Connecticut western news., 1911-06-08
NORFOLK

AS is we'll known, people in Norfolk and vicinity are provided with remark able opportunities to hear that which is both noteworthy and rare in musical performances, but perhaps the most brilliant achievement of the kind ever given here was the organ recital last Friday afternoon, when MT. Edwin H. Lemare of England gave the following program: ".a
 1. "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
 Bach 9. Rondo Cappricoio. ...... Lemare 3. Chant du Bonheur ......... Lemare 4. Sonata No. g.. .Mendelssohn .5. Vorspiel und Liebestod-- Tristan und Isolde" ..........W Wagner 6. Allegro Grazioso ........ Rollins 2. Improvisation. 8. Overture in A Major-"Carneval"
 l................... Dvorak Of which, if there could be a choice, perhaps the Bono Capricoio; which was a study n sfortzando effects, was really the finest production, belng only possible when the player has an organ with beautiful artistic voicing, and absolute control of the swell shutters. MT. ,lemare was greeted with 8 large audience, which fervently appreciated the opportunity thus afforded them, of listening to such an inoomparable performance. .
 Ills many friends will be glad to learn that the Rev Howard Chandler Robbins well known in town, has accepted call from the Church of the Incarnation, at Madison and Fifth Avenues, New York City, MT. Robbins, who is the youngest clergyman who has eyer filled this position, is the son of Rev. Dr. Francis LeBaron Robbins, and grandson of the Rev. Ammi Robbins, first pastor of the Church of Christ. ! Dr. Ludlow, who has been abroad for the last few months is with his daughter Mrs. Theron Rockwell on Shepard Park Road.
 Mrs. James Thompson has gone to Westport where she will remain some time hoping to recover her health.
 Mrs. Dr. Bissell of Litchfield is in town for a few weeks calling on friends
 MT. Edwin H. Lemare, the composer and executant, and MT. and Mrs. Bueler of Lakeville were guests at the Eldridge house last week.
 Miss Anna Shephard and MT Frederick Shephard of East Orange, N. J.. have opened their houses. Mrs. Alfred Boote and family will spend the summer in Staffordshire England, the guests of her married daughters.
 Miss Isabella Bridgman, who is attending Miss Masters school at Dobbs Ferry. has been home for few days.
 Rev. MT. Jadson occupied the pulpit at the church of Christ last Sunday morn ing, preaching very helpful sermon Every body will be reioiced to learn that Mrs. Stearns is rapidly improving in health and probably will be able to come home soon.
 Mrs. M E. Peck and daughter Mrs Sherlon Smith and family of New Haven were at the Stone House over Memorial Day. They wills open the house permanently about the first ot June. #.... -# ! Tnuihoki,op ALo reception of the students of Robbins School, and their friends, to be held al the Music Shed on the evening of the 14th; and the closing exercises to be held at the school house on the after noon of the 18th. s" &
 MT. and Mrs. William Lemongelli oi South Norwalk are visiting at Black berry Farm
 Mrs. Theodore Beardsley is in town and has rented her house to William Waldo Hyde of Hartford Miss Mabe Beardsley is abroad for an indefinite stay. z.r
 We have been asked to say a few . WOAO5 III b1OoO Ou Gll0 Qu6SUlOI of the speed limit of automobiles through the village and along some of the bywayl of the town. The law says that auto mobiles shall run at "A reasonable rate of speed" The point at issue is. what is a reasonable rate of speed from say the Congregational church going west rounding the curve near the store ot M. N. Clark, keeping the Greenwood! Road and so on down through the willows? It is true that there are signs bearing this inscription, Dangerous automobiles go slow" AS it has beer the experience of the writer to meet, or those particularly dangerous curves several automobiles which were main taining rate of speed. raising 8 dus that utterly preoluded the possibility O either reading the number, or recogniz ing the occupants of the cars. we con