January4, 1892 and 1903 in Coles County, IL

January 1892

4. Monday.   7.  AM.  Ther  26.  30.  24.  =  26 2/3

Mostly cloudy, wind SW.  The girls start to school this morning to public schools.  They had been going to Miss Whitlemore since October.  Tom Rice brought big piece of ice form Bishops pond about 3 inches thick.  Mrs. Rogers washed AM.  Maunie Lang went back to school.  Learn that Latta has bought the Wait place SE of town.  Buy load of coal of Reicters.  Wind got round to NW before noon.  Mostly.  Mostly cloudy chilly day  Gobed midnight ~

Charles Gramesly

January 1903

4.  Sunday,  7 AM.  Ther.  25  35  30  =  30

Cloudy, NW wind.  I (?) round house all day.   Sort over in den awhile P.M.  Maggie is getting ready to return to school tomorrow AM.  Miss Ford arrives from NY PM, were expecting her.  Moderate day.  Sun shone out about noon.  Gobed 9 P.M.  Snow at night.  Took a wire in my right tumb P.M.

William Sayre Gramesly, Phebe Gramesly , Marie Gramesly, Margaret Gramesly

The vine on the house is a beautiful trumpeter vine.