Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
NORFOLK.

Rev Mir DePeu preached a stirring, earnest sermon Sunday on the liceuse question, and Monday it was satlsfac- torily settled by the towns going mo license" by three majority.
 Colonel Horace B. Knapp died at his home in the north part of the town on Friday morning, Oct 4th, at 83 years of age. He has all his life been resi- dent of Norfolk and an upright, infuen- tial man; to be consulted and one who has held many places of trust. His funeral was held Sunday at 2 30 p. m., at the house, Rev MT DePeu officiating. Burial at the center cemetery.
 E. Y. Swift is visiting the Misses Ell dridge.
 Mir and Mrs Caleb Camp and K. B. Stevens, of Winsted, were in town Sun. day to attend MT Knapp's funeral.
 The festival at Tamarsck Lodge fol the Goshen Church was perfect sue cess. both socially and financially, as about $l00 was realized.
 The Catholic fair, which has been ir progress since last Thursday night, clos ed on Tuesday night with fine supper and distribution of articles drawn, whicf were numerous and useful
 E. c. Stevens was obliged to kill ont of his fine span of horses lset week, ai it broke it's leg while being led to water
 David Scoville has gone to Hartford to serve in the employ of the Hartford Rubber Go.
 Prof. G. Stoeckel is building barr on his fine premises.
 Messrs Royal and Percy Scovill' spent Sunday at their fathers, Georg' W. Scoville's.
 Father Bannon, of Lskeville, has beer guest of Fsther Heating. of this place for few days.
 Miss Helen Pettibone, who has beel suffering from painful attack of rheu ! matism for several weeks, is still unabl to attend school.
 Howard Pendleton, of the south par of the town, who has assisted Isaac Dun can during the summer, has returned [, ] remain while MT Duncan delivers som horses both in New York and Washing ton, D O., for some of the gentlemel who have spent the summer here. NJ Camburn, of Pine Plains, N Y wh has worked for I. C. Duncar, has return | ed
 | Mrs Lyman Johnson and Mrs Sils Palmer visited their sister in Montere. from Tuesday until Friday.
 To A1e Public:
 1 We the undersigned take this metho, of informing the patrons of the Norfol Savings Bank that-we have completed thorough examination of the books O the Bank under the direction of th l Trustees. We have traced every entr in the Journal and Ledger from Jan 1877 to the present time and properl balanced all the accounts We foun, corrections in the various books to th amount of several thousand dollars l The shortages were reported to tn Trustees and have been paid in full b. the retiring Treasurer and his bonds men.
 In closing our labors we desire t ] hear witness to the very sound condi tion of the bank at tho present time It has an ample surplus, its securitie will as whole sell at higher figur than that at which they stand on tn books of the bank, and it's mortgage are. with scarcely an exception. wei secured and with interest kept up. Tn Trustees are adopting new aad snperio n ethods of bookkeeping and are pledg ed to closer supervision than heretofore We would without reserve recommen, the bank as being as secure at preeen and as full of hope for it's future pros perity as any similar institution in tn state.
 Norfolk, Conn Oct. 4th. 1895.
 JOHN D. BAssETT. 1 EDMUND BROWN