The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08

| The "RixRHART Room. THE Baltimore
american says;-It will be remembered by
all lovers of art and by all who look with
pride upon the meritorious achievements Of a
iellow.citizen that rebound to the fame and
| the credit Of the city, that the will Of the eel
ebrated sculptor, William II Rinehart made
certain provisions for the public display, Mt
some time or another, of the casts from which
we're wrought the great works Of art which
have made the name Of their talented creator
renowned wherever artistic genius is recog
nized and admired. With great pleasure it
is noted that arrangements have been made
| for the display Of the casts at the art exhibit
| ton 10 be given at Peabody Institute early
| in March. The executors under the will
Messrs VIM. T. Walters and b. +. Newcom
err, received the casts from Rome in 1876
aud they still remain in their care, securely
housed and IN the original packages in which
they were shipped from Italy. After preliui-
mary arrangements for the art exhibition
were made these gentlemen were approached
upon the subject, and after conferences be.
tween them, members Of the exhibition com.
mittee and Of the art committee of trustees
of the Peabody Institute, it was decided to
make the "Rinehart Room one of the prom
inent features of the coming exposition.
| In this connection slight sketch Of the
sculptor and his work will be interesting to q
large number Of people. An admirable note
upon this subject viii be found in Johnson's
Encyclopaedia. 1t was written by Mr.. John
W. Mccoy, Of this city, than whom few knew
Rinehart more intimately, and from it the
| following facts are taken Rinehart was born
September 25th, 1925, in Frederick county,
Md, and receiving but simple education,
| he spent his childhood and youth upon his
| fathers farm An accident directed him to
| l.. l., F,l Of IL 20 "a. A
quarry was opened on the farm, the marble
was worked out into rustic grave stones, and
the young man was moved to come to Balti-
more at the age Of twenty.one and to apprsn-
| tice himself to worker in MARBLE A, the
end of two years he was chief of the orna.
mental department. Before long, guided
only by Unborn genius he began TO model in
clay the human figure, and in 1855 he went
to Italy. Struggling with insufficient means
for two years, he returned once more TO Bal.
timore, bringing with him two bas.relisfs,
Might and Morning Of such sentiment
and execution as won attention to him as I'M
questionably real artist. Several busls, a
fountain figure for the United States General
Postofiice, and two supporting figures for the
clock in the House of Representatives in
Washington ian Indian and a backwoods.
man. occupied him for year in Baltimore,
and in 1858 he went to Rome, and from this
time his rise was speedy and great. He fin
ished the modelling Of the bronze doors Of
the United States Capitol, left unfinished by
the death of Crawford, produced his liie.size
CANCEL Of the Resurrection and jesus ("l
am the resurrection and the life,') "The
Woman of Samaria Listening TO Jesus, and
a lovely group of the "Sleeping Children
replicas of which are to be found in the
GreeumOunt Cemetery, in drawingroom OF
this city and in the palace of an Italian Ouch
ess at Palermo. The liie-size bronze at the
tomb in Greenmount, of one of his friend:
("The Love Reconciled with DEATH is Of
this period, and one of his greatest works.
His portrait busts had now great reputa
ton, and often he had work two or tareG
years ahead, and in all he executed upwards
Of hundred of them. The bronze statue o.
Chief Justice fancy at Annapolis is Rne
hartis, and "Clytien at the Peabody lnsti.
tute his masterpiece. 1t was presented, i
will be remembered, to the Institute by Mr.
John W. Mccoy. A replica is owned by n
American lady, resident in Rome Othe
works, but of his early years in Rome, are
"I.eander,n "Hero, "The Indian Grip an,
''St Cecilia" In his latter days he produe
ed n monumental figure for u lady's grave a
Troy, the group Of "Latona and her Chill
dren,' the infants "Diana and Apollo,
"Antgone, ATLANTA and "Endymion.
It should not be forgotten that Riuehar
left the whole of the remainder Of his ar
savings, after providing properly for his kins
men, for the help of struggling art students
and to found q lectureship on sculpture.
MEETING OF tue ScHooL BOARD. AT tn
quarterly meeting Of the School Commission
ers on Monday last all the members, Messrs
+. l.. Herring, Alfred Zollickoaer, Davi'
Prugh, DR.. WIN. Reindolar, and Presiden
Reese, were present, and the salaries of tn
public school teachers were paid in full.
As no applicant for the vacancy in Brook
Female College, in Baltimore, had appeared
no action towards filling the same was take
by the School Board. In the meantime ap
plicants for the position are hereby noti6e
to present themselves 10 Mr.. Alfred LolliC
kofier, near Uniontown, as soon as possible
The first suitable applicant will probably re
ceiye the appointment.
The petition from several teachers, askin
that change be made in the book.fees i
certain grades, were again postponed.
Several bills for incidental and other ex
penscs were considered and properly dispose
Of; and the proposal to use Ridpath's Histor
in the schools, was again deferred.
A recommendation received by mail to aI
point Mr.. Elisha Brown trustee for schoC
in the 9Th election district, was deferred undo
the impression that Mr.. b. resides in Bait
more county, and is therefore ineligible i
Carroll, though, it is believed, he is in ever
way a suitable appointment for a schoo
trustee.
The appointment Of Miss Belle Poole to b
teacher OF the second branch of the grade
school at Warfeldsburg, was approved
An application for new school district, /
embrace "The Sand Hole, in the 18th cleo
ton district, was postponed; appeals for mel
school houses were presented; and Mr.. Leon
ard Buckingham again renewed the reques
that the Board shall revoke the permission
previously given that religious services ma
be held in Bales school house, but no actio
was taken by the Board.
President Reese presented the following
which, being duly considered, was IMAM
mously adopted;
WHEREAS, We learn that Scarlet Fever all
: Diptheria are prevalent in some sections G
the county, therefore
ResOlped, That in all cases wherein filth
, habits prevail, or wherein Scarlet Fever O
Diptheria, or any other contagious or revolt
ing disease dangerous to health and comfort
has invaded family, the children Thereof
living in contact with such diseases, shall a
once be withdrawn from school, and be pro
hibited from entering any other public schoC
until all dangers of this kind shall have passe
away or been removed; and that the trustee
and teachers be hereby specially directed I
faithfully protect the schools from dangers
this kind.
Having audited the teachers quarterly ri
ports as far as received, and directed III
+ Treasurer to proceed to pay the teachers 50
aries, the Board adjourned, to meet on MOI
day, the Sd day of March.
An ALLEGED COUSTERFElTER CAPrURED
! The Frederick Examiner says :--0n Thur
day night la I, officer Schmidt and Constabl
Nusz, arrested George Graham, alias Charl,
} Harrington, of Baltimore, upon the charp
Of being an agent and dealer in the circulatio
of counterfeit money. Graham was take
before Squire Koontz and after hearing WI
/ discharged. Immediately after he was ares
ed by Deputy United States Marshall Mob
. II. Creager, aad conveyed to Baltimore, Ut
> der United States warrant. A box suppo
ed to contain $500 in counterfeit money, wa
sent to u. II. Marble, a laborer on the fari
occupied by Mr.. p. o. Firor, near MonocaC
junction, the charges on the box being So
1 and Mr.. Marble refusing at the same time
take the box away. Several letters addresse
! to Marble from Harrington were procured B
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