From the March 27, 1964 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Joseph Chase Allen:
There are times when the older inhabitants rub their heads and blink in astonishment at the changes they have witnessed in the daily life of Vineyarders, and particularly the almost unbelievable changes in winter life. To hark back and describe life as it was in winters of sixty years ago — well, there are unquestionably many persons who may read and shake their heads in wonder.