The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-03
SNOW BLOCKADE
Heaviest Snow For Years Tic
Things Up.


The worst blizzard for years
swept over this section on Saturday,
leaving heavy blanket of snow and
blocked roads in it's wake. It be-
gan showing at an early hour Sat-
urday morning, and as the day pro-
gressed the storm grew in severity.
Driven before high northeast
wind, the air was full of swirling
snow, that soon began to impede
traffic, and as the afternoon wore
along, completely blocked most OF
the roads with big drifts. Autos
were stranded and had to be aband-
oned, while those who had been in
them waded through drifts breast
deep to seek Accommodations for the
night.
The State road snow plow was
started at work clearing the Rising
SUM- Conowingo road, but as the
snow piled higher and higher, the
plow was finally stalled west Of
Porters Bridge, and completely
showed in, where it remained all
night.
At an early hour Sunday morning
a large force of men was put at
work, dug the plow out and after
working all day, got the road open
between the Conowingo bridge and
Rising Sun. Reaching town about
seven o'clock in the evening, the
plow was followed by string OF
about thirty cars that had been
stranded all day, some of them all
night, at different places along the
road.
AS the road east of Rising Sun
was completely blocked, there was
scramble for accommodations by
a small army of autoists. The
hotel and all boarding houses were
soon full to overflowing' and private
homes were opened to the stranded
tourists, all finally being accommo-
dated for the night.
By eleven o'clock Monday morn
ing the road east of town was OPEN
mar by the plow and large force of
men with it, and delayed auto traf-
tic began to stream through town
rom this direction.
Milk deliveries of the Sheffield
plant here were practically at
;tandstill on Sunday, all roads being
blocked.
BY Monday noon the deliveries
we're speeding up, our farmers get
ting in with their big bob-sleds by
going through fields and around
drifts.
Most of our townsmen spent Sun
day morning digging out, the walks
about town being pretty we'll clean
ed by noon.
County Commissioner David Reed,
put scraper, propelled by cater
pillar tractor, on the streets Mon
lay morning and broke track
through the deep snow and things
began to assume a normal aspect by
Night.
We have heard various estimates :
rs to the depth of the snow. <thR Ter
rife wind driving it abou Fas
hard get any corr s~Shre-
ments, but thet las probably fall
of fully eighte' inches in depth.
Sunday night was cold, but as the
wind was not blowing it was not
felt as much as the night before.
The mercury by Monday morning
had reached the zero point, AMI we
have heard from various sections
two below zero was recorded.
Our energetic dairyman, w. K.
Bird, came through with his milk
deliveries in a big two-horse wagon
Sunday morning, with little delay,
much to the satisfaction of his many
customers.
Our rural mail carriers have had
their trials, but are plugging along
through the snow, getting most OF
their routes served.
1t was a regular old-fashionev
snow storm, and the fellow who said
we were not going to have any SNOWY
this winter has not been seen since
noon.