125 Years Ago

The Northfield News

November 5, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year

Geo. H Richmond, editor

As announced last week, the title and goodwill of The Vermont Farmer has been sold to Messrs Thayer and Gerry of West Randolph, who will continue its publication. It will be a four page paper, at 75 cents a year and will be a paper which every farmer in the state should take. We will receive subscriptions. This paper will hereafter be known as The Green Mountain News, or simply The News, for short, and will be the same size and price as heretofore. It will pay more particular attention to the local county news, and one or two special features will be announced in succeeding issues.

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We are glad to be able to announce that we have made the necessary arrangements, and that hereafter The News will contain a first class and ably conducted "Soldiers Department," wherein will be given all pension decisions, changes of laws, etc., G.A.R. news, and all matters of interest to old soldiers or their heirs...Full announcements will be made next week.

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Just as apple trees were in blossom last spring, J.K. Edgerton trimmed up some crab trees and carried the branches which were cut off to a corner of the garden. This fall a full grown and well matured apple was picked from one of these branches. The branch had not been stuck in the ground at all and the apple had matured under these seemingly unfavorable circumstances.

100 Years Ago

The Northfield News

November 9, 1909

3 cents a copy/$1.25 year

Fred N. Whitney, editor

Another large addition to the granite cutting sheds of Northfield, to meet the demands of one of the most successful plants in Central Vermont, is underway. This time it is the plant of Cross Brothers who are to build 80 feet onto the north end of their large main shed...A portion of the lumber is already on the ground and the material is being assembled as rapidly as possible. The company recently installed a 125 horsepower engine in addition to their large water power and have made other improvements and additions.

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The Waterbury Record says editorially: "We like the way Rev. J.P. O'Neill of Northfield came to the rescue of the hosiery manufacturing concern. An attempt was being made to for a union among the female help, but considering that no union exists in other like manufacturing plants, the much admired priest went to the factory and addressed the young ladies, giving them facts, and telling them that no union exists in other plants.

75 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISERNovember

8, 1934

5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

The entire Norwich cadet corps will accompany the Maroon football team to New London, Conn., for the annual "little Army-Navy" game with the Coast Guard Academy Saturday. A special train will convey the cadets.

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Boy Scout Troop 1 will stage a movie for the benefit of financing the Troop and acquiring such equipment as will benefit the Troop as a whole...This is our first benefit movie and we hope that you will give us your loyal support so that we may carry on Scouting here in Northfield in such a way that it will benefit the whole community. Troop 1 now has a membership of 32 Scouts, which is considered a full Troop, and we are trying to register all boys who want to take advantage of the vast field of knowledge and experience which Scouting offers. The Troop has had a number of hikes and expects to have more through the coming winter.

50 Years Ago

NEWS AND ADVERTISER

November 5, 1959

5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

Though the blame for the banning of social fraternities at Norwich "can be put squarely on me," Maj. Gen. E. N. Harmon, the military college's president, told the assembled Cadet Corps at their noon meal Monday, "the views of the Norwich alumni themselves prevailed at the meeting of the Board of Trustees that took official action on Saturday to rule fraternities from the campus."...General Harmon, who appeared in the Cadets' mess hall to give the 891 students the official word of the board's action and to explain the university's plan for setting up class clubs to substitute for the fraternities, also read to them a resolution passed Saturday night by the Board of Directors of the Norwich General Alumni Association. The Resolution said: "Resolved that the directors of the Norwich University Alumni Association endorse and support the action of the Norwich University Board of Trustees involving the fraternity situation at Norwich University. While we regret the necessity of eliminating fraternal societies as such, we believe the particular Norwich situation demands their discontinuance for the future welfare of Norwich." Though the question of discipline and morale in the Corps of cadets was an important factor..."equal social opportunity for the whole Corps of Cadets is an important responsibility of the university administration."

25 Years Ago

NORTHFIELD NEWS

November 8, 1984 25 cents a copy, $2 a year

Erik Nelson, editor

You'd think more than three people would show up when there's money to be given away. Domenic Falzarano thinks so and he's probably right. Falzarano accompanied Norman Powell and Arlene Macy to last Tuesday night's Revenue Sharing hearing. The hearing was held by the joint board of selectmen and village trustees. Organizations applying for a slice of Northfield's Revenue Sharing were required to have a representative at the hearing.