200 Years Ago
- The Cattle Show and Fair of the Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Agricultural Society will take place in Northampton on Wednesday, the 11th of Oct. An address will be delivered by the Hon. Mark Doolittle of Belchertown.
- Edward Dickinson, attorney at law, has taken an office in Amherst, over Graves & Field’s store, opposite Boltwood’s Hotel, where he will attend to any business that may be entrusted to him in his profession.
100 Years Ago
- The Florence Braves closed their season yesterday at Shelburne Falls in anything but a blaze of glory, being defeated 11 to 3, the worst defeat they have received in many a day. As more than 100 rooters accompanied the team and there was a great desire to beat the team from the Falls on their own grounds, the services of “Spunk” Lacey, a twirler with a great rep in the Maine State league, was secured and Bunny Trauske was secured to play short.
- Lisping and stammering are no longer thought “cute,” and in this day and age they may prove to be fatal economic and social handicaps, in the opinion of Dr. Sarah M. Stinchfield, professor of psychology at Mount Holyoke College. Prof. Stinchfield has made a four years’ study of the problem of speech defects in students at Mount Holyoke and finds in addition that they are symptoms of serious character defects as well.
50 Years Ago
- Northampton High School students were sharply criticized this week for alleged vandalism and misconduct in Childs Park by neighbors of the area. Students congregate in the park before school and throughout the day under the school’s open campus program, neighbors say. They also say that some students drink alcoholic beverages and smoke marijuana there.
- The controversy continues over membership on the board of directors of the Hampshire Community Action Commission (HCAC). The 31-member board is divided between those who want more low-income representation and those who do not. HCAC administers programs to low-income persons in Hampshire County.