The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-15
Proceedings Of the School Board The

! Schoo. Board was in session on Tuesday,
with all the members present. After the
minutes were read the unfinished business
of the Nessrs. jackson was disposed of
by referring it to Commissioner England.
! The Messrs. jackson are contractors for
building Il school house At North East
and at the proceeding meeting of the
School Board they laid communication
before the Board, asking an advance of six
or seven hundred dollars on their work.
The work was commenced in the Fall, and
freezing weather setting in before the walls,
which are brick, were finished, the work
had to be stopped till Spring. We I'M
derstand that the walls will have to be
taken down in the Spring and rebuilt, the
frost having materially injured them.
The President of the Board, F. S. Ever
ist, Esq, made report in reference to the
Teachers Institute, fixing the 9Th, 9th and
eth days of March, for holding the same.
The report contained the following strong
appeal: "that this Board earnestly request
and expect all teachers of the county to
attend this Institute"
The citizens of School District No 80
petition for school in that District, and
the whole matter was referred to Commits
sioner England to report to the Board in
March.
Bill of Andrew Woodell, of First District,
for school No. ), was presented and ordered
to be paid.
The following Trustees were appointed:
W. T. Weldon, Cecilton school; B. F.
Walmsley, Fredericktown; James f. Ser
rickson, school No. ).
Treasurer was ordered to pay salary to
teacher of Finger Board School, for part
of term.
Committee on school houses was ordered
to advertise for proposals to build school
house in the First District
500 was appropriated for repair of
school house Nos in First District.
A resolution appropriating 1000 tore
pair the Finger Board school House was
laid over for the present.
W. A. Miller was appointed Trustee in
place of W. X. Vanzant, resigned.
The Board adopted resolution offered
by Mr.. Biddle, Commissioner from the
First District, reducing the Examiner and
Treasurers' salary from $500 to 81 200 to
take effect March LIST. On this question
the Board was divided. Mr.. Everist and
Biddle voting for the reduction to 81, 900,
and Mr.. England against it. The latter
offered an amendment to reduce the salary
to 81, 200.
Orphans COurt.-The Orphans Court
was in session on Tuesday and "Wednesday
of this week. Present-I1onorable James
McCauley, Chief Judge, and Hon. James
NJ. Evans and Hon James A. Lewis, AS
sociate Judges.
Sundry claims against deceased persons
examined and passed.
The following bonds were duly exam
ined and approved: Bond of Thomas P.
Dixon, administrator {. t. q. Of John B.
Morton; bond OF Sidney e. Young, guar
dian to Sidney Trusty; bond of Robert
Marshbank, administrator of Charles H.
Lynch.
The following inventories, list of sales
and list of debts examined and passed:
Inventory Of the goods and chattels of
John Husfelt second inventory of the
goods and chattels of John J. Heckart:
lists of sales of Robert Thackery; list of
debts of John Husfelt.
The following accounts werc duly exam
ined and passed: First account of John
W. Beaver, administrator of John Starrett,
and distribution struck on same; tenth &C
count of Barney Reybold and Anthony
Reybold, executors of John Reybold; first
account of Cecilia 4. Yates and Joseph
Biggs, administrators of William II. Yates,
and dividend struck on same; second and
final account Of Jonathan Krauss, guar
dian to Leonard S. and Ruth E. Krauss;
first aecout of Joseph Wells, guardian to
John, Harry and Mary F. Bostic; final &C
count of John II. Hall; first and final ac-
count Of Thomas B. Hopper, administrator
of Richard Craig, and dividend struck on
same; sixth account of John Burris, guar
dian to John Burris; first and final account
of John S. Hendrickson, administrator of
Jas. II. Plummer.
Court adjourned to meet at its regular
meeting in March.