This Day in Norwood History-Talk Of The Town-September 26, 1902

These news items were the talk of the town on September 26, 1902

Henry E. Farnsworth has been ill and confined to the house with pleurisy during a portion of the week.

The condition of Cornelius B. Horgan, stable keeper, who was thrown from a buggy by a vicious horse last week, is as comfortable as could be expected. Mr. Horgan is still at the homeopathic hospital in Boston and although no bones are broken it is likely that he will have to remain there for a considerable time. George Park, Jr., owner of the horse, has wisely disposed of it and got back his former horse, which was a good tempered animal.

P. B. Thompson attended the meeting of the Vinol Club of America held at Hotel Brunswick on Tuesday and Wednesday last, having among its members many of the leading druggists of the country. We notice that Mr. Thompson always manages to get pretty well to the front in all matters connected with his business.

.JUi6^ -Olrllw»’* .ajuiouiieof* her fall, opening September 29, 30 and October 1, in another column.

Alexander Mahoney of the class of 1902, N. H. 3., entered the freshman class at Harvard Wednesday.

Arthur L. Ide and Harry Marston made a fishing excursion down Boston harbor Monday in a tug boat. They brought home about a dozen fish each, mostly cod and haddock.

A delegation from Nelson R. Stevens camp, S. of V., attended the supper given by the camp at Mansfield Thursday evening.

Miss Mamie Higgins of Munroe street is spending a few weeks with relatives in Foxboro.

Miss Olive Johnson of Pittsburg, Pa., has returned to her home after a two weeks visit to Mrs. A. A. Jackson of Pleasant Street.

The alarm of fire early last Thursday morning originated in the burning out of a chimney at the Smith tannery.

C. P. Carter, a former manager of the local telephone exchange, has been visiting friends hero this week.

A party of Norwood young people have a trolley ride to Foxboro this Friday evening in a special car. The affair is given by a number of young gentlemen as a return compliment for a barn party given by the young ladies some months ago.

Candidate Bemis of Foxboro was in Norwood Thursday looking over his fences for the senatorial race and interviewing some of the local political leaders.
Mrs. Lewmou G. Marstou and daughter Helen returned this week from a three months visit to Sweden.

The school board is having its anthracite coal distributed among the outlying districts, keeping the soft coal for the centre district.

Lovers of music will be glad to learn that there is a movement on foot for starting a choral society in town for the production of oratorios and other high class music. Already considerable interest is shown in the movement and some of those who belonged to the choral society which existed here several yean ago are taking part in the present movement. The managers of the movement are anxious to secure a hundred voices at least and two hundred voices if they can. The primary object is not to make money but to encourage musical culture in town. It is believed that Norwood has more than the average amount of musical talent which should be got together and give to itself and the town the benefit of concerted musical work.

Dr. S. J. Shoomkoff will deliver an address on Tuesday evening, at 7.45, at the Baptist church, on Bulgaria, “The Land of the Roses,” The capture of Miss Stoue will be explained from a Bulgarian point of view. He will appear in his native costume. All are invited. Admission free. A collection will be taken.
Arrangements for a public reception to Rev. James F. Stanton, assistant pastor of St. Catherine’s church, on his return from Europe are progressing satisfactorily and an affair worthy of the man and of the occasion seems to be guaranteed. The reception is to be held in Village hall on Monday evening, October 6, it being expected that Fr. Stanton will arrive on either Sunday or Monday of that week. Joseph McManus will preside. The address of welcome will be delivered by James C. Murphy, Jr. Visiting and resident clergymen and personal friends of Fr. Stanton have been invited to participate in the speech-making. lu addition to the speech-making at the reception a fine program of vocal and instrumental music will be given.

The open-air band concerts in Norwood have closed for the season. The attendance has been unusually good on each successive Wednesday evening. The band put a deal of extra work into their rehearsals this year and the music-loving public appears to be well satisfied with the result. The members of the band are now very anxious that the town should take steps for utilizing the gift of the Norwood Woman’s Club. The club stands ready to donate a bandstand to the town if a suitable location, satisfactory to the band and the public, can be secured. We have heard it intimated that the Business Association when it meets will begin the consideration of matters of this kind. The town is certainly interested in its band and in the concerts which bring so many people into town. We believe that when the town comes to some sort of a decision on the park question the location of a bandstand will settle itself. The matter of location has already had a hearing before the selectmen and there was practically no decision reached on the matter.
Herbert S. Chickering has gone to New York on a visit to his father.

Frank A. Olmstead has removed from the A. W. Jefferson house on Vernon Street to the C. F. Whitney house on Nichols Street.

H. M. Plimpton & Co.’s bindery has for the past two or three weeks been running until 10 o’clock in the evening on account of a rush of orders.

John Mutch of Norwood has the contract for the stone work’ on a new schoolhouse in East Foxboro.

The Universalist church will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the society next month, October 22. The following general committee has the work of observance in hand: Hon. F. A. Fales, Messrs. W. F. Tilton, J. A. Hartshorn, C. T. Wheelock, E. A. Bigelow, G. W. Gay, Lewis Day, Rev. W. B. Eddy, Mrs. F. H. Winslow, Mrs. W. A. Talbot, Mrs. G. W. Gay, and Mrs. W. B. Eddy. This important occasion promises to receive a fitting recognition.

The High School Clironicle is to be published this year with six issues. The price will be 50 cents a year and all friends and well-wishers of the Norwood High school are invited to subscribe. All business and other communications should be addressed- to Herbert W. Rhodes, business manager.

There was a “tie-up” of nearly three hours on the electrics last Monday afternoon, owing to an accident between East Walpole and Norwood, and passengers for Dedham and Forest Hills became especially impatient. The trouble arose from the breaking of the trolley at Concord Avenue and a number of arms were ripped down in that district. It speaks well for the Old Colony service to note the fact that this is the first serious delay that has occurred on this end of the road in a Charles H. Carter, the dry goods man, has removed to the Stanford Mitchell house on Granite Street.

The Norwood Woman’s Club has organized for the ensuing year with the following officers: President, Mrs. Harriet Lane; Vice Presidents, Mrs. Maria Colburn, Mrs. Helen M. Bartley; Recording Secretary, Miss Emily Fisher; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Alice Plimpton; Treasurer, Mrs. Clara Winslow; Auditor, Mrs. Lilia Cutler. The club has arranged a schedule of work for the coming year.

(Originally published in the Norwood Advertiser and Review)