Putnam patriot., 1911-01-20

undoubtedly the longest term OF
sieightng within the heli.century. The
January SNOW storm that broke The
record within my term of observation
was that Of is67. IL was very remark
able thai a storm of such severity and
duration should break upon ns with
out warning. Al midnight twelfth
day moon MAS shining serenely In open
sky With no sign Of coming outbreak,
save tfeaehefous softness in the air
and slight Tim gathering, and al : a.
M. the l7sb. The wind was bowling
from the northeast and snow peiting
against the windows. 30 sudden WAS
the onset that few realized its violence.
This Was the day when VI many thou.
sand school children IN Boston and all
Over New England we're caught out IN
the drifts, many barely escaping with
their lives Many men snccumbed 10
tie tiefee wind. Never before or siaee
have ! seen The aif - Tiled with dFlX.
ing SNOW, bioliing out all creation.
Never have ! - realized sthe tumnita.
GUS privacy at storm. ssJauuAlA Is
Great fall oi speN continuing, enef-
NOUS dfitts, Wind rtnpageous, sat
nfday The mfH -tf8ge Ell out and paths
~efe shoveiied, enabling Us 10 reach
church Oh sunday With SNOW piled up
above our heads on either slide. And
then 10 the face OF Il = n m full moon,
IL began showing at 2. IN. and kept
Al II all The next day--2tst For three
weeks We were literally SNOW. Bound.
Roads sete intermittent and commu-
nicaiion with the outer world practical
/ " suspended, Personally aud locally
We suffered Tar more Inconvenience
Than from the great blizzard OF isss.
Ny we'll house was completely showed
IN and accessible 50 that for three
weeks We Sansisted on melted snow,
lie Arctic sojonrners.
Our Geatenmat year broke the rec
ord Tor extreme warmth, beginning
January with Two days of summer
temperature, bat soon lapsed into
more seasoaable conditions, achieving
oil ~ degrees, With temperature range
81 q degrees Ia marked contrast to lis
successful rs al UNIV hich gained
precedence by persistent equanimctX
maximum ~ deg fees. minimum. t. II
was one 81 the most uneNeeptioual Of
winter months free from hixh Wind
anu Violent storms with many DAYS Of
eain suush ine
II VIII he observed thai The last dec
aie has HE highest meau, although in
every Ncaf tut iss, we had zero tenn.
etalafe, and IN >ome SeAefe snaA-
storms This i dae 10 the unusual
h1mhet oi sunny days sud absence 81
cold. high Ninds. The Nov England
weather aufeaa fepatls seine oi these
laHasftes ~ rather uueFVGtfufi
y hHeh = pefhsp, As gued a thing -
eatiid - said 81 New ing land uaid
winter Fer 1901 IL noie- IA marked
absence 0f sekvHe and destructive
sieftiiS ami q The unpleasant features
which usually attend the weather Of
this monlh
Aud It such praise j. accorded le The
1seusfA - l.A8 what shall We say OF
IL shceeSSef-the opening month 81
TIE neM century aud alSo Of the clos.
tts Year 81 NY half century reeofds II
liss sevn most fefustkahlc for the nam
OR u tNtf, Stli days, absence 0f high
Mind and long storms and eNennsSs
aud equaninils ct disposition Only
sSiee did The temperature reach 40,
and lis deseent 10 heloa zero Was 70
4 aatilN accomplished ~ 10 give little
tncosiNetl ience. Ii gave US sixteen fair
days 81 hlch at least six were who'll,
slondless aud serene--lhe perfection OF
winter weather. II furnished some
TWO weeks Of good sseixhing through
oas The month. Ii favored the formx-
ton and gathering OF q surf1eient Ice
cup. But its croaninx achievement
y ~ the rare and magnificent ice dis
play from the iith 10 the 18TH. A AT.
lie rain, little freeze. and floods OF
sunshine trsnsIsxured oar dull earth.
The most marvellous effect MAS Just o.
lore The red sunset Of the cloadtess sun
DAY Ia the low slsntinx crimson
ltkht every irees shrub. and tufl of
Nfass giilisfed With gems OF every
shsEe aac hes. Treasures OF untold
wealth. lssished upon royal insuxars-
tts@as And birthdays, pale into iasigniti.
sanes csfote this marvellous oatpoanng
" hslafe's wesltn open 10 every eys
Ana rftz~S ~ some - Fisly inaugural.
Ia the Tseallesh Ceakurys sdscnt.
Am ! not lastitted In believing that
my nsttesh January stands At the head
in character and besntys
l regret 70 ure that cur ncstrn Oh