Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-31
WEST PITTSTON.

The heavy snow storm of last Thursday
and Friday followed by a strong westerly
wind, blocked the roads SO badly that they
were not cleared out so that teams could pass
until Sunday, although there was a force of
men at work all day Saturday. We never
saw the roads so badly drifted. For about
a mile and a half from Bailey's Corner to the
brick schoolhouse near the graveyard 1t was
filled in full and there was but a few rods of
the distance but had to be shoveled through.
Some of the drifts were higher than mans
head There were other parts of the main
road that were badly blocked up. The cross
in the direction that the wind was blowing.
We should think that about Is inches of
snow fell Thursday and Friday.
The Alma stage made its trip to Gardiner
Thursday morning, and stayed there until
Saturday, when it came down on the other
side of the river, crossed over at the Great
Falls ice houses, and got as far as the Pitts
ton post-office with the mail, and had to put
up at Captain George Bailey's for the night.
The roads were finally cleared out Sunday so
that it could get through. There was quite
a force of men at work all day Sunday show
cling.
Mr.. Fred Mooers, who works at the Gar
diner Spring factory, and rides back and
forth every day, went up Thursday morning,
Ill O. az
when he heard that the roads were clear, and
so started for home. He got within about
mile of home, or three miles of Gardiner,
and had to leave his horse at Mr.. Loring
Powers, and walk the rest of the way home.
There were several teams and men that had
been at work at the Great Falls ice houses
started for home Saturday night, but
had to put up at different places on the road.
The storm made bad work for the ice Cos.
The most og them had on what teams they
could muster Saturday and Sunday, clearing
their fields and getting ready to run Monday
morning. Some parts of some of their fields
sunk by the heavy weight of snow on them.
The snow was drifted two and a half feet
deep in some places on the river.
Clark and Chaplin at Goodwin's Point got
enough of their field clear so that they began
running Saturday afternoon. Consumers
Ice Co Weeks have been scraping and
getting their field ready for running again.
The Independent Ice Co. have got their
field clear enough so that they will begin
running this Monday morning at their lower
place.
The Great Falls Ice Co will not finish fill
ing their houses on account of the heavy
snow and the accident to their elevator. The
heavy weight of snow caused portion of
the elevator and runs to fall in last Friday
morning at their lower houses. They had
their houses over half full They will finish
their South Gardiner houses however
The knickerbocker Ice Co 10 still hard at
it and will probably finish filling their houses
this week if we do not get any more big
storms.
Mrs. Elizebeth Nelson is visiting at Mr.
Carlton Houdlette's in Richmond.
The school in district No. 3 closed last
Wednesday night 1t was to keep until
Friday night but did not on account of the
storm.
MIR. Amos Baker has been sick with bad
cold for a few days.
Mr. George Bailey Jr., has been confined
to the house for few days with bad cold
but is now able to be out again.