The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-14
First Taste of Winter Less
Serious Here Than in
Many Places
OVER 20 INCHES
FELL IN STRATTON
Trolley Service Somewhat Disturbed,
but Telephone, Telegraph and Steam
Railroad Service Was But Little In
terfcred With.

terfcred With.
While Brattleboro received yesterday
its first real taste of winter, 10 inches
of snow falling, reports from points
east and south make it certain that
what Brattleboro received was some
thing to be thankful for in comparison
with the storm at other points.
Except for the stalling of the trolley
cars late yesterday afternoon and q
very poor intermittent service during
the evening caused, many claim by
the failure to start the snowplow early,
there was practically no Inconvenience
and little or no damage. Telephone and
telegraph wires here were not damaged,
but in other sections of the New Eng
land states and New York state there
is scarcely a wire in use.
Road Commissioner Warren L. Walk
er went early this morning to Worces-
ter to attend the big international road
commissioners meeting, but yesterday
he telephoned to all of his men to - get
| busy" with ploWs and shovels this
morning.
The work was started in the central
portion of the village and those who did
low some distance in deep snow before
reaching cleared walks on their way to
work or school At noon today the
children who waded to the Oak Grove
school this morning struggled home
through the same drifts as no plow had
cleared the walks in that locality
The steam railroad service was some
what hampered last night. The train
, due here from the south and east at
! l041 last night did not reach here until
/ after ) @ clock this morning The south
! bound train due here at ) this morning
arrived a little after o'clock. The
/ West River passenger train came down
about on time this morning Juggling a
lot of snow on the engine and the mix.
ed train on that branch did not attempt
to move out of here until after the
/ passenger had cleared the track some
what, instead of leaving at clock
Boston papers were not received until
II clock and the New York papers
because Of the failure to make connec
tions, had not reached here then. Boil
sets of papers are due here at $50 il
the morning.
Trolley cars were running fairly OF
schedule this morning and have contin
ued to do so since then. The frs
slei2hs were seen late yesterday after
noon and every sort of a vehicle excep
the motor fire truck was on runners thi
, morning.
The snow which fell yesterday an
= last night was blown into deep drift
, by the stiff wind which blew almost al
night did not prevent Fire Chief Han
S vey w. Sanders and Driver Charlie
4 Stocbweu taking out the motor true
this morning for q test through the Vi
$ lage.
a The car left the fire station and wen
. over Elliot street, up the hill to Este
/ shops, along Birge street, up Canal an
n Maple streets, down Estey street an
over Frost and Flat streets, up Mai
- street hill to the fire station. where
arrived with both running boards lOa
ed with snow, picked up in drift
through which the machine plowed i
way. The hardest part of the route w;
.r IN turning the corner from Main sire
= ON to Elliot. There it was necessary
'' back twice before making the corner
Mrs. Z. 4. Eddy of Stratton tel
phoned her son, Attorney Hermon
Eddy, al 1890 o clock this morning tn
there was 90 inches of snow on t
r- level in Stratton and that it was sno'
. ing hard there then.