Connecticut western news., 1898-09-15
NORFOLh.

Mir and Mrs Edward Swift of New York have been the guests of the Misses Eldridge for few days.
 Mir and Mrs David Scoville of Balti- more, Md, spent Sunday in town.
 Mir and Mrs Carl Stoeokel, who have been spending a few days in New Hav- en. have returned.
 The Robbius School opened yester- day although several of the former stu dents will enter higher institutions their places are filled by new pupils.
 During the past few weeks there has been much talk in regard to new hotel which it was proposed to build in the near future. It now seems that the project was not newspaper myth. for we understand efforts are being made to raise S125, GOO to build hostelrY Of this amount S75,000 has already been pledged. Those interested in the scheme are now looking for a site for the hotel and while the south part of the town has been much talked of we understand Farview is considered fa- vorable location, owing to the magnifi- cent view, and its close proximity to Tobey pond the golf links, while Lake Wangum is easily accessible. The fact that this location is near the water main is another desirable feature. Miss Fannie Cowles left town Tues day for Mt. Holyoke college where she will enter the freshman class.
 Theodore Lyman of Hartford has closed his summer residence on Laurel Way and returned to the city Tuesday afternoon.
 David Rolard has closed his summer home in the north part of the town and returned to New York city.
 Arthur Siveter of Waterbury, grad uate of the Sheffield Scientific School, has accepted the position of principal of the Center school and commenced h,s duties Monday morning. J. w. Therlough of Winsted is the new clerk at the drug store. A W. Spofford, former Librarian ol Congress, is the guest of his son, Mr Cbas. Spofford. The state sewerage commission were in town Tuesday morning and in com pany with pr J. O. Kendall looked over the layout of the sewer system which Is now being built. ..- Lieut. Gov James D Dewell and Mrs Dewell spent Sunday in town as the | guest of friends.
 Politics in Norfolk still form an inter esting topic for discussion. It was an nounced in the Winsted Evening Citi zen few days since that Leo Curtiss popular Republican, was a candidate for postmaster and that owing to the hot fight which was on between J. N Cowles and A P. Atwood, Mir Curtis, would be very likely to get the plum MT Curtiss, who is a member of the legislature has many admirers aud though he refuses to discuss the matter his friends say that he is in the race and will win.
 | The delegates for the state convention left for New Haven yesterday afternoon | Three of the four are Porter men and | have decided to vote for their man re- gardless of what action may be taken by | other delegates. Joseph Selden, an old local politician, is the only man in favor of Senator Lounsbury.
 During the past few days nearly a hundred people have left town and still the place is we'll filled and those who stay are daily augmented by new corners
 Prof. M. J. Pupin of Columbia Col lege has purchased a small tract of land of R o. Burr near Tobey pond. It is expected that three handsome summer residences will be erected on the West Road early next summer.
 By direction of Frederick Shepard of East Orange, N. J., "a handsome foun. tain is being placed in the little park near the depot.
 It is reported that Miss Isabella Fl. dridge contemplstes building boule- yard around Tobey pond. Martin Prescott. manager at Balch & Plstt's mill, is on the sick list Dur ing his illness E J. Prescott is discharg. ing his duties.