The Democratic advocate., 1888-06-09
Mseting of the scnoo, BOARD.

The School Board met on Monday. All
the members were present.
dispute among the patrons Of Lester $
school was settled by the voluntary resigna-
ton Of the teacher The school was left in
charge of the Commissioner and without trus-
tees for the ensuing year.
A committee from the Westminster Gene
terry Company asked aid in quieting their title
to the old school property adjoining their
premises. The Board promised the aid re-
quested.
Alfred Englar and E. Fisher, representing
school patrons residing in the neighborhood
of Winters church, in New Windsor district,
urged the necessity for a schoolhouse and new
district at that point, and offered to build the
house according TO requirements and allow
the Board to use it two years free of charge,
on condition that the Board would then take
1t off their hands at first cost, the amount not
to exceed $500. The proposition was post
poned for further consideration.
Eli Zimmerman and J. L. Shearer, trustees
ofSpringville school, 9Th district, urged the
necessity for new house for their school, /,
because some persons had tried to upset and
destroy the old building during the winter and
it was now unfit for use. The Board prom
ised TO give it attention.
Absalom Leppo and jeremiah Morelock
asked that Bear Mount schoolhouse be moved
into their neighborhood, as it was no longer
needed where it was. Postponed.
VIM. Motter and others begged for new
schoolhouse between Maus' sand Greenmount,
in the Sd district, as people in that part of the
district are really almost without school ia
cilities. The Board admitted the statement,
but are obliged, by want of funds, TO refuse
| all applications for new houses this summer,
except those already under construction.
tkor,. .ya1 20 ant Fnn IN
for Shiloh school for another year ifpossible.
A committee, consisting of President
Grimes, Dr. Reindollar and the Secretary,
was appointed to meet at Middleburg and in
spect the school premises there on Monday,
llth instant, at 10l o'clock.
Mr.. Prugh was authorized to advertise and
sell at public sale the school property known
| as Cabbage Spring, in the 18th district, on
Saturday, June 30th, at 2 O. clock, p. m.
{ President Grimes was authorized to sell,
for the best bid he had received, the West
End school property.
Trustees were appointed as follows:
John Koontz in place of Daniel Hesson, at
Piney Creek.
George Fleagle in place of Benjamin Flea
gle, at Bear Mount.
Frederick Shuey, James A. Sheely and
Levi Hahn in place of the old Board, at
Greenmount, in the Sd district.
David Green in place of Frank A. Ecken-
rode, at Carrollton.
Peyton Buckingham and - Allen in place
of Brice and Cornelius Shipley, at Pleasant
Gap.
Wesley Hoffacker and Charles Brilliant in
place of John C. Denner and Lewis Lippy, at
Manchester.
Jacob F. Elgin in place of Peter B. Mike
sell, at West End, Westminster.
Abraham Leister and George X. Shalfer in
place of Noah and Lewis Shafier, at Gran
berry.
j. Wesley Biggs in place of Elias Bixler,
at Stonesifer's.
BENJAMIN F. Bosley in place of II. NJ.
Menchey. at Greenmount, Sth district
NJ. D. l.. and VIM. H. Pickett in place ol
John Stem and James Easton, at Winfield.
Nathan Bair, Columbus Cover and Jesse l..
Manahan, at Enterprise.
Thomas G. Otto and f. W. Stover in place
of Ephraim Burlington and John Mackley, at
Middleburg.
Edward Sharretts in place ofJacob Bufiing.
ton, at Bruceville,
W. R. Straw in place of Joseph Wolfe, at
Union Bridge.
John Snowden and James Blainey in place
ofJames Hopes and George Bell, at Union
Street, Westminster.
John Adams, Andrew woodward and -
Black, at Western Chapel.
Freedom, in the 5th; Mexico, in the 7th
and Leister's, in the Sth, were left in charge
of their Commissioner respectively. The
! other Boards were unchanged.
The Board adjourned to the first Monday
in July next.