100 Years Ago . . .
Friday, August 2, 1912 6 A.M. Ther.56. 78. 66. = 66 2/3
Part cloudy, N.2. Spend an hour or two fixing up old buggy and harness. Frommel repairs traces. Sibert removes front shoes. Tue went out to Chautauqua AM staying until night. I drove south P.M. to Kickapoo and beyond. Met Mel Stark and others Walker's Ford. Lindsey Barnes has field of big B.C. He lives on McKinzie place near Mt. Zion. Mort and Kate over at night on porch only. I did not meet them. I take mare to Nickles: Snorff boy brought me home. Fair day with moderate northerly wind. Go bed 9.30
125 Years Ago . . .
Tuesday, August 2, 1887 6 A.M. Ther. 70. 99. 75.
Clear. Started down to mill with H.G. before 8 A.M. Commer says about finished up. Where he is , We came home by Farmington getting in 3 P.M. the dust in places is immense. What corn I saw did not amount to much.some dryer down there than here. Hot close day, no clouds. Hat spent day with Tue. Mrs. Perrill, Kate P. and Mrs. Davis call at night. Baby and Phebe are better. Go bed 9 P.M.
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