June 3-5, 1888 in Charleston Illinois

3.  Sunday 6.45 AM.  Ther.  47.  72.  52.
Partly clear.  Chilly.  One cuiculio this AM.  Plums seem to be about half grown.  The stone getting hard a very small percent of the lombard and quakenboss have been stung.  More of the bradshaw and wild goose which have been neglected.  Drove out to Uncle John's  with Tue before noon.  Took Kelly down to timber after dinner & he is going to work a few days  at building fence.  Find Kirk & Co. working on a "branch fence" cutting timber 18 inches  through.  They stop. I got home about 7.30 P.M.  Some kind of a show at church to which Tue and girls went .  Gobed 10 PM -

4.  Monday 6.45 AM  Ther.  6o.  80.  60.
Clear.  Started for lumber about 10 AM.  Kelly,  R. Easten and W. Fritz work at fence and clearing get nearly to first corner.  Jack Vaughn agrees to help tomorrow.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Tue got ready for Mr. Dodunede to paper but he sent word he could not to it this week.  Gobed 10 PM  Silas Barnes is dead in California.

5.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM  Ther 64.  85.  75
About clear went to timber again whole gang of 4 men work all day.  Bob hauling out posts and lumber.  Engage Jim McCormick to paper front room tomorrow.  Windy day and very warm.  Signs of rain.  Have discontinued jarring off cuculios.  Think they have quit.  Gobed 10.30 PM.