Erwin Gilcris is confined to his home by illness. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Edebohls are visiting in Long Island, New York. Dona Bessete was a business visitor in Burlington on Saturday. Guests at the home of Mrs. Lola Foster on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Alden Owen of Barton. Mrs.[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By
Weeks Gone By – 100 Years ago
Thursday, Nov. 12, 1925 Ellsworth Relief Corps Notes A progressive whist party for the benefit of the Sons of Veterans will be given Thursday evening, November 19th, at the Corps rooms in the Memorial Building. There will be room for twenty five tables. Refreshments will be served and prizes given.[Read More…]
Library grew, serving community for 130 years
WALDEN – Small and unassuming, the Walden Community Library is tucked away behind the town’s school. In a town that does not have a general store or town green, and just under 1,000 residents, the library is a focal point for the community. Since its beginnings in 1895, the rural[Read More…]
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20 years ago in the Hardwick Gazette, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005 Railtrail hike offers stunning vistas and misuse by Nathan Mercier HARDWICK – Exhausted after hiking from St. Johnsbury for two days on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, Kevin Russel stopped in Hardwick Tuesday night, drained but enthusiastic. His mission[Read More…]
20 years ago, The Hardwick Gazette, October 19 2005
Caspian Brook Bridge Slipping; Needs Repairs by June Pichel Cook GREENSBORO – Breezy Avenue runs between the Millers Thumb and Willey’s Store; it shows up as a dotted line, “Route to Memphremagog Country” on a 1794 hand-drawn manuscript of the town. The Greensboro Book (also referenced as Caspian Brook) flows[Read More…]
45 Years ago, The Hardwick Gazette, October 21, 1980
Wolcott gets windfall on energy project The students and staff at Wolcott School are in for a cozy winter this year despite what mother nature may have in store. The Federal Energy Office has granted the school 90 percent of its request for a $20,000 winterization plan. The plan which[Read More…]
100 years ago, The Hardwick Gazette, October 15, 1925
Unusual Storm Does Heavy Damage A big snow and windstorm of extraordinary proportions and velocity for this time of year swept over this section last Saturday, snow beginning to fall late Friday night and continuing throughout the day Saturday, accompanied by a high wind which caused untold damage in many[Read More…]
45 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, Oct. 7, 1980
Anair sues Hardwick for Slander. HARDWICK – A claim for slander against Hardwick Selectmen and Town Manager Ernie Laird has added $1.25 million to Al Anair’s lawsuit against the town. Several weeks ago Anair filed a lawsuit claiming that the Hardwick Selectmen had illegally taken possession of property put up[Read More…]
100 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, October 8, 1925
FIND BIG CACHE OF BEER AT GREENWOOD LAKE WOODBURY – Stuff Was Stored on Premises of Peter Maberini of Barre A raid was made at 2:00 o’clock Monday morning by Deputy Sheriff A.J. Stewart of Washington County, assisted by campers at Greenwood Lake on premises belonging to Peter Maberini of[Read More…]
HED rate hike delayed, Variety of rumors troubling selectmen, The Hardwick Gazette, Sept. 30, 1980
HED Rate Hike Delayed HARDWICK – A 18.6 percent rate increase which the Hardwick Electric Department had planned to implement in October has been postponed, and it may be several more months before the village trustees get a response from the state Public Service Board (PSB) on their request for[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By
September 17, 1925 South Woodbury John Bushey, 75, began his 64th year of work with the Winooski woolen mill on August 19th. When he began work at the age of 11 years, the pay was $7.00 a month and a day consisted of 14 working hours. Local Lumps The heavy[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By
The Hardwick Gazette, September 10, 1925 Immigration Largely Reduced Immigration Statistics are always of more or less interest, and according to figures given out for the year ending June 30th, last, the net number of immigrants admitted to the county was 69 per cent. Less than for the same period[Read More…]
