Connecticut western news., 1911-05-11
NORFOLK

| the houses in town being taken by those who spend with us their summers Deacon Crissey has rented his handsome home on "The Green" to Judge Edward Y. Swift, of Detroit, Mich., who with his family will probably arrive about the middle of June. The Crisseys will occupy for the summer "The Bungalow owned by A. P. Curtis, on Sunset Ridge.
 The Perry family will occupy this sea- son. the Pulver house on Emerson street and the Pulver family will find tempor- ary quarters in the Curtiss Gaylord house.
 MT. Herbert O. Witherspoon, the' fam ous bass and opera singer, has rented the Mccarthy house on Laurel Way, and Mrs. Mccarthy with her sister, Miss Jacquemin have taken rooms with the John Hollisters'.
 The Hartshorn family, who were at the "Twin Willows last summer, have taken the Howard house near the golf links. /
 | The Gould family will open the Root house on Maple Avenue, again this year and are expected to arrive about the first of June. Miss Moses, with her maid |, arrived in town early in the week, and is having her home put in order prepara- tory to it's occupancy by the Dodd fam fly who were there last year. 
 The Norfolk Inn, which has been closed through the winter, opened for guests on May first. having been thor oughly renovated. MT. Sweet, the new proprietor, comes to Norfolk from one of the large hotels in New York, in which he has had several years expert enoe as manager, and we trust he will have no trouble in securing desirable patronage and as he assures us that the Inn will be kept open winters, we also trust that the towns people will extend to him their earnest cooperation. Among those registered at the Inn at present are Miss B. A. Bronson; Mrs. E. M. Somers and F. H. Scranton, of New Haven: MT. and Mrs. T. Rockwell, East Orange, New Jersey R. l.. Erm- Ter, Cornwall, N. H. H. B. Moss, Hart ford J. B. Albert and O. W. Harer, of of Milford, Conn. e.,r
 Laurel Chapter, O. E. s., gave very pleasant whist at the Aroanum hall, on Tuesday evening; the receipts being for the benefit of the Masonic home at Wallingford. The ladies to whom was due the success of the evening were Mrs. H. A. Standard, Mrs. George Barber and Mrs. Charles Bruhn.
 The Norfolk Library will be closed to the public on the 17th, preparatory to the opening of the new annex, which will occur on the 27th, and for which invitations are about to be issued The architecture of the new part is such that one not conversant with the building, would suppose it to be the integral part of the original structure, so perfectly does the new combine with the old, as regards both interior and exterior, and in completeness of detail and beauty of furnishings, it will be second to few in the state. l..
 The golf links have opened and are again in charge of MT. Bresnanhan, who looks after the interests of the grounds most faithfully, and from present indi- cations, he will have very busy season.
 The cablegram received by friends on Tuesday announced the safe arrival in London of the Hon. M. Bridgman and Mrs. Bridgman, who sailed from New l York last week Wednesday on the Mauretania thus making a record trip, which was, possible by the fact that they They will probably be gone something over month.
 MT. George T. Powell, who is so well known by the farmers of Norfolk and vicinity addressed the Norfolk Agricul. tural Association on Tuesday evening, and as usual was accorded the closest attention. In the afternoon, he spoke to the children in the interest. of home gardening. It has been hoped that the schools would take up gardening for the children, that they may have instruction in horticulture, also an address will be given on the 18th by MT. H. D. Hemin. way of the Peoples Institute, at North Hampton, on that subject, and prizes will be offered for the best flower gar dens. The awards will be made to the best gardens. and some of the points vii be made on brilliancy, neatness and fol faithful work. Many of the children will complete for the prizes which vii be worth their while.
 Rev. MT. Cooper, of the First Congre gational church of New Britain occupied the pulpit of the Church of Christ las Sunday morning; his theme being