Evening star., 1901-07-27
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Great Interest Taken in TOdays
Democratic Primary Election.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Great Interest Taken i'm TOday's
Democratic Primary Election.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, July q, 1901.
The democratic primary election to nomi-
nate candidates for the state senate, house
OF delegates, county commissioners, sheriff
and county surveyor, is being held in this
county today. The unusual interest aroused
by the contest for the nomination for the
state senate, will, it is thought, have the
effect Of bringing out a heavy vote. The
Crawford system, under which the people
vote directly for the candidates, is in use
in this county.
The following is q complete list Of the
aspirants for the various nominations:
State senate-Spencer c. Jones and VIM.
Veirs Bouic.
House of delegates-Edmund L. Amiss,
H. Holland Beall, Henry r. Benson, E.
Henning Etchison, ]. Abby Henderson, Jas.
H. Hilton, Walter A. Johnston, John S.
McCeney, Clifford II. Robertson and John
P. Sellman
Sheriff-John W. Collier, Alfred F. Fair
all, William F. Gather, Thomas L. Hays
and John A. Selby.
County commissioners three to be named)
George w. Day, G. Fenton Snouffer, VIM.
H. Griffith, Eugene A. McAtee, Adam L.
Bolinger, Philip B. Souder, Stephen b. Lyd-
dane, William T. Wheeler and Thomas G.
Hardesty.
County surveyor-Charles j. Maddox
Mr.. c. NJ Burdette has been appointed
principal of the public school at Spencer
Vile, vice Miss Conway Coles, resigned, and
Miss Ethel Price, principal of the Buck
Lodge School, vice Miss Eva Darby, re-
signed.
number of the young gentlemen of this
town have rented cottage at Ocean City,
Md. and will leave here tomorrow for
sojourn of about three weeks. In the
party will be Messrs. Roger Shaw, William
Reading, Barnard Welsh, Walter Hender-
son, Somerville Dawson, DR.. William HI.
Trail DR.. Frank Carr and DR.. Hackney.
The republicans of Rockville district held
ing and nominated ticket, consisting of
candidates for delegates to the county con-
vention and district committeeman, to be
voted for at the primary election to be
mated at about 125. The meeting was con-
trolled by the friends of Postmaster James
p. b. Veirs and Mr.. Joseph Hicks was
made presiding officer. 1t is understood
that another ticket will be placed in the
field, and lively contest is anticipated.
The board of county public school COM
missioners has awarded the contract for
the erection of school building at Dwy-
er's, in Wheaton district.
Miss Lucy Cason of near this town has
gone to Colorado for the benefit of her
health
Rev. J. A. Hopkins, pastor Of the Rock
Vile Christian Church, has returned from
sojourn of several weeks at Millville, Del.
The first of a series of dances to be given
at the Woodlawn Hotel. at this place, was
held last evening and proved a thoroughly
enjoyable affair. In addition to the guests
Of the hotel, some of those present were
Misses Bessie, Florence and Elsie Taylor
Mamie Bradley, Nirgie and Mary Brewer,
Annabel Beard, Sarah Henderson. May
Simpson, Noma Thompson, Mrs. Cluskey
Cromwell. Mrs. Harry A. Dawson, Mrs
Helen Greer. Messrs. John and Russell
"a1f Tol1,,
Somerville and Edward Dawson Francis
Owens, Mr.. Sturdy and Others