The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-04-08

MeeTIxa OF THR scnooL BoAaD. In con.
sequence Of the unfavorable state Of the
weather on last Monday, the regular monthly
meeting Of the School Board was attended BY
only three Of the members-M essrs Reese,
Reindollar and Zolickoifer. !,
| The only business Of public interest trans
acted, was an order that the public schools Of
Carroll county be closed on the 18th instant,
with the agreement that, on condition that
the public school teachers who hold ceriili-
Gates, and who agree to make full reports, as
they have done in the fall, winter and spring
terms, may, free OF any charges, have the use
Of the public school property now on hand,
TO enable them to open. subscription schools
during the summer term; and that at public
school houses wherein the teacher thereof
shall not thus desire TO teach in the summer,
other persons approved by the trustees and
desiring 70 teach, may have the temporary
use OF said property, on the condition that
they procure certificates from the Examiner,
give sufficient guarantee that they will take
proper care Of the property, and make full,
correct, monthly and quarterly reports
TO the Secretary, embracing the amounts
which they shall receive from subscriptions,
book fees, &C., all Of which, besides the graf.
ihcation of teaching the Young idea, &c.,
viii be the only compensation for their la
bors.
The time and the place of the meeting of
the Teachers Institute, THE 18th of April and
Central Hall, Westminster were approved
and the Examiner, having asked the opinion
Of the members of the Board, was advised
that the annual examination OF teachers
should continue not more than three days. |
and as early as convenient after the 18th of
July. The examiner is now of the opinion |
that the teachers of six election districts
should meet in Central Hall, in Westminster, |
on Monday and Tuesday, and those Of the /
other six election districts, on Tuesday and |
Wednesday, devotirg one day to trritten aud .
the other to oral exercises. But, rs this pro-
gramme for the annual examination may be
changed by future events due notice will be
hereafter given.
To insure prompt action thereon, the teach.
ers will be careful to send their spring term
reports to the office of the School Board
properly authenticated rs the law directs, on
or before Monday, the 18th instant
EAsrgR.-This festival occurs on the first
Sunday after the full moon which happens
upon or next after the 2lst day OF March, but
il the full moon fall on Sunday, then not
that but the following Sunday is Easter day.
Tried by the above rule, the almanac this
year seems to be ia error, for il says that
Easter falls on April 10 and vet il also says
that the full moon is on April s, shortly be.
fore p. IN, and as that is Saturday, the rule
would make April o Easter Sunday. The
subject has occasioned good deal of discus.
sion both in this country and in Europe,
recently. The difficulty is charged to the
" inconstant NOON, whose distance varies ut
times, one-seventh, creating differences in her
periods. A contemporary says AS fair
instance this very moon of the present may
be cited. From new moon to full, its actual
period is 10 days, 20 hours, 26 minutes; while
the other half of the lunation-from full TO
the next new moon-will be Is days, IL
hours, 20 minutes the difference between
the halves of the lunation being u days.
Thus the full moon comes about ~ hours be.
fore the average time for full, counting from
new moon; and this has had much TO do with
misleading people who calculated the date of
yesterday from the full moon. In short it is
the moon, and not the calendar or the alma.
nae, that is irregular.
A MYSTERIOUS CAsE.-Who can give any
explanation Of the following mysterious cir.
cumstanee, reported in several of the New
York papers The New York SIM saws
more than year ago a man stepped from
Fort Lee boat at pier ~, North river, and
handed slip Of paper to expressman VIM.
Miller, OF IS Watts street, addressed, " Mr..
Stockton, Camillton, Carl county, Nd, via
bayard Station" :" want you to take that
box" said he, at the same time pointing to
box on the wharf, and mark il TO this ad
dress and forward it immediately" The box
was taken to three different express offices,
but the agents refused to ship 1t. 1t was &.
naily left at Miller's express office, % Wall
street, where it remained until Saturday last,
when Mr.. Miller knocked off the cover, and
discovered the hand, arm and breast of a
woman. The flesh had withered on the bones
The remains had been damned into narrow
space, with the arm bent under the breast
The hand was long and slender. A two.
ounce phial labelled "carbolic acid Law in
the box, and the whole was wrapped in what
was once white muslin. The mysterious
package was taken to the morgue. The ,
Herald states that the box was addressed to
Mr. Stockton, Carrollton, Carroll county,
Nd, via Bayard.
Town Lors.-A dog in the manger policy
seems to control too many of the holders Of ,
town lots in this city. Individual enterprise
Is thereby repressed, the growth of the city is
retarded. improvement and advancement are '
checked, new houses cannot be built, mechan.
les are kept out of employment, and business ,
generally Is stagnated by it. more liberal /,
. live and let live policy is demanded, if
we would prosper as we should do. Car.
penters, bricklayers plasterers, lumber. men
and brick makers, are all complaining for the
want OF work, when, to our certain knowl.
EDGE, dozen more new houses would have
been erected within the two years past, but |
Tor the difficulty in procuring lots. The i'm. !,
provement OF our city should not be retarded
70 this manner, especially as liberal prices Y
Tor land have been offered. 1t is blow at
ne general prosperity, which is felt by all. 4
CRouP.-This disease is often sudden in its I
attacks and fatal in its consequences, unless ;
prompt remedies are administered. A recipe !.
atey Published in the ADvoCATE-alum and ..
'ugar--ls supposed to have saved the life of a b
little girl in this city, night or two since. q
The mother in her alarm, remembered the ,
recipe which she had read, prepared it, and !
iad the satisfaction Of witnessing speedy re.
lief to her suffering child. :
The annual election for borough officers of q
Manchester, was held on last Saturday, the {
81 instant when the following officers were
elected Mayor, John Fultz; Councilmen,
,liver Lppy, John j. Lynerd, DIR. Luther
Trump, William A. Wolf, Cornelius Miller. I
An election for Municipal officers was held i
n Union Bridge on Monday last with the b
ollowing result:-Mayor, David Rinehart a
Sonncilmen, NJ. c. Mckinstry, Jesse Anders, :
7. u. Meyers and Peter Hollinberger.
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday were busv
lays in this city. Many persons were here
IN business with the School Commissioners. o
Orphans Court and County Commissioners =
IN the two last days.
HousE BuRxED.-A frame tenement house a
owned by Jacob Trayer Mt Franklinyille. was !
burned last week. Loss $500: insured in d
he Frederick County Mutual Insurance Com. \
Dany.
Mr.. Arnold Livers has disposed of his saw {
mill property, in Franklin township, Adams Il
county, Pa, TO Mr.. Samuel Shafer, of this =
county, about 1870 acres, at 81 5000
ANOTHER LARGE CAIF.-About two weeks 9
'go, a COW Of Mr.. Jesse Babylon, near Friz. C
'ellsburg, had q calf, one day old which 3