The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-10-19
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Commissioners Readjusting the BOun-
darieS-WOrk Completed In the
First District,


gagged in the work of re-adjusting the houn-
diaries OF the school districts throughout the
county. The First Election district has been
completed as follows, and which was APP
proved at the meeting of the board on Tues
day:
FIRST ELECTION DISTRICT OF CECIL COUNTY.
District No. 1.-Begining on Elk river at
creek above the Beach Fishery, running up
said creek 10 the public oad Mt Mrs. Milcha
Lusbys. thence i'll a straight line to the
"Grindstone,' thence. west of residence of
Thomas Ward, to Il creek down same east of
the Price Houses to Sassafras river, along
said river around Grove Point to Elk river.
thence to place of beginning.
District No. 2.--Begining on Elk river at
Cabin Johns Greek, running up said creek
following main branch and passing south o.
St. Stephens Glebe House to public road
thence in straight line passing south Of the
Pierce Biggs farm 10 Scotchman's Creek
down said creek to Bohemia river, thence by
Bohemia and Elk rivers to place of beginning.
District No. 3-Beginning at the southeast.
tern branch of Back Creek and following
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and Fredericktown road, down said road
to the knights Island road, thence in n
straight line across to 7. G. Crookshank's
lane on Cecilton and Fredericktown road. up
said lane and continuing the line due east to
| Coppin's Creek down said creek to Sassafras
river, along said river to Back Creek. thence
to place of beginning.
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Creek at the Pierce Biggs farm, where the
! lines Of Districts Nos. 2 and s join, thence in
straight line crossing the Cccilton and
Earlcvillc road and passing east Of the resi-
devcc Of Mrs. William Knight and west of the
house on the Joseph BgSs farm. TO the branch
of Back Creek on the farm of Mr.. Duncan
yeazey. following said branch to Back Creek,
/ along said creek to the southeast branch of
same, up said southeast branch To the Earle
/ vile and Fredericktown road down said
/ road to the Knights Island road, thence i'll
straight line to L. c. Crooks banks lane
/ on Crcilton and Fredercktown road, along
said lunr and continuing to Coppin's Greek,
thence in II northeastrrly direction passing
west of the residence OF Edgar J. Davis, to
/ NttSll I OFltT, lI'ltt ultuP NHTNltk ROAD 10
road leading 10 George Bddle,. following
| the later road and continuing its westerly
course between said Biddle and Samuel Hur-
lock in Il straight line to Crcilton and Bo.
hemia Bridge road north of residence of +. G.
Jon, = thence in Il straight line to place of
beginning on Scotchnan's CrecE
District No. 5.-Bnginning ut mouth of
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point where the line OF T. c. Crookshank's
lane extended would cross it. thence north
easterly TO Cash Corner, thence along War
wick road to ". c. Lockwopd's gate. thence
N Il straight line southcastcriy to the War
wick and Sassafras road where the new road
running past A. p. Crockett's joins same,
thence along said new road to Delaware line,
down said line 10 sussalra- river, along Sassa-
iras river to place of beginning
District No. 6.-Beginnng on Delaware
line where it is intcrsected by the new road
which runs by A. p. CrOckett's, thence along
said new road To Warwick and Sassafras road
thence in a straight line to W. X. Lockwood's
gate on the Warwick and CeeiIton road,
thence north in straight line to where II
branch OF the Little, Bohemia crosses Back
road west of st. Francis Xavicr Church down
said branch to Little Bohemia river, thence
along boundry line Of the First and second
Election districts to Delaware line, thence
to place of beginning.
District No. 7.-Beginning on Elk river a
creek above Beach Fishery following said
creek to where it crosses the public road
near Mrs. Milcha Lusbys, thence in straight
line to the ''GrindStone," thence in Il straight
line to gate Of the g Locust Thicketn farm up
the lane of said farm and continuing to
branch of Cabin Johns Greek. down said
branch to mouth of creek, thence by Elk
river to place of beginning.
District No. s.-Begnng on Bohemia river
ut Scotchman's Creek, following said creek
to the Pierce Biggs farm, thence in a straight
line to the Ceciton and Bohemia Bridge
road Just north of residence of F. c. JONES'
thence in straight line to westerly course of
road between George Biddle and Samuel
Hurlock, along said road to its intersection
with tho Warwick road. along Warwick road
| to gate of w. X. Lockwood, thence northerly
to where branch OF the Little Bohemia
crosses Back road west of st. Francis Xavier
Church, thence along said branch and river
to Scotchman's Creek.
District No. 0. -Beginning ON Scotchman' 3
Creek Mt the Pierce Biggs farm and running
in straight line, passing west of the house
on the Joseph Biggs farm, to the Earville
and Fredericktown road ut the farm of Mrs.
Duncan Veasey, thence to a branch of Back
Creek on said farm, along said branch and
creek to mouth of another branch of said
creek east Of the Price Houses. thence along
last mentioned branch and continuing in II
straight line 20 the "Grindstone, y thence in IL
straight line to lane on the Locust Thicket'
farm, following said lane to a point just north
of the farm house, thence in Il straight line
passing south of St. Stephens Gleb House to
place of beginning.
DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN COLO RED SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
From mouth Of Coppin's Greek on Sassafras
river in straight line to Bohemia at the mouth
Of creek just east OF the Judge Davis farm.
A METAL $40 BILL,