The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-14
BLANKET OF TEN
INCHES OF SNOW
Street Cars Run Well, but
Trains Are COnsidera-
bly, Delayed
COLD WAVE FOLLOWS
is THE PREDICTION
But Few Automobiles Try to Negotiate
Deep Snow-Road Roller Out with
iverS Milk.

In the wake OF the unusually cold wave
which has been sweeping Brattleboro and
vicinity for several days, and before the
surrounding country had hardly recovered
from the effects OF the first heavy snow
storm of the season, come. another heavy
fall Of snow accompanied by brisk
north wind which causes bothcr~ome
drifts in many places
From early Yesterday morning the
temperature moderated gradually, and
occa ~ionally during the day there We're
slight snow tiurries indicating storm
| ii the weather became reasonably warm
By . o'clock in the evening white flakes
| began to flicker steadily and ntiuued
until about daylight with the result that
a doWny bed 10 inches in depth in addi-
| tion to the old snow. covered the ground
1 this morning,
/ Traffic has been greatly hampered.
train, hauling into the railroad paasen-
ger station anywhere from one 10 three
| hours late Shedding made diificI.!t and
automobIing practically out OF the ques-
ton The few who did venture out with
and were obliged. every few hundred feet.
to shovel themselves ont or call for as
sistanee.
Road Commissioner \. A Wallace had
a force Of men out by sunrise plowing the
sidewalks and >hoveling crossings 80
that people could reach their work and
the Twin State Gas & Electric 60. kept
the street railroad lines working pretty
lwell considering everything. The big
lroad roller with -iN horses attached made
passing lor vehicles as good as possible
High banks of snow were quickly piled
Iup on the main travelled streets as the
result, OF the >hoyeleTo' efforts in clear
ing the sidewalks and the town certainly
has assumed a picturesque winter scene
From some ot the roofs ON Main street
and the roof of the federal building men
were busy throwing oil the snow.
In the railroad wards crews were kept
busy clearing switches, and for the first
time this wear the big steam ploWs wer-
run over this division The owl" train
due in Brattleboro Just before O'Clock
did not arrive until after 5 o'clock and
the morning train due at 920 was over
an hour late. The train from the south
due here at 90l, was reported two hours
late being unable to get out Of Spring
field on schedule time.
| Because OF bad travelling tho nC
schooI" signal was sounded this much {
the delight ef the Young folk IT gavt
many a youngster an opportunity 70 get
; busy with his snow shovel and earn :
little extra Christmas money
This morning the mercury was hover
ing near 30 above zero, which was de
cided change from the three morning,
previous. Reports from the nite6
: States weather bureau. however, say tha'
this storm is TO be- followed by 4 sever,
cold spell. In the middle and eXtrem,
West people are suffering from q TEN
lperature Of from 20 to II below zero anC
! the wave is headed in this direction
! Roads i'll the country are badly blocked
Telegraphic and telephone communica
tion have escaped serious trouble. becaus
= the snow is lighter than the last BIZ
| storm and not Of such clinging nature
All Of the trunk lines are working well
In Stratton last evening two feet o
snow had fallen, and it was then showing
hard.
On account o the hard travelling tn
Bradley farm used big sled with fou
horses attached and three men III deliver
ing its milk to customers this morning.