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ingly heavy rain from 5a,m.to8a.m. 28th, rain began at 2 a.m. and con: 
tinued until 8 p. m. of the 29th; waters very high. 
Snowville, Va — October 1—First frost, heavy. 30th, sprinkle of snow, with 
sleet at 9 p. m., very slight. 
Surry C. H., Va.— October 1.—First frost. 3d, diffuse lightning with rolling 
thunder in the northwest; a storm at night. 10th, some thunder at 1 p. m. 
27th to 29th, heavy rain; wind in the beginning of the storm from the east, at 
the end from the northwest. 31st, snow from 64 to 9 a. m. 
Romney, West Va——October 1.—First frost. 31st, snow two inches; first 
of the season. 
Grafton, West Va—October 25.—First ice. Rain from the 27th to the 
3lst. 
Attway Hill, N. C—October 1.—First white frost; very light. Six inches 
of rain fell from the 26th to the 28th. 
Moulton, Ala— October 29.—Herbage not killed by frost until this morning, 
though frosts in the low grounds were reported as early as the 7th. 
Fayette, Miss—The only rain during the month was on the 26th, when it 
fell gently all day and the most of the night. The first white frost was on the 
31st, but so light that no tender vegetation was injured, 
Columbia, Texas.—October 3.—Strong gale of wind from the north during 
© the night, with high wind and sudden squalls through the day. 9th, first flock 
f wild geese arrived. The month has been marked by severe hurricanes at 
Galveston on the 3d, and on the Rio Grande on the 6th and 7th. 
Clarksville, Tenn—October 3.—Flashes of very distant lightning at the 
south after dark. 4th, three-quarters of an inch of rain to-day. 25th, rain 
from 3 a.m. this morning tilll a.m. of the 26th. The first killing frost was on 
the 31st. 
Memphis, Senn.—October 13.—Very light frost. 31st, a sharp frost this 
morning. 
Chilesburg,. Ky.—October 1.—A white frost this morning, 24th, a heavy 
frost, killing tender vegetables in bottoms. 
Toledo, Ohio—October 14.—Three inches of snow fell to-day ; the deepest 
fall of snow on record in this vicinity in the month of October.” 
Painesville, Ohio — October 1.—First frost, but nothing injured. 
Lisbon, Ohio —October 1—Hard frost ; ice as thick as window glass. 4th, 
thunder storm last night. 30th, two inches of snow. 
Kelley’s Island, Ohio—October 1.—Frost reported in the interior of the 
island, but none near the lake; thermometer at daylight 45°. 2d, thunder at 
the west and northwest at 7a.m. 24th, light hoar frost, the first of the 
season. 
Ripley, Ohio.—October 30.—Four and a half inches of snow fell to-day. 
Kenton, Ohio—October 4.—Thunder showers from the northwest at 7 p.m.; 
lightning zigzag and forked. 
Williamsport, Ohio.—October 1—Severe thunder storm from 1 p. m. to 11$ 
p- m. from the northwest. 7th, a frost this morning which cut down all vege- 
tables in exposed situations ; sorghum was slightly injured, but imphee in the 
same situations was uninjured. 
. Northfield, Ohio —October 30.—Commenced snowing at 2 p. m., and at 9 it 
was nearly six inches deep. It broke down a good many trees. 
Litchfield, Michigan.—October 30.—Rain from 4 to 7 a. m., then snow till 
11 p.m. Three inches of snow fell, and was very wet, being half water. 31st, 
the month has been warm and dry; streams very low; the St. Joseph’s river 
at this point is lower than the observer has known it for the last eighteen years. 
Central Mine, Michigan.—October 22.—One inch of snow fell to-day. 
New Harmony, Indiana.—The rain-fall for August, September, and October 
