Connecticut western news., 1898-06-02
NORFOLK.

Mrs W. r. Stearns is spending few days in Boston.
 Alr aud Mrs Wm O'Connor and Miss Julia Kane, wlo have been the guests of friends in New Britain, have return ed.
 Roy and James Humphrey of Water bury were the guests of their parents at West Norfolk on Memorial Day.
 Mir and Mrs Carl Stoeekel will enter tain the Litchfield County University Club at their home Wednesday evening, June Sth.
 The funeral of Mrs Lucinda l. Gil lette was he'll at the North Goshen church Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev E A Todd of this place preached the funeral sermon The iu- terment was at the Hall Meadow ceme- tery.
 Late last Wednesday evening a coaching party, including Mrs Auson Phelps Stokes of Now York city and Baroness Hnrkett of England, in con- panv with several prominent members of New York society, drove in to town In pouring rain. and put up at the Stevens House for the night. The party had driven from Litchiield and were on the way to Mir Phelps hand some villa in Stock bridge. Mass.
 The prospects for a successful season at Norfolk are now very bright and al- ready several cottagers have arrived. Prot Frank Goodnow of Columbia University occupies his residence in the south part of the town and Dr F. $. Dennis of New York has opened Tama- l.nl In hn nf ha town are Dr Duncan, T. Bulkley and of New York city. h the village Dr Bangs of New York occupies Mrs Wm. Moseley's summer residence Mir c. T. Mead of New York recently arrived and has opened his cottage on Maple avenue. On the Litchtield road Mir E. w. Piarce of New York has rented the Ives cottage and Geo Stevens of Yon- kers, NY, has leased Wm. Spaulding' < cottage for the summer. The boarding houses are commencing to fill up and the Hillhurst is now open and Landlord Mclean says the house will be unusual ly full during tue month of Jane.
 Norfolk houored her patriotic dead on Memorial Day m manner unprecedeut- ed for several years ca Sunday morn- ing tine Rev w. F. Stearns delivered a memorial address at the Congregational church. Seats were reserved tor the veterans and the church about the pull pit and large stained window was taste- fully draped with the large flags. Mon- day morning procession formed iu front of the Towu Hall at 9 o'clock. First came 30 horsemeu; these were followed by 50 wheelmen, their bicycles being trimmed with the national colors next came the Clifton drum corps of Wiusted. Behind the drum corps marched 900 school children. The children were followed by large barge in which rode the veterans. Several carriages were also in line. The pro- cessinn marched to the Center cemetery where over 20 graves of departed heroes were decorated. The procession then marched to the Catholic cemetery and there decorated the graves of the de- parted comrades. At II o'clock exer- cises of which J. D. Bassett had charge were held in the Village Hall The Rev Mir Chesbro of the North Goshen M. E church opened with prayer. Several patriotic songs were rendered and there were several recitations by children. Short addresses were also made by Geo. W. Scoville, Rev w. F. Stearns and Rev E 4 Todd. The ex- ereises were closed by & roaring cheer by the old veterans.
 William White spent Decoration Day as the guest of bis parents in Guiliord
 Carl Beach of the Boston medical school who has been spending a few days in town has returned
 At the present writing Mrs Fl. H. Bridgman is reported to be very i'll.
 The Village Improvement Society held its annual meeting at the Town Hall Monday evening. Reports were read and the following officers elected Pres, Dr J. c Kendall; vice-pres., R I. Crissey; treas. and sec'y., J D. Bassett. The executive are Edmund Brown, A. F. Curtiss and Harry Stevens.
 The Adams Express Company have placed a delivery wagon in this town. Edward Johnson will act as expressman.