Rut. In Belvidere, N.J., Clayton Snover, content with his local jail cell after serving his time for drunkenness, refused to be put out even after a 30-day eviction notice.

Not Ready. In Pittsburgh, the burial of Harvey Campbell was called off when the "deceased" showed up before the funeral, denounced the corpse as an impostor.

The Rule. In London, a judge chided William Pegg for chasing his nagging wife with a brandished belt, reminded him, with a -L-1 fine, that "90 out of 100 men have troublesome wives."

Rush. In Secane, Pa. (pop. 427), Postmistress Orvilla M. Hardican admitted that a few parcels posted a couple of years ago were still kicking around the post office, but promised to get them moving "as soon as she found the time."

Strayed & Lost. Near San Francisco, five little lambs, their fleece dyed pink, blue, orange, green and yellow, returned to the farm after a stint in a city show window, found themselves coldly, completely snubbed by the rest of the flock-- including the black sheep.

The News. Near Trondheim, Norway, Vassilij Rambovski, a Russian soldier, who had been holed up since escaping from a Nazi prison in 1944, learned to his delight that the war was over.

New Trick. In Seattle, Duke, a hunting dog who for years had ridden in the trunk of Frank Delappe's old car, watched his master lift the hood of a 1947 Studebaker, jumped in.

Persuaders. In Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Louis Booth, charged with failing to put a nickel in a parking meter, convinced the judge that the meter was installed after he parked his car. In Lancaster, Pa., Tag Manufacturer Martin M. Keener paid his fine on an overtime parking charge, left the police station with an order for 9,000 parking tags.

Inexperienced. In Los Angeles, a young miss, on a vacation from Seaside, Ore., as a reward for not smoking until her 21st birthday, threw a cigaret butt out of a bedroom window, started a brush fire.

Surprise. Near Liberty, Mo., homecoming Walter Pearson was greeted by his three-year-old son with the announcement: "We got a lot of sisters"; rushed into the living room to find wife Theda, 24, peeling potatoes and displaying twin daughters born two hours earlier. Explained Mrs. Pearson, who wasn't expecting until June: "I scarcely got to the daybed when--there was the baby. That second one sure was a surprise."

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