125 Years Ago

The Northfield News

June 4, 1885 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year

Geo. H Richmond, editor

In a recent interview with Jeff. Davis a correspondent finds the confederate ex-president taking a gloomy view of the country’s future prospects. The old traitor indulged in considerable foolish talk and at this late day, really, his name should never appear in print except it be as a disgraceful blot in the history of the country.

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The American Farmer may need the protective tariff on wheat sooner than he is aware of. Russian flour was offered in New York recently for $6 per bbl., and is said to be equal to choice Minnesota spring wheat traffic brands.

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A large amount of valuable local matter, the State News, and the Soldiers’ Department, are crowded out [of this newspaper] this week to give place to an extended report of the Memorial day exercises.

100 Years Ago

The Northfield News

May 31, 1910 3 cents a copy/$1.25 year

Fred N. Whitney, editor

The greatest ball game of the season in Northfield, before a record breaking crowd, was pulled off Monday afternoon, when the Norwich University team put it all over the Middlebury College boys, strong team though they had, by a score of 3 to 8. Middlebury came over in a special train bringing three carloads of “fans” and a brass band. But alas! The west side college never saw the home plate after the first inning.

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Northfield again honored her soldier dead in a most appropriate manner, under the direction of William H. Boynton Post, G.A.R. The Memorial Sunday services were held in the Methodist church. The pulpit and altar rails were very tastefully decorated with flags, bunting and flowers. The veterans and the Ladies Circle of the G.A.R. occupied the front seats. The church was literally packed, every available seat being occupied. Several appropriate selections were well rendered by the choir and a male quartette. Rev. A. H. Webb preached the sermon, taking for his text 1 Sam. 30:24.

75 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISER

May 29, 1935

5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor

Coach Stuffy McInnis’ Norwich baseball players defeated Tufts, 7 to 3, on Sabine Field Friday to give them their seventh win in 11 starts and to set the best Norwich diamond record in more than a decade. Not since 1926, when they won six out of 12, have the Horsemen done so well. Tomorrow they close their season on Sabine Field in a Memorial Day game with Middlebury at 2 o’clock.

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Northfield High School’s commencement begins Sunday night, June 2, with the annual baccalaureate sermon, which will be held in the Norwich Armory at 8 o’clock. The speaker will be the Rev. F.R. Nitchie. Class Day exercises will be held Monday afternoon at the Norwich armory, followed by the reunion and banquet of the alumni association of the high school at Howe’s hall at 6 o’clock. Graduating exercises will be held at Norwich armory Tuesday evening, June 4. Speakers at the graduating exercises will be Leonard Villemaire, salutatorian, Marjorie Grundy, valedictorian, and Anna Foley, Francis Maltese and Michael Demasi.

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Thrilling Gorilla hunt with a camera. French explorer relates his adventures with man’s ferocious cousin in Africa. A double page illustrated article in the American weekly, the magazine distributed with the June 2nd Boston Sunday Advertiser. - adv.

50 Years Ago NEWS AND ADVERTISERJune

2, 1960

5 cents a copy, $2 a year

John E. Mazuzan, editor A Memorial Day observance was held at the soldiers’ monument in the park Monday morning at 11. James Kempton, commander of Sorrell-Maynard Post, American Legion, conducted the service. Following prayer the “Gettysburg Address” was recited by Douglas Burnham, “Decoration Day” by Joan Hurley, both seventh grade pupils, and “The Nameless Dead” by Mary Ellen Nye, a high school pupil. Tribute to veterans of all wars with special mention of the two local veterans of the Spanish American War, Edward Kelty and Frank Avery, was followed by a period of silence in memory of heroic dead. The symbolic graveside ceremony and a memorial prayer followed. Wreaths were placed at the base of the monument by representatives of the Legion, Legion Auxiliary, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.

25 Years Ago

NORTHFIELD NEWS

June 6, 1985 25 cents a copy, $2 a year

Erik Nelson, editor

The Northfield Police Department has hired their first woman police officer, Barbara Brahmstedt, who has lived in Northfield for the last year and brings some extra-special qualifications to the job of part time officer. Brahmstedt has lived in nine different countries and spent seven years living in Egypt before coming to Vermont. The sprightly officer come to Vermont in order to take a holiday and ride horses, and made her home in the Valley before moving to Northfield. In addition to having lived all over the world she speaks and writes fluent Arabic and claims that she’s passable in Parisian French. Before deciding to become a police officer she worked as a professional rider and was licensed in England to participate in both jumping and flat track events. She also worked as a registered nurse at Charing Cross Hospital…Brahmstedt said that she has received enormous support from the other officers on the force and that she was really pleased when the Selectmen hired her to be the town’s first woman officer…Brahmstedt said that she felt that there were instances where being a woman officer would be and advantage. “Just like some women prefer a woman doctor, I think that some women will naturally open up more to a woman than they would to a man. I also think that in dealing with small children that sometimes they will speak more openly to a woman.”