The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-03-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

uOOA1 al AIMS
meeting OF THE School Board. The reg.
Mar monthly meeting of the School Board
MAS held on Monday last, Mr.. f. l.. Herring
presiding.
Mr.. W. Wallace NALL, trustee of Bale 5
school, in the It'll election district, appeared
before the Board and asked for the name of
person WHO, he said, had wrongfully repor.
ted an improper consumption of fuel at that
place. Mr.. NALL denounced the reporter of
The matter in very severe terms and proposed
compensation for all fuel at Bales school
Belonging to the School Board that has BEEN
OF that shall be consumed for any other than
public school purposes, which proposal was
unanimously accepted us entirely satisfactory.
An application from Mr. Frederick $. My.
erly for county scholarship in the State
Normal School was approved; aud Mr.. My.
erly was authorized to present himself to
Prof. Newell for examination preparatory to
his admission into the school.
Mr.. Herring made favorable report of u
meeting recently held at Finksburg, to adopt
measures for building new school house at
that place; and motion to place in the hands
Of Mr. Herring funds to the amount of $500,
for building purposes mt Finksburg, if in the
treasury when he shall demand it, was adop.
ted.
The trustees of Manchester grammar school
being present, reported the selection of a site
for a new public school building to consist of
four rooms; but Us no provision to secure the
necessary funds has been provided the mat.
ter was postponed for the present.
Mr. John Sykes, q trustee of HOucksville
school, having resigned and recommended
Mr. Jacob Richards in his place, the latter
was appointed to fill the vacancy.
An application to pay Mr.. Frederick Ny
erly for services as an assistant to Mr. A. II,
Zimmerman during n part Of the Winter term
being before the Board, il was ordered that
Nc. Zimmerman be directed to enter the SUN
Due to Mr.. Mycrly on his Spring term report,
With which it will be paid if properly pre-
aented.
proposal having been made that pupils
living in families wherein scarlet fever or any
oiher infectious disease exists, shall be ex.
dlnded from school, it was ordered to be re.
corded, MS the opinion of the Board, that the
trnstees Of public schools, after careful in
Vestigation and proper advice, shall exclude
I'D such pupils so long as their attendance
ball be thought to be dangerous to the health
0f the schools.
Summer Term. Ordered that no salaries
en- be paid to teachers by the School Board
To- Summer term; but that teachers holding
certificates, with the consent of the Examiner
And SCHOOL, Commissioners having charge otthe
district embracing their schools, may have the
use Of the school property, books, &c, TO ac
eommodate subscription schools, on condition
hat they make full monthly and quarterly
reports, as usual TO the board; and that when
teacher declines to continue his or her school
ihrough the sumner, n teacher Of any other
achool, approved in like manner and under
the same restrictions, may have the temper.
pry use of the school property for u summer
term but not so rs to affect the right OF the
Regular teacher to return to his school at the
rommencement Of the next school year.
A verbal application for an African school
house at Taneytowu was referred to DR.. Rein
dollar, aud all similar applications for schools
% that character were referred to the School
commissioners of each respective election
district, with instructions to report to the
Board before final action is taken in any case.
On suggestion that an additional school
should be opened in the 18th election district,
Nr. Herring was authorized to take steps TO
perfect the title in the Board to the Mahlon
school property, with view to open said
sehool therein.
SRI After directing that all public school teach
Rrs in Carroll county shall procure the proper
blanks from the Secretary and promptly make
Regular monthly as well quarterly reports
b the Secretary,-seudng them by private
hands IL possible, or il compelled to use the
mails, by paying all the full postage thereon,
80 as to insaNe delivery ut the office, entering
such postage on their quarterly reports, as
"incidental expenses, the Board adjourn
Ell to meet on Monday, the ID day Of April.
ORPHANS CoURT.--Adam Shower, Esq,
chief Judge Isaac c. Bale and l.. p. Sling
lnif, Esqrs., Associate Judges; DIR. Henry
n Bez, Register of Wills; Geo. NJ. Parke,
ESQ, Deputy Register.
Monday, March 5. Rachel A. Snyder, ex
ecutrix OF Isabella +. Leeds, deceased, re.
burned inventory Of goods and chattels, and
received order to sell part of goods and
chattels.
David WANT, administrator of Matthias
cOpenhayer, deceased, returned list Of sale
81 personal property.
Jesse Anders, executor of Joshua Switzer,
Deceased, returned inventory of goods and
ehattels list Of debts and bonds, and inven'
tpry of money, and received order to notify
creditors.
Nicholas Lowe, guardian to Alfred Lowe,
seitled first and final account.
WIN. II. Grouse, administrator of Elizabeth
Grouse, deceased, returned list Of debts and
ansentory of money.
Mm. ii. Lindsay, administrator Of John
III. Lindsay, deceased, returned inventory Of
hoods snd chattels, inventory of money, and
Received orders to sell personal property, and
hotify creditors.
Letters Of administration on the estate OF
Ep6raim Newcomer, deceased, were granted
% catharine Newcomer, deceased
Letters of administration on the estate OF
William Stultz, deceased, were granted to
4Ohu VIA. Stunz.
Letters of administration on the estate of
Mary A. Babylon, deceased, were granted to
Charles H. Babylon.
The last will and testament Of Jacob c.
4 "a, oil 60 hat
nnd letters testamentary granted to j. Ham
Hon Singer.
The last will and testament Of Annie Clay,
9eCeased, was admitted to probate aud letters
testamentary granted TO Theo. A. Clay.
The last will and testament of David h.
Riegel, deceased, was admitted to probate
and letters testamentary granted to Henry b.
Riegel.
Tuesday, March C-Report of sale of real
state OF Peter kSons, deceased, filed.
Nathan G.. Franklin, administrator of Susan
$hueey, deceased returned list sale of goods
nd chattels.
The last will and testament of Daniel Hawn,
deceased, was admitted to probate and let
4hrs testameniary granted to Milton ID. Hawn.
Letters Of administration on the estate of
I've Donaker, deceased, were granted to Jno.
y. Smith, and received order to notify cred
Tors
Tue Coming CONFERENCE 10th ses.
lon Of the Maryland Annual Conference will
Dc opened in the Methodist Protestant Church,
d this city at o'clock, n, m. on Wednesday
Hext, March 18th. Most of the members will
arrive on the day before; each member upon
Bis arrival, will be furnished with a card Of
Introduction TO the family with whom he is to
sojourn. The whole number of persons hav.
'pg right to seats in the Conference is, as
tearly as can be aseertained, one hundred
thd ninety. The number OF families that
lave kindly offered them entertainment lie
ixty.seyen. The session will be one OF great
Importance, and there will be but few alb