November 21-22, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

21.  Monday.  5.30  AM.  Ther. 24.  40.  35.
Clear, Smokey, Brisk S. wind.  Very heavy  smoke all day, otherwise would probably have been clear.  It is supposed to come from fires in southern Illinois and MO and Ark - has been so for over two weeks whenever wind was southerly.  Mrs. Young didn't come to wash today.  Comer was up and had kind of a squaring up with him.  Snider called morning says Fan* is sick came for Dr.   Pay Comer $75.00 and settle bill at Wrights for him 32.20.  Ed Eastin and wife have gone down in country for few days.  Tue gets wood box in house.  Strong SSE. wind all day.  Gobed 9.45 P.M.  Baby cried till nearly midnight.

*Tues' sister

22.  Tuesday.  6.15 AM  ther.  35.  52.  46.(?)
Smokey.  Wind S.  Snider called this morning.  Fan's baby born last night was dead.  Took Tue and baby down  there* forenoon, getting home at noon.  P. Snider brought Tue and baby  up at night.  Sell Farrell lot of posts and fencing.  Had to come home with Phebe.  Maggie got lost, but found her at Wentz.  Lean that Ark hunters will be home this week.  Basier got home a day or two ago.  Dark smokey day with south wind.  gobed 9.30 PM

*Fan lived in the house high on the hill just before the Lake Charleston entrance.  It is still there, at least it was last time I was out that way.  The house was known as the Blakeman house.  You used to see that there were steep, steps from the house down to the road.  My Grandmother always told me Fan fell on those steps when she was pregnant and  she lost the baby.  There is, however, no mention of her falling in this journal.

July 24, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Il

100 Years Ago . . .

Wednesday, July 24, 1912   5.30 AM.  76.  96.  82. = 84 2/3

Clear, SW.2.  was warm night.  O. Hudson takes job of mow yard but back outs after working an hour.  Pd. .15c all.  He helped hitch up .Mc N. did not appear A.M.  Oscar says Emmett has found last garden fork.  They work a little at furnace cleaning up fire pot nothing else.  Today proves to be the warmest of season up to date.  So I keep pretty quiet.The weeds and grass are getting the better of us.  It is hard to get any kind of help.  I drove out by fairground toward night met load of hay over turned near Decker Springs.  Tue got home 7 P.M. from Bert's where she has been since last Friday.  Phebe went P.M. to W.E. Hills to Recep. for Fern Rickett.  Mostly clear day, hazy wind S.W. to N.  Tue got a letter from Buddy P.M.  Gobed 9.30

125 Years Ago . . . 

Sunday, July 24, 1887    7 AM  Ther.  67.  90.  71.

Clear, wind N.E.  Go up and get mare to tke Tue out to Uncle John's.  While waiting for her there was alarm of fire proved to be Geo McNutt's house which burned also several stables and other houses took fire.  There was something wrong with the waterworks and it got pretty good start before pressure came.  Drove while with Tue before noon.  Geo Weber over P.M.  Drove with children round town toward night.  Tue learns that Fan sent for Dr. this morning.  Clear day N.E. wind go bed 9 PM.