The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

Deen Iauncned into eternity without mo-
ment's warning. Upon examination it was
found that the skin and flesh between the
third joint and the knuckle of the hand had
separated, as though knife had cut it clear
to the bone, and the flesh was stripped of of
the bone 20 the FIRST joint and there the first
joint separated and was torn off with thehesh,
leaving nothing to the hand but the bone of
the second joint of the finger perfectly bare.
Mr.. d. Keener Shriver took Mr.. Mitten over
to New Windsor, and DIR. Brown, assisted by
Mr.. Shriver, amputated the remaining part
of the finger near the knuekle, and we are
glad to say Mr.. Mitten is doing as well as can
be expected.
Mrs. Waesche, wife Of Joseph A. Waesche,
has been lying very i'll with typhoid fever for
several weeks, and her death is momentarily
expected, the disease having caused paralysis
Of the heart.
Mr.. Joshua Engel is still having auction
here every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
nights
MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BoARD.-The
quarterly meeting of the School Board, to
pay the salaries of the teachers for the Winter
term. was held on Monday and Tuesday last
All the members of the Board were present
The Treasurer's bond was presented, ap-
proved, and transmitted to the Clerk of the
Court.
A delegation from Manchester, to urge the
immediate necessity of building a new school
house at that place, forcibly presented q Just
claim, which was patiently heard by the
Board, the members of which expressed 4
determination to provide for the building at
the earliest possible moment, if by any proper
means the necessary funds can be secured;
but they, at the sans time, deeply regretting
the limited means placed in their hands, dis
tinctly stated that they did not fael authorized
to contract debt for any purpose whatever.
On the hberality, therefore, of the County
Commissioners, in whom all cozfde, this ne
cessary expenditure depends.
A. Valentine, colored, presented a YER
bal application for q new school house for
colored pupils at Fairview, near the Fred
erick county line, in the 9th election district,
which was referred to Mr.. David Prugh for
investigation.
Mr.. Haines applied for new school-house
at Jewsburg, in the 1lth election district, and
was informed that through the Examiner
representations, the Board was fully sensible
Of the necessity for a school-house at that
place; and that as soon as the necessary funds
applicable to such purposes can be secured,
provision for building at Jewsburg will be
made.
MI G@OAlChoucE It10 letIGFS. the TENOR OF
which was to show that the charge made at
the January meeting against teacher for
cruelty to one of his pupils, was unjust. No
prosecutor having appeared and no defence
being offered to the Board, further action was
not taken.
Having ordered the payment of several bills
for repairs, expenses, &c, to various persons,
the Board ordered that the teachers salaries
in full for the Winter term be paid; and &C
cordingly payments to teachers and others,
amounting, IN the aggregate, to within frac-
ton of $4,000, were made, of which sum the
County Commissioners supplied the school
treasury with $1,000.
The Board adjourned to meet on Monday,
the 4th day Of March.
The WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD BoxDs.
The Baltimore american Of Monday, says:
Mayor Kane had a consultation on Saturday
with Mr.. James Hodges, one of the Finance
Commissioners, in reference to the commu-
nicatlon received the previous day from a
committee of the holders of the second pre-
ferred mortgage bonds, asking the city author
tiles, through the Finance Board, to purchase
the bonds, together with the funded coupons,
the par value of which would amount together
to S520,000. After the interview the Mayor
stated that he did not consider the PROPOSE
tons OF the committee such as would Justify
or induce him to even submit them to the CITY
Council, with a view of instructing the Fl
nance Board to act in the matter. The pro-
positions made were not such as, in his opin-
ion. it would be for the interest of the city to
accept, and he did not deem them worthy of
consideration by the City Council. The
bondholders threaten foreclosure if the city
does not buy their bonds, but it is not thought
that they will carry out their threat A
foreclosure, il is stated, would not result in
and advantage to the second preferred mort
gage bondholders, as the first mortgage bonds,
amounting to $4,000, would have to be sat
ished before the bondholders of the second
preferred would be entitled to their claim.
Hflen Station, the roundhouse, &C., belong
to the Mayor and City Council, and could not
be sold by the bondholders. 1t is thought
that the same course will be taken in relation
to the proposition Of the directors of the
Western Maryland Railroad Company for a
conversion of the mortgaged indebtedness
into stock, the Finance Commissioners being
of the opinion that the present Board cannot
pledge their successors to line of action
such as is implied in the promise of the direc-
tors-that the road shall never hereafter be
mortgaged.
about % miles from Baltimore, on the Nico-
demus and Davis roads, and is composed of
one store and postoffice, blacksmith shop, one
huckster, three farmers and one private resi-
denee. The entire vote of the town is demo-
cratic. The well known Bob and Tom pic.
ture car is in town.
On last Sunday evening the teacher of
Morgan run school, Mr.. Grove j. Shipley
and wife, while returning home in sleigh
from Mr.. Conoway's, near Woodbine, the
sleigh upset and the occupants were thrown
out. The horse ran for about / miles with
out doing harm to persons or sleigh.
The remains of Elijah Criswell were in
TERED at Deer Park chapel on Sunday last.
He died of consumption.
The health of the neighborhood is generally
good.
MORE IMPROVEMENTS The following resi-.
dences and barns have been contracted for
Frederick Hook, a barn, 56x3O feet; J.
Ditman, carpenter; Sheeler Il KnippIe, ma
sons.
Theodore Englar, barn, 74x4O, and out
buildings; Frederick Byers, carpenter; Shee-
Ter & Knipple, masons
David Wantz, brick addition to his house;
}. Ditman, carpenter; Sheeler & Knipple,
masons.
Mm. otoner, barn, 05x33; j. Ditman,
carpenter; Sheeler & Knipple, masons
Larkin Belt, q brick house, 26x32 feet;
Sheeler 4 Knipple, masons.
George Lippy, a brick house, 2Sx34 feet, .
storiesi Sheeler & Knipple; masons.
John Sellman, q barn 40x76 feet; Frederick
Byers, carpenter; Sheeler & Knipple, ma
sons.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-0n Monday last FL
wood +. Snader, as trustee, sold the farm of
the late David w. Snader, situate near New
Windsor, containing 1870 acres, to Jno. Green
wood for $50 per acre.
On Saturday last Col. John X. Longwell,
as executor of Annie Smith, decd, sold a
house and lot in this city to j. Henry Hoppe
for S451.
George W. O'Donnell, formerly of this city,
has sold his farm, containing 2l0 acres, situ-
ate near Clarksville, Howard county, to
James L. Geaslin for s., 500.
Joshua Sellman on Monday sold 3s acres
of land, in Franklin district, on the old liber-
ty road, to John w. Helm for 81, 500.
On Thursday morning last, Mr.. Job Hib-
berd, near New Windsor, was severely kicked
] by one Of the horses on his farm.