Century-old Ti — Praying for evening rain

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

The Rev. Joseph C. Hanson, pastor of Ticonderoga First Baptist Church was praying for evening rain.

“A bit of rain and a bit of sunshine is making the farmer smile,” he wrote in his weekly column, published July 8, 1920 in the Ticonderoga Sentinel. “A shower in the evening and a shine in the morning makes those who are interested in the morals of the community rejoice, for the showers are likely to lessen the attendance of young people at the carnival in town, where numerous gambling devices are in full swing.”

The South Ticonderoga correspondent, meanwhile, was upset about a recent theft — or perhaps borrowing without permission.

“The party who took the plow from the Frank Moses gravel pit had better return the same if they do not want to get in serious trouble,”

In other July 8, 1920 Ticonderoga Sentinel news:

The Church of the Cross announced that church ladies would sell ice cream on the church lawn each Tuesday evening during the summer.

Ticonderoga Steam Laundry opened at the location of the former C. A. Breed Laundry.

“Rough dry, 8 cents per lb. Wet wash, 5 cents per lb.”

B. J. Remington sold the Ticonderoga to Schroon Lake stage route to Roy Jordan of Schroon Lake.

Elizabeth Burdick was scheduled to speak Sunday evening to the Epworth League of the Crown Point Methodist Episcopal Church on the topic “Brotherhood Among Races and Nations.”

Samuel McKee of Chilson returned from a trip to California and Mexico.

“While in California he picked some oranges.”

The Mount Hope Cemetery Association purchased the cemetery annex and a three-acre lot at the north end of the cemetery from Ruth Moody.

The 16-member Crown Point Band marched July 2 in the parade at Shoreham, Vt. field says.

Click here to read the most recent previous post in the series.