Connecticut western news., 1898-10-06
NORFOLk.

J. P. Began. has finished his engage ment with Geo. T. Johnson, and will soon enter college of pharmacy in AL bany.
 Report of school visitors: The past year has been one of exceptional pros- perity in our schools. The aggregate and average attendance have each been higher than for any previous year. The teachers have been we'll qualified and have labored faithfully. Our methods are improving each year, and parents and scholars have co-opersted in an unusual degree for the success of the schools. About 150 volumes have been added to the school library during the year MT Wadhams, agent of the State Board of Education has closely watched the attendance, but found little occasion for action. Our greatest faults of attendance are the delay of children to commence at the opening of the term, where one days absence often is as great loss as three days later on, and absence on the part of the children for day or two at time for trivial ex- cuses. Parents should appreciate that education is too great privilege to be neglected. The increasing number of towns adopting town management leads the Board to bring it's advantages be- fore the citizens of Norfolk, The uni versal experience of other towns shows that it's disadvantages are imaginary, while the gain in economy, efficiency and scholarship is very marked. For the coming year schools must be main tained for thirty-six weeks in the Gen. ter, West Norfolk, East Middle. South Middle, Crissey and South Norfolk districts and for slightly shorter length of time in North Norfolk, North End. Pond and South End, The total ex- pense is estimated at 83, 3,940.
 J. D. Bassett Acting School
 Edmund Brown Visitors.
 Edmund Brown has returned from Buffalo, where he was summoned as witness in suit brought against lum- Der firm of Pottsdam, N. Y.
 Benjamin Bell. who had been out of health for some time, died at his home Thursday. Sept. 29. of dronsy of the heart. The funeral was held at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The deceased was about sixty years of age.
 Myron Heady of Goshen is working TOT S. D. CRnneld.
 Mrs Charles Curtiss is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
 Report from the Library for the month of September. The record for this month shows more and more that the summer season for visitors is length ening and that large numbers are taking advantage of the beautiful fall weather. It has been the best September that the library has ever seen and the first week was also the fullest week we have had at any time. The best single day since the library has been opened occurred on the third day of last month, when the record was PTS visitors and 165 books. One hundred and fifty-two volumes have been added since June l.
 MT George Bigelow and daughter have returned from a weeks visit to Stoughton, Mass.
 Miss Mary and Miss Irene Swift are guests of the Misses Eldridge.
 The election of town officers on Mon- day resulted as follows: Selectmen: E. J. Prescott, d; O. K. Northway, d; O. N. Hollister. r. Collector of taxes, Thomas O'Connor. d. The Republi- cans elected majority of the rest of the ticket. The license vote was: No, 168; Yes, 97. The town voted against town management of schools by ma jority of 50. A road fifty feet in width past the house of Mrs Foley and ex- tending to the land of William H. Cooper was accepted by the town. In regard to a road from Augustus P. Our tiss' house to Greenwood's road near Mrs Bsardsley's it was voted to place the matter in the hands of the select men and that they go upon these prem- ises and learn the expense and advisa- bility of completing said road. The plan is to have this road come out upon Greenwood's road near the wall west of Mrs Beardsley's house to which she is strongly opposed. With respect to a road leading past the house of E. l.. Gaylord it was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the selectmen 10 find the width of said road, the amount of land necessary for it's completion and cost of said land. It was voted to ap- propriate S4000 for the schools. This vote was sfterward rescinded and S4lOO was appropriated. It was voted to ad- iourn the meeting till the second Tues day in November and at that time to make provisions for the highways and lay tax for said purpose. J. D. Bas. sett was reelected superintendent of the Center cemetery byA cclam ation.