Monday, August 18, 2014

August 13 - 18 in 1889 in Charleston, IL

August 1889

13.  Tuesday.  7AM.  68.  86.  76.  = 71.
Cloudy.  Thunder shower about 8 AM.  Milt brings more posts.  Mrs. Rogers irons.  I went down to T.K. Ca 8th Depot to see about rates.    They are building the building for the electric light plant.  Ouler (sic) lot of flasks from Atlantic Glass Co.  Mr. Watkins glass drummer in town.   Phebe has had a bad cough for two or three weeks  Sultry day.  Mostly clear P.M. lightning N at night.  Gobed 1015 PM~

14.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  73.  75.  64.  =  70 2/3
Part cloudy.  Baby was sick in night but seems better today.  Tar Raffies Circus in town and big crowd of people.  Trade moderately  good.  Uncle John  was in P.M.  Tom But tells me  of some sheep he has for sale.  Chisholen did not beginning hauling corn as a greed.  Milt brings in load of posts and takes out sow.  Bill Kelly washed buggy in P.M.  Father and girls went to the show P.M.  Gobed 11PM

15.   Thursday 7 AM.  Ther.  59.  80.  60.  =  66 1/3
Mostly clear NE wind  Went down to RipleJo with Tue to took at some sheep in P.M.  Uncle J. in town.  Went home with Snider.  soldiers reunion at gainesville today and tomorrow.  Forest Chisholum began hauling corn Milt brought up load posts.  H.G. still has had call  Trade good.  Gobed 11 PM.

16.  Friday 7 AM.  Ther.  60.  80.  62.  =  67 1/3
Cloudy sp rain 7 AM. clears off. remit S.N. Wisl & Co, for 2 gal. last winter and other bill.  Start for Janesville with W.S.G. abt 11 AM. getting there abt 1 P.M. big crowd at reunion.  We cames back by Edmanes.  Forest Chisholm finishes hauling hauling corn 3 loads.  Trade dull today.  Light shower round in afternoon  gobed 11 PM

17.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther.  60.  80.  65.  = 68 1/3
Clear.  Easterly wind.  Got grey shepard pup from F. Popham.  Bert and Reni with children were down to dinner and stay till nearly night.  Uncle John was in town all day but didn't eat dinner with us.  Cormer wants to saw of timber for me.  Drake up with load of wood Warren brings posts sell three loads of posts.  Gobed 10.30

18.  Sunday.  5.45  AM.  Ther.  60.  85.  70.  =  71 2/3
Mostly cloudy but clears off.  Get started for timber at 7 AM.  Find Rueban there  with family.  Milt and self explore south end till 1 P.M.  Sprouts look very healthy and need  (?) stock on them.  Start home at nearly six P.M.   gobed 9.30 PM

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