The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-17
School Commissioners.

The Board met on Tuesday last. Pres
ent-MeSsrs. Everist and England
Commissioner England reported that the
repairs on school house No. II, in the Fifth
district. were nearly completed Bids for
the building of new school house in Cecil
ton were reported as follows: Messrs. y
II. Reynolds & Bro. 81 ,420: Layman 4
Conrey, Sl.i50; l.. O. Cameron. 81 so;
John Morris, $i.GGO: Amos Wilson. 81.
9iG. McsSrs. \. II. Reynolds X Bro were
awarded the contract.
Commissioner Blddlc through Comm.s-
sIouer Eyer.>r, presented a deed for Il lot Of
this new school house. aud also a release,
which were ordered Ia be recorded.
William X. Holt, trustee for school No
}, Third district, reported on repairs needed
ON that school house, stating the amount
would be S14. The subject was referred TO
Commissioner Biddlc To have the repairs
made. The same Commissioner and Alfred
Wctherlil, trustee, were authorized to re-
pair the Mill creek school house to the
amount of $3l.l0
Seven competitors for the free scholar
ships in St. Johns and Western Maryland
Colleges presented themselves and were
examined.
Bids for building a new school house at
Big Elk were opened, and are as follows:
John I. Willis, frame, f1SJ; Chris. lIarri-
gan, frame, $40; Il. 4. Saunders, brick,
5000; Edward & Geo. ". Jackson, frame,
$50: McCardle Il Bro, S6j1: Strayhoru
y Cannon. SJ91; X. McCleary, brick, 500;
II. McCleary, frame. $3.50; J. 7. Willis,
frame. $3.50; II. VI. Egner, frame, S627; II.
VI. Egner. brick. S121; l.. o. Cameron,
brick ar frame, $3.50; y. +. Lakeland,
frame, 500.
The matter of the colorcd school at Row
laudsvIlic, and estate OF J. Swisher. were
referred to Commissioner EveIist and Elk
amiucr FOR settlement.
The contract for building the Big FIX
school house, was awarded To McssIs. h.
y G.. W. Jackson.
Commissioners England presented eS,i
mates of repairs needed on Fair Hill schoo!
house, amounting to Si3.35, and WAS AL.
thuriZed to have them made. lie also
presented report of repairs required for
school No. 8. in the Fourth district,
amounting Ia 300, and was authorized To
proceed with them.
The bill of ). +. Wills, for posts 10
fence the school house at Ceclton, was ex
amined and ordered To be paid.
y letter was read from DIR. II. Jor
dan, trustee of the New Valley school,
Eighth district, i'll which he stated that
some parties had been using that school
house for other than school purposes, and
declaring that the trustees We're determine, Il
To prevent this III the future. The Board
sustained the position taken 10y the trus;crs
Commissioner England was authorized
to obtain deed FOR lot for a new school
house for Wilson's school, in Elk Neck,
Mr.. J. {. McNamee having made the offer
of one.
Joshua II. Witw0rth made application
for Il scholarship i'll 81. Johns College.
aiirrd!ng free tuition.
The following teachers were appoited
and confirmed:
Second district-No. j, Ella Griffith. fr t
assistant: Third diStric'-No. :, Hattie
Evans; No. :. Annie Nichols: No. =,
Molic Johns; No. 1, Martha Biddle: No.
;, f.. Il. NAPLES Sixth district-No. |,
+. p. Stephens; No. :. c. F. Reynolds
No. &. {. {. Pyle: No. ), Frank Rawlings;
No. Ii, T.. W. Moore: No. ), Ella A.
.IcnkisS; No. 10, Molie j. Christie; No. >,
.Tcrui- + Mccall. Seventh district-No.
>, !. 7. llyncS; No. |, Maria T. Johnson
cclurcd; No. ), J. ID. G. llanna-A. IL.
Stump, Mary Sautcr, Sidney Hcckart, l.
Wilson and Jessie Squicr, assistants
Eeigth distric-No. ,, VI. McNamce; No.
;, ID. II. Richardson.