The national Republican., 1867-05-18
GEORGETOWN MATTnps.

GEORGETOWN MATTERS.
WELoH's MILLS There are but few bu,ine,,
people and housekeepers throughout the country
who have not heard Of the "Welch family nour, 4
but many arc not aware that Georgetown has Ii,
honor Of the location Of the mills. This cele
brated -four In commercial phrase, is frequently
denominated fancy" which literally meani
superior" and hence tho "Wslch family
commands at all times the highest market price
The mills are situated In Georgetown, fronting
one hundred and twenty eight feet on Water
street and the same on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, with q depth oi sixty feet, and are Ex
stories high. The lower floor contains the i'm
msnse and main driving gear, and Is also used
| for the storage Of empty barrels. Ascending to
the second aoor, we find the principal machinery
for the cleansing and grinding Of wheat, foremost
Of which 10 the patent MantI rubbers, occupying
asPace Of twenty BY thirty feet. for the cleaning
and securing Of the grain. These rubbes have
lately been put up, and work with the greatest
satisfaction, as what Is known as the hairy sur.
face OF wheat, so difficult TO remove is thoroughly
taken of, and the kernel brought out pure and
free Of every particle Of chat On the same
story is burr ROOM containing eight burr, Of
immense si1e and power, opposite TO which is
another room containing three all Of which arc
constantly running. A comfortably arranged
| counting room is at the east end Of this floor
whore tho clerks transact their business free from
annoyancc.o Of any kind, and private room Is
opposite, where the proprietor makes his nsgotis-
tions. Tho paoking.room 10 on the third floor,
where we see the empty barrels on a revolving
plate and perpendicular revolving shan In the
centre Of the barrel, packing the -four fed from
funnel. By this process the barrel is filed In an
incredibly short tins but we learn that new and
improved machinery will be introduced BY har.
vest time by which a barrel q minute will be
packed. After the -four comes from the packers
II Is put on . scale balance and weighed, and
then arranged In q room for inspection. As soon
as the inspector has examined and branded each
barrel II Is conveyed into q spacious store-room
on the same floor, when 1t Is ready for market.
This story Is the family -four department. Tho
fourth story Is the boiling apartment, containing
fifteen revolving wheels, each thirty feet In
length, where the -four Ia pumped or fed from
Ave hnpper-boys. There are fifteen bolts on this
floor and three bran.dusters. The fifth story Is
where tho extra, superane and low grades Of
-four are made, and the sixth story Is used for
miscellaneous purposes. The most remarkable
features that struck US on visiting these mills
were the scrupulously neat and clean appearance
Of everything throughout, and the quiet working
Of the complicated machinery. The water Is
obtained from the canal and such Is the force
and arrangement that we are informed, double
the amount Of machinery now used can be run
with perfect ease. The capacity Of the mills Is
from 800 to 500 barrels per day, and the millers.
coopers and other employees engaged number
about thirty. james s, Welch, ESQ, the pro-
prietor, Is always at the mills and personally
superintends the business, to which fact In a
great measure, may be attributed the great sue.
cess Of "Welch's Family Flour" besides his
presence 10 q surety at all times against acci.
dents by fire or otherwise.
CHURCH DIRECTORY ron To-MoRRow The
Presbyterian church, Bridge street; Roy, Mr..
Taylor, PASTOR services morning and evening.
Trinity, (CathOlic,) corner Of First and Lin
gam Rev. A. +. ciampi, s. j., pastor Masses
In.. ...,I.. -. II. l.
Vsspers at 4 o'clock, p M during tho week
Mass Is celebrated at Q and o'clock, o. IN.
St. Johns, protestant Episcopal,l Second
street; Rev. o. Perrinchief, rector; services
morning and afternoon.
: Christ church, Protestant Episcopal,l corner
0 Of Congress and Beall Streets Rev W. W. vii,
. liams, rector services morning and evening;
| Sabbath school Q a. m.
Methodist Episcopal church, Dunbarton street;
Rov. s. A. McCaulsy, pastor; services morning
and evening" Sabbath school Ga. m.
Grace church, protestant Episeopal,) High
street, below Bridge, Rev. Eastman Brown,
tectOr, residence 45 Gay streetD services morn.
ing and night First Sunday In the month COM
munion at IL o'clock infant baptism and ser.
mon to the young at 8 o'clock; night at o'clock.
Sunday school sessions, . and 3 o'clock.
. st Adams Rev Mr. Chew.
Methodist Protestant Church, Congress street,
Rev. Mr.. schermsr, PASTOR services morning and
evening.
First Baptist church; Market street, between
Fourth and Fifth streets Rev. James Nelson,
pastor services morning and evening. Sabbath
school, 81 a. IN.
West Georgetown Methodist Episcopal church
Rev Mr.. Berry, pastor services morning and
evening
The LUMBER TRADE.-The demand for all de-.
soriptions Of lumber continues brisk, with no
peroeptible change in prices since our last report.
We quote: ahingles-(S (Simons Davis,) No. ]
Hearts, $l4.50 per Nj other brands No, Hearts,
Sl4i common, sll Saps, sllall.5O; A white
pine Cullings, $3OaS2. So "A white pine Selects
$65i A do. Seconds, s5Oa55i 6.4 and 81 do
. Selects, $75 "a and 8 4 do. Seconds, $60a65
Virginia pine Joist, to rs feet, $26i do. longe
lengths, $30a32. 50i white pine Siding, $50
32.bOi A and 54 Virginia pine Flooring, a
s45i A. and 5,4 Carolina Flooring, $5Oa55.
|, CArrArN JoHS MooRE has Just completed a fn
IT steamer to bo engaged upon the Dismal Swan
1t canal In carrying the United States mail bstweo
+. Norfolk, Virginia, and Newbern, North Carolina
NJ Tho steamer is called the Thomas Jefferson, an
" was constructed entirely by District mechanics
r. She Is small but admirably adapted to the ser
vico for which she was designed. She is nov
lying in the canal at Duvall's foundry, but viii
= soon leave for Norfolk
8 The CANAL.-Arrivod- - Twenty boats will
! coal, consigned as follows: Hampshire and Bal
timore Company, 220.17 tons; W. r. Snow. IOl
tons American Company, 752 tons; Consolida.
tion Company, ll0.l tons Borden Company,
2i6,2 tons; Cumberland Company 2I9.7 tons
Central Company. 324.1l tons the d. Knode
with corn, and Little Bob with wood, to market.
Departed - Tho d. Knods, with lumber and
plaster, to Merservillei Clora Spring, hsh, to
| " N'illiamsport, and Is boats light.
st, MEsE TwISs-not tho original-but twin
ebioken eggs, were shown us last evening by Mr..
| +, M. In, snby, n gentleman doing business on
| Rridgo strso, They are Of the usual size, with
soft she'll and 'onnocted together at the ends BY
a gIutinous strins about One.sighth Of an inch
long.
The COAL TRApE-L oal is still accumulating
at the wharvoS owing to 10 scarcity OF vessels,
and is selling by the cargo =, % p0f 'On' run 0'
mine.
The FISH wuApr Their. r,r. about 40, OO(
herring received at the wharf ye'ts rday, which
sold at 81 per l l,OOO being an advance 0' % Oh
yesterdays sales.
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