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Monday, April 29, 2013

April 28-29, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

28.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  42.  64.  50. = 52
Mostly cloudy. N.3.  Raw chilly morn and  did not hitch up till 3 PM.  Helen Ferrish came with George and stayed to dinner.  Mrs.  Grove was over AM.  She with Tue went over to see Mrs. Bell who is sick in bed.  I went up to Perkins lot PM.  Rennells have got old brick out.  I.HR. was there and. they were about to take last load.  I drove down to see Jackson at BPa & Co.  He will investigate the  mine prop proposition with some of the mine men.  Call and look at Oliver's (McCartys old) buggies finding nothing to suit me.  Emmett calls at night saying will go to work for me tomorrow.  Mostly clear day strong N. wind.  Buy knife at Oliver's .85 pd.  Go bed 9.30

29.  Tuesday.  5 AM.  Ther. 38.  72.  56.  = 55 1/3
Mostly clear.  May have been light frost. wind N.1.  Emmett came 7.  Took mare to Sibert to shoe behind.  Rhoda came to wash and works all day.  Emmett also worked all day.  Mowed and trimmed up yard and patched up sod in front.  I drove P.M. up to Dicewood but only went into Stodded woods looking fir Morels, found none.  Bob  Hill says they had fine mess Sunday.  Emmett finds large arvenies in barn which eat dinner.  Drive to Tp. line and round by Watsons.  Stop at Grave yard.  People have been mulilating trees on our lot cutting some and hitching others to.  I got home before 6P  Tue and Rhoda cleaning up stairs.  Tue works too hard and don't  feel pretty well at night.  Self feeling poorly.  Most clear day with moderate northeasterly winds.  Gobed 9.


Thursday, May 17, 2012

May 17, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Friday, May 17, 1912 5.30 AM. Ther 46, 70, 54 = 56 2/3
Clear N.W. 3  The air  looks milky.  Phone BPa& Co send 40 or 50 ft flooring to Loxa to repair Sherman House.  Drove N.E. to town line.  Charley Talbott rode back with me.  He lives at 14 6th St N of RR.  Tue and E wash bedding till noon.  Gus brings some butter and eggs.  Pay Ellen in full check 5.65.  She will leave tomorrow.  She and Tue attend lecture at night.  Mostly clear day some cumuli.  Wind northwesterly.  Go bed 10 P.M. ~


125 Years Ago

Tuesday, May 17, 1887   6.30 AM.  Ther 68, 69, 60
Cloudy, light shower in night and light sprinkles most of forenoon.  Got ready to start to timber at 7.30 but Comer did not come til after 9 oc.  Went down river road, rather muddy.  Look over north end of timber pretty throughly but did not trade.  Nat home at 6 P.M.  Baby held a spoon today.*   It grew cooler before 9 AM. Ther.  going down from 68 to62.  Go bed 10 P.M.  Wind northwest.


*Marie Sayre Gramesly, my grandmother.  She was only 3 months old at this entry.  It is interesting that so far in the journal she is only called baby.  Perhaps Tue named her.