The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-06
IlLlIINANl!E. NIlINTER
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day. He predicts a cold, stormy. week,
and it Is likely that before the snow.
fall shall have ceased that Fairmont
will be in agfloorE OF .'the beautiful by
next Saturday evening ;is 81 u {,
u Scores Of men and housewives were
out early this morning sweeping the
rapidly-falling snow from the pave.
ments In front of their places, but
soon stopped the work as the beauti.
ful"scontinued to fall faster. than they
could remove 1t, they deciding to let
1T remain oh the sidewalks until lit
stopped falling. q a. /; 4 Y Il Z,
There is little Inconvenience felt In
Fairniont proper by the heavy snow
fall, as paths have been broken In the
principle streets, and those who :, do
not care to walk can get a street car
about on time, as the tracks through
out the city were cleared of snow
early this morning and the force, OF
about SO men, have been working all
the day shovellng and sweeping the
snow from the rails. The Fairmont
and Clarksburg lnter;urban traction
cars are arriving and departing on
time, and It is not at all likely that
a snow will affect the movement OF
these cars as the tracks are elevated
several feet above the ground and 1t
I Is impossible for the snow to accumu.
late on them to any extent. 4. The same
applies to the Fairmont and Manning.
ton cars. 5ii.. ( j {, 81 j5Ji
3. 1t was stated from the local .Balti.
more and Ohio dispatcher's office this
morning that the snow thus far has
had little effect on the running Or the
trains arriving here and It .issnot like
/ ly that 1t will cause any special incop-
yenience to the road on this division
During the past. twenty.fo1r hours up
tolnoon to-day the trains arriving from
the WestFwerel on an average of about
half an hour late, while those coming
i from the East were about on time.
The greatest trouble encountered by.
the road is with the Inter loci King cleo
trio switches which fill with Snow and
are at times difficult to operate, de-.
laying train until they can be got in
working order. II Al 5s5 81, ; =:
tE There were scores of farmers to,
come into the city, this. morning on
hoiSuo, ftoiitE, Luz .bOuI 4tVlg sLlltiElTUHu
wagon under which are homemade
The county roads are said
to be In splendid condition for sleds.
10 The express companies are not sslo&
In taking advantage of the snow for |
all their delivery wagons have been
transformed into, sleds. d
This morning the livery stable men
had got down all their cutters from 1
the lofts, removed the summer dust
from them and got them In order for
hire, while. a number or individuals
Who have had their cutters In store
for some time have also got them out
and the jingling OF sleigh-balls can be
heard as they drive through the streets
and far into the country. The sleigh.
Ing seems to far 'surpass the auto
ride, and 1t is of great delight to an.
As stated, tits very likely that a
foot of snow will fall in Fairmont ana
vicinity before Saturday, night, II ALL
predictions prove correct, and accord
ing to all forecasters, whose words
have been taken seriously for these
many years, say that we are going to
have q long, hard winterSand an early
one, that we know Is true about the
early part Of it,snow the question aris-
es Will this cold snowy.weather con.
tinue until the sound Of the bluebird