Lakeville Journal Opinion/Viewpoint

100 years ago — March 1921

SALISBURY — Mrs. Frank Wright has sold her residence to H. Roscoe Brinton. Mrs. Wright will occupy rooms over the Garage, and Mr. Brinton will move his family into his new home about the middle of April.

ORE HILL — Mrs. John O’Holloran has had a telephone installed in her house.

When life shut down last March, preparation for that eventuality was scant to nonexistent. Who expected that not only would that happen, but also that it would last so long? Well, Bill Gates and other pandemic watchers may have foreseen it, but for general society, it all came as quite an unpleasant and unwelcome surprise.

Bad language doesn’t help message

I’d like to admit that I have always been fascinated by the concept of being “born again.” Myself being raised in an Orthodox Church, where a person’s Christian identity has been sealed and imprinted at his infancy, which can never be  questioned, I find the aspiration of a person now as an adult and mature individual willing to reaffirm his fai

Many years ago I spent a summer working in Copenhagen. Something I noticed right away told me I was not in the United States: when Danes walking down the sidewalk come to a traffic light that is red, they stop and wait until it changes to green — even if there are no cars in sight. Such an orderly, law - abiding people, I thought. 

100 years ago — March 1921

At the present time while the frost is coming out of the ground the roads are in an unspeakable condition. Smith Hill is reported as especially bad.

ORE HILL — Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dean have moved to Sharon where he has employment.

There’s nothing unusual about asking for a recommendation when contemplating a home project or something needs servicing. What I find interesting is that the response is often couched in language strongly implying that they have the absolute best plumber, electrician, contractor … whatever, and you would be crazy to consider using anyone else.