Connecticut western news., 1911-05-18
NORFOLK


 of Norfolk. The service of pall-bearers was reverently performed by her six sons and the interment was in St Mary's cemetery at Norfolk. Mrs Dodd is survived by her husband, Thomas Dodd of Sandisfeld, who for many years carried the mail between that place and Winsted and nine children, six sons and three daughters, John, who lives ln Sandisfield; Andrew, Charles and Henry of Norfolk Martin. formerly of Norfolk but now of East Orange, N. J.; and Thomas of Tuxedo, N. Y. Of the daughters, Mrs. Robert Redell, of Hack ensack, N. J. Mrs. Clarence Nelson, of Poughkeepsie, and Miss Marcella Dodd, who lives at home, and who with her sister, Mrs. Nelson, cared for their mother during her illness. Besides the above, the deceased leaves three sisters and two brothers. Among the mourners were her sister, Mrs Fannie Griffin, and niece, Mrs. Jennie Lidstone of Boston, also relatives from Win sted, Torrington and Waterbury, Conn. l. MT. H. D. HeminwaY spoke to full house at the Eldridge Gymnasium on Monday afternoon, when he addressed the pupils of the schools on gardening. With the exception of Mr. Burbank, MT. Hsminway probably ranks first in hls profession in the country, consequently he is we'll fitted to give the very instruc tive talk which was illustrated with lan7 tern shades. Pictures were thrown on the screen showing the "before and after" treatment os houses in the vicinity of the Peoples Institute at Northamp- 1 ton, Mass, where the speaker occupies the chair of Horticulture. Pictures were also shown which gave to the children very practical ideas of how to prepare the ground, and plant their seeds, and how to group and arrange trees and shrubs. Throughout the lecture was one of much interest, and at the close each child was given five packages of seeds to be used in the flower garden contest outlined in last weeks News, and over which the children seem very enthusiastic. While in town, MT. Heminway was the guest of Miss Isabella Eldridge, whose generosity made possi- ble the lecture here, and the distribution of the seeds, also the prizes which will be given to the child having the best l garden.
 The Rev. H. E. Adriance and family have arrived at Wildwood" for the summer Highheld is being put in order i to receive the Peaslee family Mrs Eu- gene Smith has been in town this week experimenting the opening of their summer home, "The CrosswaYs," and Mrs. D. H. Rowland is here looking after the opening of 'Ayreslea. Mrs A. NJ. Green, who recently returned from her winter residence in Florida, has leased her house in the western part of the town to A. Lindstrom of Long Island, for period of two years.
 The Inn is becoming more, and more the Mecca for tourists and automobile parties. The following are among the
 
 istered there Shepard A. Morgan, o. D. Futile, Mrs. Helen H. Jenkins, Mrs. Ware, Charles E. Bigelow, Dr. and Mrs. F. s. Dennis, F. L. Thomson, Mrs. Chas Mead and Miss Mead, Miss Edna Speier and Prof, M. I. Pupin all of New York !; R. N. Thomas, Pittsfeld, Mass. F. J. Lyman, D. s. Waldron, J. 0. Phelps, George F. Drake, F. B. Murphy and T. L. Gilbert of Winsteu; Mrs. Lennon, Miss Lennon, Miss Asheton and Fred erick G, Porter, of Hartford MT. and Mrs. Douglass, Miss Helen Douglass, Miss Ruth Warren, Ogden B., Douglass, MT. and Mrs, Shoninger and MT. and Mrs. J. F. Freedman, of New Haven ; T. Mulligan, of New Britain; E. w. Newberry, of Torrington: E. M. Stan ton of Mill River, Mass. and W. K. Knight of Sharon.
 James N. Humphrey is spending the summer with his parents, MT. and Mrs. " A. Humphrey at West Norfolk. MT. Humphrey has spent several years in the mission fields of Washington and New Mexico, where he saw the need of mis. sionary work among the people. and that he might be better fitted to supply the need, he has prepared himself for the , ministry, at the Moody Institute at Chi cago, and after much needed rest he , will probably go to the frontier. where . he will take up his life work
 Miss Margaret Hogan, of New Haven who has been the guest of Mrs. J. J O'Brien, has returned to her home. Mss Hogan sings in the Presbyterian church at Bridgeport. and is very prominent Il musical circles in the southern part ot the state.
 Miss Catherine O'Connell, who has been patient at the Hartford hospita