November 23, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, IL

1912

23.  Saturday. 6.15 AM.  Ther.  42.  44. (8 AM)  36.  = 40 2/3

Mostly clear 2. SW.3.  Clouds up early.  Order sack wood plaster sent Loxa by Interurban.  Finger is improving and did not keep me awake last night.  Clear morn but grows colder wind shifting to N.W.4.  The forecasts predict cooler, but no cold wave insite!  Alfred came P.M. choring for an hour or so.  I hitch up 4 P driving up town for tobacco.  Got letter from Harman enclosing check from Linder $331.01 being all of my share of corn  hauled to elevator this season to date,  I prefer to make own settlements, and shall try  to do so in future.  Mostly cloudy day with high  N.W. wind.  I did not go up  town until near dark.  My finger disables me a good deal.  Wind seems to increase at night.  Go bed.  9

1887

Wednesday. 5.15 AM.  Ther 47.  45.  44.

Dark and smokey.  get ready to go to the timber but began to rain about 7 AM and rain lightly good part of day.  Phebe not very well stayed home.  Buy some rabbits of F. Biggs.  Drove down to Young's PM serving notice to quit on old man.  They over twenty dollars rent.  The Grand jury adjourned.  Have indicted many good Mattoon  liquor men.  Geo. Weber was over  from ILL.  Very dark day smokey or foggy.  Wind N to NE .  Heavier rain at night.  Peel half bush apples and quinces at night.  Go bed 9.30 PM  Mrs. J. Brown funeral P.M.

Nov. 16-18, 1887 in Charleston, IL

16.  Wednesday.  6.30 A.M.  45.  65.  45.
Hazy, Smoky strong S. wind.  Mrs. Dickenson comes to iron.  The apple trade not very good.  Some folks complaining about the quality.  Tonight there are 95 Bbls left.  Grand Jury in session Large number of witnesses over from Mattoon on liqour biz.  Geo. Weber called at Store.  The smoke was very thick today wind S. and S.W.  change to N. toward night and  Smoke cleared away.  Engage Mr. Albott B. to work tomorrow.  Tue and self both have toothache.  Gobed 8.30.

17.  Thursday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  27.  45.  32.
Clear, wind N.  Father's birthday.  Buy him hat and hankerchiefs.  John Gucing got killed  on Narrow Guage R.R. last night or the morning.  Abbot comes to work some after 7 A.M.  Chopped up kindling wood, patches roof and piles posts.  Will help tomorrow morning.  Mrs. Young was to help Tue today but will come tomorrow.   Ezekiel Easton finishes  hauling wood, has brought up in all.  Cord  I owe him 11.24.  Riley has brought up 116 oak posts from which I have culled 10.  Pleasant day N. wind dusty gobed 9 P.M.

18.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  2  48.  44.
Clear.  Abbott comes about 7 A.M.  Pulls carrotts and beets and puts sawdust round the house quitting  at 3 P.M.  Pay him in full 1.40.  Pay Carnes old a/c .50.  Jo Liston's Carriage Shop took fire about 4 P.M. but was soon put out.  Went out to coal shaft toward night to see (?) Gannaway.  Father stayed at store  most of day, bis. dull.  Took back Bill Hills sacks.  Clear day but very smokey .  Wind S.W.  Self not feeling very well.  Phebe's right cheek swelled, think mumps.  Gobed. 9 P.M.

September 16, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

16,  Friday,  7 A.M.  Ther.  52.  68.  58.
Partly clear.  Made  kite for girls, it caught in a tree.  Sold Owen Curd 1/2 cord wood  $1.50.  Pay Crass in full bal. of 1.50 for work the other day.  Pay Riley Decker 1.75 on wood cut.  Tue and Kate Davis went to fair P.M. leaving baby  with grandpa.  Went out myself about 3 P.M.  Saw Geo Weber up town.  Coolest day have had in good while.  Pay Claud Comer 4.75 for Mort.  Saw has not come yet and Mort is confined to the house.  Gobed 9 P.M.

September 8, 1887 in Charleston, IL

8,  Thursday  6.30 AM  Ther. 53.  83.  66.
Clear.  Started to Mattoon at 9.30 ask H.G. to go with me.  Didn't want to so took Val Mount.  Drove round called on Geo. Weber and got home about 1 P.M. bought box of peaches, 80c.  Looked at Currens house from st.  Kiley Eastin brought about 900 of the red oak boards he promised to make two or three weeks ago.  Dad went up at night to get some stuff for Dr. Dunbar.  Soldier reunion at Greencastle today and yesterday.  Many went.  Gobed 8.30

August 7, 1887

7.  Sunday, 6.30  AM.  Ther.  64.  87.  66.
Some cloudy and air damper than usual.  Baby seemed better today.  Tue has quit giving Patton's medicine.  Father and I went over to Dick Wesley's funeral at 3 P.M. and I drove down out to country.  Alf Hutchasen  rode with me.  I drove around by Popham's and back to town.  Took Tue and baby a litttle drive.  Mare seems a little fractious today.  Has been pleasant day mostly clear wind variable.  See Geo Weber on the street at night.  9 P.M.~

This is July 22, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago . . .

Monday, July 22, 1912  5.30 AM.  Ther. 60.  86.  72.  = 72.2/3

Clear N.E.2.  Drive round a while trying to find McNeel but don't.  Write to Mrs.  Sexton about fence.  I start out to Bert's at 10 AM.  Tue seems to be enjoying herself and will remain until Thursday.  Bert cutting oats.  We drove up to  his field after dinner.  Crops look fine out there.  I felt worse than usual today.  Start home about 6 P.M., didn't reach there  till near dark.  The roads are dry and becoming level.  No rain at Bert's yesterday.  Fair day light N.E. to S. E. winds.  Phebe away at night.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago . . .

Friday, 5.40 AM.  Ther.  75.  90.  70.  

Clear.  Fan and family came about 9 AM`and stay till 7 PM.  Bought mutton at Lees .35  tomatoes .25  salt 20.  Tue made ice cream.  After dinner went out to the races staying till 4 oclock .  Saw Geo Weber, he talk rather favorable about my going to Mattoon.  He has been tending bar for Harry Holmes about a month.  Tue went to Concert at Christian Church at night leaving me with baby.  Father went to bed and the girls were up to Davis.  Uncle John was in town says Bert has left.  10 PM.