Connecticut western news., 1898-05-05
NORFOLK.

The Rev William Stesrns. who has been spending the past five weeks in Boston, has returned, and occupied the pulpit at the Congregational Church Sunday. Mrs Stearns is very much improved in health.
 Prof Stoeckel and family who have been spenaing the winter in New York, arrived in town Friday evening on the special Wagner Car, Silvia.
 The magui6cient summer home of Prof. Frank Guodnow iu tn south part of the town is 10 receive a new coat of paint and the shingles are to be re-stain- ed. The contract has been awarded to Charles Cogswell
 The news of Commodore Dewey s victory was received with great enthus- iasm. The big flag was run ont on the pole near the post effice and fl Igs were also placed on public and private buildings.
 A cable was received by the Misses Eldridge Monday, that their sister Mrs E Y. Swift and her daughter, Mary Eldrdge have arrived at Bavre. Mrs Sw 1t is travelling for her health and will spend few weeks in Parts, and then visit some of the health re- sorts
 Word has been received that William J. Beach who arriyel in Tekca, Wash. some two weeks since, died Saturday afternoon. Mir Beach was operated on last week at a Spokane hospital for ap- pendicitis which resulted fatally. The body is nov enroute fer Norfolk. Mir Beach was but eighteen at the tune of his death and was an orphan, his. moth- CT, Mary Oakley Beach. having died a few months since. For several months Mir Beach acted as local correspond. ent for the Winsted Citizen and the NEWS, doing the work outside of school hours for he was a close student and had planned to take scientific course at some college. At the present writing it is not known when the funer- al service will be held.
 The Hon. N B. Stevens was visitor h town over Sunday.
 Geo Munson has sold his house to Edmund Brown
 H H. Eddy, librarian of the Norfolk library, gives the following statistics for the past month. Total number of visitors 1894; total nun Der of volumes in circulation s23 The record for the first four months of 1898 is ss follows: 7,221 visitors; 3776 volumes in circula- ton. Total number of books added during the past month, 30 volumes. The increase iu the use of the reading room and the library as library reference, says Mir Eddy is Very gratify ing
 Edward D. Holt and his two sons. Herbert and Henry have constructed a fine bicycle path in tue west part of the town, thus eliminating one of the worst pieces of track for cyclists between this place and Pitt field.
 The Norfolk and New Brunswick Hosiery Go. closed its factory here Saturday for an indefinite period. The war is said to be accountable for the shut down.
 The Norfolk Clubs last reception of the season in the Eldridge gymnasium last Thursday evening was attended by twenty couples, all of whom passed au enjoyable evening dancing. The ladie 8 wure beautiful American roses which were presented to them by Mrs Bridg- man, The refreshments came from W {. A. Sparks.
 The body of William Beach left Spo kane, Washington, Monday and is ex- pected to arrive here Friday or Satur- day. Services over the remains will be held here probably Sunday.
 Architect Hill and Contractor Slade of New York city arrived in town yester- day. The latter has been awarded the contract to build the new depot