April 30 and May 1-2, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

April 1888

30.  Monday,  6.30 AM.  Ther.  54.57.  46

Cloudy and raining form N.W. rained some in night.  Drove down to Myers at Nicholson place, says he will not be able to work for me any more and will have to pay rent in money.    H.G got at  Four Leaf round  Fatty Knocks shop in P.M.  Sell Kenshaw 65 posts and 800 ft. fencing to be delivered this week.  Got Andy Mock to straighten up load of lumber on yard.  Chilly  cloudy day.  Wes Caylon hauls me down load of fencing from yard.  Wind NW gobed 10 PM~

May 1888

1.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  42 50  46

Cloudy N. wind.  Start with Crass for timber at 7 AM.  Got to work at lumber about 9.30.  Brown helps till we quit.  R Rutherford helped in afternoon  We got home about 8 AM.  Think another half day will finish the job.  Chilly day, with N. or M.E. wind cloudy all day roads  (?) went by  Walkers and return by Blakeman.  gob 10PM

x2.  Wednesday   6.15 AM  Ther.  43.  65.  58

Cloudy E. wind.  Father was sick in night and did not get  up to  breakfast but was round town  before noon.  Kirk & Co brought up  two loads of lumber mostly fencing in all 1244 ft. paid them 5.00.  H.G. says he will go in with me to put up a sawmill in town - will do so at once.  Look round for fellow to help make garden didn't find anyone.  Crass sent word that he was sick.  I set about 75 strawberry plants just before dark.  Mrs. Rogers washes.  Tue takes in the clothes and hurts herself lifting.  City sawp(?) line  for sewer from Johnston building.  Gobed 10 PM  Mostly clear day.  Settle with Caylor today.

It is August 15, 1887

125 Years Ago . . .

15.   Monday 5 AM.  Ther.  70 ?  87.  70.

Cloudy Misty Morning N.W. wind.  Left Fan's for town with Maggie about about 7 AM.  there was but little rain up town.  Maggie took her drawing lesson in forenoon.  Maggie and I got dinner after which got Hat and went down to Fan's.  Tue and the girls are going to stay till Wednesday.  Went over to Pete Snider's melon patch bought three w melons and got home at 5 P.M.  Cooler day.  Misty morning.  There was no rain last night in town but roads pretty muddy down by Blakemans.  Cooked some after supper.  Gobed.  10 P.M.

August 14, 1887 in Charleston, Il

125 Years Ago . . . .

14.   

Sunday,  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  78.  102.  75.

Mostly clear..  Didn't rain much last night.  Very oppressive.  Had dinner about noon. Expecting to start down to Fan's* but too hot and wait until about 4 P.M. taking whole family.  Cloud came up while on way there and began to rain soon after arrival.  Heavy shower with much thunder and lightning.  Threatened rain so I decided to stay all night.  Heavey thunder shows in night with but little rain, however-  We all slept in N.E. room at Blakemans.  Gobed abt 9 P.M.

*Fan is Tue's younger sister.  She is expecting.  She and her family live in the house at the top of the hill as you turn into Lake Charleston, it is on the left.  Blakeman's mill would have been on the right as you turn into the lake.  When I was a kid there was a bridge walk to the front door and we called it the Girl Scout House.  I do not know if the Blakemans lived at the mill, but they must have lived close.

May 3 & 4, 1912 & May 4, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

Apparently, yesterday I posted from April instead of May for the 1912 entry . . .  sorry!

100 Years Ago

Friday, May 3, 1912   6 AM  Ther. 62,84,70 =72  Mostly clear S.E. 2.  Emmett did not come but I get start for farm 8.30.  Take can paint out for Mrs. Binge.  Stop at Cliffs and he rides over place with me.  We visit Darling ditching west of house and settle in full to date 65 3/4 rods 19.70.  He owed me for corn 9.10 and hay 4.00 leaving bal 6.55 which give him check for.  Harmans men breaking clover sod, say to wet.  Few people along road working.  Ross Hampton & Co are preparing to put in cement bridge.  Stop and talk at Harmans and start  home at about noon.  I didn't visit Loxa.  Mrs. Grove over most of P.M.  Morty came for her 5.30.  I pay Nickles bill for horse in winter 2.50 1/23 to 2/17.  Pay Sol McCravy 7.50 for survey last Oct. 17th.  G.B. Davis Bill for CS sent to Harman 50.70.  I have not paid it.  Some cloudy with light S.E. winds.  Thunder E 3 and 4 P.M.  Go bed 10 P.M.

Saturday, May 4, 1912   5.30 AM.  Ther 64, 84, 70=72 2/3  Part cloudy S.1.  Emett (sic) came 7 hitches up and goes to mowing yard.  Mail check 50.70 to C.H. Jones Loxa for G.B. Davis C.S.  Emmett cut weeds a while having finished the yard and  went with me to Cemetery and fix up the lot.  We could do but little for want of tools.  Sow grass seed and cut briars and sprouts getting home 4 P.M.  Pay him up to date 1.20 ck.  Ellen ironing P.M.  Mrs. Eagleston called AM.  Tue gets letter from Buddy.  Tue called at  Jack Jefferies office P.M.  I slept on couch from supper till 10 P.M.  Mostly clear southerly moderate winds.  Lightening  W. at night.  Go bed 10 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Wednesday, May 4, 1887     6.30 A.M.  Ther. 53, 70, 60, cloudy early Dash of rain about 6 AM.  Pay Hulbing 40 cents for repairing buggy.  Went  with F. Knock down to Blakeman place after mushrooms, got a few.  Bought half gallon of Parker at night.  He got about half bushel again today says he finds them under sycamore trees mostly.  The crab apples and white storne (?) are in blossom.  White oak leaving out.  Roads a little muddy.  John Handley says he will sign petition to have road woverl (?).  Pay S.M. Wied & CO draft 312.34.  Some more berries arrived today from Sterrs Harrison Co.  Young says he will  set them out tomorrow.  Heavy rains at night with thunder.  11 P.M.