The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-06
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day. He predicts a cold stormy week,
and it's; likely that before the snow.
fall shall have ceased that Fairmont
Will be in a. floor Of the beautifulp by
next Saturday evening. 4; i y H. y &,
| u Scores of men and housewives were
out early this morning sweeping the
srapidly-falling snow from the pave.
ments In front of their places, but
soon stopped the work as ...the beauti.
tfulD continued to fall faster than they
tcould remove 1t, they deciding to let
1T remain on the sidewalks until 1t
stopped falling. y 1, 4 " ~ 4 z s:ss
| 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 I, 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 shoveling and sweeping the
snow from the rails. The Fairmont;
and Clarksburg Interurban traction
cars are arriving and departing on
time, and 1t is not at all likely that
a snowtwi affect the movement Of
these cars as the tracks are elevated
several feet above the ground and 1t
Is impossible for the snow to accumu.
late on them to any. extent. The same
applies TO the Fairmont and Manning.
ton cars. q ~ En- 81
1t was stated from the local .Baltf-'
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 not like
~ that 1t will cause any special incon-
EYenience to. the road on this division
/ During the past twenty-fonr hours up
stotnoon today the trains arriving from
{ the West.were on an average OF, about;
half an hour late, while those coming
from the East were about on time
1.-THE greatest trouble encountered by
Fthe road lis with the interviewing cleo!
stfic switches which fill with snow and
{ are lat times difficult to operate, de-:
laying a train until they can be got in
working order. 4. Z e 4 !, 3 vi K 4 7, O., y,
Isl There were scores OF farmers to-
come into the city this. morning on
Ssleds; using the body of, their road
/. "a6oh uhueiS " hiSu aLc hVulS-ulhuoF
runners. The county roads are said
to be in splendid condition for sleds.
- The express companies are notSslo&
lin taking advantage of the snow for
Iall their delivery wagons have been
TRANSFORMED into, sleds.
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 4
hire while, a number OF individuals
who have had their cutters in store
for some time have also got them out
and the jlngling OF sleigh.bells 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.
SAs stated, ills very likely that a
foot of snow will fall in Fairmont ana
Vicinity before Saturday, night, IL all 4
predictions prove correct, and accord.
ing to all forecasters, whose words 4
have been taken seriously for these
many years, say that we are going to
have a long, hard winter, and an early
one, that we know Is true about the
early part Of 1t, now. the question arts,
es will this cold snowy-weather CON
'tinue. until the sound Of the bluebird