Catching up November 29, 1891 and some highlights

I am so sorry it has been so long since I have posted.  I had surgery and I am recovering.  I hope this will bring all of us up to date.

Catherine 

Highlights Since last post

10/20/1891 - Tuesday -

I ordered 48 ft wood gutter for south side of house.

10/30/1891 -  Friday - 

All electric lights went out about dark and did not light up again  caused by a break in their engine.  They are a building brick sidewalk on west Lafayette St from Wrights corner west.

11/3/1891 - Tuesday

Good deal of excitement about election in N.Y.  O.  & Iowa today.  No election here.

11/4/1891 - Wednesday

H.G. [Henry Gramesly] not at store P.M. is making improvements at his place AM.  Mrs. Dowling is very sick and not expected to recover

11/7/1891 - Saturday
The electric plant not in full running order yet.  Street lights don't burn until stores shut up.

11/9/1891 - Hat sick Mrs. D tells.  Old misses Dowling fell and bust herself of saturday eve. [hard to read]

11/10/1891 - Electric plant not running yet all round

11/12/1891 - Thursday
Grace Hill died yesterday and is to be buried today.  Old Mrses Dowling is worse.  Emma and girls making candy at night.

11/13/1891 - Friday
Tue bought an alarm clock.

11/14/1891- Saturday
Uncle John [John Hildreth, Tue's father] had accident with horse on way home came back and borrowed my harness.

11/15/1891 - Sunday
Jim Decker says Johnny D was married today to Emma Neese.  Phebe and self sort over cecroiapia cocoons.  Total eclipse of moon just after dark.

11/16/1891 - Monday
Sam Johnson died today at insane asylum, Kankakee. [sent there 11/1891]

11/18/1891 - Tuesday
Good many Mattoon men over RR suit which didn't come off.  The Grand Jury still in session.

11/23/1891 - Monday
Court convenes P.M.  Judge Wright sentenced A Ramsey to 2 years for perjury.  Al Latta moved today to Wisely house opposite our house.

11/24/1891 - Tuesday
Court getting jury for Winkleblack trial.  Tue went to aid society P.M.

11/25/1891 - Wednesday
Cadle Salon opened today.  The Winkleblack trial going.  The jury took the case about 9 P.M.

11/26/1891- Thursday
Jury brought in verdict of guilty in Winkleblack case and twenty years in pen.  Trade light supposed to be on account of Cadles Saloon.    Tue went to concert tonight  Mary Davis over here with the girls.

11/28/1891 - Friday
Write letter to Prof Peck.  Uncle John in to bid on Bob Reat place Didn't buy it. Learn that Annie Glassco  had stroke of paralysis this morning.

11/29/1891 - Sunday, 730 AM.  Ther  3.  20.  13
Clear.  Maggie & Phebe went to S.S. after which Phebe went over to Jo Listons to spend the day.  Stay in house all day keeping fires.  Coldest day so far this season, clear with N or NW wind.  Gobed 10 P.M.

May 1- 20, 1890 in Coles County, Illinois HIGHLIGHTS

May 1890

1. Thursday - Set out  lot of grape cuttings.  Skelly got seven years in pen,  for murder of Woodrum.  New Council met tonight six petition for license presented.

2.  Friday- Crass worked all PM at Sewer at Store getting done about dark. 

3.  Saturday-  H.G. very Cranky.  Uncle John was  in town   Has sold the mules he bought of Pete Snider.  Got letter from John Armstrong saying her would shear my sheep, any time.

4.  Sunday - Bill Kelly died yesterday and was buried today down at La?b Kelly's graveyard.

5.  Monday

6. Tuesday - Comer was in City purchasing committee met but did nothing lumber bill.  Comer went home before they met  Electric lights not burning till 9 P.M.  Comer wanted me to be present present when committee met.

7.  Wednesday -   37.  53.  39.  Arrived at ranch about 8  Find that Armstrong had sheared sheep which I did not expect him to do as it was very cool .  Go bed 10 P.M. bed bugs 

8.  Thursday - we cut logs all day round the mill  The boys have been cutting some logs on the Wes Decker Ridge  We have cut in all log measure about 7700 ft.  Comer sawing mostly City stuff.

9.  Friday - Lost another ewe last night the effect of shearing too soon I presume.

10.  Committee gave Comer City contract @ 15.00 per  (?)

Saturday - figuring on building a large ice box in rear of Store  Bill Hatton worked a while digging for waste pipes.  Bert and Rene in to dinner.  Paid John Armstrong for shearing sheep.   warren Decker settles up for hay and hauling.  He took out some feed for sheep and some hungarian (sic) seed.   Sprinkle rain several times during day and grows colder with N. wind  1 AM    Warr(?) tells that Nannie goat had 4 Kids last night - two of them dying.

11.  Sunday.  Maggie and self  start for ranch as soon as we got our dinner.  Only one of the kids is  living and the other one not very well.

12.  Monday.  We start home 7 AM.  arriving  at 9.  Got Carlo on road home.  Figure on ice box up at store will get Geo Kellogg to build it.

13.  Tuesday - Walker delivered old stove I bought from them yesterday and Tue decides to put it in the kitchen.  Mrs. Trainor buried today Nick went to funeral.  Bin in for Dr.  Ora sick.

14.  Wednesday -  Tue and I went to look at Mrs Rogers old mare and then went out to Uncle Johns  Found him making a gate.  Bim's wife sick abed.

15.  Thursday -  Took Carlo  (to ranch) and he made a break for the sheep as soon as he sighted them.  

16.  Friday   5 AM.

Went down to mill all hands had to go to trial between Jo and Harrison Handly.

17.  Saturday  - Democratic primary for delegates to Co. Conven

tion.  Get lumber for ice box.  John Simons gets telegram that  his mother is sick and leaves for Crawford Co at 11 PM.

18.  Sunday - 

19. Monday - Bill Jones patches up back of building and Kellogg begins on ice box.  Town full of delegates to Democratic County Convention   They nominate O. G Berver for Sherriff.  

20.  Tuesday  6.30 AM.  Clear day and cooler  47.  66.  53.

Uncle John down to dinner.  Kellogg works all day  on ice box making slow process.  Comer did not saw having broken something about the mill  Pay Claude 1.00 to get repair  Mrs. Rogers ironed having washed yesterday.  Pleasant day N wind AM SE PM.  Old Mrs. Davis very bad  Gobed 11P.M.

December 14-20, 1889 in Charleston, IL

December 1889

14.  Saturday.  7 AM  Ther 57.   48.  34.  = 46 1/3

Cloudy w. wind begins growing colder about 7.30 AM.  Cloudy day wind N. clears off at night  Uncle John & Snider to dinner.  Snider brought us piece of beef.  Drake up with team.  Got  small load hay yesterday.  Got drunk this evening and starts home about 7 P.M.  Frank with him.  Gobed 11 P.M. ~ Electricity is out until 11 P.M.

15.  Sunday.  8 AM.  Ther  30  51.  47  =  42 2/3
Cloudy S. wind Heavy white frost  Maunie lang here most of the day and dinner.  Intended to go out to Uncle John P.M. but too much company.  Mrs. Harley here at night  gobed 10.30

16.  Monday 7 A.M.  Ther  50.  69.  57  =  58 2/3
Cloudy wind SW.  Start for ranch with Kelly 10.30 AM.  Found Milt Killing hogs brought up team and wagon get home about 6.30  Johnny McKee rode up with us.  Brought up  spotted Kid.  Milt has Devinely's Black billy goat there also Snider's Nanny.  Had Electric light put in  store today  Warm day part cloudy southerly wind, Road getting good most of way  gobed  midnight

17.  Tuesday,  6.15 AM.  ther.  55.  55. 42  =  50 2/3
Cloudy with SW wind.  Heavy rain between 8 AM and 10 AM.  Got stuff at Mintons to finish hay rack and Kelly and self work on it a while in PM.  Mrs. Wentz here in afternoon.  Gobed  11.40  PM.

18.  Wednesday 7 AM.  Ther  40.  60.  48.  =  49 1/3
Mostly cloudy SW wind.  Kelly and self work all day on hay rack slow work.  Hot here at night.  Harley boys over after school to see goat Mrs. Rogers irons.  Tue went up town PM.  Gobed  11.45  
AJ Weil drummer here.  buy 50 bbl J GMatteringly & S 5.89.  @ 41, acept M(?) 1.  Clear all day.

19.  Thursday.  7.00 AM.  Ther.  36  64  55  =  51 2/3
Clear Kelly and self work all day finish hay rack  Tue and  Grandpa go to HG's for dinner  Hat here at night  pretty cloudy PM  good deal cloudy PM.  gets warmer in night  Trade dull.  Gobed  11.45  

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4 pages of weather statistics

20.  Friday  7.30 AM.  Ther  47  45  41  =  44 1/3
Cloudy wind SW, light shower before light in morning.  Kelly  intended to take a load of hay down to timber today if it had not rained, instead brought load to stable  and hauled wood in P.M. three loads.  Will take  load to ranch tomorrow if weather will permit.  Cloudy day wind W. and N.W.  School closed today till after New Years.  Go bed 12.30

October 11-12, 1889 and 1900

October 1889

11.  Friday  6 AM.  Part cloudy  Ther  60.  82.  66  =  69 2/3  Start for timber 7.10  Met Milt going to Diona with wagon  Have Riley and Rogers cut a few logs old (?) and R. Deck burn brush  Meet Milt on way  home with big sow.  sp. rain toward night  Got home 8 PM   Father about sick with cold  go bed 10.30 PM.

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11th over -  Electric light  started up for few moments about 7.30 first time.  D.G. Milie Stable burned about 8 PM.   Al Crass got hurt with hose cart.   (I have made this entry bold, not Charles.)

12.  Saturday 6 AM.  Ther.  60.  80.  58  =  66
Partly cloudy.  Light shower in night.  Pleasant day NW wind.  Remit Thurber 14.63  Send receipt for B&h Whiskey to free two Bbls also Rec for 2 Bbl Matingly   Uncle John in town.   Drake did not get in with wood  Warren brought load to Cooper.  Trade good best day so far except during fair  Electric light started at 6.45 P.M. for good. and continued all night  Kelly oils buggy.  go bed 11.30 PM

October 1900

11.  Thursday. 5.30 AM.  ?.  52.  78.  60.  = 63 1/3

Mostly clear.  Get shave  Decide to go to Mattoon on train  Drive down there and leave horse hitched to Wrights shed N. of R.R.  Going  to Mattoon on 11.38 train which was late  Take in most or many of show P.M.  Eat supper with the Catholic Ladies  Saw Martha Parsons at night.  Met Charley Hopper after dark and he and I took in some of show.  Try to telephone to Pipher to put up my horse but contrary drug man headed me off.  Met D.B. Rose says told fellow to pay me 200 amt of bill he owes me for lumber  I got home at 11 P.M. and ate hearty sup at that time  gobed 11.11 PM  

12.  Friday.  4.30 AM  .  Ther 52.  75.  60  =  62 1/3

Partly clear.  I intended to start to Matton or Loxa early but did not get off till 8 or 9 AM,  Went to  Gaines and intended to reach Mattoon.  Mrs. and Mrs. Gaines wanted to go with children, so we go  I  taking Mrs G in Buggy and Jo walking Start with load - May and daughter, 9.30 AM. getting there 10.30.  Leave horse and buggy in stable west side which May recommended.  OK.  Take in much of fair.  Meet many I knew.  Saw Bert and was with him over show says will loan us money and take up note at 1st National Bank.    Shirley met me just as I was about to start home.  Tell him have not time to discuss matters.  They  try to plow BC stubble yest. but give  it up.  Got to Joes about 6 P.M. and home 7 PM.  Gobed 830 P.M. 

October 9, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, Illinois

October 1889

9.  Wednesday 7 AM.  Ther.  40.  70  47  = 52 1/3

Clear No frost.  Tom Houghton drummer here.  Buy stove of Main mfg Co and get it set up $11.00  Milt nor Warren up today.  The electric light will start about Saturday night.  They fixed up their engine today for first time  Good many people gone to St. Louis fair this week.  Father has caught heavy cold.  Go bed  11PM

October 1900

9.  Tuesday.  4 AM.  Ther  37.  66  50  =  51

Clear probably white frost not the first.  Start for ranch abour 8 AM.  Meet Simons and Warren with wood.  They report Brown as sowing rye.  Lucy would not let little Johnny go with me to open gates.  Gave Will Decker,  Wyeth and Hardin bill.  He says  they will begin sawing it today.   Cross river at Handly ford.  Take Val Handly's wife and child across river.  Went round by Replogles get home  bout 1 P.M.  Mrs. Owens washed.  We hear from N W U that Phebe is likely to stay .  Armstrong  delivers BC to Matter having sold it for 80.00  My share - one third was $153.~  Start for Loxa 5 P.M.  quite chilly get there just as they were getting supper.    Play seven up a while at night clear day with northerly wind.  Jo still grubbing.  Gobed 9.30

August 6-8, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL

August 1889

6.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  54.  80.  62.  =  65 1/3

Clear.  Start for timber at 7 AM.  Getting there an hour before Milt left with a load of posts.  Riley and Enoch working.  Learn McKee at Milts get home 7.30  Came near having a runaway with mare before starting  this morning.  Had cramps all day.  Milt brought up 75 posts.    Measure Tookes wood on way home making making 5 cords.  Went back up town after getting home after some whiskey.  gobed 10.45 PM.

7.  Wednesday 7 AM.  Ther.  63.  82.  63.= 69 1/3

Clear, hazy.  Cohurst drummer  here also others.  They are putting up posts for electric light wire around town.  Went down to Depot after noon.  Milt did not come up today.  Go bed 10.30

8.  Thursday 6.45 AM.  Ther.  63.  85.  68.  =  72.

Clear hazy easterly wind.  Went with Will Myers down into Cumberland buying cattle went as far as F. Pennington's back to Farmington and over to my land. Got home about 7 P.M. Tue and girls went to Chalk Talk Show Drake brought up load of wood which he put on yard.  Gobed 10.30 AM.

August 1900

6.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  68.  100.  80.  =  82 2/3

Clear, southerly wind.  Pete Drake puts ha in stable and goes over yard with lawn nower.  Working till say 5 P.M.  I went out to Gaine's at 10 AM. yellow cows calf died yesterday.  Think heat un (?) the first day.  Jo still  woking road with team and scraper.  They promised me to stay to dinner.  Get some potatoes and corn and start home3 PM.  Take  Flora down to Loxa.  McTheron pays me 13,00 on rent.  Shinley and E. Armstrong examaning  broom corn &c,  Clear day southwind  Gobed 10 PM.

7.  Tuesday 5.30 AM.  Ther.  72.  97.  77.  =  82.

Clear  Maggie Devone washed.  Pete Drake came but only hitched up for me.  John Simons brought up load of lumber for self and Charley Mitchell.  606 feet.  Today a shade cooler than past week.  Tue and I drive out to Gaines about 5 P.M.Jo helping Shirley in his Haungarian.  McCall at Hens a while seeing Shirley and gt home about 10 P.M.  McDonald little girl spends night with Marie.  Go bed 10.30 P.M.

8.  Wednesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  72.  101.  77.  =  83 1/3

Clear southerly wind Maggie Devone ironing.  Simons and Earl Decker bring two loads lumber, part for C.D. Mitchell and some fencing which pile back of barn.  Cass and Ocelius Shaver call P.M. until 5 oclock.  Tue  attends Pricilla Club meet with Mrs. Grove and Knock.  Heat very oppressive  clear S.W. wind.  Lulu Dorsch stays all night.  Gobed 10 PM.

June 15- 24, 1889 in Charleston, IL (highlights).

June 1889

15.  Saturday.  Trade another watch with  Charley  Dinoch for 2 shoats.  Uncle John down to dinner.  

16.  Sunday.  

17.  Monday.  

18.  Tuesday.  Big party at Swicks at night.    Bill Kelly washed up at store.

19.  Wednesday.  Ten Cent Circus in town.  

20.  Thursday.  Pay Thurber Wheyland & Coin Fulk.  10 Cent Circus quit tonight.

21.  Friday.  City Council tonight contracted  with Chicago parties  to put up electric lights.  Trade good.  Mrs. Davis helping Tue sew.  Ed Eastin on a "tear" tonight  they sent for city marshall.(sic)

22.  Saturday  Bert was down to dinner.   All hands are invited down to Sniders tomorrow Mrs. Wentz's Birthday.  Baby not very well for a day or two.

23.  Sunday    Took Tue and Phebe down to Sniders.  Maggie rode with Frank Snider as also did Hat and Father.  I drove down to Milt's and he and I rode over  south end of land most of afternoon., start home about 6.  Stop at Sniders and eat supper:  get home about half after 8.

24.Monday.  Paid up McCravey a/c .  Buy  suit of clothes  for W.S.G. also straw hat.  $15.75.  Tue putting up cherries and raspberries.  Began closing at 10 P.M. tonight.  Have been closing at 11 PM.

August 10, 1912 in Charleston, IL OOps that was July!

100 Years Ago . . .

10.   Wednesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  84.  70,  = 74 2/3

Mostly cloudy S.2.  Mare had foot fast in wire fence for the third time.  I went Brown's for shave (pd) after breakfast at 8 AM.  Thunder storm(.43) held meat shop for an hour.I did not hitch till after dinner.  Jack Hurst reports big wind today at his place.  Talk Bill Decker.  Think can get culled ties cheap of Threlkald.  I drove E. to timber.  Thunder NS sent me home before ready.  Jack did not go with me.  Much cloudy today and threatening all day.  Heavy storm 6 P.M. and after.  The thunder and lightening were great.  It continued for over an hour.  2.10 inches.  this is the biggest we have had in for several years.  Took mare to Nickles after storm first time since settle.  The branch was well up and trolly(sic) line shut down.  Our electric light was nix all evening  gobed 9 P.M.

August 9, 1912 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago . . .

9.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  68.  78.  64. = 70.

Cloudy S.1.  Alfred Smith came  mowing on yard till rain stopped him.  It rained much of AM pretty heavy at times with heavy thunder (.65) I  decided not to come up till about noon.  Tue got letter from Buddy.  She has decided not to come up.  I met Parker up town, says P. +P. worked about 3 hours at Loxa AM.  Bill Scott calls for fence Catalogue.  I drove to town P.M. and SW but cut short trip afc (sic)  thunder storm.  Get breeching at Frommel's.  Heavy rain about sunset with much thunder (.55)  All electric lights out till about 10 P.M.  Tue and girls ironing AM and sewing P.M.  Phebe is going to Chicago soon.  My rheuatiz has settled down to bad all time.  The furnace still down.  Gobed 9.  Take mare to Nickles

It is July 10, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago

Wednesday, July 10, 1912  Ther 70.  84.  70. = 74 2/3
Most ly cloudy S.2.  Mare had foot fast in wire fence for the third time.  I went to Brown's for shave(pd) after breakfast at  8 AM.  Thunderstorm (.43) held me at meat shop for an hour.  I did not hitch till after dinner went to bank 2 P.M. Jack Hurst reports big wind today at his place.  Talk Bill Decker.  Thinks can get cull ties cheap of Threlkeld.  I drove E. to  timber.  Thunder NW sent sent me home before ready.  Get home 5 P.M.  Jack did not go with me.  Much cloudy today and threatening all day.  Much cloudy all day.  Heavy  storm 6 P.M. and after .  The thunder and lightening were great.  It continued over an hour.  R. 2.10 inches  this is the biggest we have had for several years.  The branch was well up and trolley line shut down.  Our electric lights were nixed all evening.  Took mare to Nickles after storm first time since.  Gobed 9 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Sunday, July 10, 1912  7AM  Ther.  73.  90.  66.

Clear.  Shaved myself before breakfast.  Dug some potatoes in garden  will not have many more than I planted owing to bugs and drouth.(sic)   Girls went to  Sunday school wearing blue dresses whichTue has just finished.  Perfectly clear with E. wind  and a little more comfortable than yesterday.  Went up to store and stayed awhile after dinner.  Everybody seems to be driving.  My buggy not done so I have to stay at home.  Write to Cha Bot Works remitting 11.00.  Write  Phobest Co. to inquire about over charge.  Gobed 10.30

June 3, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Monday, June 3, 1912   5.30 A.M.  ther 56.  82.  70. = 69 1/3
Clear.  Emmett came 7 and worked all day.  Mows yard, cuts weeds, Pick cherries, puts wood in cellar, I start Loxa 9 AM.  Meet Cliff at Loxa gate and drive up where A. Moore is putting in our floodgate.  Cliff seems to have blues today.  Some of his corn not good stand.  Cliff let me out front gate and I got home 1 PM.  Dinner was over but I managed to eat too much of  what was left and was sick all P.M.  Kate and Stella called while I was eating dinner and I promised to take them down to Mrs. Bacon's someday this week.  John Parker came toward night and will repair porch in a day or two.  Pay Electric light for Apl. 1.20 and May 2.11.  Clear day with Southerly winds.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Friday June3, 1887  6.30 AM.  Ther.  67.  85.?  68

Clear.  Started for timber at 10 AM.  got there before noon Comer thinks will be ready to saw some by tomorrow.  Men are cutting logs.  Start for home 4.45 by Walker ford.  Has been very warm day.  Ther. above 85.  Father opens hay shocks in yard 8 AM.  Roads are very good except places in river bottom.  got clear day with N.W. Wind.  Gobed 9.45 PM.

May 27, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Monday,  May 27, 1912,  5.30 AM.  Ther. 64. 82. 76. =74

Clear S.E.3.  The "song birds" are eating all our cherries.  The Gov. Wood* had more than usual on. Drove out to Cemetery AM.  Find Snider boys have cleaned up Hildreth lot.  Tom Talbott is breaking piece N of fairground.  I got home before noon.  Tue spent P.M. at H.G's.**  As before said they are living in E.H. Clark's house N.E. Mon & 4 where they have no rent to pay.  Part cloudy day self remain at home feeling rather worse than common.  Phebe went to Frances after supper.  Tue called on back St. till 9 P.M.  The city authorities seem to be examining library lot and incidentally (perhaps) my premises.  They made not report.   Lightening N.W. at night, and many other reliable signs of rain.  Electric light people read meter (389.000)  This is my reading as I was not present  when Miller was here.  Gobed 10 P.M.

*hestofbooks.com/gardening-horticulture/Journal-8/The-Governor-Wood-Cherry.html

**Henry Gramesly

125 Years Ago

Friday, May 27, 1887  6.30 A.M.  Ther. 58.  78.  60.

Clear some cloudy P.M.  N.W. wind Young comes early and mows yard and hillside.  Boys continue to rob our berry patch.  Tue and Delia take up carpet in hall in afternoon and tear off old paper.  The silkworms are so much trouble from having no place to keep them that I may have to let them go.  The  alumni meeting was tonight at Fackln's.  Tue did not go.  Gobed 9 P.M.