December 4, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

1912

4, Wednesday.  7 A.M.  Ther.  40.  54.  50.  = 51 1/3

Fog.  Light cloudy.  A.M. out of feed except our bale hay.  I get start Loxa 10.30 A.M.  They are still putting crushed rock on north road at Carral bridge.  Mare got scared at two squirrels near Jo Reat's place and tried to run away.  I drove through Loxa but saw nobody but Ora.  Went on to west side.  Look over Sexton line.  Pick up more crab apples near W. line.  Drove into  and north on NW 40.  Harman spotted me soon  as I arrived.  We drive along NW branch.  He wants to put in some tile there on own hock.  We return to B.C. shed and from there over to  Harmans meeting Jimmy Miller.  Harman loads up sack corn for me and I start home about 3 P.M.  Preston wants to give up his claims on place and take a farm of Hardin.  Jack went eating  much of  lunch I got home 4.30 P.M.  Alfred  choring . took out ashes.  Roads moist, little mud.  Part cloudy light easterly winds.  I slept after in "den" until after 10 light rain say 9 P.M. .05.  Gobed 10.30

1887

4.  Sunday.  7 A.M.  Ther.  54.  42.  30.

Mostly clear wind S.W. getting  W or NW.  People call  good deal.  Bert and Rene* came about noon.  Did not have time to eat  much dinner.  The church was well filled and there were a good many out at the graveyard.  Hat says H.G**. is sick and he did not go out.  Kate Myers and Kate Perrill stayed with our children.  The baby (Marie)*** was very bad for awhile at night and cried constantly till 8 P.M.  John Snider^ stopped here a little while on way home.  Gobed 9 P.M.

* Fan and Tue's brother and wife.

**Charles' brother.

***(Marie)  This appears to have been added many years later.  Charles has yet to refer to Marie by her name.  He calls her baby.

^ John Snider is Fan's husband.

September 28, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

28,  Saturday, 6 AM.  ther.  42.  72.  56. = 57 1/3
Clear, S.E.2.  Harman phones A.M. that finished putting B.C. in shed 3 P.m. yest.  Tue feeling better and does her ironing which has been neglected  for several days.  Got letter form Buddy A.M. reports all well.  Nothing more from Muggs.  Mort called P.M. to figure on W.C. and will begin Monday.  Mostly clear wind becomes N.1. P.M. and cooler.  I got  bu. oats at I.B.'s at  night 4 oc.  Learn that Emmett Fritz is work on Clover R.R. section.  Go bed 9 P.M.

Charleston, IL August 12,1912

100 Years Ago

12.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  66.  80.  70.  =72

Cloudy, SW.1. Rheumatics worse than ever this morn but I hitch up my mare.  Write letter to Phebe enclosing 10.00 for birthday.  Later P.M. drive down by Wrightsville going by Myers have return by hog farm.  A dash of rain about noon has made the roads somewhat muddy round town at  W.ville.  There was no rain.  Harman phones that would be in for lumber.  I did not see him.  He has not threshed his oats yet.  All oats round Charleston have been threshed.  I called on Parker late P.M. says they finished piling old shop at Loxa today.  They will go out Wednesday to work on B.C. shed.  Harman phones that the roofing is hauled out.  Take mare to Nickles.  Part cloudy, southerly wind.  Gobed 9.30  

August 1, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago . . .

Thursday, August 1, 1912  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  56.  84.  64. = 68.

Part cloudy. N.1.  I did not get start for farm till after 8 A.M.  getting there 10.  P &P had failed to arrive.  Harman and Burge threshing for Childress.  Talk few moments with Mrs. B. and start home meeting P & P in Loxa on way  out ~  Return with them and get them started at B.C. shed and leave for home about noon going back south roads.  My rheumatig very bad today and did not enjoy ride~After rest till 5 P.M.  start out to find Harvey.  He still promises to do our work right away.  Call at Bill Scotts and pay him for 80 R fence check 30.80.  Stop at Parkins.  He reports getting along all night.  I took mare to Nickles.  Fair day light variable winds.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago . . .

Monday, 1, 1887 6 A.M.  Ther.  74.  100.  76.

Clear.  H.G. tells me they want more lumber.  Drive from 10 A.M. till noon.  George Tucker thinks they will want some oak lumber for school house.  Tue finished her ironing.  Baby still feeling badly.  Phebe not very well.  Also self.  Buy crackers and piece of pork.  Make arrangement with H.G. to go down to mill tomorrow.  Comer calls at night, says will have to haul logs from the other side to finish R.R. and city Bill.  More comfortable today some cloudy P.M.  wind northerly Gobed 11 P.M.

It is July 15, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Monday, July 15, 6 A.M.  Ther.  76.  92.  68. = 78 2/3

Mostly clear S.W.  Harman called after breakfast.  He did not settle.  There has been no settlement since just after the sale,  has bought new binder.  He is worried about Sexton fence &c. McNeel's men work perhaps an hour or two on cleaning. up furnace sections, will take them all summer to finish at present rate.  Threatening weather most of the day with lots of thunder but little rained, barely sp here.  SW wind til late P.M.  then north.  Talk with Parker about working at B.C. shed.  Can do nothing till get posts.  I take Parker over home.  It turns much cooler P.M. wind getting strong from N.  Get "same" ordered yes take mare to Nickles.  Think 4th time since settle.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Friday, July 15, 1887      5.45 AM  Ther.  78.  99.  80.  Clear.  

W.S.G. does not feel "sprightly" and ate no breakfast.  Get bill of about 5000 ft. from city.  Maggie and Phebe went to Miss Fracklins Kindergarten  it being the last day.  Tue irons and gets all tired out.  Have lame jaw think from smoking.  Ten Cent  Circus in town today and tomorrow.  Same cumulus clouds today but not so much like rain as yesterday.  Brisk  W or SW wind all day but quiet at night.  All slept up stairs as it seems to be getting hotter down stairs.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.