Connecticut western news., 1902-06-26
NORFOLK

The eighteenth graduating exercises of the Robbins school were held last Thursday afternoon. The graduates are: Ruby Belle Thurston, Olive Lillian Johnson, Elaine Holt, Emery Loomis Bierce, Latin English course; William Henry Jackman, English course; Arthur Cornell Thompson. Pratt Institute; 1; Dewey Cooke Garfield, Worcester Poly technic Institute; Joseph Warren Cone, Fred James Johnson, Yale University. The exercises were among the best that have ever been held at the school. A feature of the program was the playing of the piano by different children. In the evening the reception and dance were held at eight o'clock. The gradu- ating class received heir friends and at about nine o'clock the dancing com 1 menced. The rooms were beautifully trimmed. One was banked in with laurel and ferns, another with ferns and different colored bnntings and the dance hall with evergreen. bunting, roses and laurel. The grounds were lighted up with two hundred torches while the school building was covered with Japanese lanterns. In the middle of the lawn there was large '02 com- posed of fifty torches. Refreshments of l ice cream, lemonade and cake were served. The dance broke up at 1.30 a. m and there ended one of the most successful entertainments in the history of the school.
 picnic at Tobey pond last Wednesday. About sixty enjoyed the good time.
 A meeting for the purpose of organ izing fire company was held in the town hall last Friday evening. About thirty-five handed in their names as willing to join such a company. Ed mund Brown was chosen as chief with William O'Connor and Warren Corbally as assistants A committee of Fl. H. Bridgman. M. E. Snow, Maurice Mul- ] vile and H. E. Stevens was selected to i inquire into the different methods of managing hose, ringing fire alarm, di- Yiding the district into sections and | many other things pertaining to . fire company. It is proposed to have the bell rung by electricity from the tele- phone company's central office.
 The Misses Eldridge are having an addition built on to the north side of i their residence and are having new walks laid around the place.
 A dinner was given in honor of O. A Beverstock, the retiring principal of the Robbins school, last Friday at the Stevens by the professional and businese men of the town. After the banquet several toasts were proposed. The party broke up about midnight and every one wished MT Beverstock the greatest success for his future business as an instructor at tho Horchkiss school,
 Mrs Neal of Southington is visiting her son, Roswell Neal, at The Stevens
 George T. Johnson is on the sick lis with hard cold.
 Roswell Neal and William Mulville are taking preliminary examinations ir New Haven this week. The former fol for the Sheffield Scientific School and the latter for the Yale Law School. Fred Johnson and Josepl Gone are taking final examinations fol the Sheffield Scientific School.
 The base ball game billed for las Saturday with the Y. M. o. A wa postponed on account of the inclemen weather.
 Miss Hewitt of Winsted visited witl Miss Lena Thurston over Sunday,
 August Johnson of Waterbury has lei the contract for repairing the barn, tha was damaged a short time ago by fire to James T. Levi
 Forty-nin members of the Roya Arcanum had a days sport last Monday at Doolittle pond. After the clsmbaks and dinner, all hands adjourned to [ neighboring pasture for friendly game of base ball Sides of sixteen each west chosen and the game commenced Features of the game were Jim Levi'i expertness in handling sky scrspine flies with pair of buckskin mittens and John O 'Brien s nimbleness in run ming bases.
 William Bement Lent, the vel known New York author, died here Monday morning at the residence O Mrs T. H. Beardsley, aged about 6t years. Funeral services were held a Mrs Beardsley's in the afternoon ant the body was taken to Poaghksepsie N r.. for burial.