Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-11
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Republicans to Hold Primary Election
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT News.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondents OF Inc star
ROCKVILLE. Md. August 10, 1903.
The republicans of this county will hold
their primary election on Saturday, when
each precinct will elect a district commit
tee of ten members and choose nine dele
gates to the county convention, which
meets here Monday. Quite a lively contest
has been waged in the various districts of
the county. The real fight is for control of
the party organize ton. the county chair
manship and the state central committee
being at stake. Mr.. Willis B. Burdette,
county chairman for the past two years, is
again seeking the honor and is being OPP
posed by Mr.. D. w. Baker. recently APP
pointed United States district attorney for
the District of Columbia. Efforts at a
compromise have peen made. but these have
proven unsuccessful and the selection will
be left to the voters. Both sides profess
friendship for Representative Pearre, and
it is believed that no matter which faction
is victorious, Col. Pearres fortunes will
not suffer. 1t is not thought there will be
much controversy over the ticket to be
nominated at the county convention. 1t
ms to be the desire of the members of
the party generally to select the best men
available and fractional alliances will not. 1t
is thought. interfere with this policy being
followed. The polls throughout the county
al Saturdays election will be open from 3
until pm.
One OIL DeSt VleIuS OF wheat SO Tar re-
ported in this county was made by Mr..
Re bert D. Weaver on his farm near Beane
From forty-six acres lie threshed 1873
bushels, averaging about 33 As bushels per
acre.
The special premium of s15 contributed by
Mr.. Gist Blair of Sligo, this county, has
been offered by the Montgomery County
Agricultural Society for the best display of
horses, cattle sheep and hogs at the fair to
be held here August %, %, "a and -
Mr.. Edgar R. Perry and family of Poto-
mac, this county, have left for a trip to
Niagara Falls, Montreal and other places
OF interest
Rev. Thomas H. Campbell and family
have returned to Rockville from a sojourn
OF several weeks in Virginia.
At this weeks session of the orphans
court for this county the last will and tes-
lament of George H. Eldredge was admit
ted to probate and record and letters tesla
mentary We're granted to Jessie n. Ed
redge without bond, and the last will and
testament of Elizabeth A. Phair was also
admitted to probate and record and letters
testamentary were granted to William H.
Phair, bond, $500.
While hard at work at the polls last Sat-
urday for Mr.. Lee and other friends on the
ticket, Mr.. Mortimer Ward a well-known
miller Of GAINESVILLE district. received word
that a new son had made his appearance
in his household. He hurried home and,
finding everything progressing satisfactor-
lily, remained long enough to name the boy
Blair Lee" and hurried back to the po-
for the candidates of his choice
The cornerstone of the Glen Echo Epis-
copal Chapel will be laid the evening of
august 16, the exercises to begin at half
past 6.
At the regular weekly meeting of the
county commissioners for this county bills
for repairs to roads, bridges, ETC., were ap-
proved and ordered paid. The bids for the
construction of the mile of road in Pooles-
Vile district under the state aid law were
opened and the bid of the NJ J. Grove
Lime Company of Frederick county was
found to be the lowest. the figures being
about $3.50 The contract will al once be
awarded to this company. provided the bid
is approved by the state highway commits
sion.
The county public school commissioners
for this county have confirmed the appoint
ments Of the following teachers: Miss Edith
Byrne. as principal OF the school at Beane;
Miss Efie G.. Barnsley, as principal of the
school at Avery; J. Fl. Waters as principal
OF the school at Blairs: Miss Kathleen
Rhodes, as principal of the school at Grif-