Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-04-15
APRIL DAYS.

People are apt to think the present
month is the worst of its kind ever expe-
rienced. The following extracts from the
diary of Geo. f. Hammond, esq, proves
that It's like has been seen before and may
be seen again. 1t is unnecessary to state
that this record Is perfectly reliable, as
Mr.. II. is well kown as an accurate man,
who notes events with care seldom
equalled. -.
april, 1862.
withdrawing bad; snow very deep
day cloudy.
2nd.-Robius first heard; wild geese
passed over.
4th.-Cool and windy; snow storm, yes
terday.
5th.-Snow storm; four inches fell.
Gth.-The forenoon pleasant; very thick
snow squalls in afternoon.
7th.-very cold and windy; snow flying
all day.
9th.-MOrning cold and snow; frozen
over very hard heavy teams can cross the
fields anywhere, on the crust.
loth.-FaSt day; snow three feet deep in
the woods, and the drifts are from two to
ten feet deep. there's one between my house
and harm, six feet deep
llth.-Snow frozen very hard teams can
eros, the field, on the snow, anywhere, for
the fences are covered; / drove my horse,
with II @. Tucl and myself in a sleigh.
from where 4. 4. Andrews now lives to the
road near the Partridge school house, over
the discontinued road, ON the crust, upon
trot. AFTER ten in the forenoon.
leth-l>th.-Warm, and streams high;
ground getting bare and roads bad many
drifts.
92nd.-Rainy an day; first rcalrain storm
since last November.
2Sd and 2ith-Cold and Squally; very
uncomfortable indeed.
9jth.-Ground frozen very hard; morn
ing cold.
Battle-Ground frozen quite hard: afler-
noon warm. rode 20 the Hin for first time
In wagon; good deal Of snow I'm the road
29th.-Rainy, raw and chilly powder
mill exploded at Buckdcld in the evening.
5otb.-warm and pleasant no blowing
done yet.
lyrl, 1868
5th.-Thc spring. thus far has been back
ward. the snow is deep and >lcighins quite
good.
-th.-Thc most severe snow storm for
thc winter.
Breaking roads very badly drii(ed.
I2th.-Robiu, drSt heard the past three
DAYS warm.
18TH sunday the pastwcck warm. and
the snow has gone fast.
z5th.-A cold rain and snow storm.
25th.-Co.J and windy.
Warm. snow nearly gone. roads
getting dry. farmers are blowing.
.IerI, 1864
&d.-SunIay; clear and cool; snow near
~ gone. robins and bluc-bird, have been
here two or three weeks.
Iu,h.-WiuJ east and looks like storm
the past week ha, been pleasant, with cool
mornings.
uth.-A severe northeast snow storm.
l4th.-Storm continues "a blurIcr, too.
l5ih.-Brcakiug roads. and hard time.
mo- such storm for the winter; b is c>timat-
Ell that TWO feet OF snow have fallen.
l7th.-Suuday: we are hayiu. a great
deal Of raw east wind; season backward
26th.-Plca>aut, and the snow is nearly
gone again. "a few farmers have commenced
blowing, bu, the ground il cold and Wet.
SUth.-But little warm weather, yet; to-
day cold wet ami backward. and looks
like Keeping SO.
april 1853.
eud.-Windy. but takes the snow fast:
IL Is nearly gone; sap appears 10 poe nearly
don, running.
gJh.-TAc past week has been warm and
rainy. tine snow nearly an gone. and the
door-yards are getting green.
Iuth.-Farucr> are blowing to-day.
ltth.-Rathcr cool; the roads are settled
and dry. and the fields are growing green.
e4ud.-V,ry rainy the past few days
rather cool.
18th and 2fth.-Ncry warm.
e>th.-Sowiug oats; line weather.