October 29-31, 1890 and 1901

October 1890

29.   Wednesday 7 AM Ther  33.  43.  54.

Mostly clear wind W.  Buy pair gloves knit jacket and underwear at Winters on Cr.  Mrs. Rogers ironed.  Mostly clear day with NW wind cool.  Tue went to PM (sic) at night go bed 11 P.M.

30.  Thursday 7AM  Ther  30  40  30
Cloudy NW wind.  Flurries of snow in forenoon  John and Warren came about 8 AM to work on hog pen brought turnips.  went home 3.30 PM having got frame up.  Raw day mostly cloudy with NW. wind.  The boys will come up again Saturday to finish  gobed 1 AM

31.Friday 7 AM  Ther  25.  43.  32
Clear with NW wind.  Got mushroom book from Prang.  Turie bought plaid cloaks for girls at Jenkins.  Alexander pays me for 92 posts $5.95 clear day with westerly wind  gobed  12.30 AM

October 1901

29.  This entry is all scratched out.

30.  Wednesday.  Charley Payne drove with me down to the ocean at Sagg.  Surf was light.  Returning I ate supper out his house and went to Marias for night.

31  Thursday.  Addie and I ate dinner at Marias Fahys after which Maria took us up to farm and round on "The Neck" and home to Aunt Ms.

October 28, 1887 and 1901 NY and Charleston, IL

October 1887

28. Tuesday, 7 AM  Ther  35  45   45

Cloudy wind NW.  Work with registry board till 4 PM.  Light rain most of PM and at night till 4 PM. and night till 9 or 10 oclock  Al Latta has bought Stodderts lot in bottom opposite us and wants me to move my wood &c soon  Riley Eastin brought up load of posts which puts back of barn  Alexander took all the new posts I had in front. 92 I think   Dark and Chilly day wind W and NW  Gobed 1030 PM

October 1901

28.  Monday, 6.30 AM.  Clear cool morning I went down town after breakfast.  Learn that it is "dry" town.  After  dinner Charley took me to his brickyard and over to Fahy's farm on the neck. Mary helping Maria Fahys about getting ready to go to New York which they intend to do this week.  Maria sent carriage over to take me driving PM but was with Charley.