HOOD COMPANY ERECTING MILK AND CREAM BUILDING
Building to Be A Model One. Site is Nearly Opposite St. J. and L. C. R. R. Station
The H. P. Hood Company of Boston one of the biggest concerns of its kind in New England, has purchased of the Emma. G. Daniell Estate what has always been known as the Ward lot, about one acre of land, lying between the Fletcher hoisting plant and the Demars house on Maple street, and lies just northerly of the St. J. & L. C. tracks.
Work has already been commenced on the cement work for a building 36 feet by 52 feet. The cement work will be built up four feet above ground or even with a car, and it is understood a new short siding will be built into this place so that the cars can be loaded and attached to the various trains when due during the day.
At the start the company will employ four men and add to them as the business increases.
The building extends out as far as the sidetracks alongside this property and the roadway has been somewhat changed for the convenience of what traffic is directed through from the North Main street highway to the Maple street exit.
75 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, June 14, 1951
HARDWICK ACADEMY COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
A capacity audience at the school auditorium last evening greeted the Hardwick Academy graduating class of 1951 when the processional entered for the Commencement exercises, at which Governor Lee E. Emerson of Vermont delivered the address.
Introduced by Prin. Howard Walbridge, Gov. Emerson opened his address by paying a tribute to the teachers of his Hardwick school days and reminiscing on those days. He mentioned some acts of the last Legislature which aided education in Vermont. The purpose of secondary education as he sees it is to give young people a general education and a realization of their responsibility in society. People mentally alert and with a well rounded education will never embrace communisim. [sic]
In addressing the class he told them to not be self-satisfied; to endeavor by every means to follow up urges for a higher education. Do not feel that obstacles are too great. If the will exists, a way can be found. He told the boys not to be worried about the draft–to plan for future education. If called, it will be a patriotic duty to perform. In this connection Gov. Emerson said he did not subscribe to the theory that a college student could cram and pass an examination to be deferred. He thought a more democratic way of deferment was needed. Alger Hiss was a brilliant Harvard scholar and Elizabeth Bentley was an honor student at Barnard College.
He told the class to love democracy and practice good citizenship. One reason why U. S. has such economic advancement is because each person can put his initiative to work without over all government. He hoped they would have a desire to build a home because it is the bulwark of a free society. Not to maintain good homes undermines the structure of the community. Engaging in community activities and in the work of the Church was advised. The Governor said that one of the places where we have lost out in controlling crime is in lack of religious instruction. ‘He closed his address by reading Rudyard Kipling’s “If.”
The salutatorian, Joyce Eaton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Eaton, read Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” saying the road might be interpreted as the road life which diverges and the class must each choose which fork to take. The narrow way is not lonely and many great men and women have walked in it, and she urged her classmates to have courage and strength to take it.
The valedictorian, Kathleen O’ Malley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. O’Malley, said that the basis of their personality had been molded at Hardwick Academy and that in the world of tomorrow they would be judged, to a great extent, by that personality.
She also touched on the problems that face the graduate of today.
At the beginning of the program invocation was offered by Rev. James Kenyon of the Episcopal Church. The Academy Band rendered Corinthian and One Night in June. During the program the Mixed Glee Club sang Deep River and The Viking Song.
The Boys’ Double Quartet sang Song of the Trail, Cowboy song and Mosquitoes Bliss. In awarding prizes and diplomas Prin. Walbridge wished for the class ambition, moral backbone and courage to stick to the right, changing only when a change is for the betterment of mankind.
50 years ago in The Hardwickian, June 8, 1976
VILLAGE OFFICIALS SCHEDULING SEWER INFORMATION MEETING
Village President Ellis Richardson and the village board of trustees, last Thursday evening decided to have an informational meeting in the near future to brief citizens on all aspects of the new sewer system which will be under construction sometime next year.
No date has been set for the information meeting. Richardson said he expects the time and place will be announced at the meeting of the trustees this Thursday night.
In addition, the village officials hope to have the proposed sewer by-laws ready for the meeting on Thursday. The trustees meet at 7 p.m. each Thursday in the Memorial Building.
After the information session with the taxpayers, there will be a special village meeting scheduled for the voters to act on the proposed purchase of land for the sewer treatment plant location and lagoon. This land would be purchased from Walter (Larry) Urie. It is located off Lower Wolcott Street in back of Hardwick Motors.
The trustees commented favorably on the action of the town zoning board in approving Vermont Weatherboard’s plans to have offices in the former home of Dr. Bernard Beaupre on West Church Street.
25 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, June 6, 2001
Old Fire Truck Builds Up Steam
by Jo Gilder
CRAFTSBURY – “The first time I saw the ’35, I was in school on North Wolcott Road when one of the barns burned down. It was ’bout ’54. Of course, they lost the barn because they were too late, but I can remember Louis Marckres shooting water over the barn and soaking Donald Johnson the Fire Chief.”
Everett Demeritt is one of the Iast experts on the history of Craftsbury’s ancient 1935 International fire truck. It was the first truck Craftsbury ever had, he said. Before that, he said, the town had a lot of barns burning from spontaneous combustion: The fire truck is a Model C30 and it was delivered to Craftsbury in late summer 1935 by Bill Lillierap, whose father owned the International Dealership in Newport.
“Bill told me that he had delivered the truck and that it cost $437,” said Demeritt. “It was sold for $100 in 1962, but now I figure it’s worth $6,000 or $8,000.
10 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, June 8, 2016
Motorists Keep Talking, Police Keep Ticketing
HARDWICK – Motorists around town may have noticed a greater police presence on the roads for the month of May, and there was no mistake about that. After receiving additional state funds for traffic enforcement last month, officers put in extra hours on the road. One of the primary violations they looked for was texting and driving.
Nine motorists were reported in the June 1 issue of the Gazette as receiving tickets for using a cell phone while driving. The fines ranged from $165 to $392. Three more motorists are reported in this week’s Hardwick Police report.
“There’s still a lot of misunderstanding out there when it comes to cell phones,” said police chief Aaron Cochran at the previous Select Board meeting. “It doesn’t matter if you are just picking your phone up to see who is calling you. If you pick that cell phone up you are in violation of the law. The cell phone is in your hand and you are eligible for a ticket.”
He added there are likely more people who just hold it down when they see an officer. That means the people who get pulled over are just the ones who didn’t see the officer. Cochran said if they don’t clearly see the driver holding the phone, they can’t give a ticket.
“It’s happening still a lot across the state,” he said.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, texting while driving is six times more dangerous than drinking while driving.
