The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-10-15
Proceedings of tbe Comfy Commissioners.

Proceedings Of the County Commissioners
The Commissioners were in session Oh
Tuesday and Wednesday last, when the
following business was transacted:
Sundry account were examined and
passed. Alexander jackson, Collector O
18th District, ordered to collect from Dr.
w. NJ. Loag taxes on ~, 800 for 1870
Same party ordered to collect from John 5
Everist taxes on ~, 7O0.
Thomas II. Benson was appointed Con
stable for Sd District.
Bond of J. A. Rutter, Supervisor for 5tl
District, approved.
James McCauly, w. T. Warberton and
John Smith were appointed examiners to
open new road in 9th Election District.
Sundry orders for merchandise were
drawn.
The following Judges of Election were
appointed.
First District-Soseph T. Biggs, Johr
Price and w. r. Freeman; Second-Thos
p. Hazel, Jos. T. Hedrick and John NJ
Reed; Third-John Partridge, N. P. Man
ley and w. P. Ewing; Fourth-John T..
Willis, Robert Lynch and Israel Reynolds
Fifth-Eli Burrough, David p. Cameron
and J. A. Rutter; Sixth-Jas. O.. McCor-
mick, Samuel Tosh and Jesse A. Kirk
Seventh-F. S. Everst, John w. Beavan
and 7. J. Vanneman; Eighth-W. Rich
ards, John E. Gillespie and G. b. Cutler;
Ninth-H. II. Duyckincks, John Donahue
and S. J. England.
John W. Egnor, Supervisor, was ordered
to open public road leading from Hill
Bridge, and running on east side of Big Elk
Greek to near Strayhorn's mills.
Commissioners adjourned to meet on
Tuesday, November LIST.
Orphans Court.-The Orphans Court
was in session on Tuesday and Wednesday
last, and transacted the following business:
The following Inventories were exam
ined and passed: Inventory of the goods
and chattles of DR.. J. F. Cunningham,
decd, and goods ordered to be sold at pub
lie sale; Inventory of goods of Samuel
Hindman, dec, and ordered that the
widow take the goods at their appraised
value; Inventory of goods, etc. of Jonathan
Currier, decd, ordered that the widow
take the goods at their appraised value;
ordered that the Administrator sell prop
erty of deceased at his own discretion;
Inventory of John w. Ford, decd, and
goods ordered to be sold at public anction;
Inventory of Laura Biddle, decd, and per-
sonal property ordered to he disposed of at
public sale.
The following list of debts were exam
ined and passed: OF Eli Coulson, decd; of
John w. Krauss, decd; of DR.. J. F. Gun
ningham, decd.
List of sales of Joseph Hanna, decd and
Thos. Prettyman, decd, examined and
passed.
Bonds examined and approved: OF Chas
w. Clark and Mary F. Clark, Admins
traitors of John W. Ford, decd; of David
c. Work, Administrator of w. Sutton,
decd; of Jonathan z. Finley, Administra-
tor of Thos. Finley, decd; of Prudence
Hindman and Robert S. Hindman, Admin
istrators of Samuel Hindmand, decd.
The following Accounts were examined
and passed: OF Eliza Jane England. Guar
dian to Addie England; of Edmund Brown,
Guardian to Adelia johnson; of Reuben
Haines, Guardian to Mary L. and Francis
E. Paramour; of Mary Williams Guardian
to Geo. T. Williams; of John Smith, Guar
dian to Henry S. and David NJ. Sherer; of
Thomas Vandyke, Guardian to James T.
Watts and others; of Thos. r. McMullen,
Guardian to Edward r. and Francis
McMullen; of E. Owens, Guardian of w.
H., Samuel, II. and Virginia E. Norris: of
Joseph E. Dickson, Guardian to Arabella
D., Sallie p. and Martha +. Dickson; of
r. L. Thomas, Guardian to Ida M. Rich
ards, Elizabeth, Louisa and Emma Thomas;
of JAS II. Maxwell, Guardian to Margaret
E. and Sarah D. MAXWELL; of Elizabeth
Mccullough, Administrative Of Sophia
Jenkens, decd; Of Mary E. Boulder, Ad-
ministratrix of Esther T. Bannett; of Geo.
I. Gamble, surviving Executor of Chas.
Gamble: of Benz. F. Sluyter, Administra-
tor of Deborah Holden, and distribution
struck Oh same; first and final account of
Mary Ewing and Jas. W. Ewing, Execu-
tors of John Ewing; of James A. Coulson,
Executor of Eli Coulson, and dividend
struck on latter, paying 474 cents on the
dollar; of Annie E. Evans, Guardian to
John c. Evans and others.
The Court adjourned on Wednesday to
meet again on Tuesday, 25th inst.