Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-22
ROCKVILLE NEWS.
Local Politics Getting Quite Active-A ZAP
fist Conventiou-Other Items.

Local Politics Getting Quite Active-A Bap
fist Convention-Other Items.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, May %, 1891.
Political affairs in this section, especially il
the democratic ranks, are getting quite brisk
and long before the primary election in tina
par y promise to be at fever heat Under thu
primary election system the people vote di
rectly for the persons they wish on the tickle
and this renders the system very obnoxious Il
the would-be bosses, who have no chance a
forme rly to manipulate delegations and make
up ticket to suit themselves, whether the same
is satisfactory to the voters or not. This sys
tenn has proved the death knell to the
aspirations Of the wire-pullers, who as
general rule have but little influence among
the people. Aspirants for places on the
democratic ticket appear to be increasing and
1t is expected that after the meeting OF the
committees next week to designate a date FOL
the primaries their name will be legion. Among
the recent announcements are the names Of the
following gentlemen willing to serve the county
Howard A. Garrett Of Potomac district for the
house of delegates, VIM. W. Metzger of the
third district and Nathan ]. Walker Of the frs,
district for county commissioner. 1t is sup
posed that the date for the primaries will be
early in August, but this is opposed by some
who want q later date. fearing they will not be
able to get their business fixed by that time
At a recent corporation election the following
gentlemen were elected commissioners for the
town Of Poolesville: DR.. Edward Wootton. c.
E. Poole, Dr. R. t. Colt, Elias Price and
Thomas Hoskinson.
The second jury impaneled to determine
the value Of the land Of e. B. Gray near Lin
den. taken for the extension Of the southern
branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, met
ON the premises on Wednesday and awarded
rf fbar
jury met on the same day on the premises of
Thos. Kirby, at Bethesda, and awarded him
q, 500 for land to be used for the same pur-
pose. 1t ID understood that all the other land
in the county desired for the construction Of
the proposed road has been secured by the
company, and that work on the same will be
commenced at an early dav.
ministers and laymeu's meeting Of the
Baptist churches of this county will commence
at this place on the 2Sth instant and continue
three days. The opening sermon on Thursday
night will be by Rev. g. W. Mccullough of
Anacostia, D. C. On Friday the exercises will
consist of an essay by Winfield Berry entitled
The Bible and the Young Christian" addresses
by Edmund Sellman and James Elgin, essay by
Frank Nj. Griffith entitled Church Discipline, !"
addresses by Cyrus Keiser and Vernon Beall,
essay by ]. L. Lodge entitled 1.-THE Rise and
Progress OF Error in the Early Christian
Church" Saturday, Life, Death and Immor-
taiity," by Judge W. Viers Bouic; 1.-The Duty
OF churches to Pastors, by Rev. John kingdom;
addresses by Luther Watkins and Edgar Thomp-
son; .'The Duty of Our Churches to the Young
People, essay BY Rev. I. d. d. Clark; address
by kev. s. r. White. Sunday, sermon by Rev.
W. ). .. Thomas; some "reminiscences Of the
Baptist church in Rockville by Judge W. "
Bouic, ]. L. Lodge and d. H. Bouic; at night
sermon by Rev. ]. L. Lodged. d. After the
discussion of the subjects BY those named
others present will be invited to participate
The following program of exercises has been
adopted for the next meeting of the teachers
association: ''Give the Advantage of Diagram
Work in Teaching History" by Misses Blanche
Miss Jessie B. Stabler; "Give an Outline of the
First Days Work in School, by Prof Newman
All the teachers are expected to take part in
the discussion Of questions of interest in their
profession. S.A NJ.