The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23

most listiess local option campaign
ever conducted in Winchester wiz
close tomorrow night, and on Iuesoay
the voters will determine whether tne
no-Hcense policy shall be continued al
this city The date OF the election was
set over a month ago by Judge /. W.
Harrison. IF the Corporation Court ana
I'D to this time there has been less
than two columns OF newspaper ad'er-
Using done. and that was placed oy the
Anti-Saloon League. This Is in strih-
ing contrast to the vast amount Oh
newspaper space bought by ooth sioes
four Years ago, when Winchester went
dry" for the first time in twenty years.
The antiliauor forces had sermons
preached in every Protestant church
of the town to-day. and Rev. I'd. y
richardson. editor of the Virginia
Issue. spoke at a big mass meeting held
this afternoon in Grace Lutheran
Church. 1t is known. however. that
the wet" people have been doing
great deal of quiet campaigning, out
the "drys' say they are conhdcnt OF
keeping the town dry. At the last
local option election. held two years
ago, the dry" majority was $50. The
election to be held Tuesday was calieo
bv the Anti Saloon League.
Circuit Judge T. w. Harrison. OF
Winchester, sitting at the request OF
Iudse T. n. Haas, of Rockingham
County. has set aside as being illesai
4 blanket deed Of trust or assignment
which was fled recently in the once "I
the clerk Of the Circuit Court OF ROCK
inrham County by General John Z.
Roller. Of Harrisonburg. for the benent !
of his creditors. and in which George
G. Grattan, Jr.. was named as trustee. .
The deed was attacked by the FIRST
National Bank of Harrisonourg aho
other creditors.
Mrs. Bertha Sirbaugh Braithwaite, |
wife of Henry D. Braithwaite. died OF
at her home in this county
a few days ago. aged twenty-five yeas
and in addition to her husband she
leaves three small children. her father
and four brothers. One OF the latter
Frank sirbaugh, is critically Ill OF
-ynhoid fever in Cumberland. Md.
Wi,son and Marshall campaign CLUBS
are TO be organized at every voting
nrecinct in Frederick County TINS
week by H F. Byrd, who was yestef- /!
dav appointed campaign chairman os
the Democratic Executive Committee.
Recause Of the great scarcity OF game !
in Frederick County. and particularly
so in the western mountainous sec
ton. the Board of Supervisors. at
sn.cial meeting yesterday. shortened
the open season one month. Inns !
the hunters will be permitted to XIII
game birds and animals only during |
the month of December. Information |
was laid before the supervisors to the a..
effect that some of the game has oeen
almost exterminated during the past 1
few wears. Game wardens will be ap-
pointed to see that the law is rigioiS
enforced. Heavy penalties are provided |
for violations and also for interference
with wardens in the discharge Of their
duties Nonresidents cannot NUM-
without a license. which costs $lo.
Tho Virginia Christian Ministerial
Association has decided to bold its next
= ,nr., meeting in the Christian Churcc ,
=, S,rasburg on November Ills. which |
will also be the occasion OF the twenty
9frh anniversary OF the pastorate OF
Rev 7. D. Hamaker. Rev. D. ;. Hen
t,a n D.. of Chatham. is president OF
tho association: Rev. Richie Ware. OF
is vice-president. ana rev
! F DeGanerally. OF DanVllie. - see-
retary and treasurer.
The Shenandoah Valley Military
Academy, Of Winchester. one OF the Old
est preparatory schools for boys IN tne
south. which was founded many years
before the Civil War. has reopeneo
with the largest enrolment IN It's MS
tory. DR.. B. NJ Roszel. Formerly OK
Sewanee, Tenn. IL principal CT tne
academy. which was well enoo"eu "
~. late A r. Robinson Of Louisville |
" wh, attended the school when ne
was a boy.
Contrary to many published reports.
the xrand jury Of the Circuit Court OF