The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-07-20
rIIr coLp SUMMER or lao.

rcr.gr oN iu tho habit of speaking Of th.
summer ut IHlG a. the C0ldr.i ever known
throughout America mud Europe, Having
incur possession some i,ict- relative tn lhi
ruIio,t 49,, propose tu give llicnL iu orlrf q,
revive the rr.0llrrinu- "f such annng a. 8.
i,ui.n.lnr The yrar without summer, -hlH
ta igrni.lt rurr,.t information tor such a. !,o
ou, Interest iu ma'trr- ot thi. kind We shall
tTrrrfUrr -Tvr 70 TTTUIUtry ~ rUrfT ut tiIr
woIths pt the year lNlG, cNtrar,d iu part
from "rlorrc on the Wrnth,r,"
January vas mi $50 much 80 ~ ~ rcnlcr
ii oi almost needless ia sitting rooms bcrcm
mr, the mon'h im,'edissoly preceding this
w1, yOry cciy
'Frlri1rs wrsnaz. very cdli, wih thc rN-
copuon ot q few duys,it was mild like is pre-
drDrs.or
March va. coll and boi-tcrou., III, Gr,
htil "l i' the rpmliulrr wa. mild, great
irc.hct Of che Ohio AID Kentucky river. that
cnu.od grrnrln's ,f property
April h,gan wara dud grew colder as thc
Wonth advanced, aud euded with -no,y aud
nr,wiih a temperature more like winter than
,umWpr.
MAY like the one lust ended, wus more re-
mark aide ipr truwut than Suilcs. BUDS and
f-l . 'yrr,. ii,,rr--i, ,,,trt,., halt t,i ,t,,.l
ia -L4iG.nls4A- ki-lll.-a4.l- GullA =
gam and nWun fcplantrd, until dcrmrd too
ldtc
June, the coolest ever known IN this lnti-
tu.lv. Iro.isml ice, aud snow were common.
Almost every green herb killed. Fruit near
lN all destroyed. Snow itll To the depth Of
, ION in,hc, in Vermont, ,r,crrI uchr. IL
M.iur, aud it i,ll Ia tho depth ot three inch
g, ~ the mt"rior - t-''l a,a,-' it toll also in
AtTssTUtTTHr IT,.
July Was accompanied with ire-t ar,l ,.,.-
On ,hr morning after the fourth ice formed
oi the thickness of common winI0w-rla..
-4throi iglnut New England Nrw York, and
como parts OF Pc'ul.ylyania Indian corn
nearly all killed; some iaNorably simaicd
hclds escaped, This wac true Of some ul thc
bin 'aims in Massachusetts
Au"u't was moro cherries it possible than
the summer months ALREADY passed, Ice was
formed halt an inch in thickness. Indian corn
was -o iroIon that the greater part Of it WA,
,m down aud dried for fodder. Almost eve
" green thing was destroyed both in this
soJUtry dui IN Europe. Papers received
i,''ni England rail; -'lt-wiit cvei" bc rcmom-
hrr'd by thc present generation that the wear
lSlt was year iu which there was no sum.
mor" very little corn Ia the New England.
aud Middle States iipeucd, Farmers supdi-
oi themselves FROM the corn produced ia
iViA for sr,d in the Spriur of 1917. II sold
from four 10 five dollars q ushcl.
September furnished about two wpokg of
the !lildrst weather al the, ..-, SOFT N,.,,nri,
ter thc middle it became very cold and irus-
~ .irr formed quarter Of 1u inch in thick
nGsf
October produced more than IT, usual
"har" OF cool weather. frost aud zee com
mon,
November was cold and clustering. Snow
fell so as to-uakc slcighing.
December was mild and camtnrtahlc.
We have thus given = brief summary of the
80 old summer ol lSl5," ap il wns HE'D, in
cr!nr To distinguish il from the cold seasons
The winter was mild. Frost aud ice were
0omnInn IN CTrTy month Of the year. Very
lrtttr vegetation ftatHred ia the Eastern aud
Middle States, The suns ravs seemed to be-
destitute Of heat throughout the summer; all
nhl!lr" WIS cIdd IN sable hue aud man cN-
hbitrd no little anxiety CONCERNING the flu
ture of this lc.-Ror6aSer iiat,qran