Tennis Anyone?
New Ipswich Historical Society
Tennis Court
The photo description stated that the tennis court was between Police Station & Pearl Thompson's house. House in background was the former home of Sarah Lee. Photo was donated by Elizabeth Barr Keyser. The veteran monument in the background gives a clue where the court was located.
WWII Veterans
Hazel Moore compiled an album of New Ipswich WWII veterans for the New Ipswich Historical Society. As a prelude to our town’s Memorial Day celebration, we will feature a few photos each day.
On this day - April 21, 1908
James Roger diary entry
21st April 1908 (Tuesday) 33
Cold wind but fair day. David at Lonie’s. Hamish brought fertilizer from Depot for Mr. Hardy. And took me to Depot in the morning to get the train for Concord to attend the convention to elect delegates for the Chicago convention to nominate President. I met Honorable John Mc Lane, Senator Burnham, Governor Floyd &c. &c. I was in company of Mr. Reid of Mason, and Judge Taft of Greenville most of the day and got home by last train.
On this day - April 21, 1897
William Jurian Kaula diary - Petit Cochon
It is very quiet here since our party left. There is one American at the hotel besides one Frenchman who is painting the apple-blossoms. Since the arrival of a gay model from Paris there is something to look at. She has been engaged to pose for an artist who will be here in a few days. Like a great man of her class she is arrayed in clothing of the most striking kind and a most gorgeous hat.
Among the characters of the town there are two who will attract attention to a visitor. One is a half-witted fellow of small stature who goes under the cognomen of “Petit Cochon.”* He occupies his spare time in making and selling coarse brooms made from brush. These fetch the price of two sous.** He is very fond of cigarette and cigar stubbs and the patron of our hotel collects a cup-full each morning to deliver to this creature on his daily rounds. He eats them with great relish. The other character is a blind man and his dog. The latter appears to be the chief object of interest as it is an animal of remarkable intelligence. The man holds a cord which is attached to the dog and the animal pilots the whole route and stops at the houses where the people have given alms before. The old man can scarcely know where he is until he hears a familiar voice. The patron said that the dog always passed by a certain house where they never gave anything and one day someone came out with a sou. After that the dog always stopped at the house on each weekly journey around the town. They always took the middle of the road and when a vehicle came along the dog drew off to the side and waited for it to go by.
*Petit Cochon translation – little pig
[Today, 1 USD = 1,904,989.996 sous. $1 in 1897 is worth $34.18 today.]
A seeing eye dog, a painter’s model and “un petit cochon” eating saved bits of cigars and cigarettes… wow that was a good diary entry John! Well worth waiting for!
You can make relish from cigar butts! Who knew?