This Day in Norwood History-Talk Of The Town-August 11, 1894

These news items were the talk of the town on August 11, 1894

—Mrs. G. II. Bateman has returned.
—Edson D. Smith and family returned Friday morning.
—J. E. Plimpton is spending his vacation in Saratoga.
—Frank Allen started yesterday for a two weeks’ vacation.
—To-night the vacancies on the school board arc to bo filled.
—N. Reed has tho contract for painting tho High School building.
—Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Winslow went yesterday to Saratoga Springs.
—The first man to pay his tax in Norwood this year was Milton Rock.
—Lovers of base ball will surely want to attend the great game to-day.
—Miss Clara Winslow returned this week from a trip to the White Mountains.
—J. A. Crocker returned Monday from a three weeks’ sojourn at Sunapee, N.H.
—A reader asks us why so much loafing is allowed nights on tho Norwood crossing-
—A new front is being put on Village Hall building by Messrs. Walker & Goodwin.
—Chas. T. Flood and family moved from Monroe street to High street this week.
—Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Pond left yesterday for Old Orchard and other points in Maine.
—Only six went from Norwood Central to the dance at Highland Lake Wednesday night.
—Mr. Allen, of Boston, supplied the M. E. pulpit last Sunday, in the abseuve of the pastor.
—M. M. Alden returned Friday from a two weeks’ stay with Iris family at Pine Point, Me.
—Miss Nellie Dexter is enjoying her vacation with her uncle at Berkshire Inn, Great Barrington.
—No signs of the new station yet, although it is expected that something 7»J11 be done soon.
—Miss Hoban and little sister Kittle, Of Roxbury, spent Thursday with Mrs. Enright in Norwood. ‘ ‘
. —No matter whether it is Mr; White or Mr. Grey who goes to the beach, he comes back Mr. Brown.
—Mr. Langford has the contract for hying the gas mains, and about forty Italians are now at work.
—Friday morning, a horse belonging to G. B. Talbot, took fright and ran, badly damaging the carriage.
—Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Morse stopped at Vinal Haven on their way from Bar Harbor, reaching home Wednbsday morning,
—Norwood is looking her best just now. The rains of tlris week were welcome and freshened everything up remarkably.
— Miss Annie M. Lucy, ono of Norwood’s best teachers, lias resigned to accept a more profitable position in Everett.
—The party of seventeen Brooklinitcs is at home again, most of them coming via Bar Harbor and arriving home Tuesday morning.
—Bailroads running into Portland have named half rates for those attending the Higby Park horse fair. Massachusetts day is Thursday, Aug. 23d.
—No one has yet applied to the school board for a chance to carry tho children from the Everett street neighborhood to and from school. Why not?
—The watering trough in tho square has been raised about six inches, in order to improve the grading so that there may be no standing water around it.
—McCarthy Brothers have finished their contract on tho Press works, and their machinery has been moved away. The brick work is going on rapidly.
—Martin McDonough,of the yard force, while unloading wheels from a flat car, had the fore-finger of his left hand so badly jammed that amputation was necessary.
—Clarence II. Cheney and Samuel Cousins, of the car shops, havo been at Fishkill-on-Ifudson all the past week, making necessary improvements on tho steamer “Hart.”
—The N. Y. A- N. E. Belief Association lias its third annual excursion to Crescent Park Sunday, Aug. 12th. The boys will please accept thanks for courtesies extended to this paper.
—The reading and chess rooms of tho Y. M. C. A. aro open overy evening (Sunday excepted) from 7.15 to 9.45. Visitors to Norwood aro cordially invited. Daily and evening papers and all the latest magazines.
—Next week Saturday Dr. Plimpton will sail for Europe to bo gone about six weeks. Dr. Cottrell, formerly with Dr. Cushing of Boston, will como to Norwood to look after tho patients during Dr. Plimpton’s absence.
—What shall we do Labor day? Why, sit on the fence and watch the day go.
—Edward B. Morse was in town yesterday. Ho expressed much pleasure with tho progress Norwood has made and best wishes for her future.
—Concreto walks will be put across Day, Vernon and Cottage streets, making a continuous walk from Day street to tho Post Office. This will be done in tho early autumn.
—Tho now gondola car that has been under way at the car shops, was completed tlris week and ready for service Monday. It is an entirely new pattern and is a very practicable car.
—The regular meeting of tho Y. M. C. A. will bo held in their rooms to-morrow afternoon at4 o’clock. Bov. Mr. Paddock of Denver, Col., will lead the meeting.
Mr. Paddock is an eloquent deserves a large audience, men invited.
—The monthly business
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the Y. M. C. A. was held Monday evening. Three applications for membership were received and after being voted on ■were placed on the active list. After the transaction of other business ice eream and cake were served.
—Rev. George E. Paddock, of Denver, Colorado, will preach in the Congregational church to-morrow morning and evening. Evening service at 7.15. Tho attention and interest exhibited last Sunday warrant a large audience. It is a privilege to listen to one who possesses snaii marked ability.
—William Tobbetts, who began laying —”•— Press wnrlcs Wednendav. was struck on the right arm by a stone from a blast. The small bone was broken and he is obliged to carry the arm in a sling. At’ the time of the blast he was in die street,- about four hundred feet away.
—At the meeting of the general committee on Lati6r’day celebration, after hearing reports from special committees on the cost of music, physical sports, ,clama, etceteras, it was voted to give up the ides,’ and later on try and make some money on a dedicatory opening ceremony and baB yr concert, when the new buildings ‘.armiroady for, occupancy’/ provided thb ’owners 1 ai;e/willing. A committee •for that purpose was appointed and the matter left in its hands. J. A. Hartshorn is chairman of the committee,and J. M. Folan, clerk. Tho band would cost $100; the base ball team, $200; the clams, $75; a man to bake the clams a la Rhode Island, $25; butter, salt, crackers andonions, $25; crockery and superintending caterer, $50. Tlris would make quite an outgo; and then money is scarce, work slack, and no general enthusiasm on tho part of the people. Under such circumstances there is but a slim prospect, the committee thinks, of making any money. The work and outlay arc too much to risk.