August 2-3, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL

August 1889

2.  Friday.  7 AM  Ther.  71.  85.  67.  =  74 1/3

Partly cloudy hazy mostly clear day somewhat smoky   Uncle John was up to dinner says  will bring in bull tomorrow for Milt to take down to timber.  Stores closed in PM a while and most people went out to races.  Attendance very slim for Friday very few country people in   gobed  10.30 PM.

3.  Saturday.  6.30 PM.  Ther.  65.  88.  68.  =  73 2/3

Clear smokey.  Went to depot to telegraph for beer, Uncle John brought bull in and ate dinner with us.  Milt went out late taking bull.  Paid up R. Decker and E. Johnson to date and more.  the crowd is better today than here to fair.  Pretty busy all day.  The horse fair  however was hardly a success this year, farmers being busy and being behind with all work.  Nick walked down home with me at night.  AM sun pretty "full" all day.  Go bed  10.30

August 1900

2.  Thursday  5.30  AM.  Ther.  70.  98.  82.  =  83 1/3

Fair.  SE wind.  Jim Warren began mowing yard yesterday and continued today. @ 1.50 per day.  Maggie Devone finishes ironing.  Tue , Maggie and Marie eat supper at Groves.  Self invited but didn't want any supper.  Take two sacks back to W. D. Smith.  This one of the hottest days this summer.  Mostly  clear variable wind mostly northerly.  I could do little more than keep quiet today.  Gobed 10 PM.

3.  Friday,  5.45 AM.  72.  99.  80.  =  83 2/3

Mostly clear.  Light cloudy.  Tue went away with Mrs. Shontias P.M.  Jim Warren worked at hay in yard till about 3 P.M.  $2.75  C.D. Mitchell gives me bill for lumber which he needs right away, about 2000.  Very sultry  Clear  with easterly wind   gobed  10 PM.

August 24-27, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1888

24.  Friday, 5.30  Ther.  53.  85.  60.

Clear  Mostly clear day and warmer.  Work all day clearing live for road and got nearly through.  Went over on south side of big hollow after dryncher(?).  Bob begins hauling lumber out of bottom P.M.  I started home at 5 P.M. coming home by Edmans and M. Anderson.  Phebe better today and think will get along.  9 P.M.

25.  Saturday 4.50 AM  Ther.  56.  85.  70.  

Clear or nearly so.  Start for woods at 6.30 A.M.  Finish clearing road before noon took down beef and flour for Jno Jr. and Riley then worked only till noon.  Clouds over about noon and rain about  2 p.m.  Cut an old tree out wood aged tried to make a few posts with poor success.  Left boys piling up their wood about 5 P.M.  There was a Demo. meeting in town came home by Walkers.  9 P.M.  Tue got Muggs pictures taken.

26.  Sunday.  7 A.M.  Ther.  70.  84.  70.

Partly clear, mostly cloudy day. Light rain about dark for hour or so.  Tue and self went out to Uncle Johns.  Drove up N. of town a couple of miles first.  Brought home lot of apples getting home in the rain.  We left the baby with M & P.  Budded most of my young peach trees today from seedling trees of our own four kinds.  Gobed 9.30

27.  Monday 5.30 AM  Ther.  67.  81.  72.

Cloudy looks like rain.  Got to woods at 9 AM.  7 men at work today.  Two new men E. Johnson and Os Decker clearing round house and near spring.  Brown hauling out lumber.  Have spent on cleaning up to  this morning $37.50 for  50 days work.  Very satisfied with most of the work done.  Got home 6 P.M. Sprinkles rain toward night.  Gobed 9 P.M.