Connecticut western news., 1901-01-24
NORFOLk.

Mrs J. K. Shepard is seriously i'll from ao attack of pleurisy. It is said Miss Julia Wessmann will build an extension on ''Knolly Brook next summer.
 Miss Noble Brown is visiting friends in Springfield, Mass
 Ami Priest of South Norfolk had an encounter with Norfolk's panther last week. Hearing some animal outside of his house he hurrieoly dressed and taking his shot gun proceeded to inves- tigate. He found the animal in a tree near the house, and, instead of shoot ing, dropped his gun and attacked the animal with a long pole. The beast sprang at Priest who fled to the house. His dog. however. was attacked and quite badly bitten.
 Representative O'Connor was chosen clerk of the committee on county and county seats at the session of the legis- lature last week.
 Geo. T. Johnson and Albert Cobb were in New Haven last week attending the Masonic convention held in that city.
 8The will of Hiram Wheeler has been admitted to probate. Mir Wheeler left his property to his daughter, Miss Jane Wheeler, and his grandson, Fred Riggs It Is reported that Frederick Howard of New York will build an addition to his summer home which is situated in the west part of the town. Prof. M. Pupin. the eminent scien- | tist. who was in Norfolk last week, pur. | chased P acres of land of Austin Woos- ter Prof. Pupin already owns large .ract of land upon which he Is constant ly making Improvements. Prof. Pupin two years ago caused a most remarkable | drive to be built to his summer resi-. dence which is an object lesson in coun. try road building. Your correspond ent. in talk with the professor a few | months since, learned many points in regard to road construction. Prof. Pupin said that Norfolk possessed first class material for the building of roads and that for a few hundred dollars a mile he could construct roads in town equal to his splendid drive. The lecture at the Robbins Scohol Friday afternoon, given by the Rev J. O Goddard, was very interesting. Nil Goddard spoke on his travels abroad. | Mir Fenton, the insurance agent oi Lime Rock. WAS in town Wednesday tc adjust the loss on the property of Eu | gene Marvin.
 Mir Loomis of this place gave an en. tertainment with his ephophone Thurs. | day evening at the South Middle school | house. All were very much pleased with the entertainment The funeral of William Shantry, who died suddenly at his home here Friday night, aged 23. was held Sunday after. noon at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
 The annual meeting of the Congrega- tional church was held last Thursday evening at the chapel. The following officers were elected: H. Fl. Bridgman, deacon; l.. B. Cowles, treasurer; Ed. mund Brown, clerk; Stephen Selden, collector; Will Eegleston, librarian; J N. Cowles, l.. B Cowles, Fl. W. Garter and Benjamin Brown. comm ittee. Mrs E. D. Ives overturned a lamp which exploded. burning some of her rugs and other things Mrs Ives, who was alone in the house, soon extinguish ed the flames.
 The petition of the Norfolk Water compan to the General Assembly, ask ing permission to extend it's mains into the town of North Canaan, has been withdrawn by the water company Fridays Winsted Citizen.