August 7 - 11, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1888

7.  Tuesday, 5.30  AM.  Ther.  70.  88.  72.

Cloudy.  Thunder storm with rain toward day.  Went out to Uncle Johns AM  looking for cow and calf  found them P.M. at John Huffmans.  Kelly went with me to drive him in.  He worked P.M. in garden got half bu potatoes of Myers 9 PM.

8.  Wednesday.  6.20 AM.  72.  81.  63.

Clear or nearly so.  Went down to woods to get some fellows to clearing.  Bob Brown not at home but came when I was there.  Decker boys say they will begin work in morning.  Kelly work in garden forenoon.  I got home baout 7 P.M.  Growing cooler all day.  Gobed 9.15 P.M.  -- Baby better.

9.  Thursday 5.40 AM.  53.  79.  60.

Partly cloudy.  Start for woods at 8 oc.  Find the farm Deckers all at work.  I left them at 4.30 P.M.  Seem to be doing pretty good job clearing.  Bill Kelly came in morning and worked in garden and cleaning out cellar.  Warren Wicker began hauling wood to Mrs. Coon. He hauled altogether (?) 9 1/6 cord and has had 5.00 in money on same.  Tue sent for Dr. for baby P.M. but sent him word not to come.  Gobed 8.45

10.  Friday,   5.45  AM.  Ther.  58.  82.  60.

Clear.  I start for timber at 8.45 got there at 10.30.  Found nobody at work but they had been then walked round a while and came home.  Bob Brown rode as far as Butte with me.  There was a democrat  pole raising there today.  Their Cannon burst the morning.  I went down via Walkers.  Rec. gal whisk today from B. B.&U..  Mostly clear day, Got home at about 4 P.M.  Gobed 9 PM.

11.  Saturday  6 AM  Ther.  60.  85.  65.

Cloudy AM.  Went up to Masons after tenderloin and beef.  Pay up Bill Kelly in full 75c bal.  Baby has been pretty bad for several days with bowel complaint.  Today is Phebe's eighth birthday.  Snider was here an hour or two at night.  Went up town after coffee.  Go bed 10 P.M.

Charleston, Illinois, on October 11 & 12, 1887

11,  Tuesday, 6.15,  AM.  Ther 45.  54.  48.
Almost clear.  Fresh N.W. wind.   Tue thinks she has ague and takes tonic.  Mrs. Dickenson sends word again that she can't come till tomorrow.  Eastin and Decker bring two loads green wood  for Mrs. Robinson which she refuses to take, so put it on the yard.  Bill Hill unloading car load of potatoes, get samples.   Paid Easton 1.00.  Very raw day.  Wind nearly North considerably cloudy P.M.  Tue buys undershirts and hose at Chambers.     Mits for girls at Frommell.  Buy socks at McCravys.  went up town at night to see Sol Meyers.  Go bed 9 PM . . . .

12, Wednesday,  6.30 AM.  ther.  36.  57.  47.
Clear.  Heavy white frost.  No word from Dorsey yet wrote him last Thursday.  Mrs. Dickenson washes.  Comer up town.  He and John Huffman talk a while in my place.  Tue went up to  Mrs. Norfolks while in P.M.  Collect several dollars of different parties.  Have been taking ice for a few days.  Clear day with W, S.W. wind.  Gobed 9 P.m.

September 24, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

24, Saturday,  6.40 AM.  Ther.  38.  65.  55.
Clear.  Light white frost,  the first.  Send sample cocoons to Washington for Ruth.  Shep Hunt agrees to haul wood from south end on shares.  Dr. Will Hall says he is going to start west in a week or two .  John Huffman looks over some a/c and gives views on license.   Most of sawmill gang up in P.M. say have city bill of 10,000 ft about  out.  Buy two  bushels  peaches at McConnels.  Mostly clear day.  Go bed  9.30 PM