The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-01
SNOW BLANKET Of
FIFTEEN INCHES
Heaviest Fall HereabOutS in
Years SO Early in
Season
TOLL TELEPHONE
CIRCUITS AFFECTED
Traffic Delayed, but Not Seriously =
Stages Come Late and Wheels Give
Way to Runners = Automobiles Find
Snow Handicap.

Way to Runners = Automobiles Find
Snow Handicap.
BrattIeboro awokc this morning en-
veloped in blanket Of snow and the
noon, causing delay in traffic and a lot
Of hard work on the part Of Road Com
! missioner Wallace 5 force and street
and steam railroad employees and much
Inconvenience to telephone and tele
/ graph service. According TO tie official
measurement kept by F. Il. Vaughan
/ II inches of snow had fallen up TO $
0 clock this morning and before noon
about three inches more had been add
ed. Since O'Clock rain has been
falling
Not since the memorable blizzard
of November, 1898, which ragged
throughout New England and resulted
! in the loss of the steamer Portland
with more than $50 lives, and general
tic-up of railroads and communication,
has this section oeen visited b. real
II IL heavy storm SO early in the season.
old residents do not recall ~ large
snowfall in these parts on or before
Dee. /.
1t began to snow lightly little aft
er la clock last night and at mid
night there were two inches on the
! ground. From that time on the flakes
came faster II was a heavy, wet,
: clinging snow and housetops, trees and
wires present picture such as might
: have prompted John q. Whittier. the
! poet. 10 refer to it as beautiful in
S "SnowhouHd,
Small boys and girls are in their elc-
mcnt and If vou get swatted i'll the
e ear bv a downy bah don t be too Sc
1l we're 1t may sting for minute, bnt
+ Just laugh il of or i fuslladc may
e follow. Skating Is out OF the question,
! but sliding will bring much satisfaction
I as soon rs the hillsides are settled.
: Then there viii be skating and SHOW
!. shoeing for children and grownups as
! well. Dealers were quick to display
" sleds and other snow festival fixtures,
$ and OF course tae very necessary snoy-
!, els.
i There have been two or three light
furries during the last two weeks and
: all day yesterday overhanging clouds
{ and dense atmosphere foretold the com
ing OF the storm so that III way peo-
: PIE did not express much surprise and
= were prepared TO contend with itt
Early this morning the Twin State
Gas & Electric Go. had plows on the
s.. street car line opening tracks for the
= trolleyS and they were able to get
through on the carly runs without
!, much delay, but as the storm continued
:, people found il rather tedious gettinl
!, through from West Brattlehoro. Ever
y where cleared the rails were slippery
- and a rlow was held up for time OF
! Canal street when it jumped the ira ks
N Road Commissioner A. A. Wallace
was ON the lob at dayhrcak and sem
! out eight Sidewalk ploNs and a gang d
= mea to shovel off the crossings a
II the snow packed down solidlv the,
found il very difficult getting through
but had no drifts to overcome as ii
storms accompanied by high wind
Other than being slow work no troubl
was reported.
:. At the railroad station trains wcr
coming in pretty nearly on schedul
= time and up to noon neither OF tn
~ companies had felt it necessary TO sen'
out the heavy plows over this branch
,o The train due from the south at 90
y. was few minutes behind time, bu
!, this was due to hot box on the en-
=, gine, and it was after IN o clock be
!. fore the train left Brattlehoro. Th
!. Wilmington stage, due AT l0.15, arrive
"a about noon. The Jacksonville stage
- due at 1890 had not shown up at
4. 0 clock
na At the Offices of the New Englan
no Telephone 4 Telegraph company som
be trouble was eXperienced-not niue
NJ. with the local lines. but three circuit
~, south of here en- the trunk line I
j Greenfield were not working properl,
nr Wiremen have been busy chasing u
the source, which was due to heayil
If weighted wires.
r. Shovelcrs have been out in force a
di- day and found plenty to keep them o.
ew cupied.
Gle Automobiles have been general
in relegated to the garages, the few whie
the did become venturcSome finding Il
to driving exceedingly difficult and
ing many instances people had to call uFC
in help to dig their machines out of Il
the snow.
ost On the other hand there has bee
to the merry jingle of sleigh bells for Il
first time Ill town this season, and tn
are brings happiness to many. Since IL
ger snowfall is so heavy and the grour
50 frozen it ia the prevailing belief tn;
nen King Winter 5 white mantle has bee
hat donned for keeps and that the found
me tion is we'll laid for excellent sport
l. runners for many weeks to come.