Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-16
WORST WEATHER IN YEARS.
Snew and Ice Continuously for Az
most Six Weeks in Oconee.

Unquestionably this section Of the
State Is experiencing one of the worst
spells of winter weather that has
come to us In many years. In fact,
there are those Of quite good many
years who declare that they have
never before experienced such wea-
ther
The first snow fell six weeks ago,
and since that time, with the excep-
ton OF a day or two, the ground has
Y been covered with snow and ice The
thermometer, too, has been very err
ratio, jumping up from the zero point
to about 80 above, then dropping
: back, but in the main 1t has lowered
around within the 15-degree neigh
borhood with something akin to con-
sistency.
Something seldom witnessed in
< this section occurred last Friday,
preceding the general snow and ice
Z storm. All during that day and far
into the night there were deep, rum
5 bling thunder peals, accompanied by
lightning flashes. The atmosphere
was charged with electricity, inter-
fering with telephone service and
4 Keeping operators busy renewing
fuses and plugs as they were burned
out. The service was kept in good
shape locally, however. considering
the difficulties under which the ope-
rators labored
Last Saturday night the wind start
ed blowing almost gale-and it
3 was icy wind, the kind that some
how seemed bent on finding the mar
row of ones bones and freezing 1t in
spite Of every care to keep warm.
- Friday had been Grip snorter,"
deluge of rain and sleet falling on
top Of slight snow, making a slush
that held to the ground to a depth Of
from two to four inches, forcing
those who had to be out Of doors to
literally wade through icy water.
Then came Saturdays freeze and
zero reading. Since then the streets
Of Walhalla have been literally one
great cake Of ice, on which the pedes-
I, trian found it quite as hard to walk
as 1t was easy to fall.
Yesterday brought sunshine after
( night.of high wind and continuous
rain, which had put another coat Of
glazing on the ice. and this morning
!. "Wednesday finds conditions much
8 better. a full days sunshine having
melted some OF the ice, leaving foot
one, exercising a degree Of care, can
Volt with something like safety.
RED. service was suspended ems
agtirely on Saturday except that Ira l..
.Burley, Route No. 1, covered about
twelve miles "afoot" on that day.
On Monday, the 14th, all routes
We're served, r. w. Grubbs, Route
No. 3, walking about 19 miles. On
Route 2 John Ernest made his entire
trip Monday, John Brock taking him
on the star route trip to Tamassee
and return, detouring to accommo-
date patrons Of the route. There was
no service at all Sunday on the Sem
eca.Walhalla-Salem star route. The
Highlands mail has made all trips
back and forth except on Monday,
when there was no service between
Russell and Highlands.
Many Have Fallen.
There have been many falls record
ed, but so far as we have heard only
one has resulted in more than
bruises and injured pride. We say
I dnjured pride because that's the way
we felt when picking up our anatomy
from the top Of Faculty Hill after
having "done our bit" toward melt
ing a quarter section Of snow with
the warmth Of our body before finally
regaining our feet. The first thing
we did, of course, was to look around
to see who, If anybody, had seen the
operation. And so far as we could
tell nary a soul had been watching.
but an overcoat and>a hat full Of
snow from one end to the other are
prototypes of G. Washington-they
never lie, and our mlshap was found
out before we had reached home.
HI The one fall that resulted serious
~ took place at the home OF Mrs. NJ.
"A. Pool, about mile from town.
Mrs. McCloud, daughter of Mrs.
Pool, was the unfortunate young
lady, and she fell in such manner
that her right arm was broken. She