Connecticut western news., 1881-06-29
CORRESPONDENCE.
Norfolk.


 Haying. have commenced. Our coal man is putting in coal for some of the people here at $7.00. How is that?
 Mr. Gleason drove to Bedford, Mass, tc
 marry his nephew; he expects to be home this week. Hope the fee was in proportion | to distance travelled.
 The Sunday School convention is in full
 blast this morning (Tuesday); quite numbe
 of strangers present. The ladies have table
 in the park, and are trimming and filling then up in shape. Particulars next week. l The park is 'ju,t lovely" now, the path having been cleaned, the flower beds trimmed
 and the grass cut. In fact Norfolk is look
 ing well all through; one of the pleasantes
 places I ever saw, but it won't do for one (
 her old residents to praise her; leave tha
 for the city people to do. There are quite
 number here now, and more coming. X. l. A cqrrespondet of the Winsted Herald give \ the following description of Norfolk:
 As you step from the cars at this place 70 -~'a4l4t face to face with statement
 are bl, ~-s would deny, namely sNorfolk-l, 400 feet above 'a
 though this height may seem somewna.
 credible at first, yet the longer you remain the more you are led to believe that instead of being all exaggeration. it is only milo statement of the case. Alter you have been | here week. and reflect upon the fact that | this is the last of June; that you are sleeping under two or three heavy blankets every night; that fire is not only pleasant, but in. viting, you will go even further than this knowing cold descends), and admit that the sea is 400 feet above Norfolk
 One who visits this town only once year will be struck with the many changes and improvements which have taken place,-the most noted of which is the removal of the barns of MT. J. A Shepard. They have been replaced by new buildings, and built at the rear portion of his lot, and in close proximity to tha road leajlng to the railroad station. The site of the old structures has been graded and sown with grass seed, which, if properly attended, will give fine lawn and add mate. rlally 10 the beauty of his place. By this change in the position of his barns an unob- structed view is obtained from the Park to the extensive northern portion of the town, ana we venture to say many miles would have to be traversed, and many places visit ed, before you could obtain view that wou.d equal this.
 The residences around the Park all look nicely and show the care and attention which has been bestowed upen them. but all good has it's accompanying evil and this case is no exception. Directly upon the corner of road that leads to the lower village stands an old building which for years has been an eyesore to the inhabitants of this town. Your cor respondent has been informed that offers have been made by several different parties tor the purchase of this site, and fabulous amounts named, but the owner refuses almost to en- tertaln even proposition. The buildipp is gradually falling to pieces, is untenantabls and as no revenue can be derived from it we cannot comprehend why he should desire to keep such an impeachment in the way of inn provement when he couldn only bring ad ditional beauty to his native town, without any expense to himself but on the contrary great pecuniary gam
 The church stands as fair sample of how beauty can be brought out of chaos. and speaks plainly that neither time nor money have been spared to obtain this result The ceilings have been replastered, new carpets laid, the inside painted, the wood work chang ed; new platform and pulpit replaces the old. two memorial windows bearing the names of the loving pastor and his wife who served this people for so many years, whose charity and kindness endeared them to all, appear as a silent monument and tell plainly that their loving deeds will never be forgotten.
 A public reading room has been opened, where may be found most of the New York and Hartford dailies, the county papers, in cluding the Winsted Herald, and the monthly | magazines are on file, and take it all ip all it l is one of the pleasantest rooms of the kind I l have ever visited. am told this was start sd and is sustained by Miss Isabella Eldridge, | and the town cannot be two thankful for this | great addition,