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Carlisle, Pa. — Thiuider- .storm 3d ; first killing frost lltb. Deliglitfiil 

 moiitli. 



Fountain Bale, Pa. — Thunder-sliower 3d ; first ice. lltli ; first suow 

 lOtli. Weather fine, and jdowing throughont the month. 



Tioga, Pa. — First cold rain this fall IStli ; a little snow 19th. 



ConnelhviUe, Pa. — Ground frozen 1st; thunder-shower 3d; first snow 

 18th. 



Brownsville, Pa. — First snow 15th. Month very pleasant but dry. 



Neic Castle, Pa. — First snow IGth. ISTo Indian summer. 



Beaver, Pa. — First ice 2d ; first snow loth. A delightful month. 



Kent Comity, Del. — First ice 11th; ground frozen 11th, l(3th, 17th; 

 auroras 16th, 17th ; ice over half an inch thick 2Uth, 21st. 



Woodlaicn, Md. — Aurora 19th. Month Go.2 above last year. 



FaUsion, 3£d. — Thunder-shower 3d ; first ice 11th ; first snow 19th. 



Emmittshurg, Md. — Thnnder-storm 3d; some snow 19th. Month fine. 



Hampton, Va. — First frost since March 30th, 1st; first ice since 

 March 19th, 16th. Month dry and pleasant, 6°.5 warmer than in 1869. 



Surry Court House, Va. — First ice since March 2.jth, 1st ; dandelions, 

 blackbirds 11th. Month fair, mild, dry ; warmest tall remembered here. 



Piedmont, Va. — Distant thunder 3d; first snow 17th ; rain, hail, snow 

 18th ; frogs heard 29th. Garden vegetables green till 11th. 



Lexington, Va. — First heavy frost Ist ; snow on mountains 23d. 



Albemarle, N'. C. — First killing frost 11th ; aurora 19th ; wild geese 30th. 



Goivdeysville, tS. C. — First killing frost 11th ; ice 16th. Fine month. 



Berne, Ga. — Peach blossoms 1st; thunder and lightning 6th; slight 

 frost 16th. 



Penfield, Ga. — First killing frost 16tli ; ice, aurora 17th; hail 22d. 

 Had beans, tomatoes, okra, &c., from garden till 11th. 



Moulton, Ala. — Ice lltli ; first snow 22d. A pleasant month but dry. 



Selma, Ala. — First killing frosts 16th, 17th ; heavy snow storm 22d. 



Greene Springs, Ala. — Distant lightning and thunder 5tli ; unprece- 

 dented snow-storm of 10 inches, 22d. 



Coatopa, Ala. — Nipping frost 10th ; ice, ground frozen 17th ; rain 

 20th to 22d, then snow ; distant thunder, lightning, and rain 29th. 



Jacksonville.^ Fla. — First frost 16th. Month 2° above average. 



Gilmer, Tex. — First ice 16th. Month closed with fine weather. 



Blujf, Tex. — First frost 17th ; thunder-storm 28th. Post-oak leaves 

 falling, 



Poncltatoula, La. — Grinding cane 4th; thunder, blue birds 5th; figs 

 ripening 8th; robins 15th ; hard frost 17th; thunder- shower 29th. 



Columbus, Miss. — Killing frost, ice 17th; rain all day 21st; snow22d. 



Brookhaven, Miss. — First killing frost, ice IGtli ; snow 21st, 22d. 



Fayetteville, Ark. — Heavy thunder, lightning, rain 8th ; frost, ice 16th, 

 21st, ^22d; slight snow 23d.' 



Elizahethton, Tenn. — Ground frozen 19tli; slight snow 25th. 



Pine Grove, Ky. — Ground frozen 1st ; snow on 5 days, slight. Month dry. 



Shelby City, Ky. — First snow 15th. Month dry and i)leasant. 



Salem, Ohio. — First frozen ground 1st; thunder 3d, and lightning 4th; 

 first snow 14th. A mild open fall. 



Adamses Mills, Ohio. — Ice 1st; first snow, slight, 15th. Indications of 

 aurora nearly every night, but obscured by clouds. 



Carson, Ohio. — Unusual frequency of brilliant auroras in October and 

 November. 



North Fairfield, Ohio. — First ice 1st ; lightning 2d ; snow, 12 inches, 23d. 



North Bass Island, Ohio. — First frost 7th; ice 10th; snow 20th, 12.8 

 inches. 



