1913
22. Saturday, 5.30 AM. Ther. 20. 44. 36. = 33 1/3
Clear. N.1. white frost. Ice 5/8 in. tub. I neglected to build up fire in furnace at night and did not sleep after 3 A.M. I did not put on much style for breakfast except biscuit they were not stylish. Ray came as promised and did up chores all round: picked up late lot of limbs in yard; helps me hitch up. He worked up till 9 Pd .15. will come again Tuesday morn. drive up town toward night: got to P.O. No letter. Drive W. to Eastern School for exercize.(sic) Get sausage and pork at Dorsch 15. Pay a/c at Thos. Briggs ch 2.90. Met Alex Gordon on St. He lives at T.H. says doing well. The boys did not play ball on library lot today P.M. Think board has gotten after them. Paid 10 Corwin. Jack sick; had fit in house P.M. Electric meter man reads today 766000. Another fellow an inspector of meters came a little later. He reported our meter all right. I cooked some sausage for sup. but could not eat much. The dirt streets are quite muddy. Part cloudy day E to SE wind. Weather Bureau predicts rain tomorrow. Gobed 8.30
23. Sunday. 5.45. ther. 42. 86, 68. = 59 1/3
Cloudy, S.E.3. Light rain from 4 AM. with much mild thunder. I thought I had good breakfast, fried pork &c. but no appetite. Jack has quit eating think sick. The rain to 7 AM. 60. It didn't stop long at any time and very dark with heavy rains after 10 oc. I bought paper of boy. I didn't feel much appetite and did little cooking. After 10 AM heavy showers till afternoon. I went to sleep on lounge and when got up made about pint of mush which ate for dinner with blinky milk . Soon as I got through or before Groves came over stay till after 4. The Ther. continues to rise and stood at 68 most of P.M. The rain from 7 AM till 2 P.M. was 1-2 3 in mostly between wo AM and 11 AM. The branch was very high. Shave self after Gs left. They promise to come again -S.! The sun came out at times after 1 P.M. but mostly cloudy day. More rain at night: furious wind with heavy dashes of rain all night. I felt poorly and took oil. Slept on lounge from 8 P.M. till 11.30 Gobed midnight
24. Monday. 5.30 AM Ther. 54. 58. 52. = 54 2/3
Part cloudy S.W. 3. No appetite this morn and ate little . Wash up accrued dishes. It looked like big pile compared with food have consumed. H.G. called AM. Is looking for a house they have to leave Lizzie's. I sold him old silver watch for 5.00 will pay when gets pension. I wrote short letter to Tue AM. It began to rain 10 AM and continued all day and much of night. Wind light variable some very heavy showers. Total from 7 AM today till &AM (25th) 2.55. This makes 5.03 inches i about two days. I went to P.O. late getting letter from Tue written sat gob 10.45
I tinker with the clock P.M. till I thought it spoiled but it has been doing well ever since Sleep on couch 8 to 11.
No comments:
Post a Comment