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All 0VER TIE STATE
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Fre4ericksburE.-J. G. HAN. alias J.
c. Hase, forged check for $50 and
passed It on Mrs.. Lloyd Cole for q
board bill. He was sentenced to two
years IN the penitentiary.
Lynehburg. Rails are being laid on
the railroad which is to connect the
mine Of the Piedmont Manganese Cor
poratlon with the James River branch
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
six miles east Of Lynchburg.
Bristol. Seeking = live wire on
Bristol street to shield younger bro
Their, Charles Davis was shocked and
burned and has small chance to re-
cover. He was lying unconscious,
gripping the wire, when by-stander
used q pole to release the grip.
Harrisonburg. - The Harrisonburg
Equal Suffrage League has organized,
with the following ofIicers: President,
Mrs. Kate g. Paul; yice-presidents Mrs.
John T. Harris; secretary and treas-
arer. Mrs. Henry v. Strayer. The local
organization il growing rapidly:
| fredericksburg "A primary election
for the nomination Of Democratic
candidate for Congress from the First
district will be held Saturday, August
"a, throughout the First Congressional
district. The candidates are Repre-
sentative w. A. Jones and s. R. Bux-
I ton, of Newport News.
Harrisonburg. Several members
bolted from the Woodrow Wilson
Club. A number Of close friends Of
Congressman James Hay wanted all
members pledged to support Wilson
and Hay. On account Of factional diff
i fculties It was regarded as inexpedi-
emit to complicate matters, but rather
to continue the club as = Wilson club.
with the tacit understanding that the
club is Democratic and not opposed to
Hay. Half dozen Democrats insist
ed on writing Hays name into the
name Of the club, and when they lost
they walked out of the meeting.
NorfoIk.-Heads of hundreds of rats
were deposited at the headquarters OF
the Norfolk Health Department as q
result Of the joint crusade being waged
here and in New Orleans against bu-
bonic plague In accordance with an
agreement reached by the Health
4 commissioner Of these two cities, 5
cents apiece Is paid for their heads.
Tests for the plague fleas OF signs OF
I Infection was begun on these heads OF
rats.#It is the purpose to prosecute
this warfare for the determination OF
the disease-carrying rodents as long
as the councils of these two cities will
provide funds. Hundreds Of boys,
white and black. and scores of men
are battling with the rats of Norfolk.
The zone Of the conflict embraces
chiefly the entire river front and
downtown wholesale district
/ Bristol.-Rev. DR.. J. A. Baylor, pas
tor OF State Street Methodist Church,
continues to be very much in the lime
light because Of the course he took IN
the movement to break up resorts In
Bristol. AS a result of the crusade
led by him, Ave women were fined 500
each and sentenced to six months in
Jail. A similar penalty was given Roy
Jones, who was charged with conduct.
ing disorderly house. Two women
were given 10 days In which to get
out of the city. Capt William L.
Rice, the Mayor, now in his eightieth
year, was the justice who tried the
cases. The courtroom was thronged
with men during the hearing. more
than thousand having sought admis
sion. In the presence OF this throns
DR.. Baylor admitted upon the witness
stand that he had repeatedly donned
overalls and worn false mustache to
play detective about the resort dis
trict. DR.. Baylor, In "Rube" attire
went on several occasions in company
with G. g. Lunday, secretary of the
Bristol Young Mems Christian Asso
citation, to the resort district, visiting
the places at night. He and Mr.. Lun
day gave details OF what they had
seen.