Show ane on oa Y friday last the we weather lather was raw and chill an appearance of rain chich man manifested infested itself by a slight shower soon changing into a hail bail by 6 on saturday morning the ground was fairly covered with snow since which time it has never ceased f falling a ili n g c constantly on s ta n aly and now lies cl eight bt to twelve inches laches deep anthe ground aund during the entire storm tho the wind ad has been high and from tho the N N W wit with h tho the exception of the fruit trees tho the early 0 ones nes of which will be nipped by tho fiest farms and gardens will in the long run ran be benefited materially by the occurrence of the storm at this time as the country was much in need lie 1 I of rain rain tho the purpose of which will to io a certain extent bei served by the snow |