South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-01-07

LrslINcrox, Mo-, Dec. 10, 1877

the year eighteen hundred and seventy
iive shall have departed forever from on,
sight only to he succeeded by a new
year, deem it wise and due to YOU
TO write another sketch OF Nature.
. doings in the fair State of Missouri. OLD
winter, with his snowy nantles and ice
cold fingers. is again upon us, howeve,
he has not given us such shocks this
year as he has done before. The wea
ther is very mild, the thermometer hay,
ing at no time reached down as far rs
zero. IL looks more like Indian sum
mer or spring. Prof Tice. the celebra
ted Missouri astronomer, (about whom
you may have heard,) has predicted that
Christmas day, will. in this State, be We.
~ warm, and as he has predicted storms
and other violences of Nature, he is gen.
orally relied upon. Ali are busy pre-.
pairing for the annual festivities of ano.
Their Christmas and we will, rs usual,
have glorious time, but it will seem
more like the fourth OF July, because il
is so very warm. Lexington has gene.
rally. been considered very dull place.
that Is, in tho way of amusement. bu.
there are now four social clubs conduc.
ted by the young people the city. two
literary clubs, who devote their time TO
reading and moral and mental culture.
and last, but not least. 4 debating socic.
ty conducted in the most mastery STYLE
BY the most popular and most virtuous
young men, and yonr correspondent has
the honor OF being member of said
club. Every three weeks, an open scs.
is rri, fN eel. H.
men, with their arms twined around
those OF their swecthearts, attend, toge-
ther with the elite of the city. This. il
tho best conducted institution Tits kind
for miles around. We now have our ci-
" illuminated with gas. 1t presents n
very dazzling and gorgeous spectacle,
and the young men do not now wait for
moonlight nights 10 take their girls rid
ing or walking, hut boldly do it "an.
der the gas-iight." l suppose every
thing wears the aspect Of winter in your
littls mountain State, and that almost
everybody are enjoying themselves
skating. We have had no skating at
all here this winter. and not much pros.
peel Of there being any. But this warm
spell. if it should last long, will be the
means OF orr having an enormous wheat
crop in 1876.
We have the prcttest set Of ladies in
the United States, and the gentlemen
are no less gallant and polite than the
ladies are beautiful. The reason is that
we have great many excellent schools
and education is general accomplish.
ment with all. But every community
aciH boast Of it's pretty girls, but are, "a
matter of course, know ours to be the
prettiest.
You will attend the centennial expo
sition al Philadelphia next year, sup
pose. 1t will. no doubt, be grand af-
fair, one which will never be c9ualled
during the present generation, and it is
the duty Of every one. who feels an in
terest in the welfare Of his country to go.
Missouri is TO take q very active part in
1T. and | wish 10 see my native State,
West Virginia, we'll represented. will
be in attendance, and from thence will
direct my steps to the land of my birth.
Yes. 1 will pay you visit next year,
and You will have better opportunity
ofgaining information concerning the
great West" then, than you have by
means OF these letters
The great National Railroad Conven-
ton at st. Louis was complete success,
and was more so on account of there be-
ing several Confederate Generals pres
emf. A great many residents of this
place attended, more out of curiosity TO
see Henl than anything concerning the
Convention.
Wishing You temporary farewell,
remain, yours, truly, j.. NJ. S.