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Erie ud. Beaver Canal1 Sold bySUthe Sheri O'—W. L. fteott Em.;, PJccPr^ldnt efthe Erie ud Flua-barili lallrud the Parehucr, cc and 918,15* the AUennt Beni- ce lsed. tt.The Erie Dtspah of Friday-makcs lt;u the following mention of Che aale IU of the Erie canal r ^Wlllhra L. B Scott, esq., of this cityat leastthe tl nominal owner of the Erie and Bea- j -o: ver canal. he having bongnt.lt at a Sheriffs sale, bn Tuesday afternoon, [n the property havlug been sold immediately upon the dtechargeof the mo-tlon to continue the sale. It to un- 11 dcrstooa that Mr. Scott bought up h about $60,000 worth of Judgments v against the canal, before purchasing a It at auction. It was struck offtjhe | n canal for $17,000; the canal dredge for $1,000; and the office fitoiuuro and fixtures for $100. As an ofbet to the smaller Judgementsi onwhlcn the canal was sold, it wasalteged thatJ. N. McCullough, held Judmenteamountingto$l,2CK),000ajmlnthe property.^ A certificate of aale i was given to Mr. Scot! yesterday. u There are a large number of persons * (canal boatmen, „etc., interested In 11 the labor of the canal, who .are anx-11 ious to learn the status of affiilcs with reference to it,so Cliat they can shape their business for next season. Boatmen felt unddded last season whether to build boats or repair old ones, on account of the uncertainty as to whether tlie canal would lw abandoned or not. We would like to see all the avenues of trade to Erie kept open and in good condition,to transport to aud from It the articles of her commerce.IbV1X
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Beaver Argus
Beaver, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Dec 14, 1870
Page 2
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OH, USA 06 Sep 2023
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