January 29-31, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

29. Sunday, 7 A.M.   Ther.  28.  47.  33.
Nearly clear, wind S.W.  Phebe croupy in night.  Maggie cold better  She went to Sunday School.  Mostly clear day with SW wind thawing fast.  Buy  hier (?) syrup at Calverts.  Look over apple a/cs.  Have about 50.00 of them which will collect next week.  Foggy at night wind N.  Phebe croup in night.  Go bed 10 P.M.

30.  Monday.  6.30 AM.  Ther. 40.  46.  42.
Cloudy, Wind S.W.  Mrs. Rogers comes but doesn't wash.  She decided to wait until Wednesday.  Maggie went to school.  Sold Mrs. Warren old lumber $2.95.  Troy R. cleans up after busted bottles up at store.  Comer in town.  Called to tell me the R.R. had recd. all the switch ties 720 and 17 cross ties.  Went down to look at them.  Throwing pretty fast all day.  Same came out before more wind westerly.  N.W. toward night. E. Easton gives me order from Cerrun 1.55 which I credit on his a/c forward, says he is going to making ties tomorrow.  Everybody has bad cold.  Gobed 10 P.M.

31  Tuesday, 7 AM  Ther.  33.  40.  32.
Cloudy, wind W.  Tue got up and made fires this morning.  Sell  W. Cayler 1/4 Cd wood on cr.  He has paid for 1/2 got sometime ago in delivering.  Riley Eastin brought in 24 posts which pay him for.  Clears off afternoon.   Maggie and Phebe went to school.  Uncle John down to dinner, took a dress out to Aunt Deal.    Stop at F. Knock's shop a while in P.M.  Settle up orders at Dick Bails.  Pleasant day clear day P.M. wind W or NW.  Thawing out pretty fast indications are that this weather will continue.  Clear night with frozen fog or mist.  Phebe cries with earache.  Baby  restless and stopped up with cold.  Go bed 10.30 PM.