From The Cabinet files of Feb. 9-16

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Old timers will remember the White Horse Restaurant in Milford, which was located on the property where Giorgio's Restaurant is now. The old building was destroyed in a spectacular fire in 2002. We recently found this old undated postcard in a Laconia antiques shop, and judging from the car on the far right, the photo might have been taken in the 1930s or early 40s, when the restaurant was apparently called the White Horse Farm Kitchen. Unfortunately the postcard is blank.

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From the files of Feb. 9-16

99 years ago, 1913

Walter Fuller, foreman of the White Mountain Freezer Co., in Milford suffered a painful injury while loading logs on the David Hutchinson lot in Mont Vernon: a chain broke and the log rolled over Mr. Fuller’s hand, crushing it badly. It was thought likely that the accident might cost him a finger.

An elevator bar at the new French & Heald factory fell and struck Christopher C. Sears, severely cutting his head.

George W. Falconer was elected president of the Milford Poultry and Protective Association.

As Mont Vernon prepared for Town Meeting, people were wondering who would volunteer to “get up” the dinner, but it was hoped that Mrs. Martha Johnson, who had done it many times, would take charge.

Mr. H.J. West had succeeded in filling his Amherst ice house with exceptionally clear ice of very good thickness, but Everett Byrd was injured when a heavy ice hook struck him a severe blow. He was picked up unconscious and taken to Dr. Chandler’s office, where after an hour he came back to consciousness.

Milford High School decided that until Easter, students who had fallen behind in class work would attend afternoon as well as morning sessions.

John F. Herlihy was making a covered cupboard for Hersom’s store in Wilton, to be used to display bakery goods.

After 28 years as chief, Thomas Cooley resigned from the Wilton Police Department and Alfred T. Willette was named by selectmen to fill his position until March Town Meeting.

75 years ago, 1937

Freezing rain shut down schools when buses were unable to operate. Harvey Trudeau, driving one of the early bread trucks from Manchester, was nearly killed when his truck plunged over the wall toward the river in front of St. Patrick Church on Amherst Street.

From Amherst High School: The Triple Entente meeting was mainly occupied with settling questions about the operetta that was upcoming, and it was decided on the rental price of the moving picture projector, if organizations wished to rent it.

“The Charge of the Light Brigade” was to be shown at the Town Hall in Wilton and the advertisement said, “The cost of bringing this big picture to Wilton prohibits the offering of cash prizes this week.”

The Wilton professional basketball team beat the Detroit Circus Clowns, 37-23.

David Tuttle returned to Wilton from Laconia, where he had been attending the sled dog races.

50 years ago, 1962

The Milford High girls’ basketball team ended its season 12-1, losing only to Appleton.

Susan Doane of Amherst was crowned queen of the Holderness School Winter Carnival.

Lamb legs were selling for 53 cents a pound at First National Stores.

A nine-passenger 1961 Chevrolet Parkwood station wagon was for sale to settle an estate. Attorney Charles B. Sullivan was handling the matter.

The State Theater in Nashua was showing “Pinocchio,” and the Town Hall Theater in Wilton was showing “Teenage Millionaire” with Jimmy Clanton, Rocky Graziano and Zasu Pitts.

25 years ago, 1987

Running for the two seats on the Milford Board of Selectmen were incumbents Avery Johnson and Rosario Ricciardi, and newcomers Norman Erikson and Richard Mace.

Letter-writer Richard P. McNamara of Mont Vernon, opining on Pete Seeger’s upcoming appearance in Peterborough, excoriated Seeger’s supposed Communist views.

Stephen Morse joined the Milford Police Department.

Diana’s Pizza opened in the Amherst Plaza on Route 101A. It was owned by Diana and Bill Hall.

Richard Verrochi and Robert W. Brown were seeking the one open seat on the Amherst Board of Selectmen.

Christine Lamb, 13, of Amherst won the YWCA’s state-wide Susan B. Anthony essay contest.

Most of the 75 people attending a hearing on the Wilton school budget favored a 12 percent raise for teachers, rather than the 6 percent proposed by the Budget Committee.