The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-23
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Work has been resumed on Bennett s ware
house, which will be completed and occupied
by early spring. Mr.. Duvall has nearly fin
lshed his new residence, and will occupy it
about the 18th of next month. 1t is beauti-
fully situated, and can be seen from all ap-
proaches to the town. Buildings of all de-
scripton will be commenced as soon as the
weather permits, and the outlook is good for
busy building season in SykesviIle.
The sufferers from the recent floods in the
West excited the sympathies of the people of
our village. Mrs. Lewis Ell. Schultz was the
first to respond to the cry for help, and with
the assistance of several other ladies secured
donations in clothing to the amount of nearly
two hundred pieces, which were boxed and
shipped on Wednesdayto Mr. Robert Deyries,
Wheeling, W. Va, to be forwarded TO the
needy.
The public school question, which is being
agitated now, and very properly, too, finds us
arrayed against your editorial in last Satur-
day. issue, wherein your many readers are
told that the proposed bill of Mr.. Beasman to
authorize the County Commissioners to levy
a special tax of three cents on the 500 to i'm
prove, build and furnish public schoolhouses,
would conflict with the Constitution. Now
the Constitution requires the Commissioners
to levy and collect taxes where the fund ap-
portioned by the state is inadequate for school
purposes, and compels and limits that tax to
10 cents on the 500. All above that rate is
left entirely to the sanction and approval of
the County Commissioners. Here exactly is
where the enabling act comes in. The Com
missioners are simply authorized to increase
the rate of taxation by an act of the General
Assembly. This was the course pursued by
Baltimore county, and by other counties in
the state. Whether or not the people want
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better school houses, and longer terms. In
Howard county the schools are kept open one
term longer than ours, their teachers better
paid, their taxes higher; yet nobody squeals.
Now the Constitution says schools shall be
kept open ten months in the year, if possible.
Why should it not be possible in Carroll
county? Spring, the very season of the year
for the smaller children to go to school, you
compel them to stay at home. Consider, too,
the many days they have been obliged to lose
in winter from bad weather. Nearly every
one we have spoken to on this subject is in
favor of these changes.
We are glad to know Gov. McLane has
made his appointments, and satisfied that we
have been left out. twas just as we expected.
Carroll county politics will be weighed at the
cattle scales. This saves us the trouble of
buying uniform, yet we are willing to serve
our country, state and county when the time
comes, and would like now to put bullet in
Bismarck's pipe.
Mr. Julius B. Berret, who has been con-
fined to his house for some time by a severe
cold, was seen in Sykesville on Tuesday last
We were glad to see him out again.
Mr. Robert NJ. Hewitt sent to Sykesville
a curiosity in the shape of dead pig, which
had three perfect hind legs and six feet. Dr.
Sprecher has it preserved in alcohol.