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Baldwinsville, N. Y. — October 8. — Snow at night. 



Progress, X. J. — October 10 — First i'roBt, veivbeaTy. 18tb, beavy frost. 



Burlington X. J. — October 10. — White frost, like a snow; the first frost of 

 the season. 



Mount Holly, X. J. — October 10. — Ileavy frost this morning, the first of the 

 Beas-)n. All the tender plants were cut down. Ice was observed in the ditches 

 in the country. 



Greenwicliy X. J — October 11. — Heavy frost, and skim ice observed in water 

 in siiallow vessels exposed daring the niglit. loth, heavy fro.*t. 



Haddonfidd, X. J. — October 10. — A lioavy frost. ISth, frost. 



Xewark, X. J. — On the morning of the 10th the unusual phenomenon was 

 recorded of the first frost and first ice occurring together. O.'i the 18th, 19th, 

 26tli and, perhaps, one or two other mornings, there were white frosts, but on 

 110 other occasion did the mercury fall to the freezing point. 



Horsliam, Penn. — October 10. — A severe fijost this morning, killing all tender 

 vegetation, and unusually severe for the first. Heavy frosts followed every 

 morning for a week (jr more. 



Philadelphia, Penn. — October 9. — Night, first hoar frost observed. 10th, 

 early morning, ice formed on the surface of still water in the suburbs. 



Fallsington, Penn. — October 9. — A light frost. 10th, heavy frost and iee. 

 18th, heavy white frost. 



Grampton Hills, Penn. — October 8. — At 1.30 p. m., rain and snow f jr twenty 

 minutes. In evening frost and ice. lOrh, ^Ist, heavy frost. 



Harrishurg Penn. — October 26. — White frost. 



Bericick, Penn. — October 10. — First frost. 



Byberry, Penn. — October 9. — Slight frost on low grounds. lOtb, very heavy 

 frost, ice an eiglith of an inch thick; sorghum killed. Frost also on the 11th, 

 15th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 26th. 



Tioga, Penn. — October 9. — A very little snow. 10th, hard frost last night, 

 the first this season. Ice torraed half an inch and the ground froze quite hard. 



Blairsrille, Penn. — October 8. — Fine snow fell, commencing at o o'clock p. 

 m. Five inches of snow on the 8th, three inches on the 9th, and four inches 

 on the 12th. 



Fleming, Penn. — October 9. — The Alleghany mountains are white with 

 pnow this morning. Snow flying during the day. 10th, heavy frost this morn- 

 ing ; killed all the unripe vegetables. 



Germantoicn, Penn. — October 10. — Ice this morning an eighth of an inch 

 thick, the only time ditring the month. 



Xorth Whitehall, Penn.—Fvo?A on the 10th, 11th, 18th, 25th. 



ConneUsvillc, Penn. — October 9. — Ice this morning. 10th. ground frozen. 



Xazarcth, Penn — October 10. — First frost of the season this morning; vege- 

 tables frozen. 18th, second frost, cjuite severe. 



Silver Spring, Penn. — October 10. — First frost ; killed vegetables. 



Canonshurg, Venn. — October 8. — Sleet and snow squall at 5 p. m. 

 Wilmington, Delaware. — October 10. — The first frost and ice. 



Sykesville, Maryland. — October 10. — Heavy frost ; thin ice in the valley. 



Xatchez, Mississippi. — October 10. — Frost this morning, the first of the sea- 

 sou. 11th, light frost. 



Austinburg, Ohio. — October 8. — Some hail and snow flakes to-day. 10th, 

 ice on water this morning, first freeze this autumn. 14th, slight frost. 15th, 

 hard frost. 



Xew Lif^hon, Ohio. — Snow on the 8t;h and 9th, frost on the 10th, 14th, ISlh, 

 ISih to 22d; ice on the 18th and 2l3t. 



Clevtland, Ohio. — October 8. — Rain, hail, and snow at times all day. 14th, 

 Eliicht frost last night. 



