Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-16
ANOTHER BIC STORM.
SOME OF ITS EFFECTS HEREABoU

| region on the 26th and 27th of January
was the worst within his recollection !;
but he is cock-sure that the one early
this week goes way beyond the record.
Sunday afternoon the sky was full of
clouds and little snow fell. About 8
O'Clock in the evening the storm began
in earnest. 1t kept up all day Monday
and all Monday night, the wind blowing
fnriously and the air being thick with
flying snow. 1t was not till the middle
of the afternoon Tuesday that the fury
of the wind sensibly abated and the
snow ceased. Then it was found that
the roads were full to the fences in all
directions, the north-and-south roads be-
ing almost as bad as those across coun-
try. Here in the village the sidewalks
looked them over Wednesday morning,
and, after trying in vain to get horses for
the snow-plow, decided to let the people
shovel out in front of their premises.
The selectmen had teams and men out
early on Wednesday and by night some
of the main roads were passable. In
places drifts eight, 10 and even Is feet
deep had to be cut through. The sun
came out bright Wednesday and its rays
settled the snow materially. 1t is now
possible to go out of the village on all the
main roads.
The stage drivers had hard time of
it. Mr.. Howard, who brings the Brid-
port mail, has not been seen since Satur-
day. Mr.. Pierce, the Ripton stage man,
got home Monday night. Tuesday he
succeeded in reaching East Middlebury,
but had to turn back there. Wednesday
morning he started out again and reached
here by coming the last two or three
miles ON foot. Mr.. Bingham, the West
Cornwall driver, tried to go out Monday
night. He had proceeded only as far as
the long hill west of this village when he
had to abandon his sleigh in the middle
of the road and take his horses to Mr..
Remele's, where he staid till Wednesday,
when he went through to West Cornwall.
Deputy Sheriff Darwin Rider had to
go to Shoreham on Monday. He took
Ed. Daniels and snow-shovel and start
ed. They reached Shoreham all right
When it was time to come home they
found it impossible to travel the direct
road and SO came as near straight north
as they could. They brought up at Mrs.
NJ. A. Carr's in Cornwall, about two
miles west of the village. Daniels walked
in Tuesday. Marcus Carr brought Mr..
Rider in Wednesday morning and his
team was gotten through that night.
DR.. w. Seward Webb, president of the
Wagner Palace Car Co., left Burlington
in his private car for New York Monday
night. They reached here about clock,
but were stalled three hours at the freight
depot. He gave up, then, and the train
stood at the passenger depot till Tuesday
afternoon. A couple of engines drawing
a car loaded with men and shovels ar
rived here from Rutland at that time and
the three engines were hitched to the cars.
They got to Rutland late in the evening.
There DIR. Webb staid till Wednesday.
He had important business in New York
and was very anxious to get through.
Travel on the railroad was at stand
still from Monday forenoon till yester-
day. The morning mail south was the
last regular train over the road Monday,
though an extra, made up in Rutland.
ran north on the afternoon mails time,
but as the road was blocked below Rut-
land it brought no mail. Wednesday
afternoon train was through from Rut-
land and brought a few papers. The
:l6 p. m. train that night got along on
time, but had no mail and the morning
train south yesterday morning had no
mail car or mail. The only mail of any
account received here from Monday NOR
ming to noon yesterday came in on the
sleeper south Wednesday night and the
same train north yesterday morning.
ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE.
The Rutland road from Rutland to
Bellows Falls was blockaded from Mon
day to yesterday afternoon; the Ben
nington and Rutland from Monday to
Wednesday afternoon, and the Rutland
road between here and Burlington from
Monday night to Wednesday night. AS
in the previous storm, there was trouble
at Shelburn and gangs were sent there
Wednesday from Rutland and st. Adams.
The relief train from Rutland got stuck
by the cuts north of New Haven on Its
way up to Shelburn. The Addison road,
which was clear all the time of the Janu-
ary storm, was blocked by the stalling
near Whiting of the train west Monday
night. 1t was to be dug out yesterday
afternoon.
The following dispatches will be of in
terest:
BELLOWS FALLS, March 1.-THE line
was cleared during last night between
here and White River Junction. There
have been no trains in any other direc-