A Look Back, Nov. 23

200 Years Ago

■The Boston & Northampton Stage, by way of Bolton, Lancaster, Sterling, Princeton, Barre, and Amherst, leaves Boston every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 7 o’clock A.M., and arrives in Northampton at 2 o’clock, P.M. The stage leaves Northampton every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11 o’clock A.M, and arrives at Boston at 5 o’clock P.M.

■The public are respectfully informed that the Northampton Seminary for Young Ladies is now open and ready for the reception of those who wish to attend. Scholars are requested to give in their names as soon as possible, as the classes will be immediately formed. — D.A. E. Watson, Preceptor.

100 Years Ago

■Arthur Neuenhaus of New York, the world’s amateur champion typist, gave a demonstration and address before the pupils of the Northampton Commercial College yesterday afternoon. He came to this city under the auspices of the Underwood Typewriter Co.

■Extra coaches were attached to this afternoon’s trains and there will also be extra coaches for tomorrow’s trains, to accommodate the crowds of Smith College students and others going to New Haven for the Yale-Harvard football games.

50 Years Ago

■Three would-be young thieves are now voluntarily working for the city at no salary. The city’s recreation commission reports that it has caught three juveniles who several weeks ago stole eight bleacher benches from Arcanum Field. The youths have never been in trouble before and have returned the boards. They have agreed to come to the recreation office every Saturday to paint the 16-foot bleacher seats, as restitution for their crime.

■The Hampshire County Commissioners have approved plans to offer 20 by 20-foot lots to the public for planting vegetables. Located on land at the Northampton State Hospital, the sites will cost county residents $2 per plot and will be available beginning in January.