October 27 - 29, 1888 in Coles County Illinois

October 1888

27.  Saturday 6 AM.  Ther.   59.  66.  42.

Clear day.  Hampton hauls lumber all forenoon and one load after dinner.  The timber gang were in and I pay them off most of them in full.  Bob Brown takes out (?) of timothy seed and 4 new bags which he says he will take.  Wright works on stable all day  Bill Hatton from 9.30 AM  Warm and pleasant cooler toward night.  Gobed 10 PM

28.  Sunday.  7 AM  Ther 38.  55.  45.

Clear pleasant day.  Let cow in yard for first time and have some trouble with her.  Katie Cramer here to visit girls.  Perrill digging again in creek   Tue sends word down to Dickenson not to wash tomorrow.  Go bed 9 P,M,

29.   Monday.  6 AM  Ther  45.  67.  40.

Clear fresh S. wind.  Wright and Hutton work on stable.  I paint advertising signs for Mike Miller  most of afternoon.  Bbl of quinces came from Dorsey.  Cost them 3.25 freight and dray 1.00  Tue intended to wash  but didn't feel well enough.  Phebe sick in morning does not go to school  Clear day  Gobed 11PM.

October 3-6, 1888 in Coles County, Illinois

1888

3.  Wednesday  5.30 AM.  Ther.  27.  55.  44.

Clear.   S.W. wind Very heavy frost.  The finest hard one in town.  Wrote Dorsey for bbl quinces wrote letter to Aunts Fair Mate and Helen about Ma started down there about 8 AM. staying till marly night.  (?) home by Uncle John's  but didn't see him round Ma very low but likely to live several days perhaps.  Bim came there before we left.  We left the baby home with Maggie and  Grandpa.  Gobed 9 P.M.

4.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther. 45.  65.  55.

Partly cloudy and looks like rain but cleared off strong S. wind statted for woods at 8 AM.  Five men at work and Warren Decker hauling rails.  Light rain about 3 P.M. and some thunder the boys have got the land about clear of logs and brush.  Have decided not to put in wheat it has got to late.  Gather lot of butternuts and persimmons on way home.  Buy saddle at Skidmore's this morning on cr. $9.25 with briddle.  Mostly cloudy afternoon.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  Tue ironed today.

5.  Friday. 6 AM.  Ther.  58.  58.  57.

Cloudy and much like rain. dics K pays rent for Sept.  Winters tells me Cooper not very good pay.  He owes me for 8 cords of wood.  Uncle John was in at 10 AM.  Ma died at 7 this morning.  Took Tue out there after dinner.  Bim was in to dinner.  Hat came down Uncle John went down to Sniders and I didn't see  him any more.  It began to rain about 11 AM and continued nearly all day.  I got home at  about 7 P.M.  The roads are very heavy Gobed 9 PM with baby.

6.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther. 53.  64.  55.

Cloudy, no rain in night.  Baby slept better than usual  Met Uncle John up town.  He says any deal (?) dies this morning at 7 oc.  It began to rain before noon.  After dinner I took Tue down to Bert's going by Harman's and (?) by stage road.  Rained slowly most of PM.  I got home at 7 PM.  Tue stayed down at Bert's.  Baby slept well with me.  Dark foggy night  Gobed 8.30 PM.    Got started to Bert's about 8.30   Roads very heavy got there at 10.30.  Mr. Swain preached funeral sermon.  Snider overtakes me on road we got to Cemetery at about 12.30.  They bury her at lot with Fan.  Rene and Hat  (?)  Hen went home with us and ate dinner.  Clears off toward night .  Gobed 9 P.M.

November 3-8, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

3.  Thursday.  6.30 AM  Ther.  42.  75.  60.
Clear - smokey.  Rec. letter  and bill of apples from Dorsay .  Apples can load ship Monday.  Lear form Wright that  Dearborn of Mattoon will  place a car load  on market here next week.  Got letter from Brown telling how to pile ties.  Went with Tom Knock down to river  hunting fish, didn't get any.  Warm day strong SW wind Gobed 9.30

4.  Friday.  6.30 AM  Ther.  43.  56.  34.
About clear.  S.W. wind.  write E.D. Davis regard to lumber inspected Sept. 13.  the City Council last night gave about  five thousand dollars toward sinking a coal shaft.  Try to see  the contraction about timbers.  Went down to A.  Rechter at night but didn't see him.  B& L  Bbl not arrived yet shipped a week ago.  Learn that  car load apples likely to be here tomorrow.  Ed E. sick at night  sent for stuff didn't get it.  I wrote to E.D. Davis about  R.R. lumber inspected Sept. 13.  Jack Logan makes remarks.  Go bed. 10 P.M.

5.  Saturday.  6.15 A.M.  Ther.  24.  54.  43.
Clear. SW.  Mr. Cummings the  Coal shaft man and get promise of  share of lumber bills.  Took yellow cat off.  Uncle John and Bert down to  dinner.  Learn that Stevens was looking for me, didn't see him.  Hatton finished wood pile by noon.  Pay him up.  get lot of  blank order at Courier office.  The  car load of apples came today, also Bbl stiff from B&h, which Gray bought up.  Tue had sewing machind cleaned today.  50c.  Gobed 10 P.M.

6.  Sunday.  6.30  Ther.  38.  62.  48.
Very heavy smoke.  wind.  S.  Girls went to S.S. after a great time getting ready.  Went up to store an hour or two to figure storing apples which will put in there tomorrow.  After dinner drive with Tue down by Comers.  didn't see him got home about 5 P.M. after driving down by new school house which they have  got about half roofed.  Very smokey, S or SW wind.  Go bed 9 P.M.


7.  Monday.   6 AM  ther.  44.  68.  51.
Clear excepting heavy smoke, wind S.  Get Crass to help all day.Brush up room a little.  J. Wentz hauls up car load of apples.  They don't average anything extra.  Sell several barrels.  Mrs. Young washed and Tue sends to Mrs. Dickensen to come tomorrow and iron.  Warm smokey day.  Engage Crass to help me tomorrow forenoon.  Gobed 10 P.M.

8.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM  Ther.  40.  63.  51.
Nearly clear except heavy smoke.  Wind NE.  Apple trade not very lively.  Learn that  Lem Stark very low.  E. Easton brings wood  to (?) who pays him 2.00.  Crass did not come to help me as promised.  Mrs. Dickenson ironed.  M& P spend evening at Davis'.  Gobed.  10 P.M.

October 22-23 in Coles County, IL in 1887

22.  Saturday.  7 A.M.  Ther.  36.  60.  50.
Mostly cloudy days.  S. wind.  Good many people in.  still have bad cold in head and sore throat.  Nearly everybody same way.  Pay Dorsey's drat for apples and quinces $18.60.   Pay Seph  for sawdust and hauling lumber.  Light sprinkle of rain toward night.  Have about decided to make up balance of timber with ties.  Comer was not in town today.  Indications of change in weather.  Go bed 9 P.M.


23.  Wednesday.  7.30 A.M.  Ther.  57.  65.  42.
Mostly clear wind S.W.  Sprinkle rain a bitty about 7 A.M.  Baby not very well.  Tue  thinks sore throat got chlorate of Potash.  Violent wind all day sprinkle of rain about noon.  Grows colder wind gets to W or N.W.  Went down to Comer's taking Seph.  Come to agreement with  Comer about switch ties.  Got home before night.  Go bed 9 P.M.

October 19, 1887 in CharlestonS, Illinois

19.  Wedmesday  7 AM.  Ther.  37.  62.  43.
Clear.  White frost.  Was on Non Corupis mentis jury Mrs. Hokner sending her to hospital for year.  Tried to see Shep Hunt but didn't.  Seph went after the first load of lumber.  T.G. Chambers funeral in P.M.  Was up to see Al Latta most of afternoon.  He is not as well as he had been.  No word from Dorsey, have about given up hearing from him.  Pleasant day  mostly clear.  Gobed 9 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, Illinois on October 5, 1887

5, Wednesday, 6 AM.  Ther.  40.  62.  50.
Clear.  Light frost last night,  Mrs D. irons.  Ill Comer has a suit before  Jr. Patontay  Saw Uncle John, says  I cam take mare out to Hawkins place to keep.  W. Decker, calls to say that Ezekiel Easton will help him finish hauling wood.  Tue works to hard and gets  more cold.  Hat was down in P.M.  Mrs. Norfolk is very sick has been for sometime, with rhuematism.  got quotation of front from Dorsey today.  Buy veal 20 Cencaline .20. Gobed 9 PM