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AURORAS. 



Nov. 1. — North Littleton, New Hampshire. Auroral display, with clouds in 

 the north. 



Rochester, New York. A moderate aurora this evening. 



Nov. 2. — New York city. A roseate blush, 3 to 5 a. m. 



Nov. 4r. — Steuben, Maine. Aurora, class 1, 3, and 6, considerably bright. 



Lisbon, Maine. Aurora north to northwest, 8 to 10 p. m. quite brilliant. 



Williamsburg, Maine. Commenced at 9 p. m. 



Littleton, New Hampshire. Rather dim, 7 J p. m. 



North Littleton, New Hampshire. Diffused light, defined by an arch below, 

 dark clouds accompanying ; brightness moderate ; general appearance at 

 9 p. m. 



Brandon, Vermont. Pale diffused light in the north, partially in bauds. 

 At 8 p. m. nearly sixty degrees above the horizon. 



Westfield, Massachusetts. Aurora in the evening. 



New Bedford, Massachusetts. Aurora. 



Providence, Rhode Island. Aurora in the evening, low down in the north, 

 and not A'cry bright. 



Newcastle, Indiana. A taint aurora, reaching about one-fourth the distance 

 from the horizon to the north star, form indefinite. 



Rockville, Indiana. Faint aurora in the north at 8J p. m. 



Canton, Missouri. Aurora at 9 p. m. 



Dubuque, Iowa. Aurora at 9 p.m.; no streamers. 



Pleasant Plain, Iowa Small aurora about 8 p. m. ; arch ; no streamers. 



Nov. 5. — Cornishville, Maine. Northern lights fi'om 8 to 9 p. m. 



Forest City, Minnesota. Northern lights. 



Nov. 9. — South Hartford, New York. Glow in the north, no arch. 



Nov. 12. — South Hartford, New York. Glow in the north, no arch. 



Nov. 14. — Dubuque, Iowa. Aurora at 9 p. m. ; no streamers. 



Pleasant Plain, Iowa. Small aurora at 9 p. m. ; arch ; no streamers. 



Fontcnelle, Nebraska. Aurora 9 to 1 1 p. m. ; no cloud below the arch. 



Nov. 16.: — Iowa Falls, Iowa. Very brilliant for a few moments, at 9 p. m. 

 Shot up in bright streaks and faded away ; then returned and rose about ten 

 degrees, and all vanished at once. 



Nov. 29. — New Bedford, Massachusetts. Aurora. 



Nov. 30. — Lisbon, Maine. North to northeast, not very brilliant. 



Steuben, ]Maine. Aurora, class 2, about half way up to the north star. 



West Waterville, Maine. Aurora. 



North Littleton, New Hampshire. Very light at 8 p. m., with clouds in 

 the north. 



Littleton, New Hampshire. Low in the north ; quite dim. 



Sandwich, Massachusetts. 6 to 7 ; no definite form. A few rays from the 

 north between 9 and 10 p. m. 



South Hartford, New York. Glow in the north; brilliant; no arch. 



Newcastle, Indiana. 9 p. m. very fixint, extending upward about 4 degrees. 



Independence, Iowa. Faint luminous arch 9 p. m., color white, lower edge not 

 well defined. 



LIGHTNING. 



Nov. 2. — Kingston, Ohio. A little lightning this evening. 

 Nov. 3. — Muscatine, Iowa. Rain and thunder in the afternoon and evening. 

 Nov. 4. — Newcastle, Indiana. Diff'use lightning from 8 to 8 J p. m. in the far 

 northwest ; scarcely any appearance of clouds. 



