Connecticut western news., 1898-05-26
NORFOLK.

1hO hOu' IAouChiOh Aouopdlu Ol lIist Orange, N. J., arrived in town Monday evening. Mir Shepard will be the guest of Mrs J. K. Shepard
 H. M. Wilcox end family of Hartford are the first summer arrivals at Mrs T. H. Beardsley's.
 The Rev Henry Van Dyke, D D. of New York was guest of Dr F. s Den nis few days last week. On Saturday Dr Van Dyke in company with Win throp Cone, Norfolk's Izack Walton, spent the day pleasantly fishing for trout. The result showed that the Doc tor was not novice in the gentle art" for he brought back a fine string of speckeled beauties.
 A picked ball team from Winsted played the local nine on the Robbins field Saturday, the score resulted in a victory of 15-l3 for the visitors
 Geo E. Atwood of Yale University, who has been home for few days ow- ing to ill health, returned to New Hay en yesterday.
 Theo. Lyman and family of Hartford arrived iD town Monday.
 Prof. Frank Goodnow and family of New York are expected to open their
 
 the town Saturday.
 On Friday of last week the Robbins School played the Gilberts of Win sted on the new Gilbert athletic field. The Gilberts were defeated by a score of II to 3. The Robbins are arranging for game with the Canaan team.
 Through the kindness of Miss Isa- belle Eldridge the various schools of the town are furnished with a circulat- ing library A large number of books from the Norfolk library are placed in charge of the various school teachers and each pupil may draw book the same as from the Norfolk library. When the volumes have all been drawn by the different pupils they are returned to the library and new supply taken. Thus large amount of gooi reading matter finds its way into many homes in the more remote districts, which otherwise would not be supplied owing to the in convenience of going so far for the books. Your correspondent believes this liberal system to he the only one of its kind in the county if not in the state.
 Lyman Hedge and Cristie Howe, stu dents at Yale. were guests of the Misses Eldridge Sunday.
 The Rev Joseph Provost of Torring- ton gave an address at the Congrega- tional church Sunday evening and made an earnest appeal for the work among the French and Swiss Protestants in that town. Mir Provost is endeavor- ing to raise money to build chapel.
 Mrs 0. H. Todd, assisted by several friends held an out doors children ser vice on the Island Sunday afternoon.
 The Norfolk Sewer District is to be enlarged. More than year since sev- eral of the prominent politicians en- deayored to form fire district in Nor folk which was to embrace a large DOT tion of the town, the majority of these gentlemen were actuated by the best of motives. But certain element were distrustful of the promoters of the pro- ject. They claimed that the political machine and the Water Company were back of the project for personal gain. The opposition was so strong that the plan was dropped. Last fall several gentlemen met at Dr Rockers summer residence and discussed the formation of sewer district. A few weeks since this district was formed but only in- cluded those who were favorable to the plan. leaving the kickers out. But there were several who were left out in the cold who desired the benefits of sewer system, among them Health Officer Dr J. o. Kendall The Doctor and several of his friends have for the past few days been quietly at work en. deavoring to educate public opinion up to the proper sta ndard. The result has been that the lost sheep" have been gathered into the fold of the believers The sewer meeting was held at the Town Hall Monday evening, but owing to the inclemency of the weather was not largely attended. J. D. B ,ssett acted as chairman and Leo J. Curtiss as clerk. The warning was read and afterwards was explained by R | Crissey. Upon motion of Dr J. O. Kendall it was voted to form the locality m mentioned in the warning into sewer district and to ap- ply to be annexed to the Norfolk Sewer District. The vote was carried, to 2 The Norfolk Sewer District will hold a meeting this (Thursdayl evening for the purpose of annexing the new district. The new district extends south so as to include b. D. Ives property and Prof. Pupin's new summer residence. It is estimated the cost of the new addition will not exceed $5, 900.
 O. M. Snow has the contract for the stone work for Dr Foote's cottage and work has been commenced.
 E. T. Butler has made a number of improvements on his premises He has removed an old frame building and has moved his barns fifty feet back from the highway.
 The Royal Arcanum met at their rooms in the Academy Hall Monday evening.
 Percy Scoville, son of George W Sco- vile, was riding to W1nsted on his wheel last Thursday evening. When about mile above Winsted he was thrown from his bicycle over upon some alder stubs about foot from the ground. He was hurt internally by them and while the injuries were not permanent he was not able to be around until Tuesday.
 The granite for the new depot is gift to the town from Justice Crissey.
 About o'clock Sunday afternoon Daniel Blow, meeting Alice, aged I3 years snd Maude Roberts. aged four, dau0hters of Mir Robaris who liyes