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reported in some localities back from tlie lake, none found near the lake; 

 tomato vines as green as at any time during the season, fruit daily ripening. 



New Lisbon, Ohio. — October 10. — Rain, thunder, and lightning last night. 

 24th, ^pits of snow ; wild geese going south. 27tli, hard frost; ice. 



Toledo, Ohio. — October 6. — Hard frost in the morning. 9th, some severe 

 showers in p. m., with thunder and lightning. 15th, 16th, ] 7th, severe frost each 

 morning. 22d, rain 12^ a. m., with a gale of wind, which veered around to the 

 west-southwest, and blew violently all day. 23d, 24th, and 31st, flurry of 

 snow each day. 



Litchjield, Michigan. — October 23 — Snow from 1.30 p. m. to 4 p. m., one 

 inch in depth by side of building; first snow this season. 



Kalamazoo, Michigan. — October 31. — Half an inch of snow this morning. 



Holland, Michigan. — October 3 to 6, and 14 to 17. — Frost on each of these 

 mornings. Snow fell on the 23d, 24th, 25th, 2Gth, 30th, and 31st. 



Northport, Michigan. — October 31. — Snow fell two inches deep last night, 

 lying that deep at 7 a. m. this morning. 



Grand Ra])ids, Michigan. — October 22. — Rain fell in torrents last night, 

 and. the wind blew a strong gale, part of the time a violent gale. 24ih, heavy 

 frost this morning, the first to kill vegetables in the garden of the observer. 



Columbia City, lndia7ia. — October 22. — A severe storm passed over the 

 town last night, beginning at 10 p. m. and ending at 5 a. m. this morning. It 

 was at its height at from midnight to 1 a. m. 



Muncie, Indiana. — The wind during the night of the 21st was quite high, 

 but no serious damage was done. 



Vevay, Indiana. — October 21. — A violent gale from the southwest, approach- 

 ing to a hurricane, passed over this place at night. It reached its maximum at 

 11.30 p. m., after which it decreased in violence, and quieted down to a fresh 

 breeze at 4 a. m. of the 22d. A heavy shower of rain fell during the storm. 

 25th, ice an eighth of an inch thick on a basin of water this morning. 



Merom, Indiana. — October 21. — After raining nearly all day, accompanied 

 occasionally with gusts of wind from southwest, at precisely 7 o'clock a fearful 

 storm, accompanied by lightning and thunder, burst sudd iuly from the south- 

 west. Large forest trees and fruit trees were blown down, and houses were 

 unroofed. 



Spiceland, Indiana. — October 23. — Sweet potato and tomato vines are still 

 green ; no effects of frost. A few very light flakes of snow fell this evening. 

 25th, first killing frost. 30th, a few light flakes of snow between 3J and 4 p. m. 



Aurora, Ill/nois. — October 31. — The leaves remain quite green on apple, 

 pear, and cherry trees. 



Augusta, Illinois. — October 20. — Shower, with thunder and sharp lightning, 

 from 9^ to 10 p. m., then turned to a settled rain. 21st, shower, with heavy 

 thunder and sharp lightning, at 4.45 p. m. The lightning struck in several 

 places. 22d, light white frost this morning on boards in low places. 23d, ice 

 formed on still shallow water; first hard frost. 



Golconda, Illinois. — October 21. — Heavy gust of wind at 8 p. m. 28th. — At 

 about 8 p. m. the wind was blowing gently from the southeast ; it had been 

 raining up to 7, when it cleared off". At 8| a black cloud suddenly came up 

 from northwest, and at 9 p. m. for about ten seconds the wind blew almost a 

 hurricane. It blew down and moved several houses, but was so quickly over 

 that not much damage was done. It was accompanied with heavy rain, and in 

 fifteen minutes all was clear again. 



Sandwich, Illinois. — October 8. — Wild geese in large numbers going north. 



Mount Sterling, Illinois. — October 25. — A slight thunder storm from the 

 west. 22d and 23d, a severe thunder storm on each day from the south from 

 4J p. m. to Q)h, p. m. 24th and 25th, ice formed in many places. 28th, 29th, 

 30th, large flocks of wild geese, flying high, passing from northeast to south- 



