Connecticut western news., 1898-06-09
NORFOLK.

Miss Almira Besrdsley, who has been spending the winter in Boston and Vermont has returned.
 Mrs s. M. Humphrey of Canaan and Mrs Caroline Dean of Branford were the guests of Mrs D. F. Marvin for 8 few days last week.
 The Norfolk Downs golf links were opened to the public June 1st. Since last season Mir William Merrill of Ca. naan has had charge of the course. Un- der Mir Merrill's supervision the course has been materially improved. The tees have been enlarged and in some in- stances the distance between them in- creased. A small wooden structure has been erected to afford shelter to the players in case of rain and for the pur- pose of storing clubs. Norfolk, through the generosity of Miss Isabella Eldridge has now golf links which in many particulars equals if not excels the course at LenoI.
 Percy Scoville has accepted posi- tien in Baltimore and left for that place Monday morning.
 Norfolk's summer colony still contin- ues to grow. Among the recent arrivals are MT and Mrs O. P. Bliss, Mir Henry Goodnow and family who are guests of their brother Prof. Goodnow. MT and Mrs Matthew Clarkson have arrived in town and occupy Mir Richard Rogers sum- mer residence on Maple Avenue and Mir Dorman has opened his cottage on Laurel Way for the summer. The above are all of New York. During the past week Mir Shaw of New York has rented R. I. Crissey's house for the summer and the Rev W. W. Hammond of Rensenburg, l.. l., who was pastor for several years of the First Congrega- tional church, Philadelphia, has rented MT George Biglow's house on Green woods road.
 Robert White of Guilford and for merly of this place will drive the Hill hurst "bus" this season.
 The Robbins School will hold its commencement exercises on June Is. An unusually large class will graduate and elaborate preparations have been made for the occasion. For several days those who are to take part have been receiving instruction from a pro- fessional elocutionist. The interior of the school building will be handsomely decorated. The exercises, which will be public, will be held at 2 D. m. in the main room of the school house. In the evening the graduating class will school building. The following are g list of the graduates. From Norfolk, Mss Elsie Holt, Lena Thurston, Fannie Cowles and Lila Johnson. From Ca- naan. Marcus Barnes, Albert Roraback and Clinton Roraback.
 The chief topics of conversation in Norfolk are the war and the new sewer For the past few days the sewer has had the lead. The consolidated district held it's first meeting last Thursday evening with Warden Burditt Darrow in the chair. It was voted not to &C., cept the resignation of Mir E. O. Stew ems, a member of the sewer committee, owing to the valuable services he has rendered. The chief point under dis cussion was whether the gravel beds and vsts which are to receive the sewer age should be located near the Island or on land mile below, adjacent to the Eldridge. But the objection of the people who live near the first site were overcome when 1t was shown that the sewer would not be detrimental to the locality and that the extension would cost $3, 900 more and that it was not feasible from an engineering point of view. It was also learned that the man. ger of the Eldridge farm would object if the sewerage was turned into the Blackberry river near that farm. Ex- perts will be engaged to locate the lay out of the plant and determine the cost.
 Harlo Hubbard, son of MT and Mrs Elliott Hubbard of West Norfolk, died at his fathers home Monday evening of heart failure. The deceased was 19 years of age.