Connecticut western news., 1900-03-29
NORFOLk.

Geo. E. Atwood has accepted a posi- tion with large insurance company in New York city.
 Librarian William Corbin has return ed from New York and Syracuse.
 Miss Lizzie Kane, who is teaching school in Bloomfield, is home for two weeks vacation.
 Miss Amelia Kappus, servant in the home of Mir and Mrs Carl Stoeckel, sailed for Germany last Saturday
 Among those who have rented houses for the coming summer during the pact week are A. P. Curtiss and Mrs E D. Ives.-
 Miss Nellie Wooster, who has been spending the winter in New York, has returned.
 The South Middle and the South Norfolk schools have closed for & two weeks vacation
 A. P. Curtiss will erect grist mill near the railroad track on Emerson Place within the next few weeks. Very few towns have woman super intendent for a town farm, but Norfolk is an exception as Mrs Thomas Carroll will take charge of the town farm in this place.
 Mir and Mrs J. N. Cowles attended the funeral of Mrs Ann Boardman in New Haven last week. Mrs Boardman who died in Washington, D. 0. on Mon- day of last week, was the mother of Mrs Ccwles.
 Mrs Merchand, who attended her | brothers wedding in Millerton and has been visiting her father in Sharon, has returned.
 Miss Mary Phelps, daughter of the l late Deacon Phelps, who has been ill tor some time, died at her home Satur- | day morning at o'clock, aged 46 The funeral was held at her home Mon- day at II o'clock; the interment was at the Center cemetery. The Robbins sch iol closed last Thurs day. Mir and Mrs Beverstock and Geo. Colony are visiting at their homes in Keene, N. H.
 Eugene O. Heady died at his home Monday evening at 6 o'clock of pneu- monia, the funeral was held today at lC o'clock. Mir Todd officiated.
 Norman Riggs, who resided in the south part of the town, died Monday oi pneumonia. Mir Riggs was brother oi Mrs Luman Foote of Canaan. and Mrs | F. Bronson of East Canaan
 Samuel Garfield, one of the oldest residents of the town, died Monday at the home of his son, Samuel. He was over 90 years old and native of New Marlboro. Funeral today at ? p. m.
 Harry Parker has returned to his home in New York.
 Mrs Margaret Barrey, who has been visiting friends, has returned to her home in Waterbury.
 Mrs E H. Todd spent Sunday in South Manchester She delivered an address on Foreign Missions in the Methodist church.
 Prof. NJ. J. Pupin of Columbia col. lege has been in town few days.
 Miss Aura Beardsley of New York is the guest of Miss Lila Johnson.
 The Kings Daughters of the Metho. dist church will give Mir and Mrs Todd a farewell reception this evening. Myron Webster is moving into the house owned by Sidney Terrill.
 Miss Helen Nolan entertained severa of her young friends Saturday evening
 The Misses Eldridge who were in New York last week were suddenly call ed to Middlebury, Vt. to attend the flu neral of their cousin, the wife of ex Governor John Stewart of Vermont Mir and Mrs Bridgman and Mir and Mir Carl Stoeckel attended Mrs Stewart funeral. Mrs Stewart was 8 daughter of the late Philip Battell of Middlebury Vt.
 It is stated that on Tuesday tho Southern New England Telephone Go bought out the Norfolk Electric Ligh and Telephone Go !, paying Sl7,700.
 The dancing class met for the last les son of the season on Tuesday evening A vote of thanks was rendered to Mir Bridgman for her liberality in provid ing for the class. and vote expressing satisfaction was rendered to the teacher MT Beckley.