200 Years Ago
- The business of dressing cloth in the village of Williamsburg will be carried on this season by Abisha Sterns, who flatters himself from his experience in the business to be able to give universal satisfaction. He would inform those persons in Northampton who wish to employ him that he will receive their cloth at the store of Messrs. Clark & Williston, who will take the directions, and he will return the cloth when dressed to the same place.
- Caution! All persons are forbid digging sand on Slough Hill, so called, on the lot of land formerly owned by Gaius Burt, without leave of the proprietors. — Calvin Wilder, Godolphin Patterson, Northampton.
100 Years Ago
- Motorcycle Officer Bertram Powers received the new Indian Scout motorcycle which the department has acquired Saturday afternoon. The new machine was fitted together by hand, and the makers declare that it will last well.
- Brick work on the new Hotel Northampton has now reached the fourth-floor level, while concrete pouring on the third floor will be completed tomorrow. The work is progressing more rapidly than expected and the roof is expected to be on by October 15th.
50 Years Ago
- Chemical analysis at the University of Massachusetts shows that endosulfan, a pesticide sprayed on shade trees, shrubs, fruit and vegetables, caused the deaths of 30 animals last weekend in Belchertown. Authorities think that someone is tossing tainted food into the animals’ yards, since most of them have died while confined to their property.
- In Amherst, a $600,000 colonial-style shopping center is being planned for the corner of Amity Street and University Drive. The plans call for 30,000 square feet of office and retail space to be built around Chequers Restaurant. The buildings will be modeled after structures in Old Deerfield.