The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-18


man school house Friday evening. A
prize will be- given to the one receiv.
ing the highest priced box.
Dr. c. NJ. Pancoast has joined his
wife on a visit in the eastern part Of
the state before leaving to spend the
winter in California. DR.. Pancoast
has not determined on his future loca.
ton.
Thomas Taylor while engaged in
moving residence near the Junction
caught his hand beneath one of the
heavy rollers one of his fingers was
badly crushed and may have to be
amputated.
DR. p II. Salter left yesterday noon
for Chicago, where he goes to attend
the annual convention of the National
Railway Surgeons association. While
in Chicago he will remain a few days
to visit some of the hospitals.
The officers of the Norfolk fire de-
partment acting under instructions of
the department have placed an order
with the Seagrave Manufacturing com
pany of Columbus. Ohio, for the two
new hose carts that are to be added
to the equipment of the department.
Final action on the contemplated
city limits reform will be taken by the
Norfolk city council Thursday even.
ing. In some of the additions which
are to be added to the city not alto
gether unexpected opposition has aris-
en- among some residents of Norfolk
who are slated to be brought within
the legal limits. In Edgewater park
addition a demonstrating petition has
been circulated by some of the remon-
strators. 1t was noticeable, however,
that there were some who refused to
sign the petition, pointing out that
opposition to the annexation move
mcnt was really a short-sghted policy.
smith Brothers horse sales are 60
ing to be an even greater direct ben
eft to Norfolk merchants than was at
first anticipated" said local mer-
chant yesterday. My own trade was
benefited during the two days of the
sale and find on inquiry among other
merchants that the amount spent by
the horsebuyers along Norfolk avenue
represented a good round sum. AS a
general proposition every gathering Of
men or women in the city leaves a GER
tain amount of money behind them
The average amount spent, however,
varies considerably and Smith Broth
ers' customers are to be classed,
think, as good buyers"
Owing to the fact that President
Burnham was called from the CONNER.
cial clubs directors meeting Tuesday
no action was taken on the corn pal
ace or fall festival that is a current
topic of discussion among Norfolk av-
enue merchants. Directors said that
the proposed festival would be brought
up before the directors soon, probably
at the next meeting. The Tuesday
session was devoted to informal dis
cussion of two or three projects that
the club is interested in. In CONVEX
sation members of the board of di-
rectors expressed their special interest
in the Y. NJ. c. A. movement. The club
will be represented by special COM
mittee at the conference with State
Secretary Bailey.
1t will be a month on next Saturday
since Herman Winter suffered a Sc
we're wrench of the knee and Norfolk s
eX-county commissioner is still COM
PEELED to make slow progress about
the city on crutches. The initial cause
of Mr.. Winters discomfort tended to
appear ludicrous at the time but 1t a
healthy laugh that can live four weeks
with a bad knee. 1t was to rescue a
pet calf from the attack of two bull
dogs that brought Mr.. Winter hurry.
ing forth one September day and it
was an ordinary piece of wood that
lay in his way, causing fall and a
badly wrenched knee. Mr.. Winters
injury was much improved when a re-
cent fire alarm aroused his fireman's
patriotism and resulted in a short
dash that brought back the old trouble
in the knee.
Norfolk has a mayor and eight city
councilmen who will draw their Cigar
money" next month. November 7 will
be semi-annual city pay day. On
that evening Norfolk will dig down
into the municipal trousers to pay off
the city's hired hands who gather from
two to five times a month about the
council board and labor more or less
during the interval. And the city can
still jingle a little coin in that trouser
pocket for the salaries of the council
men won't deplete the treasury. The
city fathers haven't joined the union
and their official salary is fourteen
cents a day. And the daily compensa-
ton allotted to the mayor by city or
dinance is two bits" So next month
the council will vote their own sal
aries for the half year-$25 for the
councilmen and $50 for the mayor.