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Kingston, Ohio. — October 8. — Flurries of snow. lOtli, 11th, 13th, slight 

 frost. 14th, heavy fnist. 22d, snow squall f )r a few minutes at 7 a. m. 



KcUcij's Island. — October 8. — A few flakes of snow at two or three different 

 times, mixed with rain. 9th, a thin skim of ice on the head of a barrel stand- 

 ing on end and exposed to a strong current of wind; cucumber vines not wilted, 

 and blossoms as fresh as at any time during the season. Reports from the in- 

 terior of the island say there was a decided frost in some localities from a quar- 

 ter to a half a mile from the lake. 21st, sliglit traces of hoar frost. 22d, 

 ground white with snow, thawing as it falls. 25th, hoar frost. 



Urhana, Ohio. — October 8. — Very light dash of snow at 8j a. m. and at 5 

 and 6 p. m. Dtli, ice; all tender vegetation destroyed. 



Hillsboro\ Ohio. — October 9. — Heavy frosst. 21st, snow at night. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. — Frnst on the 14th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 29th, 3ist. 



Portsmouth, Ohio. — October 8. — Frozen rain and snow this p. m. 23d, 

 snowed quite heavy last night. 



Wcsterville, Ohio. — October 14. — Ice this morning, the first noticed this sea- 

 son. 22d, the ground white with snow this morning. 



Bethel, Ohio. — October 9. — Black frost; first to injure. 13th, 19th, 25th, 

 29th, 30th, 31st, heavy white frost. Also, some frost on the 16th and 17th. 



Sajfhrook, Ohio. — :tober 9. — At 6 a. m. sufficient sleet to give a whitish 

 appearance to boards, fences, &c.; very little on the ground. (Snow said to be 

 a foot deep this morning at Pierpont, about fifteen miles s nxtheast of this place; 

 considerable damage done to fruit trees, &c.) 10th, very light frost on low 

 ground, no damage done. Frost on the 14th, 15th, 17th, 21st, 25th, 26th. 

 Ice on the loth and 25th. 



Mihiersville, Ohio. — October 9. — First frost. 10th, h'^avier frost. 



Welshfield, Ohio. — October 8. — The first snowstorm of the season; snow 

 fell to the depth of about four inches, but soon melted away. On the morning 

 of the 14th occurred the first frost, but it did little or no harm. Dahlias con- 

 tinued in bloom till the 25th ; on the morning of that day the frust was suffi- 

 ciently severe to destroy them. 



Smithvillc, Ohio. — October 8. — The first snow storm of the season commenced 

 at 8 a. m. and ended at 8 p. ra. The snow melted as soon as it reached the earth. 

 10th, first frost this season that affected vegetation of any account. 



Gallipolis, Ohio. — October 9. — First killing frost this morning. 



Woosier, Ohio. — October 8. — To-day the first snow fell. It commenced about 

 10 a. m., and continued occasionally through the day; it melted as fast as it fell. 

 October 10. — This morning occurred the first frost to do any damage to vegetables. 



hchanon, Ohio. — October 9. — First killing frost. 



Norwalh, Ohio. — October 9. — First frost. 22d, first snow. 



Pontiac, Michigan. — October 8. — Fine snow from daybreak to 9 a. m.; bills 

 at 11a. m. and 4 p. m. 9th, thermometer 26^ at 6 a. m. ; ice a quarter of an 

 inch thick; ground frozen half an inch; apples not injured. 11th, 13th, 14th, 

 17tli, 20th, 21st, and 25th, frost. 



Oshtemo, Michiga?i. — October 9. — 11th, 13th, 23d, and 25th, frost. 



Garlick, Michigan. — Snow and rain from October 6th, 9 p. m., to October 

 7th, 9 p. m. 



Newcastle, Indiana. — October 8. — Small flakes of snow occasionally all day. 

 9th, 12th, and 14th, heavy frost. 21st and 22d, snow nearly an inch and a half. 



New Albany. — October 7 and 8. — White frost. 



yj>icela7id, Indiana. — October 8. — A few small snow flakes about li p. m. 

 21st, a little fine snow falling in the afternoon ; fast and heavy at night; half an 

 inch deep at 9 p. m., and doubtless considerable melted as it fell. 22l1, snow 

 three inches and seven-tenths deep this morning; about all melted off by night. 



Rensselaer, Indiana. — October 9 and 11. — Very heavy frost, with ice; on 

 the 9th the ice was a quarter of an inch thick. 



