The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-26
FOCAL AFFAIRS.

th1 @NtiNu " ttp clttAtHr IN lt&AtN 70 tue NIfc-
ton Of the Public School House on Green
street. During the day the following letter
was received BY the chairman Of the commit.
ice, Charles 7. Reifnider, ESP.
WESTMINSTER, Mn, Sept, 2l, 1874
chds. r Relfsniies, Esq. and Others, com
nlifisc-- ais
6EsTLEMES I'll am authorized BY the Board
Of County School Commissioners Of Carroll
county to inform you that they have respect
fully considered your application TO them to
suspend the farther building Of The school
house now in course Of erection on Green st.
and TO purchase different lot on which to
build said school house; and have resolved
that if you, and the citizens whom you repre-
sent, will procure the lots Of DIR. Fouke, and
have them conveyed to the Board at your ex-
pense, they viii abandon the present site and
building, and eause the school building to be
removed 10 said lots and erected there pro-
yided said conveyance is made within Tires
days Very respectfully,
JNo- Il. SMITH, Counsel to Board.
The action Of tie School Board having been
made public, it was determined to hold a
meeting protesting in still stronger terms
against their action, and on Tuesday night the
following was posted Throughout the town, in
every available place:
BEEPLS MEETIN
[ Under this was a roughly engraved rep
resentation Of a building situated on the side
Of hill, with three props on the lower side,
long fight Of steps leading from the ground
to the entrance, and over the entrance the
words "sKUiE Hows, surmounted by belfry
representing mans head.
BUBLIcK SCHULZ
Mods.
A metin of the Beetles is going to pc helt
at the Court HOus this Wednesday mite at I
O'CLOCK & thirty minits awl Bersons to gone
/ GONE from every where's to consider the
| big questin which are submitted by the Goun-
| ~ Schulz Borde abot not buyin lot Of ground
fur $600--but fur to buy bigger lot fur
| 200 not on der Hill side along side NIT
der grave yard. Let all der beeples come
and prove by their bein there that they are
interested in der Bublick Schulz caus and
belief in a jadishious appheashun Of der mon
ish Of der beeblcs. BUBIICK G0oT,
At about O'Clock procession, headed by
the Grays Band, paraded through the main
street, drawing representation of"The Model
School House, which was Illuminated b.
candles, followed by persons carrying Chinese
lanterns. The procession wendell its way t.
the Court House, where was assembled large
number of citizens, in fac, the hall was packed
many Of them being ladies. The meetingwa.
called TO order by Col. VIM. A. McKellip,
who stated that the following gentlemen hac
consented to serve as officers of the meeting
President, David Fowble; Vice Presidents
Hon. John X. Longwell, Hon. Jas L. Bill
4 lingslea, John L. Reifsnider, Joshua Ting
ling, Henry w. Dell, George W. Matthews
L. s. Stouifer, Denton Gehr, H. Haines, B
W. Bennett, David H. Shriyer, A. H. Huber
]. Henry Hoppe, H. IL. Herbaugh, II. l.
Norris, Z. K. Gernand, Ira Il. Grouse, VIM
4. Wampler, |. Z. Pearson, ST., DIR. Francis
Butler, Levi Evans, Geo. f. Wampler, JESSE
Reifhnider, N. J. Gorsuch, H. I. Webb, j
II. Bowers, E. 4. Crout, James Keefer, X
Manning, Andrew Reese Secretaries, DIR
W. H. Rippard, John I. Wampler, Theo. l.
Fritchey, Il. o. Grimes, W. H. vandersord
Albert Billingslea, /. Z. Pearson, Jr.
On motion Of Hon. W. L. w. Seabrook the
committee who waited upon the School Board
were requested to report. The report of the
committee was received and they were dis
charged.
On motion committee of FIVE was appoint
ed by the Chair to draft resolutions express
ing the sense Of this meeting the Chair ap
pointed Messrs. Charles I. Reifsnider, VIM
A. Mckellip, Isaac =. Pearson, ST., William
A. Wampler, and Hon. VIM. p. Maulsby
During the absence Of the committee the band
played several pieces, after which Capt. A.
Billingslea read a humorous poem, introduc,
/ ing it with some appropriate remarks.
I The committee reported the following reso.
/ lutions:
Resolred, That this meeting reafiirm the
opinion expressed by the meeting Of the citi.
zens Of Westminster, recently held, and com.
municated 10 the Board Of County School
Commissioners, strongly condemning the site
selected for the erection Of the contemplated
Public School House, and that the citizens
here assembled have heard with surprise and
regret the proposition Of the said School Com.
missioners that they will adopt different
site on condition that we will purchase anoth-
er lot; that in the opinion Of this meeting
public agents ought not to bargain for the ex.
penditnre Of public money on any other terms
than for the public good, and ought to ex.
pend the public money in such manner as is
most satisfactory to the owners of the money.
Resolred, That this meeting protests against
the proposed erection Of the proposed School
House on the lot now selected, and requests
the officers Of this meeting to communicate
these resolutions to the President Of the Board
of County School Commissioner.
Several speeches were made before the vote
on the resolutions was taken; Mr.. McKellip
stated the above resolutions received the
unanimous vote Of the committee, but the
following, offered by himself, was only favored
by four Of them. He strongly advocated its
adoption. Ii was as foilows:
Resotred, That il the School Board insist
upon erecting said school house at the point
which the committee appointed by them have
selected, that we insist that they erect no
building Of any kind whatever in this city.
Both sets Of resolutions we're unanimously
adopted by the meeting Speeches were made
by Messrs. Charles T. Reifsnider, W. L. W.
seabrcok, VIM. A. McKellip, and Theo. L.
tritchey, against the action of the School
Board, and each gentleman was loudly APP
plauded by the large assemblage.
A motion was made that the officers Of the
meeting present the resolutions TO the Presi.
dent OF the School Board on Thursday morn
ing. On motion the meeting adjourned, sub
ject to the call Of the chairman
ENTRIES ron THE RkcEs.--F. H. Orendroff.
Esq. who has charge Of the Trials Of Speed
which viii take place on the Fair Grounds
next week, has furnished US with the list Of
entries, fromswhieh It will be seen that some
fine horses have been entered:
:, Aueoeolf running face purse SoVO, ueOKge
Brown, Of Brooklandyille, Nd, enters b. ).
Palladin; Thompson 4 Robinson, Westmins.
ter, enter b. h. Stranger; I. B. and w. r.
Davis, New Creek, West Va enter b. IN. Al.
lie Hunt; Barton, Wilson ( Co. Hookstown,
Md enter c. c. First Chance. For County
Irot, same day, Jonn Grnmbine enters b. M
Fannie; Martin Quinn enters b. :. Hermit /;
A. 7. Albaugh 4 Bro. enter b. h. Stonewal
Jackson; VIM. Richards enters s. b. Pete.
wednesday, Trot parse $3.50, s. II. Bren-
gle, Of Baltimore, enters b. z. Washington !;
John Kelley, Of Norfolk, va. enters B. m.
Belle Boyds ID. steever, Of Baltimore, enters
:. g. Bird: County Trot, VIM. Richards en-
tiers ;. b. Pete; John Grnmbine enters b. m.
Fannie; Martin Quinn enters b. h. Blue Ridge.
I Thursday Trot, purse $500, s. I. Bren-
| gle, Of Baltimore, enters Lady Patterson; j.
9. Brooks enters b, (. Fuze; J. 7. Sim,
Of Frederick, enters b. h. Flash; 4. a. Ga,
baughs of Middleburg, enters b. z. Moses.
Htr.s44. Ill.