125 Years Ago

The Northfield News

May 14, 1885 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year

Geo. H Richmond, editor

It is announced that all through passenger trains except the mail on the St. J. & L.C.R.R., were discontinued on Monday when a new time card went into effect on that road. It is also announced that many of the employees are being discharged and some of the engineers being sent to the Montpelier and Wells River road. The intention of the company is a mystery.

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Patrick Sigue, a sawer in Sheldon's Mill, recently had a narrow escape from death. While adjusting some machinery above a gang in motion he stepped on a plank, which gave way, and he fell on the moving saw beneath. With great presence of mind he managed to draw his body near an opening and drop under the frame work of the gang and thence to a place of safety. He escaped with a few bruises.

100 Years Ago

The Northfield News

May 3, 1910 3 cents a copy/$1.25 year

Fred N. Whitney, editor

Representative Frank Plumley is devoting every minute of his time necessary on the Agricultural committee of the House in the hearings which are now going on in which the oleo combination is trying hard for the removal of the government tax of 10 cents per pound on colored margarine. The big meat packers are in favor of oleomargarine as it enables them to dispose of a byproduct to advantage and they have joined hands with the manufacturers and the cotton farmers of the South, who have cotton seed to dispose of, in attempting to secure the repeal of the present tax. The dairy interests are thus up against a pretty strong combination, but are making a determined effort to maintain their present rights. Although one of the younger members of the committee in point of service, Congressman Plumley is one of its most active ones and has already gained a pretty good reputation as a cross-examiner at committee hearings. It is hardly necessary to say that Mr. Plumley is doing everything possible in his committee to sustain the just protection now enjoyed by the dairy interests. The Vermont delegation can of course be relied upon to use its every effort to support the present law, but as the hearings are before the Agricultural committee, Mr. Plumley, as a member has a double duty to perform and all reports agree that he is "working like a nailer" for the rights of the dairymen and the people, as against the powerful oleomargarine interests.

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The census takers for Northfield, Messrs. Pervier and Field are closing their duties and believe that they have a complete list of residents. If anyone knows of a person, who has been skipped it will be good thing to tell the census enumerators of the omission. Northfield wants its whole population counted for sure.

75 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISER

May 2, 1935

5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

Norwich University's annual junior week will start this afternoon at 3:30 when Norwich meets its old traditional rival, the University of Vermont, on the baseball diamond. It is expected that this will be a big "home coming" day for the alumni, which will reach its climax with the annual junior prom at the armory in the evening...Formal guardmount at 10 o'clock Friday morning will inaugurate a crowded day's program. The historic freshman-sophomore rope pull will follow a t 10:45 when one contesting class will attempt to pull the other through the still chilly waters of the Dog river. The horse show at 2 o'clock, one of the most spectacular features of junior week, will see Norwich horsemen at their best. Events on the horse show program will include a wide variety of mounted sports and competitions such as scurry, mounted rope pull, mounted wrestling, inter-troop jumping and polo bending. At 4:15 Friday afternoon will be held the Election to Skull and Swords, the senior honorary society, and formal parade will follow at 5 o'clock.

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With three victories and one tie as their record in four games, the Norwich baseball players have opened their season with promise that they will give N. U. its best diamond nine in years. Three local boys are members of the Norwich team - Dario Comi, star pitcher; Sam Fernandez, outfielder; and Lincoln Carr, second baseman.

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TEN-SHUN - Little Colonel makes an appearance at the Savoy Theater Wednesday and Thursday, May 8-9, with Shirley Temple and Lionel Barrymore.

50 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISER

May 5, 1960

5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

A copy of this week's issue of the Northfield News will be placed in the time capsule in the new building of the National Life Insurance Company at Montpelier. The time capsule is to be recessed in the lobby floor and will be opened in the year 2000, the 150th anniversary of the founding of National Life.

25 Years Ago

NORTHFIELD NEWS

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

Erik Nelson, editor

The Northfield Ambulance Service announced Friday that Barbara (Stevie) Balch had been appointed by town Selectmen as the supervisor for the all volunteer squad. The appointment, which was made by the Selectmen on Wednesday, has pleased both town officials and squad members. Balch, who has been a member of the squad and who is a nursing student and midwife in addition to being an Emergency Medical Technician was the squad's choice as supervisor, and the appointment has gone a long way toward healing an apparent riff between the Selectmen and members of the ambulance service.