American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-10-24

Correspondence Of the American Republican,
r,opc,ity Of EAicoirs Wiltshire Mcsons, OH
EsAo,os, and Sons Of Tempermce-Ssren Ned
d,nsS the same day Rise Of Flour, aud conse
qscncss-7He Post Office ogoi,- Obituary.
ELLIcorT's Minis, Oct. %, 1915.
-Nrss,S Editors: This place is improving
morally, spiritually, brickically, stoneically and
Ectoraly, and its girls are getting prettler
with every revolving sun. and its merchants
RICHER every time they honestly make good
Bargain.
The Free Masons, Odd Fellows, and Sons OF
Temperance, are uRi0ni=ing here for the pur-
pose ofbaildng splendid cdiiice for their mu-
tgtl benefit, in which each will have q separate
apartment for the performance and exhibition
Of their respective rites and mysteries, with i
general hall for public meetings. Such har-
.nontzn%, free, odd and temperate set Of fellows
perhaps, never existed. lithey DO not quarrel
aercafter, one thing is very certain, that the
.riHenniam is dawEing over Ei!icott's Mills
a'tordmg Il glorious example for the imitation
Q, the whole world.
Next Sabbath seven weddings will take place
u this town, when Cupid and Hymen will rol.
20 their sleeves for the unusual amour: of Ia
Dor, and the preachers earn $50 Independent
OK the gain arising from their mnistrdtIans-
ienlnlzc marriages, but the mos! pious of them
love too much to "kil two birds with one
stone" TO act in that slothtul manner-thcr
maxim being, "Thc more the labor, the more
tho money!" Only think--seven marriages
lie same day. Certainly the Scripture will be
realized, and before tins time next year, we
shall hear that "a nation has been born in
GGy'n
The scenery is so pretty here, it sometimes
Kills people, that is, in the estimation of h0nes!
persons, as you will perceive by the following
O5iiaary. Departed" this Ellcot's Mills
lie, certain gentleman, who visited the place
under pretencc o! enjoying its scenery, and,
after "erccuting his purpose" economically
roamtd away without paying for boarding and
lodging, and, perhaps, without liquidatng the
printers bill!
Since the arrival Of news from England that
-four is rising, and, consequently, the rise Of
that article in this country, this town and neigh
borhoo9 have been in an everlasting hustle, the
grain rising by block and tackle into the mills
and the -four going dOWn to Baltimore to be sold
The millers, as tho poets say, have "a .foury
time" and are imparting their enthusiasm to
others in Touring the ladies' dresses and the
handles coats, in hurrying about their business.
m amusing circumstance occurred in the con-
:,sion of neghboring mill. The miller, with
his eys full of meal aud his head full Of busi-
ness, III rolling barrel of -four 10 the scales,
swallowed it, by mistake, instead OF chew of
tobacco: and running TO the doctors for vo-
mil To hiring forth the encumbraRcc, swallowed
the doctor instead Of his medicine, SO great was
sis haste to return to fiji up orders. Go it,
England, for we are close at your heels
It is reported that Mr.. Martin, who applied
10. this Post-ofiice had his commission for it
scaled and ready for delivery, when he was de-
prived Of it by some counter-inhuence. Can't
say certainly, but time and Cave Johnson will
determine. THEoPHILUs PICTURESQUE.