Thursday, October 17, 2013

October 12-16, 1888 in Charleston, IL

October 1888

12.  Friday.  6 AM.  47.  62..  50.  
Cloudy rain in night  not enough to wet the make mud.  Got some things up at room and over store.  John Parker says will repair buggy seat for 75c.   Father has been sawing wood lately.  Riley Eastin called to settle paid him 6.00 which is  nearly all I owe him.  He has made nearly ten thousand boarsd for me.  Snider brought us a can of sweet cider.  Help Tue at night with her tomatoes.  Rec prices of seeds from AD Co.  Cloudy most of day cooler PM  Go bed 10 PM.

13.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.   43.  65  50.
Partly cloudy N.W. wind.  Post up books in morning.  Pay up Jim Decker in full.   Grand Democratic rally today.  Big crowd in town not all democrats   (?) Uncle John and Bert were down to dinner.  Cooper paid 4.00 on his wood instead of 8.00 as promised.  Buy steak at Bill Meyers on Cr 20.   Laura and her family were here at night.  Phebe and baby both sore throat.  Gobed 10 PM.

14.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  45.  60.  54.
Clear.  The girls did not go to Sunday School.  Had dinner at 2.30 P.M.  Went out to Uncle John toward night getting home before dark all the children have bad colds.  Go bed 9 P.M.

15.  Monday. 6 AM.  Ther.  51.  62.  50.
Cloudy.  Light rain good part of night .  Write to Wheatly about timothy seed, but before night buy all I want of Geo Wyth @1.85  Got M Miller to put extension on back chimmny at store to stop smoking.   Went to look at  F Knocks Stable in P.M.  Phebe had cold stays home from school.  Light rain fore noon clear off PM.  Gobed 9 PM

16.  Tuesday.  5.45 AM.  Ther.  50.  63.  48.
Clear.  Road somewhat muddy.  J.R. Haddocks rides with me part of the way.  Lost my whip, but got it at night.    Boys work at poling and staking fence.  Bob not at home.  Storm comes up about 3 P.M.  Much wind down there and very little rain.  Heavy rain and hail uptown.  Came home by Handley's ford road dry  down then muddy.  Near town two or three day.  Phebe went to school got caught in rain.  Gobed 9.30

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