South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-29

! soata MaMh shAae1telI.
RoMNEY. ,rRInzl. OCT. 20. 1873.
- Ie weather fer ys>mc days pas.
has been delightful. aifording farmers
and others fine opportunity to prepare
Tor the coming winter. is1 iessr
IVA report reaches us thst twenty
one ladies accompany the West Va. Ed.
itors on their great excursion. We arc
rcjoiced to- hear it. The editors will now
be forced to drink their lager on the cow
catcher or not drink at ALL M
a Observation-Disclosures
with through tickets from Green Spring
Station, on d. & Q. Railroad to Wash.
fngton, Baltimore or era fton, westward, {,
can now stop By signal dg9 4tiy tr.sin.
(ErPre's.) to get on or or rhis relieves
uso' The niece ssity Of tidins mp to Cum.
borland in order. to go to Baltimore bv
night train. rs we can, now get on a O..
clock evening Express. This privilege
was granted, on the petition Of a number
rot oar citizens, whose thanks are cspc
.cially due to Captain llcss for his acti,i,
g ty in the matter. tisf4 . 49,
iND1iN SUMNEa.-Whiie this genial
sunshine and soft blue haze upon the
mountains bcspcak the deligi1tfu, H1i..n
S"n''Hel', the following curious extracts
from Rev. DR.. Joseph Dodiridgc's notes
!. 'sc..ehap. z. giving tile origin OF its nnme
may crafty some of your readers :'.Thi,
expression, like many others. has con-
tinued in general use, Notwithstanding
It's original import las been forgotten
a bsckwoodsman seldom hears this ex.
preston without feeling chill OF lior-
ror, because it brings to his mind the
psinfh recollection OF its originul appli
cation. Saci, is TIE force Of tho fact!.
"ty of association in nin,an nature.
The reader must hes W reminded.
that, daring the long coNtineeh Indian
wars sustained by the FIRST settlera OF
the 'o>;. they enjoyed no peac3 except
i"S in tho 'wirter qc2Son., Yhcp, giving
TO tae severity OF The weather the In
dinas were unable to make their excur.
sions into TIE settlements. The onset
. Fcf winter was therefore hailed as a irbi.
lee Is tle early Inhabitants OF the conn
Try, who throughout: the spring and the
ear'G part OF the fe!l, hal been eoopcd
up in their little uncomfortable forts,
AMI subjected 10 III the distresscs o tho
Iaiian war.
~ the approach or winter, therefore,
NIL The farmers, excepting The owners OF
tic fort, removc,. 20 their cabins on their
fnrmo, with the joyful feelings or ten.
ant of prison recovering his release
from confinement. All was hustle and
hIla"Itj' In preparing for winter, b. gath
er'ns in the corn, digging potatoes, fat
tcning hogs, anil repairing the cabins
- our fo:eGa.hera the gloomy Eion.hs
oiwintor were more pleasant ihcn the
::epiyr5 aui the ilower, Of May.
IL howcvc: somc;iln ~ h. pcn. !. after
the apparent onset Of winter, the Weather
became 'arm the sm, Ky t:ue com;ncn-
c. !, and lasted Tor a Considerable nun.
Ter oS days. This irts tie 1aIa4a SIM
'ter, because it aTorieI the indians ano.
tic. opportunity OF visiting the settle
'aents with their Destructive warfare
he melting of the snow salIene.leyery
c9uutcranc5. and Tic genial warmth OF
t'ia sun chilled every heart with ho.tor.
TIE apprehension Of another visit from
'hc Indians, az 2f hcing jriyeA back to
. tht'tcrastatoi f5rt. wb paiatui ii the
h,a39t.9 degree, aad' Lheldtssesiug APP
prchoasion vas frequently real.ze Il
;owa-i tn later past Of Febrnary I'VE
commonly hal . fioe spell Of open warm
weather, during which the snow melted
away. This %as denominatci The paw.
waving days. from the subposition that
thc Indians were then holding their war
councils, FOR planning of their spring
campaigns into tie settlements" X.
C.N - 80 ~ 60 ~.
- rho winter Fchc lulc OF The BALD.
llJ.o and Ohio Railroad viii 6, in.o CT.
fest on Saa lay next, 5 IstiD,t. hnum.
Der Of ralieal charges, says thc Cumber.
land Nc5cs, in the running Of trains will
b. made. All win be qdickcneI. and the
time between Baltimore snd The Ohio n.
scr vii! be reduced to twelve hour, and
bali Nmong tie changes in The De.
pasture OF trains f,om CamheriaGna axe
rho following: rAo c,s,h5uld traja now
Leaving he.c at.li-: IS n. M. will leave
ot $3.50 a. ", aal the $40 p. ~. train
ID 5:30 p. VI. The train now arriving