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ELKTON â Maryland Gov. Larry Hoganâs announcement that the mandate to wear masks in outdoor dining areas was lifted is welcome news to Cecil County restaurants.
âItâs always great to make a move in the direction of normalcy,â said Lee Lewis, general manager of Elk River Brewing Company. âThis is huge and very helpful for us.â
Even as the rate of COVID infections continues to fluctuate in the county, residents continue to get vaccinated and restrictions are slowly being eased.
Debbie Brown, executive director of the Cecil County Chamber of Commerce, also greeted the news happily.
âWe are excited for Governor Hoganâs decision to lift outdoor mask requirements and ease restrictions on outdoor dining,â Brown said via email. âIt is a vital part of our community to be social and connect with each other, while also adhering to the mandates of being safe for ourselves and others around us.â
By Carl Hamilton
cahamilton@cecilwhig.com Apr 29, 2021
PHOTO COURTESY OF SAMANTHA MALLOY
A neighbor captured this photo of a Cherry Lane house on fire,
just moments after the blaze was intentionally set Thursday
afternoon.
CECIL WHIG PHOTO BY CARL HAMILTON
Firefighters battle a blaze in the unit block of Cherry Lane,
northeast of Elkton, on Thursday afternoon.
CECIL WHIG PHOTO BY CARL HAMILTON
Averee Hammond, 24, and Travis Sellers, 25, were doing work
across the street when they watched a woman set fire to a house on
Cherry Lane. Sellers rescued another woman who was trapped in the
basement.
CECIL WHIG PHOTO BY CARL HAMILTON
In the mid-1800s, public schools in Cecil County didnât exist. They came along in the late 1800s. Private schools, such as West Nottingham Academy existed, but only boys were admitted. Wealthier people sent their daughters to schools designed for young ladies, where they would learn skills such as needlework, art, and music, that were considered appropriate for accomplished females.
In the Cecil Whig, from February 1850 until February 1851, there appeared advertisements for a boarding and day school for young ladies. The school was outside of Port Deposit, in a spot called Smithâs Grove. Smithâs Grove was a farm, probably owned by Cornelius Smith. Unfortunately, a picture of this property could not be found, but according to an estate sale advertisement in the Cecil Whig in June 1860, this farm was approximately 160 acres. Ten of these acres contained an apple orchard and about thirty acres were woods. There was also a large frame house and two barns.