GREENSBORO ––– Church of Christ Rev. Kenneth McCrae 10:30 A.M. Divine Service. The Church School meets each Sunday at 11:30. ––– New Doctor Expected about March 1 Dr. Freideric Sharpless of Haverford, Pa., is expected to arrive in Greensboro about March first. Dr. Sharpless will have his office at the[Read More…]
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100 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, February 11, 1926
MARSHFIELD ––– The Wa-Yu-Waste Club members and their families were very pleasantly entertained last Friday evening at the vestry of the M. E. church, by the defeated side in the recent membership drive. The gave the farce, entitled, “The Kleptomaniac”, presenting it in a very creditable manner, also some readings[Read More…]
Walter P. Slayton (1831–1903)
Walter P. Slayton was born on July 1, 1831, in Calais, the son of Capt. Jera Slayton and Betsey (Kendall) Slayton. At the time of his birth, his father was twenty-seven years old and his mother twenty-six. Walter was born on the Slayton homestead — land first settled by his[Read More…]
100 Years ago in The Hardwick Gazette
Thursday, February 4, 1926 O.W.L. Hike O-w-l spells owl, but that is not exactly what the above letters signify. However, it is the name of the club at the Academy, or composed of students at the Academy, which held a very successful and well-attended hike last Saturday afternoon. The route[Read More…]
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65 Years ago CUB SCOUTS CHRISTMAS PARTY Santa Claus arrived on Thursday at the American Legion rooms to spend the evening with the Cub Scouts, Den No. 4. The festivities opened with the singing of “Jingle Bells,” followed by a group singing of Christmas carols by the Cubs, relatives and[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By, Dec. 18, 1960
The Hardwick Gazette, 65 Years ago EAST HARDWICK ––– Village Nursing Home Mrs. Alice Carpenter, age 76, and patient at the Village Nursing Home since February 1960, died on Dec. 19. Mrs. Carpenter had been critically ill for the past week, during which she was visited several time by her daughter,[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By, Dec. 18, 1925
SUIT OF LONG STANDING FINALLY SETTLEDCaledonia County Grammar School Case in Which Towns of Hardwick and Concord and the University of Vermont Were Involved After being in the courts for a dozen or more years, the Caledonia County Grammar School case has been settled, and the towns of Hardwick and[Read More…]
65 and 100 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette
100 Years ago in The Hardwick Gazette December 17, 1925 Community Tree. The beautiful Community Christmas tree, already set in place at the Academy campus, in front of the school building, is electrically connected and will be lighted at 6:30 o’clock this evening, at which time exercises commemorative of the[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By, Dec. 10 1925
ADAMANT ––– Services in the church next Sunday at the usual hour. Earl Slayton took a truckload of Christmas trees to Plainfield last week. C.E. Carlson and wife were in Worcester Sunday. Leona Baldwin was taken to the Heaton Hospital, Montpelier, Sunday night, and was operated on Monday morning. Messrs.[Read More…]
65 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, December 1, 1960
65 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, December 1, 1960 SCUDDER PARKER TO BE ORDAINED SUNDAY A Service for Ordination for Scudder M. Parker, who has been serving as pastor of the United Church of Hardwick since September, 1958, will be held at the local church this Sunday evening, Dec.[Read More…]
100 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, December 1, 1925
100 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, December 1, 1925 Breaks Leg While Sliding The boys and girls of this village should take heed of the almost serious accident which befell Raymond Benway, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Benway, last night, while coasting on Kimball Hill, one of[Read More…]
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65 Years ago in the Hardwick Gazette Thursday, Nov. 17, 1960 GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WIN QUIZ Two Greensboro Junior High students, Mary Lee Merill and Louise Tanguay, won the Current Events Quiz on WCAX-TV in Burlington last Friday night. The winners defeated students from Essex Junction and Turnbridge. Their[Read More…]
