125 Years Ago

The Northfield News

August 20, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year

Geo. H Richmond, editor

An animal supposed to be a catamount has been seen by several people in what is called the Loveland pasture. It is said to have a head nearly round, and as large as a man's, its ears being quite pointed.

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E. F. Buzzell has removed the remains of his brother William who died forty-four years ago, from the center village cemetery, and placed them in his lot in Elmwood.

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A. Howarth intends to shut down his flannel mill as soon as the work no in the looms is completed. He will remove to Oxford, Mass.

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Dr. Habel, who has just returned from New York, where he spent two weeks in ascertaining the prospects for the future of the college, informed us that the prospects for raising a permanent endowment for Norwich University are very encouraging. It is expected that from fifteen to twenty-five thousand dollars will be subscribed within the next six months in New York itself...Whereas this endowment is intended principally for the guaranty of the salaries of the professors, the citizens of Northfield are expected to do a little in order that the repairs and improvements of the college building and the chemical laboratory, which are absolutely necessary for the accommodation of all the students who are expected next month, could be commenced at once.

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Last Thursday afternoon a man came to Northfield House saying he was from the Ely mines, but not registering or giving his name. He complained of being sick, and going to a drug store procured some morphine and went to his room. About 9 o'clock a boarder on the same floor heard the man groaning, and called Mr. Morris up, who found the man dying and before aid could be procured he had expired. An old envelope was found on his person with the name of S. Rogers on it... The man's description is as follows: Height, 5 ft. 6 1/2 in.; weight about 140 lbs.; sandy moustache and chin whiskers, slightly grey; sandy hair; light blue eyes; face slightly freckled; no teeth whatever. He was probably about 45 years old. His hands did not present the appearance of having done any labor for some time. He was dressed in a dark coat and vest, considerably worn, dark pants, nearly new, rather old black slouch hat, nearly new boots, white shirt and paper collar. He had ninety five cents in his pocket.

100 Years Ago

The Northfield News

August 24, 1909

3 cents a copy/$1.25 year

Fred N. Whitney, editor

E. L. Field & Co., has completed negotiations whereby he transfers his retail dry goods and boot and shoe business in Northfield to Albert Bean and son, Earl Bean.

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Press comment: Rutland Herald: Evidence accumulates which indicates that the state of Vermont made a good exchange when the hoodlum whites of the former Fort Ethan Allen post defenders were replaced by negro cavalrymen.

Bradford Herald: "Have you ever noticed that about ninetynine out of every hundred of the people who call at your office want you to do something for them?" asks the Chicago Record-Herald. "Have often noticed it, and the one hundredth calls attention to a typographical error," replies the Boston Herald. We've noticed that that hundredth one calls on about a hundred different errands, to give advice, to kick over wrong initials, to wonder why certain this were printed and why others were not, etc., etc., etc.

75 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISER

August 23, 1934 5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

Construction of cement surface on the main highway through the village of Northfield at a cost of $20,000, of which $18,000 will be provided by the federal government and the remaining $2000 by the state, is included on the Vermont Highway Board's program for construction suggested to the Bureau of Public Roads, under the act of June 18, 1934 under which $948,077 was apportioned to Vermont.

50 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISERAugust

20, 1959

5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

During a Sunday afternoon thunder shower, lightning killed a cow on the farm of the College View Dairy. The shower and a lighter one Tuesday morning failed to bring relief from the hot and humid weather Northfield has experienced for more than a week.

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Miss Sigrid Niedermeinght of Hamburg, Germany, will be an exchange student at Northfield High School during the coming year. While in Northfield, she will reside with Maj. and Mrs. Ganz. Major Ganz, and Army officer, has been assigned as an ROTC instructor at Norwich University.

25 Years Ago

NORTHFIELD NEWS

August 23, 1984 25 cents a copy, $2 a year

Erik Nelson, editor

If size is any indication, this year's tenth annual Labor Day Weekend Celebration will be the best yet. From the children's one-mile foot race on Saturday morning to the performance by folksinger Paula Gills on Monday afternoon, Northfield's entertainment and parade organizers have jammed the weekend full of events and activities that would be the envy of any small town.

Mr. Cournoyer will be riding Tiffany, a horse owned by Karen and Reed Korrow of Cox Brook Road in Northfield Falls in the Labor Day parade. It is an auspicious event not only because Mr. Cournoyer is nearly 82, nor because Tiffany is a truly fine animal...Mr. Cournoyer knows more about riding horses than probably anyone in Northfield. For 22 years he was cavalry instructor at Norwich University.

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The Washington South Supervisory Union aboard search for a new superintendent has been put on hold and Art Cheney, acting part-time superintendent, will continue in that role at least until the end of the year...The board interviewed four candidates for the position, ultimately asking two of those candidates to come back for a second interview... However both candidates had withdrawn their names for consideration.