The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-10-15
COUNTY BUSINESS

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The Board of School Commissioners
met in regular session Present
Messrs. Blake, Carey and Jenness.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved A number
of bills wer eexamined, passed and
ordered paid
1t was decided to reopen the school
at Bacon Hill on Monday, October
II, with Miss Blanche NJ. Reynolds
as teacher.
The Treasurer was directed to pay
$Io to each Of the following for lib
rary purposes: mo. 10, Fifth; No. q,
Fifth; No. l, Seventh; George Biddle
High School; No. 4, First; No. 2,
Fourth; No. |, Fourth; Elkton High
School; No 3, Third
The following designations were re-
ceived Charlotte E. Warner. No. 9,
Fourth; Beulah E. Robinson, No. /,
colored, Sixth.
The, following appointments were
conhrmed:-Charlotte E. Warner, as
sistant, No S, Fifth; Clara A. Tomp-
kins, OF Clyde, N. Y, Domestic
Science at Elkton and North East
High Schools; Martie Bowland, Do
nestle Art at Elkton High School;
Mrs. Martha E. Frazier, No. 2, color
ed, Second.
The Teachers Institute will be held
at Elkton October 24-28. All white
teachers are required by law to be
present and are requested to D,ing
their copies OF the Rix song books.
The Institute for colored teachers will
be held at Elkton October 27 and Is
The second Tuesday in November
being election day, the Board adjourn
ed to meet on Saturday, November 70,
when the teachers quarterly reports
will be examined.
w. ID. Bratton, Secretary.
ORPHANS COURT.
The Orphans Court of Cecil County
met in regular session on Tuesday
and Wednesday, Present-Hon Will
liam H. Simcoe, Chief Judge; Hon.
Richard B Merritt and Hon. Thomas
S. Miller, Associate Judges.
Sundry claims against the estates OF
deceased persons were examined and
passed.
Bonds Approved-Bond of Amanda
M. NJ Reynolds ,executrix of Aaron
J. Michener; bond OF Henry c. Bur-
roughs, executor of John Elizabeth
Jackson; bond of Carrie R. Reynolds,
administrators OF Arthur w. Reynolds !;
Guy Johnson, administrator of Ricf-
ard ] Plummer
Accounts Passed-First and final ac-
count of Susan G. Smith, administra
trix of Edward B. Smith, and distrbu-
ton struck on same; first and final ac-
count OF Edwin F. Charsha, admins
traitor OF Elizabeth Charsha, and dis
tribution struck on same; first and
final account of Joseph c. Gillespie,
administrator of Hiram T. Gillespie,
and distribution struck on same; first
and final account OF Howard Scott,
administrator C. t. a. OF Emily Reed,
and distribution struck on same; first
and final account OF Robert c. Giles
pie and Mary J. Gillespie, executors
OF William B. Gillespie.
The Court convened in special ses-
sion on Monday last to hear evidence
i'll the contested claim of Clara R
Shippers against the estate OF John w
Shippers, deceased, but on account ot
the absence of three important wit.
nesses the case was postponed unit
the 25th inst. There are twenty-five
witnesses summoned and attahcments
will be isued for those not present
Mrs. Shippers claim IS $I,4S6 for care
and attention to the deceased.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The County Commissioners met il
regular session on Tuesday. Present
John F. Pierce. President; w. H. De.
shane and Irwin G. Griffith.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved, and sundrl
bills were examined, passed and or.
dered paid
Bids for heating the Jail and resi-
dence part of the building were open
ed, as follows:
Harry R. Boulden, steam, $485; ho
water, $500.
Alexander & Son, steam, $744; ho
water, $500.
The contract was awarded to Harry
R. Boulder, for steam heat, at SASS.