Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-20
ROCKVILLE.

The March term of the circuit court for
this county commenced here yesterday
Chief Judge McSherry and Associate Judge
Ninson on the bench The pricipal Dor
ton of the day was occupied in calling
over the docket and the assignment of
cases. A brief but pointed charge to the
grand jury was delivered by Judge McSher-
ny, after which they retired TO their room
and Immediately organized for the recep-
ton of witnesses, a large number OF whom
We're in attendance. The grand jury is
composed of the following persons: James
T.. Ayton, foreman; w. II. Duasion, VIM.
h. Windsor. Cassidy Linthicum, Daniel
5. Remsburg, Joseph r. White, Henry q.
Smoot Vim. L. Cole, Thos. /. Ofutt, VIM.
7 Ray, Robert Small. Thos. r. Clagett,
Nicholas h. Ray. James +. Turner. John
a. Hall. Jacob Stabler, James c. Gilliland.
Jno. l.. 9. Creamer, Abraham 5. Harriss,
James F. Miles. John Hodges. The petit
jury is composed of Messrs. Luther J.
Moore. VIM q. Lewis, VIM. W. Poole, Mil
ton G. Darby, James b. Elgin, Samuel
Soper, Francis W. Roger, Edward II. Bur-
ton Charles T. Bond, Thomas Dawson,
Harrison G.. Ward, Joshua T. Austin.
Joshua G. Dorsey. John G. Bentley, Henry
II. Miller, Augustus Tarney, Philemon II.
Smith, Oliver y. Briggs. Henry II. Clagett.
VIM. II. Dickerson. Charles A. Luhn. Reu-
ben NJ. Riggs, Lyde Griffith. Joseph :.
Childs, Edward Rabbit. The only case
tried during the day was that OF c. NJ.
Beall against VIM. q. Henley. suit TO re-
| cover bill for fruit trees, verdict for Beall
for S25.
At a recent meeting of the republican
committee for this county il was deter
mined that in the future all primary cleo
tions of the party shall be by individual
ballot; that the number Of delegates from
each election district TO any county con-
vention shall not exceed five and five dele
gates. That il shall be the duty OF the sew
eral district committees TO elect three
judges of election for their respective dis
tricts, the term Of office Of said judges TO
continue during the term OF the district
committee electing them. Said judges to
be elected not less than one month before
chairman OF the district committee to re-
port to the secretary OF the county COM
mittee the fact of their election and names,
and upon failure of the district committee
and its chairman to so elect and notify
them the executive committee Of the coun-
ty committee shall designate three judges
TO conduct such particular election. In
case of a vacancy in the board of judges
Of election the vacancy shall be filled by
the remaining Judge or judges. IL shall be
the duty of the judges 20 open the polls at
the hour named in the call for a primary
election and such polls shall remain open
for one hour The certificate Of the judges
of a primary election, giving the whole
number of votes cast for each candidate.
shall be prima facie the credentials OF the
delegates Delegates elect. their proxies
and an persons casting ballots at said pri-
maries must be bona fde voters In the dis
trict they claim to represent or IN Which
they cast such ballots. The secretary OF
the county committee has sent copies OF
this plan 10 the chairman of each district
committee.