Connecticut western news., 1888-03-14

here in .h; .fcant, old fashioned we supposed the peepl Ger It struck us Sunday L with what bid fair to be but ,rlinary snow storm, and kept up- gentle fall of snow through out the day, and people retired at night thinking that in the morning they would be able to get ont and enjoy a good sleighride, but when the morning dawned they concluded not to ride much fer pleasure, as the wind was blowing direct from the north at about the rate of forty miles an hour, (more or less) the air was filled with snow aud the thermometer lowering around zero.
 People started ont for their places of business and to their work and everyone remarked that they thought 1t was gong to be quite a storm, but were careful not to say anything about '" Blizzard" but as the day heightened the wind strengthened and by the middle of tine afternoon people began to nse that very expressive word, '' Blizzard" which perhaps expressed it as we'll as any word could, but by six o'clock Monday night it provel to be inadequate. and We heard it called some pretty hard names, which wonld net look we'll in print Every body that could get home did so early that evrning-and many are the air-hreadth escapes from perishing in the storm that we could tell. but refrain as some would doubtless think we were telling a |" fish stnry"-and after shoveling the snow out of their houses, barns, etc., prepared for goo,l nj yhts' rest so as to be able to rise early and shovel ont the clothes lines for the women folks, as they declared the washing must be hung out early, as it ha,l stood around long enough, but imagine their sur prise on rising in the morning to find the wind still blowing, if possible, 8 little harder than on Monday, and tEe
  ever, as 1t utterly failed to express 1t, but what to call it was the question, and finally it was thought best to bring into requisition the Oldest 1nhabi- tant," bzt he failed to remember any thing that equalled it, thereto q his vocation in telling stories about big
 L.. l. .. gone. It continued to snow and blow and blow and snow throughout the day, an,l every body stayed in the h >nse and felt thankful that their houses still stood right side mp.
 We dou't know where the word (. B izz .rl" originated, nor do We care. but We are pretty sure that we know what " Blizzard" Is It consists princi- pally of snow aud wind and wind anl snow, and z.ru weather-the more snow and wind the better.
 The wind held its own until about 6 o'clock Tuesday evening. when 1t be- | came evident that the man at the bel lows was getting tired, as 1t gradual, died out, leaving the snow piled to q depth of from eight to 20 feet on all tn. highways, railways, and pretty much everywhere else; but evidently thinking a little more snow was needed to "kiu der even the thing up" It continued t. fall throughout Tuesday night and un til about 10 o'clock Wednesday.
 People began to think by this time that something hal to be ''did;" accord ingly every man that owned shove commenced at his own door, and severa started out with teams to try the sleigh ing but 1t was most awful hard sle,l din" Be noon on Wednesday they hai succeeded in getting team from D Eddy's house to D. l. Pe1rce's, bu from there to Fred Glllette's-nearl, half & mile-the snow was in the neigh bnrIood of 10 feet deep. and after careful survey 1t was concluded the bes thing to do was to let 1t entirely alone but after dinner Frank Van Drusel tackled it with his fiery steeds," au, after hard struggle of several hour succeeded in getting as far as Cha, le Gi lette's-2O rods perhaps.
 In the afternoon there were severa sleighri,ling parties out to view tn scene, through Main street, which, a We heard several la Ii. say it was grand suppose 1t mn>t be; but If we have go to have grandeur in this world in orle to be happy let it be something beside l5 pr 20 foot snowbanks, if you please which may be grand for the ladies t look at as they ride past them, but it almost too much of strain on the back of the men who, by the way, we notice ], hal to lo most of the shoveling, au this leap-year at that.
 We heard several express desire t have photograph of Main street frOl , the Warner House looking north bu as our artist was snowbnund in Winste We are afraid they will have to describ it to their grandchildren from memory , but no doubt 1t woula have made , pretty picture, as the trees were heavil laden with snow, the banks In som places were Is or 20 feet deep, and l } front of Dr Clrmanss house there w, , a drift that reached across the rad froI
 his front dour to A. T. Rorabae!i's f-nC
 through which there was tunnel hls
 enough for an ordinary man to wall
 and we noticed another at the front rl l trance to D. l.. Prirce's house. an \ there was snowbanks without numbe
 where they might have been tunnele 80 that you could have driven throug with a load of hay.
 No lnuht the storm has caused a gre;