Saturday, April 26, 2014

April 25-26, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, Illinois

April 1914

25.  Saturday. 6 AM.  Ther.  68.  76.  64.  =  69 1/3
Mostly cloudy. 9. S.4.  there was fresh wind all night with sprinkle R.  Emmett came at 7 A.  Finish mow yard.  Dig up old raspberry patch and set two rows N & S, west of pear tree.  Spades balance of garden.  Plant beans and peas.  Fastens up rosebush south of house.  Went to Country P.M. clean up lot and sow another dose of grass seed.  Last year's sowing did not do well.  We returned 4 P.M. pay ch 2.10 in full to date.  Mrs. Harman and friend tie horse in barn.  Mostly cloudy AM. light rain an hour or so.  I felt very unwell and did not go up town any more.  Tue went after supper.  Gob 9.30

26.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  60.  82.  70.  =  70 2/3
Cloudy.  Heavy fog and mist wetting like rain.  Talk a while with Mr. Warman early AM.  Hitch up early to take Tue out to Helen's.  She didn't  get  ready till about 11 AM.   Louise and daughter there.  I would not stay to dinner but drove southwest two or three  miles returning by Mat Brown's getting home 2 P.M.  Tue kept key to back door making it inconvenient.  Grove's were anxious to come over but would  not in her absence.  The country looks very dry.  The roads are good:  many of them have been draged(sic).  Peaches, pears plums and cherries have been in full bloom for past week.  Mostly clear day.  Tue came home 7.30 car  gobed 9.30

April 1889

25.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther.  60.  68.  48.  =  58 2/3
Cloudy E. wind.  Milt Drake was up with his first load of wood which he took to S E  Ray.  he and Johnny Drake will work the loads Monday and Tuesday.  Uncle John down to dinner.  Will send a lot of cones down to woods Monday.  Chilly day S. wind business pretty good.  I quit using tobacco today.  Gobed 11 P.M.

26.  Sunday. 8 AM.  Ther.  60.  73.  60.  =  64 1/3
Part cloudy.  S. wind.  Rene and Mrs. Wentz with all children came before noon and stayed to dinner.  Frank drake came up to  help Uncle John drive down cows tomorrow.  Mostly cloudy PM. and sprinkle rain several times.  Baby feverish at night self not feeling very well  gobed  10 Pm  Fix 2 Bbl (?).



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