200 Years Ago
- Charles E. Forbes has removed to the office in the courthouse, formerly occupied by the Hon. Jonathan H. Lyman, at which place he respectfully requests his clients and all persons disposed to entrust him with business in his profession, to call.
- Bull & Clark of Northampton, being about to close their business, offer for sale to merchants and others, an extensive assortment of woolen, linen, cotton & silk fancy & staple goods, as cheap as they can be purchased in Boston or New York.
100 Years Ago
- Brisk and steady buying is the almost unanimous answer of Northampton merchants today to queries concerning Dollar Day trading. Hundreds of shoppers are spending thousands of dollars for bargains, but they are spending it at their leisure, the storekeepers report.
- The post office has handled 25,000 pieces of mail in the past two days, including Valentines of all shapes, colors and sizes, and flowers and candy. The regular force, supplemented by several assistants, was kept working at top speed all day yesterday and the expressions of sentiment have continued to pour in today.
50 Years Ago
- The Heights Grocery Store on Bridge Road was held up by a masked gunman last night, marking the second time in a year that the store was robbed at gunpoint. A group of Hampshire Heights residents attempted unsuccessfully to capture the bandit. The group chased the man, who was wearing a white face mask, across Bridge Road and through the Hampshire Heights apartment complex.
- The Northampton schools compliance with the state s anti-discrimination law, Chapter 622, will be examined by an ad hoc subcommittee of school board members, but not by a formal citizens advisory panel. That is the result of a series of maneuvers by the school committee last night during a discussion of several questions, including Vice Chairman Russell W. Carrier s authority to appoint a citizens advisory group and the need for any formal investigation of possible bias in the schools.