February 3-9, 1889 in Charleston, IL

February 1889

3.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.    31.  47.  37.

Fair.  Wind S.W.  Suit up get some oysters for dinner.  H.G.  called in afternoon to talk  about  sawmill.  Think Strickland late but place.   Maggie and Phebe up to Davis toward night and to church at night.  Tue still complains of neuralgia  in head and face.  Gobed 9.30 PM

4.  Monday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.    29.  60.  38.

Mostly  cloudy , wind south.  Abbott sawed up half cord of wood for me and put it in the woodhouse.  H.G. was here in the morning.  P.M.  I walked out to look at Strickland lots round by depot and down  to ties.  Maggie and Phebe went to school in morning but remained at home in afternoon.  Mrs. Truman paid me for a cord of wood.  Miss Kemayor pays rent for Jany.  there was an alarm of fire about 4 P.M.  Gallagher's old shop which was soon put out.  Another at night which proved to be John Wentz old stable, it was said two horses were burned in it.  Pleasant day with heavy wind from S. very gradually to west and growing at night.  this kind of weather will soon dry the roads.  Gobed 10 PM.

5.  Tuesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  17.  20.  10.  =  15 2/3

Cloudy wind NW snow flying and say half inch on ground.  Help Tue make a batch of cakes.  Hat was here in afternoon.  snow flurie  all day but it  hardly covers the ground.    Fresh N.W. wind.  went up town at night for meat and pills.  Don't feel very well.  This has been the coldest day this winter.  Gobed 9.30

6.  Wednesday.  4.30  AM  Ther.  4.  19.  13.  

Clear wind about North.  This is the coldest day since last Feb. 27 when ther was -2.  Sam Leitch died this morning.  Had not been sick long.  H.G. down AM to talk about sawmill.  Pill I took last night makes me about sick all day, didn't go up town.  Tue has  toothache bad in afternoon.  clear and pleasant gobed 8.30

7.  Thursday.  4.50 AM.  Ther.  7.  33.  31.

Clear wind S.W.  Father caught a bad cold.  Went up town for meat and to deposit rent check.  Maggie not well and stayed home from school.   There was none in P.M. a/c of Sam Leithch  funeral.  Repair girls doll today.  Mostly clear AM cloudy PM high S. wind all day.  Go bed, 9 PM.  Wrote Strickland asking price of lots S of Park Haute.

8.  Friday.  Friday.  5.45  AM.  Ther.  30.  45.  30.  =35.

Mostly cloudy, wind light westerly, about an inch of light snow on ground.  Wrote for Burpee's Farm annual.  Mrs. Perrill called about noon  Uncle John was down to dinner.  Tue went down to Hat's in afternoon.  Rutherford is up from timber and draws 6.00.  Kink has made 50 more ties.  the ties White paid me for last week are not mine as none have been hauled up.    Fresh Westerly wind  most of day, snow mostly melts.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

9.  Saturday.  6.15 AM.Ther.  26.  37.  26.  =  29 2/3

Fair wind A.M.  tue had toothache most ofo night.     Paid Abbott for work done this week.  Pay Geo E. Wyith for timothy seed bought last Oct.  Lon Foster's wife was buried today.

Uncle John was in to dinner.   Compute interest on a note for him.  Mrs. Eastin was over P.M.  Kate and Edna Myers were over at night.  Maggie and Phebe spend evening over at Davis'  Doc D came down home with me, gave him bottle of sherry.  Pleasant day N.W. wind  Gobed 10 P.M.

December 27-29, 1887 in Coles County, IL

27.  Tuesday.  7 A.M.  Ther.  31.  36.  35.
Cloudy, wind south.  Misty all day after 9 A.M.  Wind got in S.W. before night.  Walked down to ties in morning and went to depot.    Bob Brown  and Marion Johnson brought orders from Comer.  Sold Dougherty all apples.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Pay up J.W. Neal & Co. $2.50.  Maggie and Phebe spend most of the afternoon at Davis'.  Tue not very well.  Saw Cummings at Alex Richters this morning says he has about all the lumber he will need to finish his present contract.  Gobed 9 P.M.

28.  Wednesday.  6.30  A.M.  Ther.  =5.  7.  2.
Clear very strong N.W. wind blowing all night.  About quarter inch snow on ground which fell before bedtime last night.  Find ther. at about 27 in room.  hang door and fire up old coal oil stove raising temp to 32.  Maude Lang here to dinner.  Have only been having two meals a day this week.  Sell Mrs. Lang  cord of wood at 3.50 to be delivered tomorrow morning.  Clear day with brisk N.W. wind.  Kate Davis over in eve.  Tue had toothache and headache bad at night.  Go bed 9.30 P.M.

29.  Thursday.  6.30  A.M.  Ther.  -4.  22.  15
Clear.  Mostly clear day with N.W. wind.  Deliver Ed Eastin two cords wood.  Will pay Saturday. Learn that Lem Stark is very low and can't live long.  Pay Geo Rosebaugh in full $50.00 cash taken from deposit at 1ST.  Comer men up want city to fill out their order as they are going to shut down.  Sell L Dunbar a Bbl of apples.  There are about 7 Bbl left all usable, they don't seem to take very well.  Phebe sick at night with sore throat.  Go bed 10 P.M.  Got up and stand till after midnight.

September 3 - 4, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

3,  Saturday,     6 A.M.     Ther.  71.  86.  65.
Cloudy.  Uncomfortable night.  Mosquitoes are getting pretty bad.  Tue paid Mrs. Wentz, milk & cream bill from Apl 1 to  Sept. 1. Ca. 2.00.  I find this was all settled  yesterday, however.  Bim was down while eating dinner.  Says Uncle John's horse which was sick last Sunday died that night.  Rec. letter from Geo. Curriens offering to trade residence in Mattoon for timber.  Dr. J.C. Hall pay  up $1.75 says is going to California.  Will Hall , M.D. says will move to Washington (?) soon.  New Clock runs too fast , try to regulate it at night.  Buy Mutton at Mason's at night.  Looked like rain  today, but didn't.  Bring down Gal MVM for E. at night.  Go bed  10 P.M.

4,  Sunday,  7.30 A.M.  Ther.  abt. 70.  91.  73.
Part clear.  Didn't sleep well in night.  Phebe had spell of vomiting in night.  Drive down to see M. Comer fore noon.  Sictton went with me.  Get home before 1 P.M.  Comer thinks he will be up this week.  Thinks will not entirely lose use of eye..  Very dusty.  Many people going to camp meeting, this being  the last day.  Ed Eastin still sick.  Tue and children up there and to Davis' toward night.  Kate Davis over while evening.  Gobed 9 P.M.

August 19 - 21 1887

19.  Friday   6.30  AM.  Ther.  65.  85.  65.
Clear northerly wind..  Tue decided to do ironing herself again.  May Johnson went home today.  Saw Comer up town.  Think will get mill to running next week.  Hat and friend call in afternoon.  get note from Laggart saying he wants a load of of wood at once.  Baby cried very much today.  Kate Davis over while P.M.  Pleasant day and clear.  Gobed 10 PM.


20.  Saturday  6 AM.  Ther.67.  91.  76.
Clear.  Pick up and put away newspapers.  Drove out to meet W. Decker who took a load wood to Laggart.  Uncle John down to dinner.   Rest up stuff for J.O.W. but forgot it.  He left  without it.  Young came about 1.30 made a botch job of it.  Ladder.  Nickolson paid 12.00 for my old buggy.  Tue finished ironing.  Fan was here part of P.M.  Went home just before night.  Dark cloud from NW before sunset but didn't rain.  Mrs. Davis was over a while at night.  Comer was up town but I didn't see much of him.  gobed 10 P.M.


21.   Sunday,  7 A.M.   Ther.  72.  88.  71.
Partly cloudy.  NW wind.  Went up town in morning.  See Geo.   Webens who gave me some cigars.  Tue not very well.  Complain of toothache and headache.  Warm morning cloudy most of P.M. and somewhat cooler.  Took drive with Tue (leaving baby with W.S.G.) down  by hog farm and out by fair ground, getting back before dark.    Girls spent afternoon at Davis'.  Sprinkle  rain at night.  Go bed  9 P.M.