TEEN WxLEsLINGsTONTATF,


AND
DELAWARE REGISTER.

Thursday, August 4, 1926.
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On Monday night last, our borough and
the surrounding country were visited by a CO.
pious and refreshing shower of rain from the
southwest, Yhich lasted above an hour; since
which the air has been cool and reviving.
The excessive heat and dry weather, which
has for several weeks past been experience
ed here, had nearly destroyed the pros
poets of the pending crops. The corn has cv-
identity suffered much from the hot sun and
want of rain; its appearance is such as to in
duce US to believe the crop will be short,
Notwithstanding the season may now be
more favouraOlc-potatocs, which at this
season of the year should be large and we'll
grown, are small ana scarce-less hardy
vegetables, such as squashes, beets, cucum-
bers, &c, are quite Indifferent; as is the case
with almost all other vegetables. Butter
is scarce, and commands high price; from
90 to 81 cents per pound. The late rain ha.
already altered the appearance Of the coun


try; the pale, sickly complexion, which was


presented in the face Of declining nature, ha


been washed away, and every thing now


present scene Of luXuriancc, health, ane


animation.