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terests of all sections. To provide 

 such a paper, not to gain profit, has 

 been the sole aim of the committee. 



The success of the undertaking 

 seems assured, but it will be greater if 

 more people will subscribe for the pa- 

 per, and contribute to its columns. 

 This, therefore, the committee urge 

 everyone to do. 



For the Committee, A. H. WARD. 



Members of The Milton Record com- 

 mittee—Andrew H. Ward, chairman; 

 Rev. T. I. Reese, H. C. Gallagher, Wm. 

 B. Thurber, James H. Perkins, John 

 Swift, Arthur Tucker, N. T. Kidder, 

 Maurice Duffy, A. J. Jacoby, Charles S. 

 Pierce. 



March 9, 1905. 



THE COLD WINTER. 



The records of the Blue Hill observa- 

 tory show that December averaged 

 about 6 1-2 degrees colder than nor- 



mal, January about 2 degrees colder 

 than normal, and Februrary about 5 

 degrees colder than normal. The total 

 depth of the snowfall during the win- 

 ter was about five feet. But, notwith- 

 standing the severity of the winter it 

 did not equal the one of last year, 

 which was about one degree colder 

 and gave a total snowfall of about 

 seven feet. 



In order to fine two consecutive 

 winters as cold as the past two win- 

 ters it is necessary to go back asi far 

 as 1855 to 1857, when the records of 

 Mr. Breck show that there were three 

 successive cold winters. January, 

 1857, was particularly cold, several de- 

 grees colder than any month since 

 then. Other cold winters occurred in 

 1852, 1865, 1868, 1873, 1875, 1881 and 

 1893. 



The warmest winter during the 

 past 60 years was that of 1890, which 

 averaged about 11 degrees warmer 

 than the past winter — a difference 

 equal to a change of latitude from Bos- 

 ton to Washington. 



H. H. TAYLOR, 



Melenologist. 



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