The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-24

known. had a streak OF very hard luck
recently, In the way of much illness
in his family. one of his children hav-
ing died short time ago.
August Voegs sustained a broken leg
as the result of friendly scuffle with
few friends on Fourth street and
Norfolk avenue last night. The men
started to wrestle in d friendly way
when suddenly Voegs slipped on the
sidewalk, his companion falling on him
heavily. Voegs' left leg was broken
above the ankle.
The Commercial club directors, at
their regular weekly meeting Tuesday
afternoon, appointed a committee con-
sisting of w. J. Stadelman, l.. p. Pase-
walk and C. j. Fleming to make ar
rangements for the clubs annual meet
ing Friday, January z, when all mem
bers are to be urged to attend. A
feed will be a feature.
The proper position for the Red
Cross stamp on letters should be i'm
mediately below or to the right of the
return notice. 1t should not be placed
beside the postage stamp, as 1t OBJ
scures the dating stamp of the post
Office and confuses the mail clerks
This was the principal objection on
| the part of the German postoffice de
partment which led to the exclusion OF
the stamp from the German mails.
The poor electric light service dur
ing the past week Is to be made basis
for complaint at the next meeting Of
the city council in support of the
mayors move to establish municipal
plant, if the plans of Norfolk bust
ness man are carried out. The trou
BILE complained was the lack of lights
down town Sunday night from 8 til
II, and last Friday night, when the
down town portion of the city was il
darkness. At the Oxnard hotel Sun
day night supper was served by can
die light.
An Angora cat valued at $25 will
probably be the feature in a cour
case which is reported will soon b.
brought before a justice here. Thu
cat had been shipped to Norfolk as
gift to a young lady. A hack drive
met the feline at the depot and put !
in his cab for safe keeping. Passen
gers came thick and fast and he wa
forced to ask one of his passengers t
keep company with the cat. At tn
end of the journey he found the ca
missing. His passenger had throw
it out of the window.
Farmers coming to Norfolk on thes
cold days are now sympathizing wit
the rural mail carrier, who makes Ion
trips into the country with the thel
mometer registering about 10 below
In his little cooped up mail WACO
there is no stove to warm his feet, an
little is cared so long as he deliver
the letters and the newspapers. 9Th
rural mail carriers job is no snap o
these cold days" said a farmer recen
ly. 81 understand he has to carr
his mail on Christmas day just tn
same as on any other day, and fC
one expect to show my appreciatio
for his work by making him littl
gift on that day. It's the easiest thin
in the world for a farmer to give
B carrier a sack of oats or something h
has on his farm, something he woul
: not miss, and make the man feel r.
paid for his work" This sentimeI
was approved by number of peopl
who heard the farmer make this r
mark, and it was the sense of thos
;. that this was the real Christmas spiri
At present the farmer does not hay
l. to pay a cent for his mail deliverie
l. except building a box, which is mel
u trifie. 1t is believed by many that IL
farmers will show their appreciate
5 to these carriers on Christmas ds
II when he makes his daily deliverie
This will not only make the carrie
e feel better, but help him take an i
IL terest in his tedious holiday work.