Century-old Ti — Senator hikes Mount Marcy with local docs
This is the latest in a weekly series of posts about news reported a century ago in the Ticonderoga Sentinel.
Dr. John and Dr. Tom, long-time local physicians, were on a first-name basis with Ticonderoga residents.
On Aug. 12, the father and son, with the last name Cummins, climbed Mount Marcy, by way of Elk Lake, with state Sen. Mortimer Ferris, R-Ticonderoga, Dr. Breen of Schroon Lake, and R. Williams, the Ticonderoga Sentinel reported on Aug. 14, 1919.
In other Aug. 14 news:
Agriculture progress
“There are now two Sharples milking machines installed in our valley — one at Hadey Blanchard’s and the other at Frank Moses’. They are certainly men savers and the cows become quickly accustomed to that style of milking.”
Doubting Putnamite
J. Maclaughlin, a “Putnamite” farmer, wrote a letter criticizing editor Walter Taft of being overly optimistic about the potential of the state constructing a highway between Whitehall and Ticonderoga.
“Why don’t you publish the news as it is instead of filling your columns with hot air?” Maclaughlin wrote.
American Legion
The following were charter members of the Ticonderoga American Legion post: Harold F. Locke, Hugh J. Moore, Salvatore Pessulo, Newkirk A. Pond, Antione Cleppo, Clarence W. Noyes, Kirby D. Wilcox, Thomas E. Grimes, Dean D. Chapleau, Winfred D. McMarty, Mark B. Hill, Malcolm A. Grimes, James H. Hofnagle.
New Buick
William Blair of the White Church hamlet in Crown Point purchased a 1920 model Buick from Harold Huestis of Ticonderoga.
Baptist sale
Hague Baptist Ladies Aid Society raised about $235 — the equivalent of about $3,400 in 2019 dollars — at their annual sale.
New tailor
Y.J. Doucette opened at tailor shop at 17 North Main St., opposite the Ticonderoga Garage.
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