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Show CUTTING OF ICE ON THE BIG PONDS' The cutting of Ice began this morning morn-ing on two big ponds and is to continue con-tinue uninterrupted until the entire crop has been stored away. It Is possible that a second ice crop will form before tho season is over. The ico dealers say that the present pres-ent cutting is about S inches thick, which is hardly heavy enough to bo placed in the regular storage places This cutting will be supplied to Individuals In-dividuals who consume much ico dui -ing the summer months and who havo their own places for keeping it. i ne proper inioiiness lor ice uiu is to be kept In tho regular storage places and then hauled to rcsldonces and smaller business houses, should b( ten Inchos, but at this tlmo manv or the larger users are guarding asalnst a thaw and are storing ice that has already formed, though It be not more than eight inches thick. |