The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-12-18


Marchbank, who is 10 take possession on
the first of April next, and will carry on
the coach making business extensi vely.
RIPE OLp AGE.-Elizabeth Job, sis
ter of Andrew Job, the hermit, an in
teresting account of whom is given on
our first page, died near the Brick Meet
ing House, on Saturday last, in the
ninety second year of her age.
Thomas Holland, Senr., who resided
near Turkeytown, died on Monday last,
aged "a years.
John Ewing. we'll known in the 4th
District, died last week, also aged ga
years,
The CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE
CANAL.-This canal has done great
business the last six months. The re-
ceipts from the 1st of June to the lst OF
December were $1S1,675. In the same
months of last year the receipts were
1921 ,049; showing an increase in the
hall year just past, of $40,62s The
par value of the stock of the Company
is 5000 per share; it now sells for $146
per share, but was down to $40 few
years age.
PROPERTY Subsistence valuable
property in Cecil county, is now offered
at public sale in our advertising columns.
On Tuesday next, the 21st inst, the
Octoraro Forge property is to be offered
for sale by Mccullough, Macka'l and
Creswell, Trustees. See advertisement
in Supplement of to-day.
On the 2sth inst, Mr.. Cresswell Of
fers for sale a house and lot, near Pleas
ant Grove.
Mr.. Ellis offers the Coe farm, OF 100
acres, close by Elkton, on the 9th of
January next.
On the same day, Col. Groome offers
farm of Ill acres, near North East.
On the sth of January, Mr.. J. A. Rey.
nolds, Admir-, will offer for sale, the
fishing property of the late Ellis Rey-
nolds, at the hotel of Mrs. Lum IN North
East.
On the 18th of January, Mr.. Ellis
will offer farm of los acresin Elk Neck.
Mr.. Cresswell as agent for G W.
Oldham Esq, will offer valuable tract
of land on Bohemia Manor, for sale on
the 18th OF January.
A PROPOSED CANAL-THE WATER
RIGHTS ON BIG ELK.-Much interest is
excited in this and the lower part of
the county by the talk of a proposed
canal to connect the Elk River with
the Chrstiana, somewhere this side of
Wilmington. 1t is stated that offers have
been made to take the whole of the
stock. The trade between Baltimore
and Philadelphia is already immense,
and constantly on the increase, and it is
alleged that the present Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal will be utterly unable,
in few years, to pass the requisite num-
Der OF vessels, RATS sc. Among other
evidences of increased trade, we un-
derstand that the Cumberland coal COM
pany are building ten new steamers TO
ply between those cities.
The question of greatest interest in
this county appears to be, as to what
point on the Elk River the canal will
enter it. 1t will have to be above the
other canal, and some aliege above the
rail road at Frenchtown. If it enters
the river at Frenchtown, or above it, its
channel will have to be improved in
some places; as will that of the Chris
tiana.
Another matter of interest is that of
taking the waters of the Big Elk to feed
the proposed canal. Many years ago
company bought out all the water rights
on that creek, from the dam of the old
Elk Forge, (now Lords Factory,) to
tide water-including the upper and
lower forge, Springer's Mill, now Nc
Cullough's, Browns, Ricketts,, Gilpin's
and Whann's-paying for them in
whole, or in part. They began to dig
the "Old Feeder" the course of which
is marked still, from Lords factory,
across the Delaware line, we believe
several miles; but presently gave up the
urOiect of dippinp canal entirolv Tho