September 24, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

24, Tuesday,  6 AM.  Ther.  50.  76.  64.  =  63 1/3
Part cloudy.  S.E.1.  Tue gets letter from Muggs - special del. stating that she expects to soon loose her place at O. State Library because not a native of state.  I start Loxa 10. A.M.  Go S. road  and through farm up to B.C. shed.  Harman has 25 men cutting B.C. and are about half done cutting.  Expect to begin seeding tomorrow.  Cliff has fired Curt and he will soon move to near Lerna.  Harman picking up around shed.  P & P have finished but I have not seen them.  I return N. road getting home 6 P.M.  Tue at Groves at night.  Mostly clear with light S.  Took lunch.  Jack didn't go.  I was sick in night.  Gobed 9

September 13, 1912 in Charleston and Loxa, Illinois

Friday, 5.30  A.M.  Ther.  50.  80.  66
Clear, E.1. A, Preacher is moving  in house back of us he owns.  Get start Loxa 9 AM or later went through and pretty well over farm.  Harman's crops look about as well as the neighbors.  P&P not there.  They  have done nothing for two weeks.  Cliff has clipped much of oat stubble.  the clover looks well.  The thins places pretty good.  Have fine stand on most of 62 acres sown.  Haas cut NW 8 acres supposedly for seed.  I drove from W. to BC shed could not get round so return round field and visit shed from S.  Saw no one but Mrs. Binge.  Did not get out at premises.  Gather peck or so grapes SW house on fence Drove down through Loxa seeing Hogg and CHJ.  Return S. road and home before 2 PM did not eat dinner which took.  Drove to Parkers toward night.  Didn't  see him.  Tue at Groves night.  Mostly clear.  Light southerly wind with light whirlwinds.  The roads are good and quite dusty in places.  Gobed 8.30

It is July 12, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Friday, July 12, 1912         6 AM.  Ther 68.  88.  72.  =76.

Cloudy early.  I take another trip along railroads looking for poles &c I found nothing.  I drove over to Balch's.  Kate is busy today  over at her house S.E.  They are intending to start home in about 2 weeks.  Tue got a letter from Buddy.  I start for Loxa 2 P.M. south road but gave it up on account  of the heat.  Roads generally dry but rough.  Wheat is all cut.  Oats turning some pieces  lying flat.  McNeel's force got furnace sections into barnyard to clean up.  They worked but little on them.  Tue and Phebe went to John Cadles show at night.  Fair day S.W.3.  Go bed 9.30 P

125 Years Ago

Tuesday, July 12, 1887   7 AM.  Ther.  74.  96.  78

Clear.  Tue trys(sic) to get someone to get someone  to wash but does not succeed.  N.M. Uni drummer called  after dinner.  Pay him in full 217.23.  He advises me to go to Vandalia.  Think I can buy out a fellow there.  Went down to depot with  him.  Nearly clear all day and about  the hottest day we have had.  Gave the girls a shower both with the hose.  Kate Davis over little while P.M. Concert at Christian Church at night.  Ezekiel Eastin wants to buy eight cords of wood.  Clouds in W at sunset.  Go bed 10 P.M.

June 6, 1912 and 1887 In Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago 

Thursday, June 6, 1912,  5 AM.  Ther. 64. 74.62. - 66 2/3

Partly cloudy. N,N,W,  The  "shower" in night might just laid the dust.  Phebe and Ora occompany (sic) friend Mrs. Campbell to Paris and left on 6.22 train.  Fix up some paint and give porch floor one first coat.  Mort is reported better this morn.  Mrs. G. not so well.  Start Loxa 10 return with cherries and start again after dinner.  Fred Harman mowing and plowing 1/2 piece of clover.  Slict helping him.  Thane have about half broken and include it with piece on west in B.C.

I went out to measure old barn &c so we  can shingle.  It is 26ft. square with one third pitch to roof. Harman says can get material same in Mattoon delivered.  Did not visit house.  Drove west part of place.  Oats looking better.  Seem to have good stand young clover with oats.  Go home through Loxa and S. road.  Stop Hedkens for buttermilk.  this has been busy day in country.  The roads are good.  Go home 6 P.M.  Kate B. called after supper.  Have promised take her over river tom.  All hands to show at night.  Gobed 9.30


125 Years Ago
Monday , June 6, 1887, 5.30 AM.  Ther.  73.  89.  74
Mostly clear, Father and self went after osage in morning and again at night - took silk worms at home up stairs.  The mice began on those at the store.  Set trap for them at night.  Mary Frackler Kindergarten begins, but our girls don't go.  Write E.D. Davis accepting bill of 38000 ft. bridge lumber to be delivered Aug.  "Our son" says city must have 500 ft 2" x 8" - 6' at once. Write to  Deunway sending 62.00 and order case beer.  Drive while at night with Tue.  Gobed 10 P.M.

June 3, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Monday, June 3, 1912   5.30 A.M.  ther 56.  82.  70. = 69 1/3
Clear.  Emmett came 7 and worked all day.  Mows yard, cuts weeds, Pick cherries, puts wood in cellar, I start Loxa 9 AM.  Meet Cliff at Loxa gate and drive up where A. Moore is putting in our floodgate.  Cliff seems to have blues today.  Some of his corn not good stand.  Cliff let me out front gate and I got home 1 PM.  Dinner was over but I managed to eat too much of  what was left and was sick all P.M.  Kate and Stella called while I was eating dinner and I promised to take them down to Mrs. Bacon's someday this week.  John Parker came toward night and will repair porch in a day or two.  Pay Electric light for Apl. 1.20 and May 2.11.  Clear day with Southerly winds.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Friday June3, 1887  6.30 AM.  Ther.  67.  85.?  68

Clear.  Started for timber at 10 AM.  got there before noon Comer thinks will be ready to saw some by tomorrow.  Men are cutting logs.  Start for home 4.45 by Walker ford.  Has been very warm day.  Ther. above 85.  Father opens hay shocks in yard 8 AM.  Roads are very good except places in river bottom.  got clear day with N.W. Wind.  Gobed 9.45 PM.

May 31, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Friday,  May 31,1912.  6 AM.  Ther. 50.82.64. =65 1/3

Clear, S.E.1. light fog early.  Get letter from Andy Moore to come over and look over line fence where he wants to put flood gate.  I let him do it his own way and I pay half.  Drove over to Sexton corner where Paul  and Curtis were hunting crows in the corner locust.  The are breaking  26 A for B.C. will finish in a day or two.  They had just done planting.  Cliff had just gone home, I didn't see him.Went round by BC shed and south to Loxa.  Cliff's corn where up looks pretty well- good stand.  Clover meadows only fair.  Return South road getting home 6.30.  Didn't get tired as usual.  S road very rough generally dry Mostly clear day S.3.  Tue and Phebe town at night.  Not many people on road today.  Gobed 9 P.M.

The Weather for May 1912

Mean temp 67.7 Max. 88 on 23d.  Min 38 on 13th light frost 13th only one.  Precipitation, 3.12in on twelve days. .96 on 5th .40 on 10th .45 on 11th .50 on 15th and 16th.67 on28th other days light or trace.  Clouds 34%. Thunder 5th, 10th, 11th, 24th 26th and 28th.  The winds for May were N 4 3/5, NE2, E 2/3, SE 4 2/3, S 11 1/3, SW 4 1/3, W 1 1/3 and NW 2 days.  The roads are dry but rough.  Oats generally looking well also meadows.  There is still much water in ground.  Corn 7(?) at Loxa Butter 25 to 35.  Eggs 15.  The biggest corn have seen say  in.  Half the corn is 6(?).

125 Years Ago

Tuesday, May 31, 1887    6.30 A.M.  Ther. 59.70.55.

Cloudy damp day occasional light rain.  Bad weather for the worms which which don't seem to be doing very well.  Tue not very well satisfied with Delia and they have a few words.  Got paper and begin to paper hall, but get only half done.  Snider** brings butter and lard and take home jug.  Went up to Anderson's before supper after osage.  Father* went with me.  Go bed 9.30 PM  Got sack  flour at Hills 1.30 cr.

*William Sayre Gramesly, Charles' father.

**John Henry Snider

May 15,1912 & 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Wednesday, April 15, 1912  5.20 AM, Ther. 48, 60, 52, = 53 1/3

Most clear. SW.3.  I got start for Loxa 9.  Drove in Cemetery as pass many farmers at work along road.  I drove down by Loxa.  Stop a bit to talk with Mrs. Gaines.  My pincers are there, also chair, saw Retha.  Drove pretty well over the place.  Met Cliff and hands at house as they came for dinner.  They are harrowing north of A. Moores, and discing W. side of 29 1/2 piece.  Cliff has about 50 a broke and say 20 planted.  They intend to plant this P.M.  I ate lunch  on road and start home soon after noon owing to weather.   Mostly cloudy and threatening rain.  Light sprinkles much of P.M., heavier toward night.  Come home S. road getting there 4 P.M.  dirt roads dry and rough.  Varible winds.  Gob 9P  Tue and E cleanup attic today.  Clean out tank.  The Dr. Walker trial has got started.

125 Years Ago

Sunday, May 15,1887   6 A.M.  Ther 64, 88? 64.

Pleasant day warm and dry.  Start for timber with Seph McClosky about 8 A.M. intending to fish but not much encouragement when we got there.  Went east road came back over road, home at 6, too tired to go after Tue and girls.  Delia got home.  Effie Eastin  stays all night  with her.  Most of Ag. Dep. silkworms hatch today.  Gobed 10 P.M.