125 Years Ago

The Northfield News

April 30, 1885

3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a

year

Geo. H Richmond, editor

J. H. Orcutt's hens are trying to do well by the retiring postmaster, having laid two eggs the larges of which measures 7 3/4 by 6 1/4 inches. They would like to see any Democratic pullet beat that record.

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Three 10-feet spans of the 150-feet trestle on the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain road near Morrisville were wrecked Monday afternoon by the derailing of four cars on a stock train. The cars were smashed and their freight of corn, oats, and butter and eggs spoiled. No trains can pass for several days.

100 Years Ago

The Northfield News

April 26, 1910 3 cents a copy/$1.25 year

Fred N. Whitney, editor

Great interest is being shown on the hill by the efforts of Cadet Lieut. W. J. Johnson, who, in regard to working up his thesis on wireless telegraphy, has been vainly striving to fly kites, miniature aeroplanes and tiny airships. His object is to lift a wire high enough into the air to signal over the nearby hills. A large number of the cadets have imitated his actions in trying to fly all sorts of light and fantastic objects. No one has as yet succeeded in accomplishing the desired purpose of Lieut. Johnson but many, many are thinking seriously of taking up the electrical course.

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A serious accident occurred in Montpelier, Saturday evening, in which Mrs. George H. Almon, was severely injured. At first it was believed that her injuries would prove fatal, but at last accounts it is hoped that her lie will be spared. The accident was a collision between John A. Cross' new automobile and an electric street car. Mr. and Mrs. Cross went down to Montpelier in their car and took Mr. and Mrs. George H. Almon out for a ride in the evening. While on lower State Street, Mr. Cross attempted to turn the car around and in doing so brought the machine onto the line of the street railway track to be struck by an electric car which came along at a good clip. All of the occupants of the car were thrown out but all escaped serious injury with the exception of Mrs. Almon, who was pinned under the car and sustained the fracture of four ribs besides many bruises. Mrs. Almon was taken from under the auto as soon as possible and hurried to the Heaton hospital where everything possible was done for the suffering woman.

75 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISER

May 2, 1935 5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

A new Northfield eating place The Twin Restaurant, opened for business yesterday in the Donahue building opposite the state armory. It is conducted by Steve Mancini. His twin brother, Chesty Mancini has come here from Barre to be chef. Regular meals and lunches will be served. The public is invited to inspect the new quarters which have been completely renovated and equipped with new fixtures.

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Saturday, May 4, will be a workday for members and friends of St. John's Parish at Calvary Cemetery on North Main Street. About 100 men, together with teams and trucks, are expected to give a day's work. It is expected that a large part of the program of grading and seeding planned for the Cemetery can be completed on this day.

50 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISER

April 28, 1960 5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

Town Treasurer Gardner A. Buck said today that he expects about 900 Northfield residents will pay their poll and old age assistance taxes by 5 o'clock next Monday, May 2, the deadline that must be met to avoid collection fees...Village residents are required to pay a total of $17.33. Of this amount, the poll tax is $12.33 and the old age assistance tax is $5. For town residents the total is $15.98. This figure includes a poll tax of 10.98 - $1.35 less than the village levy.

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The long-run comedy on modern morals, "Born Yesterday," will be presented by the Norwich University Pegasus Players twice next week - on Thursday, May 5, and Saturday, May 7.

25 Years Ago

NORTHFIELD NEWS

May 2, 1985 25 cents a copy, $2 a year

Erik Nelson, editor

Members if the Northfield Ambulance Service have threatened to take leaves of absence if the Selectmen do not hire a supervisor who meets their needs by May 31st. At a meeting of the squad at their Northfield headquarters on Wednesday, April 24, members expressed anger and dismay over the unwillingness of the Selectmen to allow them input into the process of hiring a new supervisor for the volunteer squad. The squad, which is composed of Northfield residents and Norwich cadets, provides the only ambulance service available to the towns of Roxbury and Northfield.

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Although it has been 10 years since the last American soldier was lifted by helicopter from the roof of the American Embassy in Saigon to come back to a country racked by the pain of conflict, many never returned to their homes to begin the long process of healing the mental and physical wounds left by the war. On the 10th anniversary of the end of the war in Vietnam we would like to stop and remember those who travelled thousands of miles from the Green Mountains to give their lives: Roger Burnham, Randolph; Freeman Carr, Northfield; Eugene Dickinson, Northfield; Daniel Gillespie, Northfield Falls; Leslie LaRocque, Brookfield; Ralph Maxham, Jr., Roxbury.