Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-05-09

'"'s WV 'S~'cVa bncCtOr3 IRON
: several boroughs and townshins
: Clearfcld county, assembled ipp
Court House, on Tuesday the Is,
Of May, at 2 o'clock, P. M. for
purpose of clecting a County Suns,
: tcndcnt Of the Public Schools, for G
ensuing three years.
The Convention was called 10 or,
by Mr.. Sanford, the Superintends,
when on motion of Mr.. A. c. IT,,
Daniel w. Moore, Esq, was elec,.
President, and r. ]. Wallace and
c. Tate were elected Sec'ys. I'm,
call Of the districts, the followir
named Directors answered to the
names, viz:
BLooM-John +. Slull, /. L. Wood
Frank Abel, o. d. Kendell, John Bl|
ger, John Smith.
! BodGs-Wm. Irwin, Jonas Peter
BRADroRD-Angus Gill, Alexandsy
Livingston. Thos. Riley, II. BumbarI
ger, John Wilson, d. Stewart. IndsI
pendent, Isaac Wilson, James Laup,I
berry, John II. Stewart, Geo. Wilson
BRADY-Jesse Lines, d. Reams hi
illegal
CLEARFIELD-D. W. Moore, R. II
Wallace, o. B. Mcrrell, L. Ale, J. nj
Kettlcbarger.
CURwEHsvILLE-Z. McNaul, H. p]
Thompson, Jackson Robson L. NJ. La
porte, John Patton.
CovINGToN-Sol. Maurcr, J. y. Cor.
mont, ]. ]. Pichard.
DEcATuR-Thomas Waring.
FERGUsoS-J. II. Straw, j. D. Mi.
Ter, W. l.. Moore, William Wise.
GIRARD-W. Il. M'Corkle, Mitch.
Shope.
GosHEN-E X. Shirley, J. SankCy,
J: W. Wallace, J. A. l.. illegal, II. Il.
Morrow.
GRAHAN--A. c. Dale.
GuLIcH-Joscph McCully, Henry
Alleman, W. A. Nevling, John Byers.
JoRDAY-Michael Gibson.
KARTHAUs-I. c. McCloskey.
KSox-D. A. Mokcl, A. l.. Hickock.
LAwRENcE-A C. Tate, Jos. Owens,
John Irwin, G. II. Hall, Jos. Watson,
Matthew Ogden.
n. WAsnISGToS-J. NJ. Cummings.
PEND. T. Sharp, Elah johnson,
L. keenan,, L. NJ. Hoover.
PIKr-M. Wise, Thomas Bloom,
John Bloom, ]. P. Norris.
UsIoN-D. Welty, John Dressler,
S. Hollopcter, W +. Johnson.
WooDwARD-William Kline, Henry
Baughman.
On motion of Gen. Patton tho Con.
vention proceeded to make general
nominations for Superintendent as
follows : MIR. r. J Wallace nominated
c. b. Sandford Mr.. Hall nominated
Geo w. Snyder; Mr.. Allcman nomi.
mated Rev. A. r. Height. The nomi.
nations being closed, the Convention
proceeded to ballot for Superintendent
viz: Sandlord had %, Snyder 80. and
Height 8, total 76. Mr.. Snyder hay.
ing received majority Of all the
votes cast, was declared by the Pres.
dent, elected County Superintendent
for the ensuing three years.
Gen. Patton moved that the Con.
vention proceed to fix the salary.
Agreed to. Mr.. McNaul proposed
81, 200, Mr.. Merrcll ST, 500, Mr.. Smith
1000, Mr. Alleman $500, Mr.. Gill
$500, Mr.. r. j Wallace 81 500. This
question elected considerable debate,
N which r. J. Wallace, W. +. John.
son, Oscar b. Merrell and Elah John.
'on participated, each setting forth
heir views, as to the effect the Su.
oerintcndents salary had upon tho
general School fund. The debate
having closed ballot was had on the
respective sums proposed. Three Di.
'ectors voted for $1,000, three for
$1,000, forty for $1,000, twenty.four
or $500, two for $500, and one for
u, 800. There being a majority Of
he Directors in favor of fixing the
alary at 81 900, it was agreed to.
On motion DR.. Thompson, W. F.
Johnson and Mr.. Kline, were appoint.
d a committee to bring the Supcrin.
cndent elect before the Convention.
after n short absence the committee
eturned with Mr. Snyder, who, after
eturning hls thanks 10 the Directors
or the honor conferred, promised, in
addition to the duties heretofore per.
ormed by the respective Suporintend.
nts, to teach a Normal School of
hree months duration, and as much
ongcr as time would permit.
A verbal resolution was adoptcd.
promising, on the part of Directors,
Ictive cooperation, that having failed
o perform their duties heretofore,
hey would in tho future fully dis.
harge every duty cncumbent upon
hem. After the proper certificates
nd papers were made out by tho
secretaries, the Convention adjourned
The following districts were entire.
unrepresented Bcccaria, Bell.