The Democratic advocate., 1874-09-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


MEErISs OF the ScHooL BoARD. The reg.
nlar monthly meeting was held ON Monday.
II having been represented that the appro.
priation made for tho repair Of Nace's school
house, IN the 9Th election district, is insult
cient to complete The work, an additional sum
not 10 exceed $40, was further appropriated
President Reese having heen authorized to
appoint trustees to FIJI vacancies IN the distrcs
school boards in the 9Th and Ith election dis.
tricts, appointed Mesars, Elias fingling, Geo
Miller and +. A. Sharrer for the East End
school in Westminster
A charge Of immortality on file against a
person whe has been teacher was sustained
BY the evidence, and the accused not appear
lug in his defense, he was declared disqualified
TO hold teachers certificate in this county.
An application from Carroll Academy, in
the Sd election district, for additional school
room, was postponed until funds shall be
provided.
Pres't. Reese reported the sums Of money
which have been paid for school buildings
aud other necessary purposes since the last
meeting, all Of which were approved.
A State scholarship appearing to be vacant
in the Western Maryland College, Howard
p. son Of Mr.. Joseph Ebaugh was appointed.
A spirited contest for the position Of teacher
Of school No. 2 Of Central Hall school having
been argued before the Board, in which ar
gument il appeared that the gentlemen who
had acte9 as trustees had failed TO comply
with the law in important particulars, it be
came necessary for the Board to act in the
matter; whereupon, having patiently heard
the parties for several hours, the Board unan'
imo1sly
ResOired, That Central Hall public school
IN, Woefr,feufa- lnnnfaI =. ~
rooms above the store Of Mr.. John II. Bow.
ers, be declared vacant in respect Of trustees
and teachers; and that the said schools are
now thus vacant.
Afser the passage Of the foregoing rcsolu-
ton, it was unanimously
Resoired, That inasmuch that Central Hall
school, in Westminster, is vacant in respect
OF trustees and teachers, we, the Board oi
County School Commissioners, do hereby ap-
point the following named teachers, to serve
until they shall be legally discharged Miss
Lizzie j.. Matthews for school No. 1: Miss
Sue NJ. Matthews Tor school No. 2.
The board then adjourned until Tuesday
morning.
The only business of Importance transac-
ted on Tuesday was as follows:
Resolved, That the Board approves of the
action Of the State Board in reference to
classification, &c. and instruct the examiner
to require its observance as far as his facilities
viii permit
Mr.. Mckinney presented deed for school
site IN the first election district, which was
accepted.
The method Of calculating the average per
cent. OF the pupils attendance, whether at
the close OF the term, at the end Of each week,
or by averaging each pupils attendance from
the time of his entrance until his withdrawal
from school, was referred to the Teachers
Institute, when il will be submitted to the
President of the State Normal School for his
recommendation.
The Board then adjourned to meet on Mon
day the 9th day of October.
REAL ESTATE SALES. James W. Troxel, as
executor of George 2. Snyder, sold on Sat
urday last, farm containing 1861 acres and
27 perches to George Formwat at so. so
per acre; also lot containing five acres to
the same for Sill. This property is situated
in Myers district, three miles from Litiles-
town, Pa.
Philip II. l.. Myers, assignee Of Edward j i.
Honck, bankrupt, sold on Saturday last a
farm, situated in Manchester district, con.
tanning ll0 acres and q perches to Ephraim
Mace at S22.22 per acre; also 2acres, roods
and % perehes TO Adam Freidinger at $40
per acre. Total amount S269s. lS.
James Il. Dodrer, trustee Of Alexander p.
Adelsperger, has sold at private sale farm
containing l52 acres, situated in .Taneytowu
district, to Jacob Hindel, Of York county,
Pa. for S4125,
Mr.. VIM. H. Bloom, near Bird Hill. has
sold 20 acres of land to Francis W. Reese for
$500.
SrRUcK BY LIGHTNING. During the thun.
der storm of Tuesday afternoon the lightning
struck the residence and barn of Mr. +. HI.
Orendortf, Esq. near this city, but fortunately
doing no damage except knocking few bricks
from the corner Of the house.
Mr.. Meckley, residing Waynesboro' sta
hon, Western Maryland Railroad, was hauling
wheat to the station TO be shipped to this city,
had three horses knocked down and stunned
from the concussion the same afternoon.
A drove of cattle, owned by Mr.. Levi San
ders, was struck by lightning at the same
time, and three cows and a calf killed.
The storm is said to have been very severe
in the mountains. The rain was heavy and
was accompanied by hail.
GESERous.-A tramp, who was soliciting
aims, on Wednesday afternoon, informed us
that he liked Westminster, as the people were
so generous, and contributed literally to the
support OF those who were poor, and that its
citizens were held in high esteem by all who
solicited aims. The tramp was an able bodied
man, about 40 years of age, was able to work,
and was intoxicated. Would il not be as well
for our citizens to stop their support of these
travelling vagabonds, male and female, and
they would not have Westminster marked in
their books as A No. !. During the last two
or three weeks we have been almost oyerrun
by them. They tell the most pitiable tales.
and impose upon the credulity Of the gener-
ons TO great extent.
RoIBERy During the night of the 9th
nltimo, the house Of Rev. Mr.. Long, al Ia.
neytown, was entered by burglars. About 0
o'clock man living opposite of the church,
seeing light in the house and knowing that
the pastor was absent, concluded that some
thing was wrong, hewent to the front door
and called and the light was Immediately ex-
tinguished. He proceeded TO neighbor's )
house, and after getting light and another
man, they both proceeded to the back door
which they found open. They entered and
looked carefully around but the robbers had
escaped. The only booty they received was
nine dollars, which Mr.. Long had collected
for the missionary cause few days before.
SUNDAY School CEIEBRATloS. The annual
celebration Of the Mount Vernon Sunday
School, on the Uniontown pike, took place
last Saturday. Temporary seats, and stand
handsomely decorated with evergreens and
flowers, had been erected in q shady part of
the grove near the school. The exercises OF