Century-old Ti — On time Spring

This is the latest in a series of posts about news reported a century ago in the Ticonderoga Sentinel.

The Crown Point Creamery’s truck was the first automotive vehicle to make it from Crown Point all the way to Ticonderoga on roads that had been closed for weeks because of built up snow.

“This, like the robin, is a sure sign of the approach of summer,” the Ticonderoga Sentinel reported on March 25, 1920.

“After all that has been said and done about the weather, spring opened up on schedule time, March 21st, and has been very nice for the past three days. The snow has disappeared so fast that the wagons and automobiles are running, that is, when the latter don’t get stuck in the drifts near the Porter farm,” the Street Road correspondent reported.

“Sleighing is a thing of the past. Automobiles and wagons are in use once more,” the North Ticonderoga correspondent reported.

“Robins have made their appearance. Looks as though one hard winter is over,” the Factoryville correspondent reported.

The Crown Point correspondent was guarded.

“We have been having some nice mild weather for the past few days, but we are still watching to see March go out like a lion.”

There was good news from Crown Point on another topic.

“We are glad to see Harry Berry out again after seven weeks illness with typhoid fever.”

There was somber news from Hague.

Myron Hayford, a long-time stage driver who for the past five years operated a grocery store at Hague, died.

“Mr. Hayford was well known through the section and enjoyed the friendship of all his acquaintances.”

In Ticonderoga, Nyra Brown and John Getz had lead roles in the musical comedy “Cheer Up Mabel” staged at The Playhouse on March 19.

“A combination of pretty costumes and girls, catchy melodies and clever skits of the specialty order made this an enjoyable show.”

The Glens Falls All Stars defeated the Buick Six basketball team of Ticonderoga, at Ticonderoga, 29–25 on March 18.

“With both teams going at top speed and playing fast ball all the time, it was a toss-up from the beginning to almost the last second of play.”

Mrs. Fisher Blakely won first and Ulyssus Whitford second at the South Ticonderoga Social Club progressive whist tournament that Maisie Lang organized.

Players rotated between seven tables.

The Rev. E. F.Blackmer resigned as pastor of Crown Point Congregational Church after nearly nine years of “earnest and energetic” work.

The congregation asked for a week to consider the matter.

“It is hoped that in the meantime he will reconsider his determination to retire from the church. Mr. Blackmer seems to feel that his age, sixty years, and his long service in the ministry entitle him to seek rest at a farm home he owns in Massachusetts.”

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