Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14
jEWET1 CITY.
First Crop of 1909 Ice Cut Wednesday
Twenty Two Local Farmers Have
Their Own cehouses-FiVe Mill Tax
Voted-8erard- Desiardins Marriage.

Noreo-6eraro- Des Jard1nS Marriage.
Several of the big meat refriCerators
in the borough were filled for the first
time with new ice Wednesday. 1t was
cut by Snea Brothers at EtOpeVille and
was fine and clear, seven inches thick
The supply in the big Dorrville houses
has been exhausted for several days
The ice industry has been growing
one in JeWett City. First the small
house was erected by Ira +. Lewis
thirty years ago. This was later
doubled. About twenty years ago G.
A. Haskell built an icehouse Of his own
on the famous old Beckey Tiff proper
ty in connection with his slaughter
house few feet north Of the Lewis
house. Later, after the introduction
of dressed beef made 1t impractieable
to slaughter local beef to a great ex-
tent, the whole plant was converted
into an icehouse. A few years later
Palmer & Wilkerson built a large
house. Three years ago Shea Brothers
who now control the ice trade, built
another house, further north and of a
greater capacity than the Lewis and
Haskell houses combined The four
large houses will accommodate a har-
vest Of about five hundred tons. They
were filed to the roof last year. the
consumption being all in the borough
except that furnished TO the Boston
milk car every morning-about three
tons a day. One winter about fifteen
years since there was no ice cut on the
Ashland pond. as il did not freeze to
sufficient thickness to support a horse
Several farmers got a half crop Of ice
What was most remarkable at tnaU
time was that A. F. Read of Lisbon cut
from his old sawmill pond a full har-
vest Of twelve inch ice. This pond Ga
small one, not over a half acre. lies
2 n "a q
surrounded by hills on all sides except
the north. 1t freezes in the fall and is
not clear again until well into the
spring. Wednesday evening this pond
had fine ten inch ice which Mr.. Read
will harvest at twelve inches. Twenty
years ago it was an unheard of thing
that a farmer should have an ieehouse
of his own, but the building Of the
Jewett City creamery and other neces-
sary conditions caused farmers to
build, even when a dam had 10 be
made on some brook to make an arti-
fetal pond and today there are TWENTY
two farmers in town who harvest their
own crop.
Estimates Voted by Borough Officials.
At the srecial meeting of the warden
and burgesses Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing estimates were made for the
year 1909: Police $500; fire depart-
ment, $500; water for hydrants
s1,560, payable semi-annually. $3.50 at
the end Of each six months: printing,
$50; election expenses. $40: miscel-
laneous. $500; clerk and treasurer,
$165. IT was voted to recommend
tax Of five mills.
1t was voted to instruct Superinten-
dent Waters to put an electric light on
the corner of the J. B. LeClaire store
house on the r. R. Church property
on Mathewson street for the benetit Of
Aspinook employees.
Band Elects Officers.
At the annual meeting Of the Jewett
City band held Tuesday evening the
officers for 1909 were elected: Presi-
dent and leader, Joseph LaBonne;
business manager and assistant leader.
u. J. Gagnon vice president, George
LaBonne, Jr.; secretary, Eiw. Jndoin;
treasurer. Fred Menard; property clerk,
Joseph Cadieux, Jr.; trustees. Victor
L. HeureuX. Jr., Walter E. Corberu;
jaritor, John Q. Shea 1t was voted to
purchase new uniforms early in the
sprrg. Some money is in the treasury
at present; the remainder necessary
viii be raised by other means.
Committees of Dorcas Circle.
Dorcas circle of the Kings Daugh-
tiers met with the leader, Mrs. G. A.