Connecticut western news., 1920-01-15
NORFOLK

NORFOLK
 Annual Meeting of Church of Christ
 The annual meeting of the Church of Christ was held Friday evening and was one of the largest in point of attendance for several years. Rev. John Barstow and Mrs. Barstow and Rev. William B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, were warmly greeted by their many friends and the whole att mosphere' of the gathering was most helpful and uplifting. The reports of the different organizations in the church were most encouraging and the treasurer's report both for the local church expenses and the bone- volences showed large increase over past years, testifying to the great success of the free pew system and the voluntary contribution plan.
 The meeting opened with scripture reading by MT. Johnson and prayer by MT. Barstow. Following the reading of the report the election of officers for the coming year took place. Edmund Brown, who has served the church as clerk for many ye;.rs, asked to be released from fur ther service, and it was with re.uc- tance that his request was granted. His successor is Henry c. Gldnan w. w. Collar was reelected deacon for three years, M N. Clark, treasur- CT, w. A. Spauldlng. Jr., assistant treasurer, s. A. Selden, collector, Il J. N. Cowles, Edward Spring and H. w. Carter, business committee, w Fisk Stevens and H. c. Gidman, audi tors, A. B. Collar, Sunday-school su- perintendent, Edward Spring, assist ant, Miss Mary Eldridge, lady assist ance, Arthur D. Smith, treasurer, s. A. Selden, secretary and Miss Ellen Johnson, organist. M E. Snow and Mrs. A. B. Collar were elected members of the prudential commit tee for the ensuing two years. This was followed Dy musical program. Then came refreshments and social hour and then the roll call.
 Mrs. George Munson, formerly of this place is very i'll of pneumonia at her home in Pleasant Valley
 Lester Roberts is at his home here, | having been recently discharged from the service at Camp Dix. Since re- turning from overseas he has been | stationed in Pennsylvania. H. L. Dyer of New York spent the | weekend in town. I
 Mrs. James Scott and her sister, Miss Carrie Gibbs, are i'll at the home of Mrs. Scott.
 State Policeman Frederick L. Preston has moved into the house of Dennis McCarty recently vacated by Carl Yutzler. r.a The lumbermen who have oeen working on Prof Pupin's property on the West road have moved along to the land of c. M Howard. Fred Collar has entered the em- ploy of w. B. Dyer. F Word has been received of the death in New York of Mrs. Louis Stearns' mother Rev. William B. Johnson, acting pastor of the Congregational chuich, with his family, has opened the par sonage, which they will occupy dur ing their stay here. Miss May Sur dam, who has been employed at the local hosiery mill, has entered the Johnson home for the winter.
 Miss Karolina Kendall has resumed her studies at Storrs Agricultural college after spending the holiday vacation with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. John c. Kendall
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Marchand of Pasadena, Cal, have announced the engagements of their daughters, Mabel Frances Marchand to Law renee G. Beers and Vida Grace Mar chand to Richard P. Ltdoiph of Rochester, N. Y. .i
 The funeral of Robert Smith, who died at the Litchfeld County hospital, Winsted, Thursday, was held in the chapel of the Congregational church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. W. B. Johnson officiating. h. terment in the Center cemetery.
 Ernest Blanchard returned to Tor rington Sunday, having recovered Efrom an operation on his hand.
 Miss Ellen B. Jordan, a graduate of Vassar Brothers hospital in Poughkeepsie, N Y, who has spent the past month with her parents, MT. and Mrs. John H. Jordan, return ed to Poughkeepsie Wednesday to re- sume her work of nursing.
 Friends of MT. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel who have been i'll for several weeks at their apartments in New York, will be pleased to learn that. IA. +o