Connecticut western news., 1900-08-16
NORFOLk.

Attorney General Griggs left town Monday morning for Hartford.
 Mir and Mrs Carl Stoeckel have been spepding soEje time travelling in Canada.
 Owing to efforts of Prof. Goodnow the railway management will stop four extra trains at the summit station.
 Early Tuesday morning barn be- longing to the Misses Anna and Irene Gaylord was burned. It is thought the fire was caused by tramps.
 It Is expected that the Republicans will hold their caucus next week some time. Mir McLean's managers here have offered to make a compromise giv- ing the Warner men two delegates. The offer has been rejected.
 MT and Mrs David Scoville who have been spending the past two weeks in town have returned to Washington, D. C.
 The announcement of the engagement of Miss Anna l.. Cowles to MT Consnt, & former instructor in the Robbins School has been made public. Miss Irene Swift, Miss Mary E dridge and Miss Bertha Stockwell, who have been members of house party given by Mrs F s. Dennis at Cedarhurst, l. l have returned
 Clinton Barnes of Canaan will spend the remainder of the week at Clifford Scovllle's camp at Tobey Poud.
 Mrs J. 0. Kendall has just published a very handsome book fl views of Nor. folk, which contains 36 pages of repre- sentative illustrations of this town.
 Lime Rock defeated the Norfolk nine on the Robbins School field Saturday afternoon by 8 score of toS The game was witnessed by fully 400 peo- pie. Norfolk lost the game in the first inning, Lime Rock making Ave runs After this VIckery, who was pitching, played good game. In the fith inning Garvsn of Yale was placed in the box and gave the finest exhibition of pitch ing ever seen in Norfolk. It has been decided to hold the golf tournament at Norfolk instead of Litch- field. The tournament will open Aug ust 31.
 Prof Richard Burton and Mrs Burton are guests of John Hooker. The Chimes this week contains an article by Mir Hooker on the late Dr Burton of Hartford who was won't to spend his | summers in town.
 | | left for New York Tuesday morning. ] Prof Cobb and daughter who have been spending few weeks in town, have returned to Philadelphia. | A F. Atwood is spending 8 few days | in Stonington.
 Prof Wm Welch of John Hopkins University, who has been the guest of | his mother, Mrs w. W. Welch, for @ few days left town Monday for Boston. While MT and Mrs James Tierney of East Canaan were visiting their niece. Miss Jennie Tierney, in this place Fri day evening, their horse. which was pitched in front of NJ. N. Clark's store, suddenly came frightened md, break ing loose. ran wildly over past the grist mill to what is known as the "hoarding house," where the horse and carriage plunged down an embsnkment forty feet high. The horse, when captured, was uniniured but the vehicle and hsr ness were quite badly damaged. | Alonzo Msltbie. a native and former resident of Norfolk, died at the resi- dence of his daughter in Philadelphia Penn. on Thursday, the 9th inst. at the age Of 9bout 86 years.
 A lily stalk on the premises of A. P. Atwood on Maple avenue is attracting much attention, the blossoms being triple snd fourfold. Quite number who have seen it consider it freak, nothing like it having been noticed be | fore.
 Miss Sadie O'Brien, of Lit le Rest N r., will speak in the school house or Canaan Mountain Sunday, Aug. l9. al ? p. m. under the auspices of the Wan. gum Lake Sunday school. All a,e cor. dially invited to attend. No collection | taken.
 The Norfolk correspondent of the Winsted Citizen in last Fridays issue states regarding the Canaan-Limt Rock game of last Thursday: -Four Norfolk Players - Gsrvsn, Parsons, Farnam and Lounsbury-wore Canaan uniforms" This is not the exact truth Garvin and Parsons played, and they only, with the Canaans and it was op. tionsl with them whether or not they played, They are not permanent mem hers of the Norfolk nine and it is possi ble that they will sign with the Ga I for tha