Tuesday, December 25, 2012

December 24-25, 1912 and 1887 in Coles County Illinois

1912

24.  Tuesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  24.  48.  34.  = 35 1/3
Clear. SW.1.  Sh fr.  Ice 3/8.  Tue gets number of Christmas cards for herself and girls.  Alfred still fails to come.  Not fell any better and will have to take meddy or Dr.  the late analysis of river water pronounces it not contaminated with Typhoid.  Tue was up town an hour or two P.M.  I hitch up 4 P.M. and drove round town a little while to exercise the mare.  Tue learns from Mrs. Brooks that  Rhoda's folks sick.  We were expecting Phebe all day but she did not arrive until after I retired.  Tue and Buddy went up to  11 P.M. car for her.  Clear day with moderate  S.W. wind about the finest weather ever known here Christmas.  Gobed. 10 P.M.

25.  Wednesday,  6 A.M.  Ther. 30.  50.  36.  = 38 2/3
Clear. S.W. 2.  Ice 3/8.  Phebe came 11 P.M. last night.  I had gone to bed.  Phebe has been working for Mallauex and Darling at Ann Arbor for several months.  Christmas gifts were short this year.  Charles seems to have all he needs.  I get some fine brushes from Phebe, some socks from Buddy.  I hitch up about noon  and at 4.15 P.M.  drive out by cemetery returning S. road.   They have crush rock on road from cemetery to Watson's and from S. Hamons to Crans.  Met auto at W. crossing scarring mare some.  Skinnier Reasor called P.M.  He is working at plumbing at Chicago.  Clear day with moderate S.W. wind.  I quit shewing tobacco tonight- indefinitely.  Gobed 10 P.M.

1887

24.  Saturday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  12.  25.  15.
About Clear.  Baby takes weaning  (?) than thought she would.  Al Moonie  calls for his apples.  The girls  went up town with me to buy a few things for Christmas. Snider was down afternoon.  Comer and gang were up toward night but didn't call for much money.  Bought can oysters at night. Tried to make some  candy until  nearly midnight.  Got a letter from Aunt Cornelia  saying there are no apples for sale there.  Clear day with (sic)  Gobed at midnight.


25.  Sunday.  7.30 AM.  Ther.  12.  25.  23.
Clear.  Christmas presents not numerous or expensive.  Tue gave Father some stockings and mittens and me two silk hankierchifs (sic).  M & P. got a book  each.  Marie got a spoon and fork from Aunt Maria.  Snider came about noon with the children staying till about 4 P.M.  Mrs. Wentz called P.M.  Clear day but cool.  this kind of weather will make good roads in few days.    Several small  loads of lumber came up from lumber came up from the mill last week.  Tue went up to store with me at night.

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