Connecticut western news., 1917-12-27
Norfolk

Miss Nora Whalen of Terryville is home for the holidays.
 Miss Luvia Wilcox of New Haven was at her home here for few days
 Miss Mary Cooper, student at Smith college. is home to spend the holidays with her parents, Mir and Mrs William B Cooper.
 Miss Olive Brown of Peekskill, N. ', is home for the holidays.
 Miss Marjorie DeMars is home from the New Britain Normal school for the holidays.
 Miss Marion Watson who attends Colby college in New Hampshire, IS spending portion of tho holiday vacation with friends in town
 MT and Mrs Engdoli and children of New York are at Mrs. John Hollis ters over the holidays
 Clarence DeMars of Bridgeport is home for tfe holidays
 James Shantry of Waterbury is in town for a few dsys
 Albert Curtiss who is first sergeant in the cavalry. is home for the holi- days,
 Miss Elizabeth Dickson is spending the holidays at her home in Thomas ton.
 Miss Botelle is at her home in Crom. we'll for over Christmas.
 Miss Holt of Hartford is home for the holidays
 Miss Lois Yutzler of Hartford is home.
 When the Gilbert school opens after the holidays and the compulsory mili tary training is taken mp the Norfolk students will be obliged to stay at the school an hour longer one day each week.
 At the business meeting of the Y. P s. O E. of the Congregational church Sunday evening the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Charles B. Uffendale; vice. president, Miss Alice Barstow; record ing secretary, William F. Stearns, Jr; corresponding secretary, Miss Ruby B. Thurston; treasurer, Henry B. Gidman; chairman of the various committees, lookout, Miss Emile Hamant; prayer meeting. Miss Ethel Sylvernale; social Miss Ecla Snow; music, Miss Olive DeBell, and flower, Miss Edna Sylver- nale
 Jared Beecher Blakeslee, Fl, died Saturday night at his home, 195 North Main. street, Waterbury, after 8 short illness. MT. Blakeslee was resident of Waterbury for many years and was especially known in livery circles, having conducted livery b-siness on North Main street TOT many years. MT. Biakeslee was superintendent of the kbarns~ when horse cars were in vogue in Waterbury in the sos and he was known by hundreds of people there. He leaves his wife, Sarah Crane) Blakeslee, one son George Blakeslee of Noroflk, and two daughters Mrs. Bur ton Collar and Mrs. Fred Camp of Nor folk. Mir. Blakeslee also leaves one sis ter, Mrs. 0. K. Parsons of Waterbury. and two brothers, Edwin of Thomaston and Jacob of Lebanon Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The Home guard are planning to hold dance New Years night.
 Someone, while in search of Christ mas tree Saturday afternoon, cut down one of the spruce trees on the property of the Misses Eldridge.
 The Ansonia Lumber Go. has large job at the Curtiss place in the north part of the town getting out wood. A large crowd attended the dance at Arcanum hall Saturday evening for the benefit for the soldiers relief fund.
 John Christinat, sOn of M-. and Mrs. Frank Christinat, has returned to his work in Waterbury after being rejected at Camp Gordon because of rheumatism, which he contracted after leaving Camp Devens.
 William Benbow enlisted recently in the quartermasters' corps at Fort Slocum. ...-.
 Miss Margaret Curtiss has been as- slsting at the Johnson drug store.