The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-11-14
Proceedings of the Orphans Court

! Proceedings of the Orphans Court
The Orphans Court was in session on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
Presentation. James McCauley, Chief
Judge; Hon. James NJ. Evans and Hon.
James A. Lewis; Associate Judges.
The following bonds were duly examined
and passed:
Bond of Joseph II. McNeal, administra-
tor of Thomas McNeal; bond of E. P.
Bowen, administrator of Powell Smack.
The following list of sales were duly ex-
amned and passed:
List of sales of John E. Gillespie; list of
sales of John Janney.
The following accounts were duly exam
ined and passed:
Fourth account of John E. Wilson, guar
dian to John Nice. Clark, Alice A. Clark,
Rachel F. Clark; seventh account of David
Palmer, guardian to Charity A. Perdue;
final preferred account of Alfred Weth-
Grill, administrator of Jane L. Taggart,
and distribution struck on same; second
account of Ii. Chamberlain, executor of
Sarah H. Gale, and distribution struck on
the same.
Court adjourned at o'clock to meet at
its regular session in December next.
Meeting of the County Commissioners
| The County Commissioners were in session
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
engaged principally in transacting current
business.
They visited Port Deposit on Tuesday
evening for the purpose of making an
examination of the bridge over the run
between Armstrong; foundry and the hotel
kept by Mr.. William Hill. the bridge hav-
ing been much injured by the heavy freshet
which visited Port Deposit last Summer.
The matter was referred to DR.. Bromwell,
President of the Board. Messrs. Biggs
and Gillespie visited the new bridge over
Big Elk, at the Park and Smiths rolling
mill, on Thursday. The bridge not being
completed, the Commissioners did not take
action on the matter.
The usual large number of Supervisors
and other accounts were examined, and
sundry outpensions granted
Orders were passed, releasing J. B. Pugh
from payment of certain taxes on property,
held as guardian, unlawfully assessed; and
Moses T. Nesbitt to collect taxes from E. R.
Burlington, on s., 500; Mr.. karsner, collec,
tor of end District, to collect tax from Jacob
Pensel, on $3.50; and that NJ. T. Nesbitt, col
lector of 9th District, release w. Grayson
from tax on $4,000, and collect the same
| from Jerome Kimble.
! John Conry was appointed to attend to
the draw of the bridge over the canal at
Chesapeake City, at cost of $40 year.
The Bonds of Benjamin Miller, Super
visor of 3rd District, and of John McCleary,
of the 4th District, were approved.
| Proceedings of School Commissioners
! The Board met, agreeably to bylaws on
| Tuesday last. Present-all the members.
The minutes of the last stated meeting,
and of the meeting of October Gath, were
read and approved
Messrs. Commissioners S. J. England
and F. S. Everist, committee to visit the
Jefferson school, reported as follows:
At meeting of the School Board, held
! in their office at Elkton, on the 18th of
October, 1874, F. S. Everst and S. J.
! England, Commissioners, were appointed
| a committee to examine the condition of
jefferson school house, in the Sixth Elec-
ton District, in regard to enlargement Of
! Lo aly no ff,1
lowing report:
They met according to appointment on
the Goth of October and made examination
of the same, and found the house in poor
condition in some respects, and in their
opinion too small to accommodate the ris-
ing generation; and recommend an addi-
ton of twelve feet built to the southwest
end, next the public road, at such time as
not to discommode the public school when
in operation; remove the end windows and
set the same in the new addition. making
three fifteen light windows (Sx10 glass; in
each side; set door in the centre of new
end; strike out circular window now in the
gable; reduce the pupils desks two inches
in width; make blackboard across north
east end, in plaster, three and ahalf feet
wide; clothes racks on each side Of door,
with four feet space across each end; bal
ance of house with new desks.
All of which we respectfully present.
S. j. ENGLAND,
F. S. EVEREST.
Commissioner George Bidde made
report concerning the colored school at
St. Augustine, stating that the matter had
been arranged satisfactorily.
Mr. Biddle reported set of by laws for
the government of the schools, in accord
ance with the bylaws of the State Board,
which, after examination by the Commits
sioners, were adopted.
On motion, Mr.. Bddle was appointed
committee to superintend the printing of
the by. laws, and five hundred copies were
ordered to be printed.
The following were appointed as trustees:
Mr.. John Carhart, for Grove No. 2, in
Ninth Election District, vice Samuel J.
Mearns. resigned; Mr.. Sutton Scarborough,
for Rose Bank No 3, in Ninth Election
District, vice Levi Mearns, declined; Mr.
John Kirk, for Butler school, vice Samuel
Slicer, declined.
Mr.. F. S. Everist reported that he had
opened colored school at Rock Run, in
Port Deposit, and had some alterations
made-presenting bill for 1918, which
was examined and ordered to be paid.
Mr. Biddle made report of the condi-
ton of the school house in Elkton, show
ing that it is utterly unfit for the purposes
of the school, aud on motion the building
committee for the Third district was au-
thorized to purchase a lot, and as soon
as possible build suitable house for the
school.
On motion, the trustees of the school in
Back Creek Neck, No. s, were ordered to
erect coal house, at a cost not exceeding
s12.
Mr.. Z. Hester appeared before the Board
and made statement concerning Franklin