May 29- June 9, 1914 (highlights) Charleston, IL

Note to readers:  Due to my jobs I have gotten behind,I am sorry that I must catch up by just giving the highlights from those entries I have missed.

May 1914

29.  The schools let out today.  The high school had a big show at theater tonight.  

30.  Saturday.  We went out to Cemetery .  Many people out there early.  There has been a big steamship wreck on St. Laurence The "Empress of Ireland" lost in collision over a thousand reported drowned.

The memorial  parade will be tomorrow.  Will not be able to participate.

31.  Sunday.  The boys  get started at ball playing , but quit at Tues request.

June 1914

1.  Monday.  Dan McCarty is putting fixtures  for jewelry Store  in the Monroe room next to my old stand.

2.  Tuesday.  This birthday biz is becoming monotonous.  Phebe sent me a pocket book.  

3.  Wednesday.  The State  meet of G.A.R. is going on at Mattoon with large attendance.  Tomorrow is a their big day.  

4.  Thursday.  Mrs. John  Abbott died yesterday.  

5.  Friday.  The encampment elected Bishop Fallows Commander State GAR this AM.  Learn Tom Threlkeld died this  morning.  

6.  Saturday.  Tue puts in much of day, cleaning house and ironing.  She broke electric iron.  I made three trips to plant to repair it.  The Warman kids are annoying us some.

7.  Sunday.  Tom Threlkeld funeral 2 P.M.  Lost my specs.  Old mare made break getting bridle tangled with shafts.

8.  Monday.  Tue cleaning in dining room.  Moves her ice box into pantry and gets ice in it for fish.  Morty came over and did the carpentry work.  He also put up Phebe's swing on porch.  The alarm of fire about 3 PM in S part  of town.  It would serious time  for fire to get started every  thing is day as powder.

9.  Tuesday.  4.30  AM.  Ther.  72.   98.  84.  =  84 2/3

clear S.2.  Jones phones Duggins is about move out of Loxa house.  I spent morn tying up old papers for junk.  Helen called with butter and eggs.  Pay her a/c in full except today ch. 4.15  Mrs. W. Gro calls to see Tue.  Emma quit at noon.  Tue rests  P.M.  I drove E of town down by Sain Stevens Lane; got to warm.  Crops look better than one would expect with such weather.  Today the warmest to date.  Pick up Alfred Smith on road.  Get IC at Teeples which was all for sup.  Tue over to Julia Kenayers at night.  Lightining round at night.  Mostly clear day with brisk southwesterly winds  Gobed 10P

January 16-19, 1889 in Charleston, IL

January 16-19

16.  Wednesday. 6 AM.  Ther.  50.  61.  39.

Cloudy.  Strong S wind all night with  light rain.  Phebe was first one up this morn and helped get breakfast.  Paid up Stoddert  a/c 22.20 , Havy's a/c $13.75.  Strong wind all day.  Dash of rain about sunset, clearing off wind getting into the west. grown colder after  dark.    Heavy wind all night.  Lunar eclipse (?) night.  Tue went up to Davis ' toward night.  Phebe got pushed down in mud today noon by big boy.  Gobed 10 PM.  

17.  Thursday.  6 AM  Ther.  29.  36.  28.  

Clear, wind, west, clear pleasant day.  Father ate dinner with the G.A.R.  Bob Brown was up and reported on ties for the first time Uncle John was down to dinner.  Marie was sick  all day and worse at night.  I went uptown and got some yeast, steak and some coffee which I roasted.  Gobed 10.30

18.  Friday. 6.15 AM  Ther.  21.  35.  24.  

Clear.  Did not sleep much last night on account  of baby she had a hot  fever and we thought of sending for the Dr.  She is  better this morning.  Pleasant day NW wind.  Baby not feeling very well yet.  I paid Mike Miller in full 14.10  Tue went up town toward night.  Wrote  for Tue  to Curtis Pub Co  go bed 8.30 PM

19.  Saturday. 6.15 AM  Ther.  18.  34.   33.

Clear with  E. wind.  white frost.  Warren Decker called pay him order on Skidimon 28.00 and check for 20.00 still  owe him several dollars.  Bob did not send in his report on ties.  Uncle John was in to dinner, he has traded the Nicholson place for Kline farm paying 500.00 to boot.  Mrs. C. Davis and daughter called toward night.  clear day E wind clouds up toward night and began to snow about 10 P.M.