Sunday, August 12, 2012

August 12, 1887 in Charleston, IL

125 Years Ago . . .

12.  Friday,  5.20 AM.  Ther.  69.  86.  74.
Partly Clear, rain with thunder till about 12 last night.  Start for  timber at about 7.30 with H.G.  Stayed round Mill till nearly noon.  Drake and Johnson working there.  Ate dinner in South Hollow near mill site.  Met Comer on way home (?) five mile house.  Get back at 5.30 P.M  John Fields paid Tue $2.00 being part on  a/c for cull lumber 90c still due.  Learn of R.R. accident at Chatework (Chatsworth).  Couldn't get paper.  Pay Wright in full grocery a/c $1.10.  Got pretty well tired out today.  Gobed 9 P.M.


Links to the historic Chatsworth R.R. accident:

Link to Five Mile House:  www.fivemilehouse.org/


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