— A Southwick Time Machine Original | Scandal Charles C. Machette lived in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he worked as a saddle and harness maker in the saddlery of Daniel Kingsbury. He was said to be handsome, charming, and persuasive. He stood about five feet tall and had eyes as black as his hair. He had large whiskers, a dark complexion, and was probably of French descent. His wife, Mary B. Machette, was the daughter of Daniel Bontecou, a highly respected and very successful Springfield merchant. He, along with four other wealthy citizens, established Court Square.  Mary Bontecou’s first husband was James Worthington of Springfield. They married on February 25, 1828. In May 1835, Mr. Worthington became owner of the well-known Hampden Coffee House, which accommodated travelers at the general stagecoach office. Some time after Mr. Worthington’s death on December 15, 1838, Mary married Charles Machette. ("Coffee" was eventually dropped from the name.)   "Court Squa...

 — A Southwick Time Machine Original | Mystery On the morning of May 22, 1957, Dominick Loupinski of Loomis Street in Southwick, Massachusetts, was hunting crows when, at about 9:30, he came across a 1950 DeSoto with a white top and green body, parked on a little-used wood road off Honey Pot Road near the Westfield-Southwick town line. Mr. Loupinski said he noticed a small red sticker on the car and immediately went to contact the police. In actuality, he contacted James L. Lyons, a retired Massachusetts State Police corporal who managed Southwick’s popular Point Grove Club with his wife, Elenora (Battistoni) Lyons. Mr. Lyons then notified police. It remains unclear what the sticker represented or why Mr. Loupinski contacted Mr. Lyons rather than the police. When officers arrived to investigate, they noted the lifeless body of a man in the backseat.   1950 DeSoto Advertisement   A Search Begins Mario Risciotti disappeared on March 10, 1957. When last seen, he was wearing...

— A Southwick Time Machine Historical Curiosity | Republished Account   Granville, Massachusetts, 1818 For some time past, the farmers in Granville, Massachusetts, and the adjoining towns had suffered serious losses in their flocks of sheep, several being killed in one night. It was ascertained by the tracks and the manner in which the spoiler treated his prey that these depredations were committed by a wolf, whose haunt must be somewhere in the neighborhood. Our injured yeomanry were determined, at the first opportunity, to hunt down so dangerous a foe. It was discovered early on the morning of January 5, 1818, that he had visited a sheepfold in this vicinity with his usual success in plunder. Alarm was immediately made, and the enemy was traced into a large swamp, which was soon surrounded by more than 100 persons. At the “winding of the horn,” the company advanced toward the center of the swamp, when the wolf was soon discovered. He was regularly kept at bay until his range...

   — A Southwick Time Machine Historical Curiosity A loaded delivery truck owned by the Holmes Transportation Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, got a flat tire while driving on South Main Street in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, on Halloween night, 1934. Just over the brow of a hill, the driver pulled to the side of the road. He then walked off to find a telephone to call for help. Earlier, Edward M. Ward, a Linotype operator for the Hartford Courant, was driving with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie A. Young as passengers along South Main Street. Mr. Young, a member of the Hartford Times editorial staff, was well-known throughout Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.   Linotype Machine, circa 1928   As the Ward vehicle came over the hill, it struck the Holmes Transportation truck. The car was badly smashed by the impact, which tore off the dashboard and a large section of the roof and threw Mr. Young from the vehicle. Mr. Young sustained deep cuts on his head and a gash un...