125 Years Ago

The Northfield News

December 31, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year

Geo. H Richmond, editor

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is reaping what he has sown. He stepped outside his pulpit and took an active part in aiding the democracy in electing its candidate. Now he finds that many of his influential parishioners are leaving and his congregation is growing small. It serves him right. The people have sized him up and will let him associate with those he loves so well in the future. It is a minister's business to look after the spiritual welfare of his church and if he does that well, he will be kept pretty busy.

• Dakota has about the same population as Vermont and has repeatedly applied for admission as a state. It has no hope under a democratic administration as it will be strongly republican.

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The democrats are already talking of rebuilding the Navy now that they are coming into power. It is a shame that this country has degenerated into a naval power that even Chili can laugh at without fear, but it is due to democratic opposition. Now let us see that party rebuild the Navy and not steal millions.

100 Years Ago

The Northfield News

December 28, 1909 3 cents a copy/$1.25 year

Fred N. Whitney, editor

With this issue the Northfield News begins its 31st publication year. The past one has been a reasonably prosperous one to the News and it has tried to serve its patrons, both readers and advertisers, in a satisfactory manner. Its aim has been to keep the News along progressive lines and make it a little better all the time. It has endeavored to cover its local field as thoroughly as possible, to give an intelligent summary of state doings and to discuss public questions honestly and without prejudice. It hopes it has succeeded to some extent. This will be its policy in the future as well as in the past. The News has endeavored to keep its advertising columns as clean as its news columns and thus add to its value to the advertiser. It has also taken as much care as possible to make the advertising attractive to the reader and it believes the extra cost involved in such composition has been to the advantage of the advertising patrons. In the general printing department under Mr. Cameron's direct superintendency, the aim has been to improve the output of work and with recently increased facilities it is confidently believed that its work will compare favorably in quality with that of the best offices in the state. Tne News extends to its patrons the compliments of the season and wishes one and all prosperity and happiness for the twelve months of 1910. As the News is folded and mailed by machines it sometimes happens that an imperfect copy goes out in spite of our utmost care and to our regret. If it should happen at anytime that your copy is damaged or in anyway incomplete it would be a great favor to the publishers if you would notify them that they might replace it with a compete copy.

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The village is to enforce the by-laws in relation to the prompt payment of water rents and gives notice to that effect in another column.

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There has been some fine skating at the Polar rink the past week and those who have attended know the real thing in enjoyment in ice skating.

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Another opportunity is offered to purchase a small amount of Vermont Hosiery and Machinery company. The stock is not taxable and pays six per cent interest.

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W.P. Springer killed a pig recently which weighed 405 pounds and D. B. Adams one which weighed 400 pounds.

75 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISER

December 27, 1934 5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

A new plan for providing state aid to schools based on the education burden each town faces plus its ability to meet it, [and] drastic reductions in state appropriations for higher education... are among the recommendations contained in the report of the special commission appointed by Gov. Stanley C. Wilson to consider whether Vermont's existing educational system fulfills constitutional requirements as to equal opportunities and advantage...Vermont devotes 14.9 per cent of its total appropriation for education to colleges and universities not under State control, whereas the State closest to this proportion is Louisiana with 9.9 per cent..."this means curtailing the program for 66,000 public school children..." the report...recommends...that the next legislature "seriously consider the wisdom of radically reducing the appropriation for higher institutions of learning."... the commission also proposes that the State increase its share of the total school cost. It points out that under the present system towns best able to provide support for education are in a position to get the most aid from the state, and proposes a substitute the minimum program method based on wealth per pupil.

50 Years Ago

NEWS AND ADVERTISER

December 31, 1959

5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

The citizens Committee on the Elementary Schools will meet at the New High School on Monday January 4. Any member who has not received a copy of the preliminary draft of a committee report, which has been drawn up for consideration at this meeting, should ask his subcommittee chairman for one.

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This is just pure speculation, but N.Y. Gov. Rockefeller's surprise announcement the day after Christmas that he would not see the GOP Presidential nomination may have been the administration's prayers.

25 Years Ago

NORTHFIELD NEWS

December 27, 1984 25 cents a copy, $2 a year

Erik Nelson, editor

Sportsmen twice tried to get the antlerless [deer] season halted. They were unsuccessful and the season proceeded as planned. Of 106 deer reported at the Falls General Store and the Roxbury Country Store during the rifle season, 104 were antlerless.