100 Years Ago
Saturday, June 8 1912. 5.30 AM. Ther. 40. 72. 60 = 57 1/3
Clear, N.E.2 Oil buggy and hitch up driving up town for meat and potatoes, which I get at A.G. Armstrongs N.G. Phebe and I build good fire in furnace A.M. I phone Harman early. will take material from Loxa to place. I took Kate over to Franks P.M. She expects to visit us later for several days. They go to Libby's to night near Mattoon. I drove up by Stodderts toward night. Corn not making much growth, too cold. Grove's folks much better today. Mostly clear NE to E Wind. The roads are good Tue to neighbors at night. Phebe away with Ora Webb. Go bed 9 P.M.
125 Years Ago
Wednesday, June 8, 1887 5.30 AM. Ther. 72. 89. 70.
Clear. Start for timber 7.20 AM. to give Cormer City order 500 ft. Drove over place a while. He says there will not be as much lumber on N. end as we thought. Got home just dinner time. Tue and self went up to Davis to see Ruth's silkworms. This has been very hard day on mine at store as most of them are in the fourth molt. Jake Linder was buried this P.M. Races are going on at Terre Haute. Jeff and several others went over. Mrs. Laind washed. Go bed 10 P.M.
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