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nesses. announced that under the
Courts ruling the vets would be
unable to establish their case. Hicks
said they could prove that only 46
illegally registered persons had voted
dry, whereas such proof was need
ed as to So. Hicks said further that
the case could be sustained If they
were allowed to amend the list of
voters, but this was refused by the
Court. The poor memories of wit
nesses was a handicap to the 'twets."
Numbers of them could not remem-
Der whether their applications to be
registered had been made in writing
and the contestants had difficulty In
proving their votes Illegal The Court
ruled that all persons who were
shown to have voted illegally could
be compelled to tell how they voted,
though this was not made mandatory
until the illegality of their ballots
had been established by proof. There
ID no appeal from this decision, and
Suffolk cannot have another local OPP
ton election until December of next
year.
Norfolk.-Ratler than wear girls
clothes and stay'in the house, 6-year-
old Donovan Vernon Rhodes broke
into the home of s. Lieberman, ap-
propriated boys suit and went out
into the street to play with other
boys. Young Rhodes was arrested
on the charge of HOUSEKEEPING and
Justice Duncan turned him over to
Probation officer Stephenson. The
boys mother resides in Middleton,
Ohio, and Donovan, who has been
living with his grandmother in this
city, will probably be sent to the
Buckeye State. In court the youth
full housebreaker played with a po-
liceman's club and in 10 minutes he
was the pet of half a dozen big guar
dams of the peace. The boy told
how he made friends with one OF
Liebermann's boys and then crawled
through q window and confiscated a
suit Of his playmate's clothes. Il
didn't want boys to laugh at me with
girls clothes on, the boy told Mag
istrate Duncan.
Harrisonburg.-Ge Bedder-
man. 45 years old, hermit, alleged,
moonshiner and man of mystery in
Greene county, was found dead in
his lonely cabin across the Blue
Ridge at Lydia. Three days dead,
the body had reached fearful state
of decomposition The undertakers
covered it and hurried it off to the
grave without funeral services. The
report that the man recently had
large sum of money gave rise to
theories of murder, but these cannot
be confirmed. Beddernan came to
Greene about seven years ago and
his life is complete mystery to all.
He never left home, lived entirely
alone land his few wants were sup
piled by neighbors, all of whom lived
at some distance 1t was almost by
accident that his body was found.
Lexington. Fassifern, the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas S. White,
near Lexington, was the scene of
beautiful marriage, when their
youngest daughter, Miss Eleanor
Cameron White, was welded to
Charles Layton Yancy, of Washing
ton. D. C. The bride was given in
marriage by her father, and her
pastor, Rev. DR.. Alfred T. Graham,
of the = Lexington Presbyterian
Church, was the officiating minister.
Observation-Disclosures just put the
last load of his wheat crop in his
barn before a severe storm overlook
him, George Windle, a farmer-living
several miles north of this place,
lost the whole of it, the barn being
struck by lightning and burned. A.
lot of old wheat, some hay and farm
ing implements were also burned.
The storm. the most severe in this
section this year, did much damage.
Luray. Mrs. George w. Strole
was instantly killed by lightning at
her home in this county. Mrs. Strole,
accompanied by her son, was some
distance from her home and had
taken shelter under cherry tree
Her son was severely shocked and it
was some time before he was re-
vived. Mrs. Strole was about 81
years of age.
Gloucester -Sixty-five candidates
filed their applications with the Dem
ocratic county committee to be candi-
dates. for the various county. and
state Offices. They have until July
Is to pay the assessments for the
primary expenses, which will run
from 81 for candidates for constable
to $40 for those for the Legislature.
Salem AT meeting of the ex-
ecutive board OF the Baptist Orphan
age of Virginia, plans were set on
foot for building cottage, to cost
$4,000, as a memorial to the late
Mr.. Carpenter, of Clifton Forge, who
was a generous friend of the insti-
tuition.
Harrisonburg-John o. Morris, a
young Greene county merchant, has
been appointed postmaster of STAN
ardsville, the county seat. and the
most important postonicein the coun-
ty. B. /. Bickers, the retiring post
master. resigned to run for county
clerk. The new appointee had the
Endorsement OF the Greene Repub-
Iicans and was recommended by John
Paul. of Harrisonburg.
During the past 10 years Chile's