The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-05
Port Deposit Items.


Much has been said about the damage
done by the "Icc Gorge to the " Tide
Water Canal" but no one can fully COM
prehend the extent of it until he has visit
ed the ruins. Perhaps about one mile out
of the five mile level from Lapidum to
Havre de Grace remains uninjured, while
in some places for hundreds of yards the
bank has been entirely washed away below
water level The remaining portion has
more or less washed from the top, leaving
rocky, ragged surface impossible for the
teams until repaired. Above Lapidum
the damages have been repaired. but below
there must yet be 4 large amount of money
expended in completing it.
We understand the boatmen who were
bound for Philadelphia and detained for
several weeks on account of the canal not
being repaired, as represented by the Com
pany, have instituted suit against the Canal
Company for damages caused by the delay,
the boatmen claiming they could have gone
through the Union Canal, which connects
the Susquehanna and Schuylkill Canal and
reached Philadelphia nearly as soon as by
this route, had they suffered no delay, and
would have done so had the Tide Water
Canal Company not assured them the
repairs had been completed to Lapidum.
thus enabling them to lock out there and
proceed on their course.
Two examinations Of pupils of the Pub
lie School of this place, which is graded
and consists Of three department, was held
last week in the presence of the Trustees,
who expressed themselves satisfied with
the progress they had made. One cxami-
nation was for the purpose Of determining
which pupils were prepared for promotion
to the various departments.
The following promotions were made:
Loi Jennings, George Wentz and Daniel
vision of class b., of the Primary Depart
ment.-Miss Emma Wilson, Teacher.
Pusey Nichols and Ruth West from
class 3. to class A. of the same depart
ment.
Freddie Smith, John Gardner, John
Weivel, George Atkinson, Eddie Murphy,
David Orr, Jessie Mccullough, Howard
Taylor, Winfield Reynolds and Ida Wilson
from class L. Primary Department to class
A. of the intermediate Department.-AIi
Sidney lIcckart, Teacher.
Lewis johnson, Bird West, Ella McCul-
Tough, Bonnie Reynolds, Kate Keavcny,
Clayland Tombstone and Sophia Harvey
from class B. of the Intermediate Depart
ment to class A. of the same-Miss Jennie
Vandiver, Teacher.
Clarence Nesbitt, Sidney Wilson, Edwin
Boynton, Laura Vannort, Laura Butchen-
heart, IIarrie Vanneman, Clara Lamm,
Amos West, Thomas Jennings, Emma
Malone, William Johnson and Elmer Van
neman from class A. of the intermediate
to class 3. of the Grammar Department
Miss Mate L. Roberts, Teacher. Quite a
number of the above pupils attended
school every day of the term.
Mr.. Joseph Trainor, the principal of the
Public School, has gone to Washington to
fill the position to which he has been lately
appointed in the Treasury Department.
The vacancy caused by Mr.. Trainor
going away, should be filled by teacher
of no ordinary talent.
A little boy of Mr.. w. w. Reynolds
narrowly escaped being killed on Tuesday,
by falling from porch railing, some fif-
teen feet high to the pavement, lighting
upon his head; at the time of writing the
extent of his injuries cannot be fully de-
termined, though it is thought they are
not Of very serious character.