Connecticut western news., 1901-08-15
NORFOLk.

Miss Lsal Tales of Smith College has been the guest of her sister, Miss ksth- crime Fales.
 Mrs s. NJ. Humphrey is spending a few days with her niece, Mrs E. F. Mar win.
 Frank Woodruff of New Haven and Clinton D. V. Barnes of Canaan are camping with Clifford Scoville at Tobey Pond.
 Mrs F. s. Dennis gave & dance for the public at Village Hall last Friday evening in recognition of the services rendered at the fire, which occurred at Tamarack Lodge.
 George A. Marvin returned from New Haven today, where he has been for the past week on business.
 The Norfolk ball team defeated the Winsted Cadets on the home grounds Saturday afternoon by a score of II to 6
 Harry Stevens and family are occupy ing cottage at Highland Lake.
 A special town meeting to vote on the state road question was held at the Town Hall Wednesday afternoon. The Robbins School has just issued it's seventeenth annual catalogue. It is similar to those issued in past years. We regret that MT Knight, who has been an Instructor for the past two years, is not among the corps of teach CTS for the ensuing year. Henry Col burn, graduate of Colby college, will succeed Mir Knight.
 Mir Lent and the Misses Lent of New York, who have been at Miss Roland 6 for several weeks, have left town for 8 month.
 On Saturday evening Norfolk was visited by a heavy thunder storm. The Village hall was struck, the electric lights were burned out and the south west corner of tho tower was torn of The damage amounted to about $50.
 Mrs Charles Spofford entertained 6 party of friends at Lake Wsngum last week.
 Mrs Jones and daughter, who have been guests of Mrs Biglow at Prof Goodnow's summer home, have return ed to New York.
 which is being built on the Litchfield road, has been completed and the car penters will soon commence work.
 Mrs Broadhurst and her two little daughters, who have been visiting al the Bert cottage for the past few weeks have returned to Hartford.
 Mrs Anna P. Copeland, wife of NJ. B Copeland of New York, who has beer boarding at E. T. Buttler's for severa weeks, died August 12, aged 68 years. She was taken ill about two weeks agC with bronchitis, which developed into pneumonia causing her death The re mains were taken to Stamford on tbt 2.20 train Tuesday afternoon Mrs Copeland was mother of Mrs Car ter of Stamford.
 | A SPLENDID CONCERT.
 It is not too late to refer to the splep did concert last week at the Congrega tional church which delighted larg, and enthusiastic audience. To convey an idea If it's unusual importance it i, only necessary to mention the name, of the singers and the pieces on th, program under the most perfect direc tion of the distinguished conductor an musician. Agramonte of New York The soloists were from New York anG all are eminent in their profession Mrs Zimmerman, soprano; Miss Stein contralto; VanHooss, tenor; and Juliar Walker, basso; with Miss Corinnt Walsh (whose name was not on the pro gram) young singer but having { charming alto voice. The organist wa MT Stafford, the we'll known and abl, organist of All Souls Church, New York, which with the piano and an eI cellent stringed orchestra of eigh pieces supplied the instrumental mu usic equal to and in perfect harmony witl the vocal parts.
 The principal number on the pro gram was Saint Ssens' "Christms Orstorio" heard for the first time in th, state-a work of remarkable beauty ant merit and though difficult splendidl, rendered. This was followed by mis cellaneous pieces, some we'll knowl like "Moon of My delight" iron the Persian Garden, and Schu bert's "The Wanderer" closing witl Prof Parker's fine ensemble from th "Hora Norissima"by the orchestra witl the organ and piano. This was give, with such style and perfect finish as t. call forth unstinted praise.
 A word should be added in regard l. the principal soloists. It is seldom ths such beautiful voices can be heard , even in cities, and as 2 quartet thei performance was marked by it's won derful perfectness and harmony, afford ing rare treat to all lovers of the bes music,