Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-12-18

past"
"March lst. The snow, from the mos
accurate calculations, has fallen this win
ter feet In depth"
"March 18th. World buried with noun
talns OF snow"
"April4th. World buried in snow. Yer,
cold for the season."
"April 30th. The whole snow which
fell last winter, was at least 8 feet IL
depth"
May eth. Banks OF snow In all dlrec
tons"
"June 18th. Low lands covered with
white frost"
"Aug. Goth. Some frost"
"Sept. 2ud. Hard frost"
"Sept. 18th. Very hard FROST"
"Oct LIST. Fine rain nrst for nearly
two months"
"Oct. 9th. Very cold and dry"
"Dec. 4th. Ploughing green swsrd TO-
day"
"Jan. 9Th. Very moderate weather fol-
winter; ground almost entirely bare o
snow"
Jan. eth. Showers OF rain"
"Jan. 9th. Ground bare: turned oul
cows into the held today"
We find there was no more snow until
the Goth, and then but two inches.
"Jan. 27th. Ground bare again."
FEB. eth. Snow Is about six inche:
deep"
"March lst. Snow about ten !nche:
deep"
March cath. Very little snow to bc
seen"
Sept. 25,h. Severe frost; hrst to dc
any damage this season"
"Nov. 18th. Fed our cows this morn
ing for first time this season."
1889.
Jan. 27th. Most violent rain-storm
last night ever known in this place. GROUND
almost entirely bare OF snow, streams clear
OF Ice
FEB. 10th. No sleighing since Feb
came in"
March 5th. Troops march for Angus
IA today
april 2Oth. Lilscs beginning TO pu,
forth leaves"
april 26th. Trees putting forth their
leaves very fast. This has been one OF the
warmest days ever know In April"
april eth. Showed two hours. Ground
white as In winter"
MAY LIST. Trees leaving out finely"
MAY 9Th. Ground nearly covered with
snow"
May cath. Lilacs In full bloom. Apple
trees were in white blossom four or 1--WE
days since"
MAY 27th. Frost last night was so Sc.
we're that II killed the beans on the low
lands. Cucumbers, pumpkins, squashes,
and many other vegetables were very ma.
terially injured"
June 10th. Some frost last night"
June 2sth. Saw stock OF corn spin
died today. Pumpkins are budding out
for blossoming."
Aug. End. New corn yesterday"
"Aug. 18th. Grasshoppers are destroy.
ing every green thing"
Aug. 9Srd. Ripe corn might be gath
cred today, sufficiently hard to grind into
meal"
"Oct. S0th. Regimental muster: Col.
Whites regiment"
Nov. 23rd. We have had this fall at
least fourteen inches OF snow upon the
earth"
March LIST. Mr.. Pearl begins his school
today, with prospect Of having a very full
school,"
"March 18th. We are buried in noun
tains OF snow, 1t being now at least three
feet deep on s level"
March 18th. Roads are most filled with
snow today that they have been any time
this winter"
april LIST. Ground covered with three
feet Of snow"
"April 10Th. Martins appeared today
they will have cold toes think"
MAY LIST. The hills are covered with
snow which fell yesterday"
"June 27th. A most terrible gale Of
wind has blown down Mr.. PEARLS frame
and ruined it."
"Aug. lst. Everything going to ruin,
IL being ruined with the drouth."
Aug. 18th. Extremely hottie earth
parched almost to cinder."
"Aug. 26th. 1t is now forty-nine days
since we have had any rain"
"Sept. LIST. Powerful rain last night"
"Dec. 25th. The earth covered with
one field Of ice."
From the entries during this winter,
one might infer that the glacial period was
not beyond the memory Of man.
"Jan. 18th. Very white frost last night
and at noon the trees are still covered
with It,"
"Feb. 3rd. Rains this morning, and
the world is covered with ice."
uEeh- 10Th. VERY fine wheeling TO-
day."
Feb. 18th. The world Is covered with
ice."
"Feb. goth. The earth covered with
one field OF solid ice"
"Feb. 25th. Ground covered with ice.
"March 3rd. The ground covered with
ice."
stAnril 18th. This is Fast Day, and OuI