in the of the Mundy Printing Compan; building. Innumerable other of serious flooding of cellars wi also reported during the night this morning, The Chief of Police stated no damage had been reported him, but that members of the fi had assisted in the search for t! drowned man and girl at mony, Throughout the Oshawa dis great damage was done to bridges and culverts. Reports trickling in all forenoon of ro which had been rendered im able, of culverts and bridges wash | ed away, and, in isolated cases, f damage done by the lightning. BARN STRUCK Kedron, April 6.--(By Ti Correspondent)--A barn, owned by Ed. Parker and situated on Gifford farm, 1 mile north-east of here, was struck by lightning last | night, The barn was not on the same property as Mr. Parker' | house and it is believed that the contents, if they were destroyed ' would not be of any great value. | Three or four culverts withix | one mile have been washed out bj | the heavy flow of water due to the! storm and although the roads are passable they are mot in very goot | condition, | CULVERTS WASHED AWAY Zion, April 6.-- (By Correspond | ent to The Times)--No damagt' was. caused here last evening bi! the lightning and that caused Bb}! the rain was of a minor degres | The main intersection of the vil lage, which is two bridges, is a bad condition, Although the coi crete bridges have themselves mained intact ' the approaches them are worn away by the The traffic is closed through h and a number of men are Wo! ing on the approaches. The h is expressed that the road will open to traffic this evening. Practically all the culverts tween this village and Hampi are washéd away and the To are almost impassable. The Arca AFT de, Limited ER EASTER