Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-15
ROCKVILLE.

Friday evening last, during the progress
of tournament and picnic about mile
west of Jamestown, considerable fighting
occurred, in which a number OF men en-
gagged, all being more or less intoxicated
During the row a man named John Carter
was stabbed in the side with knife in the
hands of one Angelo Grimes, and Is thought
to be badly injured. The wounded man
was taken in charge by DR.. c. H. Nourse.
who rendered surgical aid. Saturday MORN
ing a warrant was issued for the arrest Of
Grimes by Justice Stonestreet of this place,
and on the evening of that day he was
brought here and lodged in jail, in default
Of bail. He will have hearing Wednes-
day, and a number of witnesses of the at
fair have been summoned. Grimes claims
to have been violently assaulted by Carter,
who is represented as a powerful man
| weighing over 200 pounds. He also shows
marks Of severe handling, being badly
bruised about the head and face Grimes
is small man of slender build, and says
that Carter has heretofore been in the
habit of imposing on him at times, when he
was under the influence Of liquor.
The democratic primary election in this
county will take place Saturday next, and
during the present week lively times are
ago, the present one has been apparently
quiet, but at the same time the bitter feel
ing between the ring and "anti-rng"
wings Of the party, though partially smoth-
d
state Of affairs is clearly shown by the
bitter fight being made against the nominal
ton of Mr.. Josiah J. Hutton for the house
of delegates who Is well known as an out
spoken opponent of machine" methods,
and also the great effort being made by the
ring" for the denomination of DIR. E. C.
Etchison. who acted with them as a men,
Der Of the last legislature. So far as the
governorship is concerned Mr.. Spencer e.
Jones will have no opposition in this county
and will have the selection of the delega-
ton to the state convention. In regard to
nominations for the various county offices
the prospect Is considerably mixed. and
nothing but the counting of the votes will
settle the question. Rumors of trades and
counter trades are rife, some combina-
tons extending as far in the future as the
next election Of clerk Of the circuit court
and register of wills, and already some of
the leaders of the party are accused of
having sold out for a supposed advantage
in the next general contest. When the
present primary campaign opened a num-
Der of the prominent leaders of the anti
ring element of the party were in favor
OF making an aggressive and open fight for
| supremacy IN the county, but they were
| finally overruled by those who appealed for
| harmony in the ranks. and the future alone
can determine the intrinsic value of said
Harmony"
| The first of a series of summer dances
| by the Rockville Assembly was given on
| Thursday night at Garrett Park, and was
attended by large number of ladies and
| SeHtiebleil lTOHl NdTlouS pdTlS OIL the COun-
| ty, the District and other places. The large
dancing pavilion was handsomely decorat-
| ed and brillis ntly lighted. and the very en-
| joyable affair was extended until midnight.
| Among those in attendance were Mr.. and
| Mrs. ]. Maury Dove, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
| Mobley, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Nicholson Mr.
and Mrs. D. H. Warfelo, Mrs. VIM. Dor
sey, Mrs: w. v. Bouic, jr:, Mrs. A. S.
Johns, Mrs. VIM. Conard, Mrs. H. Maui
rice Talbot Mrs. ]. c. Wilson. Misses Up
ten, Rena Sellman, Lillian HELEN, Helen
| Watkins. May A. Stabler, Mary and Hattie
! Griffith, Nell Darling. Lydia Brawner, Nan
| ME Getty, Eva Russell, Mamie Bradley
Eva Darneille. Mamie Patterson, Eta
| Grant, Emma Wilson, Carrie Dodge Lulie
| Lay. Maggie Henderson, Isabel Bouic
! Katharine Choate, Blanche Nicholson, Rose
| Henderson, Eliza Choate, Rosalie Johns
Sarah Henderson, Estelle Talbot, Messrs
Donnelly. Davidson, Brady. Post, Sliles
Casson, Conley, Bond, Griffith. Ralph Jones
| Bowie Vinson, Jas. P. B. Veirs, Abby Hen
! Garner Bouic, Lawn Thompson, Chas
Jones, Harry Roome, Donald Fugitt, Harry
| Dawson. Clarence Conard, Ohio Talbot
John Brewer, Lee Dorsey, Stephen Quigley
| Frank and Enos Keys John Darling, Car.
roll Fugitt. Warren Choate, Lowndes Jack.
son, Ttos. Ai3quith, Edw. Keys and others
| The prohibitionists of this county will
| hold a convention at Gathersburg on the
| 22d instant for the purpose of nominating
a county ticket and sending delegates t.
the state convention at Glyndon.
| The first of a series of games for the
| championship pennant between the clubs Of
| Howard. Prince Georges, Anne Arunde
and Montgomery counties was played Al