Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16
Norfolk and Lime Rock.

OeslFouS or cOmpletlng arrangements TOl
 writing history of the town of Norfolk.
 we quietly dropped down into that village
 last Friday afterno on, and perambulated it's streets for about an hour and half
 There appeared to be nothing going on,
 which would have tendency to alarm
 people, yet all were pursuing the even
 tenor of their ways; tending strictly to 1 their own business with very little if any l time to attend to the business of. others. We found MT. Wolcott searching into the
 mysterious depths of some almost un
 fathomable watch, evidently endeavoring tt
 unsnarl its intricate machinery; and far 1 thcr down the hill in the Norfolk House block. we almost unconsciously as it were. found ourself in the we'll filled store of MT
 A. Reyes. Promiscuously hanging about
 the room were little board signs, on one of
 which it read, Goods warranted as repre-
 sented." This is a capital place to go tc buy goods. When merchant comes out
 fair and square, and gives the people a guarantee that he aoont lie, let's all patron
 ize him. Two or three minutes in the Norfolk House, was sufficient to convince us
 that all was being managed in very satis- i. ctory manner. Landlord Morehouse was absent and we did not make quite as thor ough examination of the premises as we
 otherwise should. The. drug store in the
 west part of the block is branch of an extensive establishment in West Winsted.
 MT. James H. Welch has the suprrinten- dence of this Norfolk store and appears to
 be doing we'll. Who ever knew of a
 WeSch but what was 8 physician, or at
 least dealer in medicines? They seem to
 'take to it' very naturally. Wirsted has it's Doctor Welch; Norfolk it's Doctor
 Welch and Salisbury it's Doctor Welch.
 We spent few moments in the Rev Doc tor Eldridge's stately mansion. The south side of aportion of his house is thrown open to the light by large windows, and numerous huge vases contained plants of almost every variety. only few of which however, were in bloom, yet enough to give to his home very cheerful aspect.
 We are sorry we had not the time to look about West Norfolk. We understand that the large buildings on the stream, which were formerly occupied by the scythe works, are in good condition and waiting for some. body to occupy them. Mir. Shepard is driving on his tannery business, whicl, with his store, gives him plenty of busi- ness to attend to.
 About two bours of last Saturday after noon we spent in Lime Rock. We found as we entered the village, the smoke pour ing out of the foundry chimneys, and everything indicating business. The dusty chaps in the foundries pour 85 car wheels per day and grow fat on it. The Barnum Richardson Go. received an order from South America the other day for 1900 car wheels. They make from 1000 to 5000 wheels per year for South America alone. This company have other works in Chi cago, which are making about 90 wheels per day, beside what is called soft work, of which about 10 tons per day are made. Car castings, bridge castings, and generally small work, for which, soft iron is used, is what is called soft work. MT. Albert Aiding, is superintendent of the Chicago works. Mir. Aiding made wheels in West Cornwall something like thirty years ago, n the old works which were then located where Messis. Volmiler & Beck's shear hop- now stands. Over in tine sleelyard | 'hop we found that indefatigable Crowell, nore busy than he was ever known to be before. He was at work at something that will astonish the world when completed. 1e said it Was 8 new tangled fandango,