July 3,-4 1891 and 1902 in Charleston, Illinois

July 1891

3 Friday, 5.15 AM,  Ther 60  80  66  =  68 2/3

Clear, NW. wind.  Tie up rest of tomato plants  Some of first cecropian worms getting ready for them.  Second molt 11 days old about 3/4 in long bright yellow turning brown.  More of the eggs hatched this morning.  A cheap circus brings quite a crowd to town.  Trade good Warren and Chut bring each another load of ties.  Grocery Stores decide to close tomorrow at noon.  Learn that Bill Meyers has sold his butcher shop  Clear day with northerly wind  Phebe stays all night at Davis  go bed 11 PM~

4.  Saturday, 6.30 AM  Ther  60  82  64  =  68 2/3

Clear wind S.  Pretty good crowd in town considering there was no celebration  Most people went to Mattoon or elsewhere  Tue went up to Oakland with Hat at noon returning at 5 P.M.  

July 1902

3.  Thursday 530 AM  Ther  70.  91.  74.  =  78 1/3

Clear south wind.  Thought to get early start to Loxa, got ready by 7,30 AM. but did not get off till about 10  Ate dinner at Gaines.  Glenn and Ruth Talbott there P.M.  Jo cutting in south piece.  Very warm day.  Met Charley Talbott on way home says will help me about meadow.  I drove down through Loxa to get Tues gloves.  Hen and Ora drove to town ahead of me.  Shirley rode to store with me.  Seems to be out of humor.  Mostly clear day with fresh SW wind  I got home .6 oclock.  Tue got message from Phebe today, relieving her mind  muchly.  Gobed 9 PM

4.  Friday.  5 AM.  Ther  68,90,74 = 77 1/3

Clear light southwind.  Drove up to Decker Park A.M. looking fungi.  Rather dull n town today.  Most of the people gone elsewhere.  John Simons and family were up.  I drove SW of town P.M. looking for fungi.  Find a few puff balls.  Lepiota Margariri coming up in fields.  Try a piece for supper, and had case of diarrhea most of the night.  Tue spent evenings at Mrs. Knocks.  Mort and Kate and Mrs. Baird here a while in evening.  they are excavating for Carnegie building  the excavation will extend from Eastin house north to old Davis house  Gobed 10 P.M. 

December 10-12, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston, IL

December 1890

10.  Wednesday, 7 AM.  Ther 28.  42  37

Clear with SW wind.  Uncle John in town and down to dinner.  Warren brought up half cord of wood which he sold.  H.G learns that his dog shot yesterday was still alive and he went out after him in afternoon.  N E Welch pays 19.78 for lumber bought last summer.  Maggie starts wearing truss which Tue  bought some time since.  She didn't go to school P.M.  Tom Houghton drummer  here.  I caught some cold the first of week worse today.  Clear day with SW wind snow mostly disappears.  gobed 11.30~ 

11.  Thursday  7.30  AM. Ther  37  47  29

Mostly cloudy wind N.N.W.  Settle with March & Bradley $4.00.  Remit in full to Mullany & Hagen 372.95  Warren brought half cord which sold from wagon.  Tue interested in doings at Pres. church keeping her from noon till bedtime  The girls took their supper there  Brownfield brought down two barrels.  Old Mrs. Eastin died about 5 P.M.  Doug Clark had his leg crushed by locomotive last night and had it taken off.  Sal Greenfrilder drummer in town.  Gobed 12.30

12.  Friday  7.30  AM.  18.  27.  18

Clear, NW wind.  Brownfield cleans out stable.  Bill Myers takes out 3 hogs to kill.  Tue and went out to old cemetery to  old Mrs. Eastins burial in afternoon.  Warren brought up load of wood which sold to Brownfield.  Warren take out hangings for barn door.  Trade dull clear day with NW wind.  Get horse shock at Pucks.  PD 85c  Gobed  12.30  Myers took out 3 hogs to kill.

December 1901

10.  Tuesday,  6.15  A.M.  Ther.  20.  40.  30.  =  30

Mostly clear.  Southwind.  Marie sick before breakfast and did not go to school, but she went up town P.m. Wilton phones me that axle not heard from yet.  I did not go up town today.

Chilly partly cloudy day.  with S. wind.  House very cold AM.  Lizzie Shoats and their girls here P.M.  I sat in basement reading magazines &c till go bed  11.30 PM

11.  Wednesday  6 39  AM.  Ther  28.  44.  33  =  35

Mostly clear E. wind.  The snow did not disappear yesterday.  Mrs. Smith came abut 7 AM. to iron.  She works till 5 P.M. raking off leaves. &c.  Wilton has heard from buggy axle.  It will be here in a day or two.  I ate too much dinner and went without supper.  Felt badly all P.M. and night.  It is reported that there are several cases of small pox in town.  Sat and read Sunday R.H. in basement   Go bed 10 P.M.

12.  Thursday.  6.15  AM.  There.  34.  50.  48.  =  44

Partly cloudy: easterly wind.  Light white frost.  Growing warmer all day settling in south.  Hire buggy at Buckley's at noon and after dinner went out to Gaines, getting there about 2 PM.   Met Mrs. Shirley who said Shirley got-ran in" yesterday and she had not heard from him since.  I helping Charley Talbot.   Mrs. Gaines brother Wal. there.  Shirley stock running in corn field  Partly cloudy hazy day with high southerly [sic]  Roads pretty good.  Little mud on  un-graveled portion.  I got some carrots today.  Coming home met Mrs. Shirley with him  Tue went at night to entertainment at Normal along with Groves.  Phebe helping Marie  out with her algebra  Tue got home about 10.30  Gobed 10.30