August 7 - 11, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1888

7.  Tuesday, 5.30  AM.  Ther.  70.  88.  72.

Cloudy.  Thunder storm with rain toward day.  Went out to Uncle Johns AM  looking for cow and calf  found them P.M. at John Huffmans.  Kelly went with me to drive him in.  He worked P.M. in garden got half bu potatoes of Myers 9 PM.

8.  Wednesday.  6.20 AM.  72.  81.  63.

Clear or nearly so.  Went down to woods to get some fellows to clearing.  Bob Brown not at home but came when I was there.  Decker boys say they will begin work in morning.  Kelly work in garden forenoon.  I got home baout 7 P.M.  Growing cooler all day.  Gobed 9.15 P.M.  -- Baby better.

9.  Thursday 5.40 AM.  53.  79.  60.

Partly cloudy.  Start for woods at 8 oc.  Find the farm Deckers all at work.  I left them at 4.30 P.M.  Seem to be doing pretty good job clearing.  Bill Kelly came in morning and worked in garden and cleaning out cellar.  Warren Wicker began hauling wood to Mrs. Coon. He hauled altogether (?) 9 1/6 cord and has had 5.00 in money on same.  Tue sent for Dr. for baby P.M. but sent him word not to come.  Gobed 8.45

10.  Friday,   5.45  AM.  Ther.  58.  82.  60.

Clear.  I start for timber at 8.45 got there at 10.30.  Found nobody at work but they had been then walked round a while and came home.  Bob Brown rode as far as Butte with me.  There was a democrat  pole raising there today.  Their Cannon burst the morning.  I went down via Walkers.  Rec. gal whisk today from B. B.&U..  Mostly clear day, Got home at about 4 P.M.  Gobed 9 PM.

11.  Saturday  6 AM  Ther.  60.  85.  65.

Cloudy AM.  Went up to Masons after tenderloin and beef.  Pay up Bill Kelly in full 75c bal.  Baby has been pretty bad for several days with bowel complaint.  Today is Phebe's eighth birthday.  Snider was here an hour or two at night.  Went up town after coffee.  Go bed 10 P.M.

May 23-26, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

23.  Wednesday 5.45 AM.  Ther.  62.  76.  62.  

Cloudy wind S.E. looks like rain.  Cloudy.  H.G. was down in morning.  Baby broken out with measles or something similar.  Drove down to river to shoot turkey with Bill Kelly at 5 P.M.  got home at 9.  Ate supper down  down there.  Shot several but didn't get any of them.  Tue  churns first time.  the Alumni folks call on Tue for assistance.  Gobed 10 PM.

24.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  63.  80.  65.

Some cloudy wind S.E.  Thunder with some rain toward morning.  Sultry day.  Clouds up P.M. and began to rain about 4.30 with much thunder.  Rain continuing into night.  Decker brought half cord wood for  winter.  T. Thelkeld Pd me  5.00 for Bethesda.  Got 6 pans at McNuts on Cr.  Last day of school M &P both went.  Find curculio have been working at the plums.   C not very well today.  Gobed  9.30 PM.  

25.  Friday. 5.45  AM.  60.  75.  61.

Cloudy W. wind, misty.  Snider was up AM wanting some spirit.  Got brown suit of clothes at Winters, they seem to  suit very well.  Drove over to  Miles over with  Tue toward night.  The Alumni meeting is there  tonight.  Kate  Myers and Kate Perrill called toward night.  Has been mostly clear day.  The  rain last night made roads pretty muddy.  The suit at  Winters cost 30.00 on Cr.  He owes me for 3/4 cord wood 2.25.  Go bed 10 PM~

26.  Saturday,   5.45 AM.  60.  85.  70.

Clear Very heavy dew.  did not find any curiculio but see they have been at work some.    The old cow has about eaten up her pasture.  She is a great eater but does not give much milk.   The locust

trees are in full bloom.  Grass on meadows looks short owing to dry weather.  All kinds of fruit seems ti be set pretty full.  Lombard plums are about an inch long.  Peach trees have good many on. Corn looks yellow and small but is beginning to grow now.  Cut worms have been very bad this year.  Garden stuff of all kinds is backward on account of early dry weather.  Ground  up scythe and mow grass for cow.  Engage Bill Kelly to help me next week perhaps a latter week.  Uncle John in town.  Sultry day.  Took Tue out to cemetery after  supper to set out some flowers.  Go bed 10 PM.

May 20-22, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

20.   Sunday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  50.   70.  56.
Clear with SE wind.  No curculio, think  found one about last Wednesday and a few plums that had been stung then no more.  Had big  mess of mushrooms for breakfast bought of Geo. Modual yesterday.  Went there to perk horse with H.G. and W.S.G. in forenoon.  Talk of going to Indianapolis next Thursday to look round.  Drove while toward night with Maggie and after with Tue and Phebe.  Phebe ran against the  corner of the house and hurt herself, bruised her face and head.  8.30.

21.  Monday.  5.30  AM  Ther.  50.  75.  55.
  Clear.  wind SE.  Got letter from Birnhuser Bartle, they think I can sell my furniture to Walsh at Mattoon.  Mrs. Rogers washes.  Warren Decker says he will  begin hauling wood tomorrow.   Plant six row white stone potato in bottom.  Winter says will have my suit done Thursday.  Think some of going over to Indianapolis with  H.G. to look round.  Warm pleasant day E. wind go bed 9 PM.

22.  Tuesday  5.45  AM.  Ther.  60.  80.  65.
Some cloudy E. wind.  Start for timber at 7 AM with Bill Kelly work till  after  5 P.M. at clearing out fence row.  Hot day down there.  Got home little after 7 PM.  Tue thinks the baby has the measles.  Mrs. Rogers irons.  Pay  R. Rutherford order on N. McMorris for 1.00  Did not have my (?) with me.   Pleasant day, things growing.  Baby was very restless at night.  Gobed 9 P.M.  Decker hauled wood to E.H. Clark.                              

October 26, 1887 in Charleston, IL

26.  Wednesday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  28.   50'.  30.'
Cloudy.  Noble called before breakfast to see about township lumber.  Start for timber at 11 A.M. and leave them about 2 pic(?)  couldn't find any body who wanted to go with me, so went alone.  John Snider brought up load of old lumber.  Which Crass and pile after I got home.  Tue and W.S.G. get bed down stairs.  Fair day lightly cloudy and but little wind.  Met Easton, Decker and Snider when went down.  Baby not well has cried good deal during the night all this week.  go Bed 10 p.m.

Charleston, Illinois on October 20 - 21, 1887

20.  thursday, 7 AM.  Ther.  53.  62.  50.
Partly cloudy.  Sprinkle rain about 8 AM.  Snider came up taking Tue, Hat and Co. down to a quilting at Fan's.  They came home before dark.  Crass helped pile up load of lumber.  Seph hauled yesterday 757 ft.  Comer in toward night, offered to pay 35 c. per hundred for logs and I agreed to take it for a while he to take everything that will make lumber.  Turns colder after noon strong N.W. wind and cloudy.  Go bed 9.30 P.M.

21 Friday.  7 AM.  Ther.  40.  53.  36.

Mostly cloudy wind N.W. got sore throat this morning.  Rec. letter from G.C. Donay with bill for 6 Bbl. apples and 1 of quinces.  Go in partners with W.G. Wright and order car load to be shipped at once.  Wrote letter to T. Nicholson Chicago for Uncle John.  Seph hauls up load of lumber.  950 feet says will go again Monday.  Put on woolen undershirts this morning and feel more comfortable.  Mostly clear with strong N.W. wind.  Decker hauling to Winters and Easton to me.  Go bed 9.30 P.M.

Charleston, Illinois on October 15,1887

15, Saturday,  6.45  A.M.  Ther.  40.  63.  50.   White Frost
Clear N.E.  Walk down to  (?) Depot to see about pay for lumber.  Stop at gas well while.  Went up to new school house.  The walls are about completed and they are putting up rafters. Easton & Decker finish up pile of wood on yard.  Uncle John in P.M.  Let him have old watch to trade for pigs.  Comer was in, wants me  to carry cost of switch ties till pay day but can't do it.  Pleasant day with S.W. wind.  Buy veal  and sausage at Mountjoy, 35c  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

Charleston, Illinois, on October 11 & 12, 1887

11,  Tuesday, 6.15,  AM.  Ther 45.  54.  48.
Almost clear.  Fresh N.W. wind.   Tue thinks she has ague and takes tonic.  Mrs. Dickenson sends word again that she can't come till tomorrow.  Eastin and Decker bring two loads green wood  for Mrs. Robinson which she refuses to take, so put it on the yard.  Bill Hill unloading car load of potatoes, get samples.   Paid Easton 1.00.  Very raw day.  Wind nearly North considerably cloudy P.M.  Tue buys undershirts and hose at Chambers.     Mits for girls at Frommell.  Buy socks at McCravys.  went up town at night to see Sol Meyers.  Go bed 9 PM . . . .

12, Wednesday,  6.30 AM.  ther.  36.  57.  47.
Clear.  Heavy white frost.  No word from Dorsey yet wrote him last Thursday.  Mrs. Dickenson washes.  Comer up town.  He and John Huffman talk a while in my place.  Tue went up to  Mrs. Norfolks while in P.M.  Collect several dollars of different parties.  Have been taking ice for a few days.  Clear day with W, S.W. wind.  Gobed 9 P.m.

Charleston, IL June 16, 1912 and 1887

100 Years Ago

Sunday, June 16, 1912   5.30  AM.  Ther.70.  80.  70. = 73 1/3

Part Cloudy S.3.  The storm that was brewing at bedtime last night reached us about 1 A.M. and until 2 A.M. we had all the rain, wind and thunder we could handle.  The electrical display was great.  1.05 inches rain fell non after 2 AM.   The wind stripped many small limbs off our trees.  I did not sleep more than an hour.  Tue answered the door bell 5 A.M.for Marie, Walter and baby.  They were quite unexpected.  They left Mt. Carmel at 9 P.M. last night and met the storm at Paris.  Andy Sisk injured recently in runaway was buried today.  Kate did not stay to dinner.  I felt badly all day.  Drove round town a little and E a mile or two P.M.  The storm trimmed trees all over town.  Mostly cloudy day withwith high S.W. wind threatening with sprinkles rain and thunder lightening at night.  Go bed 9 P.M.

Marie Gramesly Reasor and Charlie

This is my Grandmother and my Uncle Charlie

125 Years ago

Thursday, June 16, 1887   6 A.M.  Ther. 75.  91.  72.

Clear.  Crass comes to work at 7 A.M., cleans out cellar &c.  A few more worms begin spinning today.  Decker brought up load of wood making in all to date 4 cord. @1.75 all measured up and  neat.  Silk worms seem to be determined to die  quit feeding them up town.  Crass whitewashed cellar P.M.  Tue went up town about supper time.  Drive after supper with Tue, took baby.  Good many worms up store spinning  many dying.  Gobed, 10 P.M.