125 Years Ago

The Northfield News

May 21, 1885 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year

Geo. H Richmond, editor

The Soldiers' Monument is nearly completed and will be placed in position on the common early next week.

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Gen. Grant expects to complete his history within a month. It will be published in two volumes of about 600 pages each under the title of "The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant." The period covered extends from the childhood days of the author down to the grand review of the Federal armies in Washington at the close of the war.

• The contract for the great bridge across Lake Champlain, from North Hero to Alburgh, has been awarded to the R. F. Hawkins Iron works, Springfield, Mass., for a little less than $30,000. This is to be the first iron bridge across any part of Lake Champlain, and the finest bridge in the State of Vermont, and one of the finest in New England. The Hawkins works are now building extensive bridges for the New York Central railroad, the Boston and Albany railroad and the city of Boston.

100 Years Ago

The Northfield News

May 17, 1910 3 cents a copy/$1.25 year

Fred N. Whitney, editor

Isaiah Verge of Roxbury and Maryette Hill of Fayston, were married at the M.E. parsonage Tuesday of last week, Rev. A.H. Webb performing the ceremony. Mr. Verge is 86 years of age and the bride acknowledges 74 years. Both have previously been married. The couple proposes to start life all over again and their courage deserves them many years of wedded bliss.

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H.G. Thomas, secretary of the Vermont Fish and Game League, has received a letter from President Taft's secretary notifying him that the President will attend the annual meeting and banquet of the league at Bluff Point, September 16.

75 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISER

May 16, 1935 5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

"Clive of India," Darryl F. Zanuck's first million-dollar production for 20th Century Pictures, comes to the Savoy Theater Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18, with Ronald Coleman starred in the title role.

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Formal opening of the Northfield Country Club for the 1935 season will be held Sunday. Dinner will be served from 12 to 2. The committee in charge has arranged a full day of activity for the members and prospective members. Mr. & Mrs. Dan Morse have been engaged again this season as hosts at the Country Club.

50 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISER

May 19, 1960

5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

On Thursday and Saturday during Junior Weekend the new Dole Auditorium at Norwich University was christened by the Pegasus Players' production of Garson Kanin's sparkling, hard hitting (often below the belt) comedy, "Born Yesterday." The play itself, though a little too preachy in the development of its thesis of the responsibility of the individual within our democratic structure of government, is good, though not always clean, fun. The broadness of its humor might only too possibly account for the play's being among the ten longest run plays on Broadway during this century. And to judge from the reaction here, it was a good choice for the Norwich audience.

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Editor of the News: We see that some interest has been taken in our project concerning a teen center, and we sincerely appreciate the interest made obvious in last week's News. One point we would like to stress is that this project would cost the community almost nothing providing the right attitudes are taken by parents and teens alike, and they are willing to work together. Let's hear something about an available place. After all, how can we work on a teen center if we don't have a building on which to work? Interested Party

25 Years Ago

NORTHFIELD NEWS

May 23, 1985 25 cents a copy, $2 a year

Erik Nelson, editor

The Northfield Selectmen met in regular session on Tuesday, May 14 at the town Municipal building...Town Clerk Laurence Robinson was present at the meeting and was queried by the Selectmen on regard to current dog licenses. According to Robinson, the number of licensed dogs in Northfield has dropped from 350 to 280 in one year. Robinson allowed that he thought that the actual number could be as high as 500. According to the dog statue on the books, any dog which is unlicensed is subject to being destroyed. The Selectmen requested that Robinson post another notice concerning the licensing of dogs and to word it more strongly in order to encourage those with unlicensed dogs to come forth and register them.

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[A] stately European Larch which sits outside Tamarack Farm has recently been designated a National Championship Tree. Thanks to the many News readers who stopped by to inform us of the Champion's whereabouts.