The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-13
County Commissioners.

The Board was in session on Tuesday
Present -Messrs. Irwin q. Griffith (Presi-
denD, William l.. Cooley and William II.
| Deshane.
The Clerk was directed to advertise the
public roads not now in the charge of su-
pervisors, to be disposed of at a public let
ting on April l..
An order was passed directing the collec-
tors to make every endeavor to gather in
outstanding dog tax, to report to the Board
the names of all who refuse to pay, and To
proceed against deinquents in the manner
| provided by law after April lst
The following communication was re-
ceived from the Town Commissioners of
| Port Deposit, and ordered to re published :
! PORT DEPOSIT. March s. 1885.
| i" III. HoHsr0bir board Of Commissioners Of C.tI
GENTLEMEN-At meeting of the Town Com
mssoners OF Port Deposit, held March 1st find
ing that ny the generous contribution to the re
| lici fund made by y hers outside Of the county
| OF Cecil. that sufficient funds were in hand to
| meet the present wants OF the sufferers hv the
late disastrous ice gorge. they have requested me
| to return TO you the order passed by your Boars
| in aid Of and to purchase for the needy the
cessaries of iite'-tquoting in part your own
Words.
In returning this order I am desired to express
| to you the commissioners grateful appreciation
| of the warm and generous sympathy shown Ia
the people OF Port Deposit by the noble stand you
| took in their behalf. As there may be citizens ui
Cecil county who condemn your action in thj.
matter. the course now taken by the Town Com
| missoners of Port Deposit may relieve you from
further censure and from the aspersiOn that your
act undue usurpation of power. Those.
or sCme OF those, assuming this position, doubt
less. in other times and by other boards of com
Ssiouers of the have been ptici rip
of the county's bounty; but for reasons only
known 10 themselves chose to forget the past
Nevertheless repeat TO you assurances OF our
gratitude for your sympathy in our distress
and also Tor the faith placed in our integrity as 10
the administration OF the trust imposed. ard
prove by the action now taken by us that we ale
not unworthy your good opinion.
Accept, therefore, Tor yourselves and for Mr..
Rossel, your very excellent clerk and coadutOr.
renewed assurances OF our sincere and very great
respect.
gentlemen, very truly, your obedent servant,
President Board of Commissioners.
Five hundred dollars was appropriated
for the repair Of streets and runs of PORT
Deposit.
Numerous claims were examined ana
passed, and ordered TO be paid.
Now is The time to get cheap shoes fo,
the spring, everything at straight cost.
Ward x Davis.
You can save froln 80 to - cents on
pair of shoes by buying them at Ward X
Davis's.
Senator Mccullough on Tuesday intro
duced bill giving the voters of Cecil the
right to determine whether they shoald
have prohibition or high license. This is
the bill that was printed in our columns
last week.
Mrs. Caroline S. Miller, wife of Col 7.
p. Miller, of oylestown, Pa, died on Sun
day last, after lingering illness She was
formerly resident of Cecil county, being a
daughter of Nicholas Larzalere, and sister
of Mrs. George A. Lee.
The wives of many of the ministers at
tending conference were in Elkton either
part or all the time during its sessions.
Among these were, Mrs. John France,
Mrs. J. B. Quigg, Mrs. +. f. White, Mrs.
&. +. Sheppard, Mrs. r. A. H. O'Brien,
Mrs. Alfred Smith, Mrs. y. NJ Browne,
Mrs. w. S. Robinson, Mrs. Joseph Robin
son, Mrs. T. +. Martindale, Mrs. Walter f.
Avery, Mrs. Charles A. Hill, Mrs. George
Townsend, Mrs H. w. Todd, Mrs. Dawson,
Mrs. Asbury Burke, Mrs. George S Como
way, Mrs. l.. f Barrett. and Mrs. !. u.
Kemp.
Many imitators, but no equal, has Dr.
Sage's CItarrh Remedy.