Connecticut western news., 1902-01-30
NORFOLk.

Last Thursday evening Charles K. Northway entertained about thirty of his friends. The time was passed play ing whist. Refreshments were served.
 The second card and whist party was held in the Village Hall, Friday even- ing. In the game of progressive whist before the dance. Miss Mary Relihan and Richard Whalen won the first prizes while Mrs Richard Whslen and 0. E. Barns were awarded the boeby prizes. About 35 couples were present.
 Johnson's drug store was broken into Saturday night. The burglars effected an entrance to the building by breaking a window in the rear of the store and raising the sash. Before doing this however they started to out the glass in the front door In crder to turn the night latch. For some unknown reason they changed their plans and broke in ss above. The thieves had an especial liking for sterling silverware, not deign- ing to notice anything that happened to be plated. They scattered tray of gold plated rings all about the place. Two cameras however attracted their attention and these they pocketed. talk ing quantities of films, printing paper, developing powder, etc. A peculiar circumstance was that they did not notice several dollars, in small change, in half open money drawer. The loss to Mir Johnson is probably in the neigh borhood of two hundred dollars.
 The sale of the Benjamin Bigelow property was effected last week by Attorney Stoeokel and J. N. Cowles. Mir O. Fl. Crocker of Hartford is the purchaser. He expects to build . residence on the site of the buildings now on the property.
 Mir Corbin is giving a series of pro- gressive whist parties at the Library.
 Mrs Gone, who is suffering from a fractured hip, is getting along as we'll az. could be expected.
 John Foley and mother are spending a few days in Springfield, Mass.
 A. B. Cobb is visiting relatives in Boston, Mass.
 Wednesday evening a good sized audience listened to the very entertain. ing and instructive lecture on "Peary' Progress to the Pole," by Hubert l.. Bridgman. The interest in the lecture was heightened by the many pictures of Artic regions thrown on the canvass MT Bridgman has made three cruises | to the "Far North" and knows whereof he speaks.
 The Young Ladies Mission Band met with Mrs Melvin Snow, Wednesday afternoon.
 The Whatsoever Circle will meet Saturday afternoon with Miss Rose Johnson.
 The Wangum Council will give 8 dance on Friday at 8 30 p. n.
 Edward o. Stevens has sold his hotel, the Stevens House, to Schoff & Sauter proprietors of the Hotel Winchester Winsted. Possession will be given about the middle of March. Mir Stevens, who has run this hotel . few months over 20 years, will retire from business after 45 years contact with the public In early life Mir Stevens ran the stage line between Winsted and Collinsville and also between Canaan and Winsted and at the time he was personally acquainted with every resident alonG the route. MT Stevens hotel experience has been gained as proprietor of hote in Manistee, Mich then the Lewis House, Fulton. N. Y; the Beardsley House, Winsted; the Scoville House Waterbury; the Cove House near New Haven; the old Clark House, Winsted and the present fine hotel, the Stevens House. During his residence in Nor folk MT Stevens has been active in tho Village Improvement society and [ promoter of the sewer system. He wal postmaster here during President Oleveland's first term and in 1893 rep resentative to the Legislature, and V, hope that his sale of his business will not induce him to leave our town.
 Miss Lydia Hartig. who was thu pioneer missionary among the young lady evangelists of Vermont for ter years, is now located in North Norfoll doing missionary work in connection with the Congregational Church of Nor folk. Miss Hartig is an old acquaint snce of Rev. Mir Stesrns and worked with him ten years ago in his frs parish at Hartford, Vt. The Methodis Church people are trying to christian ize "the island" and it appears tha within our borders is quite field fo