Connecticut western news., 1901-08-01
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Dean Wayland Of the Tale Law School, who has been guest of his nephew Prof. F. Wells Williams, has returned to New Haven.
 Robert K. Wehner of Summit, N. J is guest at Prof. Gustave Stoeckel's.
 William Ccx Dalzell of So. Egremo mt M ss and captain of the 1900 Cornell crew is spending few days at the Stevens House.
 R. A. Dorman and family of New York. who have been spending several months abroad, will arrive in town this the summer.
 brief visit in New York.
 Mir Bridgman has purchased tract of land on the Litchfield Road of E. D. Ives. The land adioins the Bridgman estate and has a frontage of five hun dred feet.
 Norfolk has until very recently been very quiet. but now she presents her | former brilliant appearance. And scarcely a day passes but what one or m ore social functions take place. On last Friday evening Dr and Mrs F. S.Dennis entertained evenly of their friends at Tamarack Lodge. The Sat | urday evening hop at the Gymnasium was not as largely attended as usual owing to the fact that Mrs O. A. Spof- fard entertained a large number of | friends at her summer home. the Alders The children's dance at the Gymnasium on Saturday morning was pretty sight and largely attended. The tennis tourna. ment opened of Tuesday morning with aniunusually large number of entries, among whom is Perry, last years win ner, and Perrot. who has held the championship of New York state. At the present writing it has not been de- cided whether the tournament dan ee will be held this evening or on Satur- day night This dance will be the so- cial event of the season.
 The will of Miss Anna l.. Gaylord has recently been offered for probate. Miss Gaylord left all her property to her sis ter Miss Irene Gay lord.
 The Norfolk nine demonstrated the fact that it had not forgotten to play base ball, for the local nine defeated the | Hardware team of Torrington on the home grounds by score of to 3. The base ball management plan to have a game in Norfolk this week with the crack Litchffeld club.
 Extensive repairs are being made on the Methodist church.
 somewhat amusing incident occur red few days since when one of our prominent summer residents drove sev- eral miles in his road cart in search oi one of the town officials. Our summer FrIo fnI NA al Akp sweep the dust from the Litchfeld Road for the distance of nearly half 8 mile into the dItches as he expected to drive large number of his friends over that section of the highway and the dust was very annoying It is needless to say the request was not granted. Ii our friend will only have little more patience the elements will work the de- sired change and the dust will be de posted in the ditches.
 MT James Stuart Mackie of New York city. who has rented Mrs Gregory'l house, has arrived in town.
 On last Thursday the employees oi Mir and Mrs Carl Stoeckel, numbering 30, held tehir annual reunion at Lake Wangum. Il SEVENTH ANNUAL CONCERI.
 On Tuesday evening, August 9th , delightful musical entertai ment vii be given at the Norfolk Congregations church, similar to the one given lss summer at the same place and unde, the same auspices, when Rossini'l "Stabat Mater" was produced At thi, concert will be produced Saint Saen'l beautiful Christmas Oratorio," with { splendid array of performers, including four soloists of the highest rank-Mrt Marie K. Zimmerman, soprano; Mis- Gertrude May Stein alto; MT Ellison VanHoose, tenor; Mir Julian Walker, bass; Mir Charles Louis Stafford, organ ist: and MT Emilio Agramonte, the emf nent conductor, who. as last year, vii officiate as pianist and conductor These solo artists will be reinforced by chorus and corps of eight violinists The admission fee is fifty cents. and tn, proceeds will be devoted to the benef of the Norfolk Home Missionary So ciety.
 Tho first part of the program vii consist of the "Christmas Oratorio' , which is a work of much beauty. Tn, , second part will consist of number O miscellaneous selections executed b, the solo performers. The organist. M Stafford is one of the best church musi clans in New York. being tue organist o All Souls church in that city. This vii be the seventh annual concert in Nor folk for the benefit of the Ladies Home Missionary Society.
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