Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-30
OUR MARYLAND NEIGHBORS.
Political and Other Matters In Prince
Georges County.

Correspondents Of THE EVENING srAA
BLADEysBUEo, Aug. 29.
Democratic primaries are to be held In Prince
Georges September z, and considerable in
terest IL felt throughout the county in their
outcome. Members of the Legislature and all
county officers, with the exception Of treasurer
and states attorney, are to be nominated, and
quiet canvass has been going on for some
time back for the various places on the pros
pective slate. Prominently mentioned in con-
ncction herewith are the following: For
county clerk: Philanda Bowen, Judge Chew,
Sheriff Darnall, DR.. w. W. Warning and Prof
7. Fisher. Register of wills: George W. Will
son. Sheriff George 8. Dove and E. P. Mar
tin. Senate: L g. Wilson, 8. H. Gambrill and
p. A. Scaggs. House Of delegates: Roger
Manning, Capt. Marshall and Harrison Seas
seer. DR.. Charles A Wells has been mentioned
for both the clerkship and the senate, but de-
clines to allow his name to 60 before the conven-
ton. The contest in Prince Georges this fall
will likely be close one. The democratic
county convention will be held in Marlboro,
September 10. This convention will nominate
county officers, and also elect delegates to the
state convention, which will meet in Baltimore
September IL for the purpose of nominating
the candidate for controller of the treasury
The republicans have not yet announced the
date of their primaries.
Judge Brooke has drawn the jury list for the
October term of the Prince Georges circuit
court as follows: Grand iurors-W. F. Berrie,
Edwin Darby, j. L. Gray, Nathan Masters, G.
w. Berry, George Lillibridge, F. A. Holden, J.
W. Webster, s. W. Duckett, Henry Thomas, J.
q. Shrsve, Otto Day, Patrick Herman, G. II.
Brown, ]. NJ. Bowie, Thos. Brooke, B. l.. Belt,
T. NJ. Keech, c. B. Eversfeld s. " Bond, c. C.
West j. E. Turton and Henry Compton. Petit
jury, first week-G. W. Brondt, G. VI. Wilson, L.
2. Cage, Theophelus Boteler, E. NJ. Drummond,
I. g. Donaldson, S. T. Godfrey, Benz. Ogle, Jno.
Hayes, Frederick Skinner, L. d. Taylor, o. E.
Tippett, J. H. Buxton, R. NJ. Scott, Bernard
Luers, W. A. Roland, Roderick Addison, Jere
Berry, G. W. Rawlings, NJ. p. Pumphrey Frank
FOLSOM, N. E. Daley, j. H. Young, b. +. Duvall
and B. E. Randall. Second week-T. N. New
Lusby, R. W. Perrie, G. H. Walker, r. c. e.
Parker, G. Z. Mitchell, Richard Davidson, L.
Q. Robey. b. L. Duckett, A. d. Brooke, Charles
Tyson, ]. NJ. Bowie, L. @. Magruder, Henry
Clements, W. r. Smallwood, B. d. Stephen. r.
L. Goddard, Lewis Fritch, j. R. Dannisson, r. I.
Bowie, A. G.. Aist and A. J, Brown.
Sheriff Darnall yesterday took into custody
Frank johnson, the inmate of the Soldiers
Home who has been of unsound mind in this
neighborhood for some time past and who at
tempted to commit suicide here some days ago.
Upon commitment Of Justice Barron he was
taken to the county jail pending an investiga-
ton OF jury de lunatico inquirendo.
A lawn party and open air concert was held
at the residence of Mr.. Fricon, Hyattsville, last
evening in aid of the Catholic pastoral resi-
dence to be built in that village. 1t was the
largest gathering of the kind ever held in
Hyattsville.
A knitting factory has begun operations at
kosaryvilie, this county. 1t is operated by Mr..
II. w. Cagett.
-, A thriving little village called Hynesboro'
mas sprung up within the last few years, just
below Lanham's station, this county, on the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad. 1t already
contains church, town hall. and a goodiy
number of neat-looking dwellings.
Mr.. N. E. Dodd Of Washington has taken
charge Of the grist mill in this town known as
Cartons mill"
The stone work of the new bridge over the
Northwestern branch, at Riggs, is completed
and the iron work will be put in in short
time. f.