The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-09-07
HAGERSTOWN.

of the town as compared with it nine
years ago, VIXEN we visited it then. 1t
spreads over considerable ground and
the buildings are scattered-quite a
number Of them being two story bricks,
interspersed here and there with Gotta
ges, pleasant to look at and live in.
The Christian denomination in that
place and vicinity, have just erected
quite large and fine church, on the
corner Of Washington and Market SITS,
which is indeed creiitable to the spirit
and enterprise of the people of our
neighooring town. 1t has all the mod
ern church improvem ents and finish--is
heated by hot air throughout, and is
emphatically a handsome church edifice.
We we're informed that its entire cost,
when finished, will be in the neighbor.
hood of eleven thousand dollars. The
Methodist and Presbyterian denomina-
tons have also both commodious and
fine churches.
The Mills of ROBERT and FRANKLIN
NEwcoMB are among the very best in
Old Wayne both the upper and lower
ones being owned by the Brothers. They
are MODEL Mills. The one on Nettle
Creek, near the depot, is certainly the
best arranged-the least-work to do
about anil, we have ever seen. The
farmer brings his load of wheat, drives
under shed and over a small railway,
and halts his team so that the hind end
of his wagon is anchored along by the
side Of the aforesaid railway. A car or
receiver, holding about seventy or eigh-
ty bushels Of wheat, is showed up to the
wagon, and then the farmer proceeds to
empty one sack after the other into it
until all are emptied. The car is then
showed over the weighing apparatus,
which rests on the track, and, in mo-
ment, the weight is ascertained and no
ted-it is then showed back about eigh-
teen inches over the mouth Of huge
receiver and the sluices on each end of
the box opened, and out rushes .fthe
wheat into the open mouths Of q cavern
below, which is then raised by elevators
and emptied into large bins above stairs
holding thousands of bushels. BY
changing spout at the top of the ele-
vators, the wheat is placed in any bin
desired, and conveyed thence through
the tanning mill and smut machine,
clean and nice into the hoppers, where
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grinding it in complete understandable
order-deposising it in the boiling APP
paratus, and from thence into the pack
ing arrangements. There is no trouble
for the miller from the lower floor of
the mill to the cock loft--no break back
lifting as in old timcs--and, in three
hours time, all the -four the mill can
grind in q day, is packed in barrels
ready for shipping. After thorough
examination of every thing about this
fine Mill, we felt as though we would
willingly exchange the tread mill life
of printer and editor for that of mil
Ter.
One object in Hagcrstown attracted
and challenged our special admiration,
in contrast and comparison with bull
ding for the same purpose in our city -
We allude to the Depot Building of the
Junction Road-its capacity for holding
as large number of passen gers is not
as great as the Richmond eye sore affair
called "Depot," yet it is its superior in
neatness and good taste.
We met with our old friend Dr. Buch
anan, who has been q resident and prac
ticing physician of that place for thirty
five years, and a constant resident Of the
Whitewater Valley for upwards Of 20
years. We urged the Doctor to come
to the Old Settlers meeting, advertised
to cCme off in the vicinity of our city
on the 28th of this month, and he prom
ised to do so if he could possibly leave
home at that time. He is enjoying most
excellent health, and is yet dealing out
medicine to those afflicted with diseases
that flesh is heir to. Long may he live!
We also met with our friend Morrison
BalurluSe. VINO Is wnOie-sOuled anu ge-
NAL, and whom we hope to see, by the
time the election of 1870 rolls around,
administering the office and enjoying
the cmoluments of the Sheriff Of Old
Wayne. We became acquainted with A.
B. Knode, who is with the Messrs. New
comb as Book-Keeper, etc. He not on
" understands his busi ,pss INIT is avery
inch a gentleman. We hope to visit
Hagerstown again shortly, when we
shall endeavor to add about twenty mora
subscribers to the Old Palladium Bro
Knode informed US that BEN DAVIS had
been cussed pretty essentially there
and we confidently look for blessings to
follow in the shape Of paying subscri
bers, sure and certain.