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Albemarle, N. C. — Much rain and wind since 21st; great breadth sown 

 of grain, good stand. 



Goicdey.sville, 8. C. — Snow 18th; white frosts seven mornings. 



Berne, Ga. — Strong gale 17th ; severe frosts 19th, 20th; thunder and 

 lightning 22d. 



Penfield, Ga. — Wliite frosts 30th, 31st ; very smoky 31st. 



Moulton, Ala. — As usual, unfavorable mouth for out-door labor; five 

 inches snow 17th, ISth. 



Havana, Ala. — Very heavy frosts 29th, 30th, 31st ; thunder and light- 

 ning 31st. 



Mobile, Ala. — Heavy white frosts 8th, 16th ; southeast gale 21st ; ice 

 23d. 



Jacksonville, Fla. — Five frosts, harmless ; mean temperatui'e but a 

 little below average of twenty-four Decembers. 



Oeala, Fla. — Frosts nights of 7tli, 18th ; the last, with north wind 

 and mercury at twenty-two degrees, froze vegetables hard ; but before 

 midnight south wind set in, and a thaw. 



Rouston, Texas. — First ice 18th ; gutters and ponds frozen 22d, 23d ; 

 thunder shower 21tli. 



Austin, Texas. — First general frost 7th, and five after 15th. 



Clinton, Texas. — Severe fi'osts 15th, 10th; first ice 18th, 22d, 25th, 

 29th. 



Natchez, Miss. — Frost, ice 8th ; snow-flakes 15th ; almost continuous 

 rain four days, 19th to 22d. 



Marion, Miss. — Heavy thunder and lightning south and southwest 

 21st ; heavy frost and bright, clear day 29th. 



Elizahethton, Tenn. — Much cloudiness, but not frost enough to prevent 

 plowing. 



Glarksville, Tenn. — Melting snows 17th, 18tli; drifting snow 20th; 

 ■^hen sleet and rain 21st ; then rain and mist 22d. 



Trenton, Tenn. — First snow 20th, ice 24th ; last three days pleasant, 

 birds singing; ground not yet frozen an inch. 



Pine Grove, Kij. — A dark, damp December, with six inches drifted 

 snow. 



Shelbt/ City, Ky. — Snow, four inches, 21st ; nearly gone 22d ; first 

 skating 24th. 



Painesville, Ohio. — Darkest December known ; not one entirely clear 

 day, and only two pleasant ones. 



North Fairfield, Ohio. — Showery; distant thunder 11th; snow gone 

 22d. 



North Bass Island, Ohio. — Lake frozen 20th, and open again 24th to 

 31st ; snow in December G.25 inches. 



milsboro, Ohio.— Mean temperature of 1869, 50.236° ; rain-fall 38.008 

 inches. 



Toledo, Ohio. — Auroras 25th, 2Gth; very pleasant 30th, 31st; much 

 cloudy, stormy weather. The year had more rain than any on my 

 record, and, except 1866, a lower temperature. 



Jacksonburq, Ohio. — Snow, hail, rain 4th, and with sleet 21st; sun in- 

 visible 9th to 19th. 



Mount Auburn Institute, Ohio. — A dull, damp, cloudy month; sun 

 seldom seen. 



Monroe City, Mich. — Adjourned Indian summer 30th, 31st. 



Litchfield, Mich. — Aurora, 18tli; no sleighing after the 20th; wheeling 

 excellent 3lst. A cloudy, dark month. 



Northport, Mich.— A mild December; not snow enough to protect the 

 undug potatoes from freezing. 



