Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-06-20
NORFOLh.

Norfolk is rapidly filling up with cot.
tage owners despite the cool weather.
Among those who have arrived in town
duriog the past few days are @. NJ
Howard and family who own beauti-
full summer home on the West road,
Prof Nj. ]. Pupin, the noted scientist
from Columbia College, his daughter,
Miss May Agate and sen Frederick
Agate. There are several guests at both
the Hillhurst and Stevens House. Geo.
Stevens and family of Yonkers, N. Y.
arrived at the Spaulding cottage on the
Litchfield road last week. Judge Abel
I. Smith of New York has rented the
Mead cottage and will arrive in few
days. DIR F. S. Dennis and Mrs Dem
mis- are expected at Tamarack Lodge
about July first.
The members of the Litchtield Coun-
ty University Club held their fifth an
nual meeting at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs Carl Stoeckel last Friday evening.
The club consisting of about 140 mem
bers were cordially received IN the Ii
brary by the host and hostess. The
guests after holding a business meeting
and roaming over the beautiful grounds
surrounding the house, formed in a col
umn by twos and marched to the coach
house headed by the Citizen band of
Winsted. The banquet was served by
Delm onico of New York in beautiful
ly decorated room. During the dinner
Mr. Giesemann's orchestra of New York
city played several fine selections. AT
ter a number of toasts were made the
club broke up by singing America. The
opening address at the banquet was by
Principal Coy of the Hotchkiss School,
president of the club. Professor Fl. W.
Garter of the Robbins School made an
address of welcome which was respond
ed to by Rev J. @. Goddard of Sails
bury. Judge William Travers Jerome
of New York spoke on the "Problems
of Municipal Government" ex-Repre-
sentative James p Woodruff, Litchfield,
on 1.-THE Scholar in Politics." Frederick
Diehlman, president of the National
Academy of Design. New York, on
American Art" Arthur Mees, conduct
or of New York's Mendelsshon Club, on
Music" and Rev Henry Epson, New
Preston on "Old and New Methods of
Teaching"
The Winsted Athletic base ball team
played the town team last Saturday, the
score resulting to 8 in favor of the
Norfolks.
The people of South Norfolk held
their school meeting last Saturday eve
ming Lemuel Humphrey was re-elect-
ed committee and treasurer. Seth
Brown was elected clerk.
The graduation exercises of the Rob-
bins School will be held this Thursday
afternoon. In the evening the members
of the class will give areceptiou to their
friends at the School building.
Carl Stocked has extended the time
of his offer to pay one third of the cost
of eliminating the dangerous grade
crossing at West Norfolk. The original
time limit expired on juno 7th.
Theodore Moses of New York contem-
| plates the erection of summer home
on his lot on the Litchfield road this
summer. The plans have been prepar-
ed by Mr. Window OF Washington, ID.
@.
DIR F. s. Dennis has recently pur-
chased two fine saddle horses; one has q
record 227t
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Dewell has
contributed 500 toward the fund fol
the preserving of the John Brown home
in Torrington. Ex-Governor Cooke was
recently elected president of the John
Brown Association, and Mr. Dewell vice
president. Carl Stoeckel, who recently
purchased this historic place, ultimate.
ly plans to present it to the association
Mrs John @. Day and family arrived
at A. P. Curtiss' house last week.
O. M. Snow & Son have taken the
contract to build DIR Moses new house
on the Litchfield road.
A two-year-old heifer, owned by
Eugene Merchant, fell into silo las
week and had to be taken out with
tackles.
Mrs Emma Eggleston, wife OF Will
liam l.. Eggleston, committed suicide
by hanging herself while alone in he
home in the south part of the town OF
Tuesday evening. Her husband at
tended the Masonic lodge in the vii
lage that evening and on returning
home about IL o'clock be found Mr.
Eggleston dead, and hanging to 1
closet door suspended by a cord around
her neck. She had been depressed il
spirits for several days and is supposed
to have ended her life during a fit o
temporary insanity, Mrs EgglestoI
was Al years of age and is survived b.
her husband and one brother, Samue
Johnson. The funeral will be attend
ed from her late residence on Friday q
1.30 %. m,