August 22-23, 1913 & 1888 in Charleston, Illinois232

1913

22.  Friday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  70.  80.  68.  =72 2/3

Clear. N.W.3.  Skinners stay to breakfast after which he and Walter went to fair.  Marie and Walter went P.M. leaving Chas with Tue and we drive E. to Huckaba road late P.M. getting home 5.30.  Mr. Beeman of Mt. Carmel, a friend of Walter came to supper.  He is exhibiting P.C. hogs at fair.  The  late rain help corn a little grass and weeds are starting .  Helen and Leona call at night.  clear day with fresh NW wind.  Shave self AM.  Neither self nor Tue has attended the fair.  Gobed 10 P.M.

23.  Saturday. 4.45 AM.  ther.  58.  80.  68.  = 68 2/3

Clear.  NW 1.  Walter, Marie and Chas, start for Hindsboro on 6  AM train.  Skinner stayed the night and returned home with them.  I drove down past Normal AM.  One  Harris rode to town with me.  Spend an hour or two hunting for map of Ill which have lost.  Tue went to Hats P.M. staying till p P.M.  H & H here again living in Hutton house.  I drive down by  Woodson's Kickapoo farm returning by wrights.  getting home 6.30  Made batch of mush for supper.  Mostly clear moderate northwesterly winds.  Gobed  9

1888

22.  Wednesday.   5.30 AM.  Ther.  53.  75.  59.

Clear,  N.E.  wind  Phebe cried again most of night with her face it was very much swollen broke this AM and she is better tonight.  Start for timber at 7.45.  Roads very muddy part of the way.  Nobody at work everybody gone to Diona to some meeting except Bob Brown mending wagon.  Look out (?) for west part of road and start home at 4 P.M. coming by Wilkins.  Cow did not come home tonight.  7 Gobed

23.  Thursday  5.45  ther.  47.  75.  58.

Clear.  Phebe not feeling very well yet.  Start for lumber at 7.15 got home at 6.30 P.M.  Six men worked today.  Put on one new man.  Oce Bennett.  Work  P.M. cleaning on road west of house.  Clear and cool day with N.E. wind AM and S.W. P.M.  Bob Stitt mending wagon.  Roads dry  but rough.  8.30 P.M.

June 7- 10, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

7.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  76.  54.  =  64 1/3
Cloudy.  N.E. 3.  I went up for shave before breakfast.  Yates.  Hitch up to new buggy AM and drive out far as Huffmans getting home before noon am not crazy about new buggy.  The main trouble is it is too high to get under shed and pretty hard  for me to get into.  Late. PM.  I took Buddy and Charles down to Jessie Maffets for short call.  Mostly cloudy day with strong N.E. wind.  Grows much colder P.M. with light rain 4 oc.  Reasor's of Hindsboro phone Buddy that will come for her tomorrow.  Tue over at Brook's at night till 9   Gobed 9.30

8.  Sunday 6 AM.  ther.  44.  74.  58.  = 58 2/3
Tue went to church AM.  She could not get a R.H. newspaper.  John Reasor called with auto for Buddy and Charles 4 P.M.  and took them for a  short visit in Hindsboro.  I hitched up A.M. but did not drive out till 4.30 when I took the Kickapoo trip returning by Wrights and the cutoff.  Everything in country looks just about same as a month ago.  Corn is little larger: everything is drying up, roads dusty.  I drove the new buggy.  It does not suit and will try to have some changes made.  Jack started but got lost before I got out  of town.  He was home when I got in at 7 PM.  Clear day stiff N.E. wind.  We have good fire in grate all day.  Gobed. 9.30

9.  Monday,   5.30 AM.  Ther.  42.  74.  56.  = 57 1/3
Clear E.3.  Hitch to old buggy and drive over to Siberts am thinking of returning buggy axels and getting the drop kind.  Clear and cold strong N.E. wind.  Tue brought some hats for me to select from but none of them fit me.  She went down to Hat's at night.~~  E. H. Clark died at Marshall last night.  Harman phones at night.  Seems much discouraged about weather &c.  I drove E. of town toward night to Huckaba's.  Crops seem to be holding their own pretty well.  Harman has boys hired to pull the milkweeds in his oats.  We expected Phebe tonight.  Tue went to 8.30 car.  she didn't come.  Gobed  10.30

10.   Tuesday. 5.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  80.  60.  = 60.
Clear.  N.E.3.  After hitching to old buggy I drove over to Siberts.  He says exchanging axels on new buggy "is small matter."  Later AM I drove north Anderson road to town line returning by plank road.  Drove up the new "paved" road a piece first time have done so.  I don't admire same but it may be alright.  Get home noon.  Tue attended the E.H. Clark funeral at D.H. Dowlings with Mrs. Brooks.  Went to cemetery.  I stay at home.  Phebe arrived about 3 P.M. from Ann Arbor.  Buddy and Charles came later from Hindsboro.  Reasor's took the car to Buston.  Phebe left us Feb. 3 and has been at AnnArbor since about Mar. 1.  Ora Webb called P.M. and night.  Mort and Kate called at night.  K slip in while we were at supper.  Clear day, moderate easterly winds.  Sat up reading till 11.30  Harman phones night.  BA weather.

Charleston, Illinois June 26, 1912 and 1887

100 Years Ago

Wednesday, June 26, 1912  4.30 AM.  Ther.  58.  88.  74.  =73 1/3

Clear hazy.  Light fog early.  North light wind.  Buddy with Charles went to Hindsboro to visit Reasors.  They were to meet her at Bushton.  Phebe went to Clover Leaf with them at 6 AM.  Parker and I look at old Phone poles and think won't get them.  Will try to get the stuff from the Ranch.  Drove to woods P.M.  There has been nothing doing in the fungus line since early May.  No sign of anything today.  I fix spoke in buggy wheel after getting home.  Tue went to P.M. with Mrs. Brooks  at night.  Mostly clear day light northeasterly wind  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Sunday, June 26, 1887,  8 AM  Ther.  74.  84.  65.  

Clear.  H.G.  came sown before breakfast and stayed an hour or two.  Maggie and Phebe went to S.S.  Kate Davis called while we were eating breakfast.  Went up town before noon and brought down the hose sprinkled in front yard. P.M.  Everybody is using water and I want to get my share.  Very dry.  No rain to speak of since May 24.   Will soon have to rain or raise no crops.  Fresh east wind all day and clear.  Have been  chewing tobacco for a few days quit and do quit to night.  Go bed 9 P.M.

June 5, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Wednesday, June 5, 1912    5.30 AM.  Ther. 54. 82. 72. = 69 1/3

Clear mostly S.1.  Parker came 9 A and worked most of day repairing back porch.  Paid in full ck 1.75.  Plew was here much  of time but only to gas.  Will employ Parker to roof barn at farm soon.  Phebe young lady friend from Clinton.  I drove S.W. toward night.  Ira Snider's daughter rode a piece with me.  Tue and girls away till bed time.  Tom Knock rode to town gave me a young squirrel  which I prepare for breakfast.  Part clear light variable winds.  Sprinkles rain at dark and after (.02)  I felt poorly all day.  Mort Grove reported some Cuting.  Gobed 9.30 P.  Mrs. Reasor called P.M.  She lives at Hindsboro.

125 Years Ago

Thursday, June 5, 1887.  6 AM.  Ther. 60. 70. 53.

Cloudy considerable rain in night.  Have big mess  mushrooms for breakfast.  Young came to set out bushes, but too wet.  Write out bonds and petitions for license, but don't suppose there is any chance.  Sign H.G.'s bond for supervisor.  Council meets at night and work late.  Tue still very sore throat.  Mostly cloudy day and growing cooler.  11 P,M,