Wednesday, December 10, 2014

December 9-10, 1889 and 1900 in Coles County Illinois

December 1889

9. Monday.  7 AM  Ther 33.  56.  47 = 45 1/3  
Clean and fine.  Order  bottled Beer White frost Deposit for firm $154.55 get Jo Marston to haul  load of hay from Van Meter barn.  Bill Kelly clean out stable and help Marston with hay in P.M.  My cut foot  which I hurt last Tuesday morning has been troubling me ever since, worse today.  Saw Dr. Montgomery at night gave lineament and tells me to keep still.  Marie gets tube green paint to day, daubing herself well with it.  Bright clear day till toward night  Began to rain after dark and continues all night.  Gobed 12.30

10.  Tuesday.  7.30 AM.  ther.  52.  72.  53  =  59
Raining moderately wind SE. shifts to S. and S.W.  Foot about same, slept well.  Thunder about noon  heavy rain and hail storm from SW about 1 P.M.  Hail strong larger than hickory nuts with a stem like ice icicle an inch or two long  Mostly clear afternoon Strong W wind at night.  Town branch pretty well up, gave Kelly  order on Wright for 175    They hauled about a ton of hay yesterday.  Foat about  sawed all day.  Kept in house  Go bed, 11.30 PM

December 1900

9.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther  27.  27.  22.  =  25 1/3
Clear N.W. wind.  Roan horse was out in yard last night till midnight.  Got up and put him back.  Ferd called AM to say that Helen disappeared yesterday along with a friend.  Ferd and self drove out to Stiles' after dinner.  Find that they spent night with Dolly Finsbie   We drove onto road N from Nobles getting home about sunset.  Clear day northwind Freezing all (?)  Gobed 8.30
10. Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  16.  30.  22.=  22 2/3
Clear.  Northerly wind.  Shortess cow  had calf last night.  It seemed about dead this morning.  They took it in house and it revived.  Heavy white frost.  Pay up I.B. Mitchell old a/c bal. this morning Ch 36.39   Hens been having fun for several months  Pay H.G. Loan & int. up toJan 1, 1901. 2. MO. 17.10.  Buy lot of groceries &c Mitchell and W.E. Hill - Gaizen pays for lot of  fencing 10.60 cash.  Tue Gets letter from Phebe pays we expect her home next week.  Put Ad for hired girl in Courier Paid 25c.  Clear day,  N.W. wind.  Read a while up stairs before going to bed  Tues eye is getting bad again  Gobed 9 PM.



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