This Day in Norwood History-Talk Of The Town-August 4, 1894

These news items were the talk of the town on August 4, 1894

—Rev. Fr. Stanton is on his vacation.
—Willard Babbitt is working on a contract in Taunton.
—Joseph Benkeit is to build a new house on Chapel Street.
—Dr. and Mrs. Fogg have returned from the beach.
—John Nugent lias the contract for widening Winter Street,
—Arthur C. Morse went to Falmouth Thursday for a fortnight.
—Geo. E. Hartshorn and family are in Maine for a two weeks’ vacation.
—E. A. and W. II. Bigelow’s families returned from Webster this week.
—Miss Mary Brennan of East Hartford will spend her vacation in Norwood.
— Thos. Boyes has been visiting his parents in East Hartford for a few clays.
—A little daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. T.F. McCarthy, of Dedham, Sunday.
—Mrs. J. V. Lavine has been on the sick list for the past week, but is recov. ering.
—Mrs. N. A. Enright and family, of Roxbury, are spending a week in Norwood.
—C. R. Miller, who burned his eye last week at the car shop, resumed his duties Monday.
—Dr. F. 8. Baston will spend this month with his family at the lake in Webster.
—E. L. Bigelow and family are now enjoying the cool breezes of Webster’s great lake.
—Miss Mabel Fullest, of Foxboru, is visiting her brother, W. E. Forrest, of Chapel Street.
—Geo. McGarry has been laid up a few days this week, and John F. Murphy filled his place.
—Edwin E. Hartshorn started Thursday for Lyme Centro, N. II., where he will spend his vacation.
—J. F. Cowell, superintendent of parks, Buffalo, N. Y., has been the guest of N. B. White this week.
—A concrete walk has been put in across Washington Street, from the Post Office to the Village Hall building.
—John Kennedy intends to build a pretty cottage on the site of the double house which was destroyed by fire.
—I’. II. Rooney of Hyde Park has the contract for the stone work under the old Winslow house on Chapel Street.
—The new gondola sample car which is being built at the car shop is pronounced a success, and will be in service soon.
—The N. E. R. 11. Club gave a dance Wednesday night at Highland Lake. A goodly number of Norwood’s young men attended.
—From out of town the teams come in,—not one, nor two, nor three; they deal out liquid forms of sin,—oh, where is Sumner B.?
—Mrs. G. II. Bateman and daughter, Miss Lilia, started Monday for a week’s stay at Randolph, Maine. They made the trip by boat.
—A grand bicycle tournament will be held today at Charles River Driving Park, Milford. Races called at 2.30. Valuable prizes are offered.
—Thomas Downes, who for seventeen years has been an industrious and faithful employee of the N. Y. & N. R. IL, is building a house on Washington Street.
—Miss Alice Lavine, who has been ill a long time, has returned from the hospital. Her many friends hope she will soon entirely recover her health and strength.
—D. L. Kelliher died Wednesday morning. The funeral took place Friday morning from St. Catherine’s church. Div. 1, A. O. II. took charge and accompanied the remains to Highland Cemetery.
—Theo. Wuestemann returned Wednesday night from Germany. He had a delightful time, though he was unable to find but one of his old schoolmates. His shop will be opened next Monday afternoon.
— Invitations are out for the wedding of Lincoln P. Davis of this town and Miss E. ‘Winifred Lewis of East Walpole, to take place Aug. 17. After the ceremony they go to La Moinc, Me., for a short trip.
—The reading and chess rooms of the Y. M. C. A. are open every evening (Sunday excepted) from 7.15 to 0.45. Visitors to Norwood are cordially invited. Daily and evening papers and all the latest magazines.
—People who travel via Winter Street to West Dedham have noticed the improvements that have been going on at the old Noyes place. The most extensive piece of work is the addition of fifty feet to Ins barn. Tho now reaper and binder’ seen at work in his field last week attracted considerable attention.
—Chas. Tinker of St. Johnsbury, Vt., is visiting his father.
—Tuesday night two suspicious characters were seen prowling around Chapel Street.
—Town water is being put into “Grandma’’ Sumner’s house on Washington Street.
— Scarlet fever has again shown itself in town; this time in the family of J. R. Vance.
—The Stoughton Bicycle Club made a run here Thursday evening for the band concert.
—Some of the boys will be getting into serious trouble if they don’t stop shooting woodcock.
—Eastern Star Lodge, I. O. G. T., was represented at the Good Templar picnic at Lake Pearl Thursday.
—The Lord’s Supper will be administered tomorrow morning at the Baptist church, after the regular service.
—The bicycle smashup Thursday evening demonstrated the danger of “scorching” through the centre of the town.
—Mrs. Rooney of Nahatan Street while in Boston Tuesday was struck on the head by a falling sign and very seriously hurt.
—Mrs. W. E. Derry will fill Miss Capon’s place as organist at the Baptist church, during the latter’s absence from town.
— One of the best meetings ever held in the Baptist church was held last Friday night. The pastor spoke on the subject, “Plymouth Rock.” Many took part.
—It was expected that the brickwork on the Press building would be begun last Monday. The delay is caused by the contractor having been injured in an explosion. It is now expected that a large force of men will be put to work the first of next week.
—Isaac Ellis has done a good piece of work alongside his place on Walpole Street. He has not only built a retaining wall to keep the street out of his field, but has built a sidewalk. The expense of both these jobs should properly be borne by the town.
—Friday, Aug. 3. All the boss carpenters in town propose to shut down today, the object being to allow their employees to join in the annual outing of the Nook Club. The party will consist almost entirely of carpenters, with the exception of the two fishing gangs, F. H. Winslow, boss of No. 1. and H. N. Falcs of No. 2. N. A. Johnson carries the party, but who carries the football wo have not yet learned.

—Miss Frieda Formean will spend a part of her vacation at Old Orchard.
—The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Metcalf died suddenly Friday morning of cholera infantum.
—Ellis Choate Currier will spend his vacation in Newburyport as the guest of Commodore C. H. Shackford, of the American Yacht Club. lie anticipates a delightful time, as there are none who can entertain more handsomely than the genial Commodore.
—Monday night Eastern Star Lodge, I. O. G. T., elected the following officers for the ensuing quarter:
C. T.—Arthur Barnard.
V. T.—Ed. Bacon.
Chap.—Miss Do Armond.
Treas.—Miss Hattie Brooks.
F. S.—Jabcz Weatherbee.

S.—Bernard Roby.
M.— Christian Slielde.
G. —Miss Alice Turner.
Sen.—William Johnson.
P. C. T.—Miss Frieda Formean.

In speaking of the Walpole sensation a gentleman from that town seems to think that a person has a perfect right to pile his or her furniture up in the middle of the room and pour kerosene and turpentine all over it, hang up tissue paper, gun powder, matches, etc., all about the room, if he wants to. It does not seem to us, however, that Mrs. Taylor’s plan was exactly in accordance with good housekeeping principles. Insurance companies have a right to expect the insured to take reasonable care of their property.

(Originally published in the Norwood Advertiser and Review)