July 8-16, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

8.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  75.  90.  70.
Clouding up.  Heavy rain AM.  More in P.M. and all night much thunder and lightning.  Grows cooler about 6 P.M.  Thought of going out to Bert's this morning.  Concluded to go out to Uncle John's after dinner.  Did neither on account of rain.  Marnie Lang here P.M.  Phebe at dinner down at Dowlings.  Gobed 10 P.M.

9.  Monday.  5.30 AM  Ther.  70.  82.  72.
Cloudy and light rain.  Rained most of night pretty heavy.  Creek up good deal not so high as a couple weeks ago.  Roof at store leaked some last night.  Kelly gets sconces  down for Miss Kumayer.  Pay him order on Bails 1.50 still owe him 1.00.  Mastes speaks to me about  a lot of fencing.  Phebe went up town with me at night; bought some fans bacon  beef  paid Jonathan Lee 25 c.  I owe him.  Go bed 10 P.M.  Mrs. R. washed.

10.  Tues 5.45 A.M.  Ther.  68.  81..  68.
Cloudy, but soon clears off. Went down to see McMurtrie about sky light, found him at Richters.  Have decided to have him make skylight instead of ordering one from Soh.  Sell Geo Mather 15o posts @ 6.00 per hundred.  Dick Curd owes me bal. of 2.00 he paid me 10.00 today.  Jeff & H.G. gave me keys to back doors.  Cow got into garden.  We let her in the road and she didn't come home.  Kate Myers over at night.  Go bed 10 A.M.

11.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  70.  86.  72.
Clear.  Baby was sick in night - severe (?).  Cow did not come home, look for her around town and drive out to Uncle John's.  Tom Messick went with me.  Heard nothing of old cow.  Remit 9.00 in full to  Bethesda Agcheg in  Chicago.  Bruner writes that they will receive ties on 20 or 25 inst.  Kelly went with me to look for cow toward night.  Baby gets better.  Clear day and getting warmer.  Gobed 10 P.M.

12.  Thursday  5.45 AM.  Ther.  73.  92.  80.
Clear, fresh N.W. wind.  Buy some apples of Harriman. 2.00.  Try all evening to get some one to haul Mather's posts.   T Reccer  dreying on them P.M. but , Kershaw forbid him putting them on lot.  McM brings up skylight and I give it one coat VF paint toward night.  Dave Tremble says tax money has to be paid this week sure will have to borrow some.  Jim Robertson pays me 1.25 for wood got last winter.  H.G. pays 75c on a/c.  Has been very hot today in sun but brisk west wind made it comfortable, change in night about ten oc Gobed 8.30 P.M.  M & P went down to Mrs. Royers at night.

13.  Friday.  5.30  AM.    Ther.  65.  78.  65.
Mostly clear.  Sudden change in night for cooler from N. or N.E.  Maggie went with Miss Johnston to river sketching early.  Paint sky light again, McMuries says he will fit it next week.  Buy bunch of shingles of Minton on Cr.  Deliver Mather's balance of posts and he pays for them $9.00.  Baby pretty bad all day something like the flux.  Drive a while after supper.  Mrs. davis are going to Bloomington on a visit.  They will start tonight.  Ed Eastin is "off" again has been for several days.  Clear and cool  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

14.  Saturday 5.45.  AM.  ther.  65.  75.  61.
part cloudy wind S.E.  Phebe was sick in night from eating green apples.  Baby seems about the same this morning.  McCormick glazes skylight in P.M.  Sold Kelly 1/2 cord wood delivered.  Take 11 sawed ties down to R.R. making 149 altogether there.  Paid Batermines  50 cents dray.  It rained lightly most of forenoon.  I puttied up some cracks in old (?).  The (?) building is up about one story.  Borrow  50.00 at 2nd Bank for 30 days and pay taxes balance $95.50.  Pleasant P.M. and cool.  Go bed 10 P.M.~
Tue got meddy for baby of Dr. Patton.

15.  Sunday 6 A.M.  Ther.  65.  80?  65.
Clear or nearly so started for timber with Kelly about 9 AM. to  get some of tools left there.  Bob Brown agrees to bring up logs for Weiss rollers this week and  will also load lumber.  Kirk & Co. have moved out of house in bottom taking my broad ax with them.  Baby still complaining but not so bad as she was.  Got bottle Rhewfard syp in AM.  Kelly  and self got home at 6 AM.  Today exhausted my supply of spirits of all kinds.  Kelly was feeling badly today owing to having been to Mattoon last night.  Go bed 9 A.M.

16.  Monday 7 AM Ther. 70.  87.  70.
Partly cloudy.  Mostly clear day.  Myer pays Tue 100 on rent, still owes 142 in last month girls put up their hammock and have company all day.  Wrale Cooperation BP Assm. sending 1.40 for Nos 5,6,7,8 & 9  order gal. whiskey from M.&H. (?) X.  Buy bacon of Dick Bails qt. blackberries.  Had rheumatism in left shoulder  P.M. and night.  didn't sleep much.  Gobed 10 PM  Drove with Doc Dunbar AM.

June 23- July 1, 1888 in Charleston, IL

June

23.  Saturday, 5.45 AM.  Ther.  72.  87.  68.

Cloudy and foggy damp morning.  Kelly does not work today.   (?) paints on front.  Kirk and Co.  get on their case.  (?) Dunbar gave us pint  of (?) .  Spoke to Alex Briggs about stone on  (?) yard. Sprinkle in P.M.  Get shaved at Mays Shop Cr.  Baby about sick.  Tue says it is the hives.    Go to bed  1o oc  Kate Myers to supper.

24.  Sunday.  6 AM.  ther.  72.  88.  71.

Clear.  Baby sick all day  thought about sending for  (?) but didn't,  Lear that  Urn Ricketts daughter, Ellen, is dead in Terre Haute.  Drive while PM with Tue.  afterward with M & P and Maurice Larry.  Pleasant day and warm.   Gobed 9 PM.

25.  Monday.  5 AM.  Ther.  68.  88.  70.  

Cloudy, heavy rain in night.  Self sick in night.  Baby better this morning.  Kelly works  - store A.M.  brought down "goods" and  some barrels.   Worked at home P.M.  Make gate to cow lot (?).  Mrs. Rogers washed AM.  McCormick paints in front AM. didn't work afternoon.  Rep. Convention in session at Chicago for past week  today nominated Ben Harrison for president and Morton for v. president.

26.  Tuesday,  6.15 AM.  Ther.  68.  88.  74.

Cloudy, showers in night.  McCormick finishes painting.  Get cornice and Kelly cleans them off.  (?) on old sideboard.  There was an alarm of fire  last night which proved to be an alarm sounded by authorities in consequence of mob that came on 11 P.M. train to lynch a negro confined in jail  for rape committed at Mattoon last week.  They hung him at I&StL tank down at depot.  (?) deal of talk in town today.  Baby was sick and cried a good deal in night.  Think it must be her teeth.  Tue sent Maggie for Dr. but did not see him.  Gobed 9 PM.

27.  Wednesday, 5.50 AM.  66.  70.  68.

Cloudy.  Heavy rains in night.  Pay John McCormick  in full for papering and painting $10.40.  Kelly and self work on old side board.  Heavy rain most of forenoon.  Wind N. heavy winds most of day.  Very discourage able.  Kelly and self straighten up stairs toward night.  This is the longest spell of wet weather we have had for a year or two.  Kate Davis over at night.  9.30 P.M.

28.  Thursday 5.45 AM.  Ther. 64.  72.  65.

Cloudy and damp.  Heavy rains in night.  Wind NW this morning.  Baby slept better last night.  Miss Kemayer measures room for carpet.  She says I may leave ice box in room.  Kelly does not work today.  Remit  Bethesda Spring $3.00 - Knock and self fasten brackets on cornice with wire P.M.  Have about  decided to send old cow home.  Cloudy day NW wind: fine rain P.M.  Gobed 10 PM.

29.  Friday.  5.45 AM.  Ther.  63.  80.  68.

Cloudy wind N.E.  Kelly mows round house, weeds out strawberries.  Get sideboard down to house; begin cleaning up furniture:  move far corridor Knock and Sutton helping.  Was going to meeting  of  Electric light Co. at night but decided can't take any  stock.  Pay Miss Johnston in full for Maggies lessons 13.50.  Clears off before noon pleasant day NE wind.  Gobed 9 PM.

30.  Saturday.  5.45 AM  Ther.  66.  82.  65.

Clear.  Kelly works all day cleaning furniture and wood work.  McMurtrie says he will make shelves, Monday sure.  Doc Dunbar gives me a bottle of medicine.  Miss Kemayer wants possession Tuesday.  Pay Kelly check 5.00 still owe him 2.00.  Kate Davis over a while at night.  Went up town at night for shave and shirts.  Gobed 11 P.M.

July

1.  Sunday 7 AM  Ther.  72.  88.  72.

Clear.  No gasoline this morning had to  borrow of Ms. Wentz.  Kelly  went up before noon and pretend to  scrub out room doing very poor job.  Drive east of town with Tue after dinner .  write letter to Ya Hadley about piling his lumber.  Roads are dry but somewhat rough.   gobed 9 PM----

June 7-13, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

7.  Thursday  7 AM.  Ther.  64.  84.  70.
Clear.  Sort out drawers &c up at store.  Kelly worked there P.M. brought M.T. Bbls. down home and put in smoke house.  H.G. there P.M. and think I made a mistake in renting.  Don't know yet what I will do with my furniture.  Hot day and uncomfortable night.  Gobed 10 P.M.  Fatty Knock connects pipe at store.

8.  Friday.  6.30 AM  Ther.  72  88  70
Some cloudy.  Kelly washes lot of bottles and I filled them with Sherry.  Get back room partly cleaned out.  Kelly helped put some carpet in house P.M.  Vol is again after me to rent up stairs  Bob Brown up with load of stove wood.  Post up his account to date.  He's in debt several dollars for rent.  Mrs. Norfolk was down to house toward night for an hour or two.  McCormick white washes hall.  Gobed 10 PM  Appearance of rain in PM

9.  Saturday.  6.15 AM  Ther.  68.  85.  68
  Clear with with fresh west wind.   S.W.  Intended to go to Salisbury early this AM to get description of (?)  which wish to change.  Rain stopped about 9 AM.  Went down to Salisbury and look at record start at 10 and back 2.30.  Pay Auf Vaughn 3.00  Kelly 3.00 Friday 4.oo still owe Kelly 2.75 others in full.  Steigman speaks to me about Pink  house.  There was but little rain down in Hutton tp.  clear day after rain.  10.30  Got some P. Green for potato bugs.

10.  Sunday  6.30  AM.  Ther.  60.  75.  62
Clear with fresh W. wind.  Snider and children came before we got breakfast.  I packed up lot of glassware up stairs at store before dinner. Eva Vail and Davis girls called P.M.  Vail's folks are going to Montana soon.Drive with Tue toward night afterward with Phebe.  Ferd and Louise stayed over to Wentz.  Helen here.  gobed 10 PM

11.  Monday, 6AM.  Ther.  60.  73.  57
Clear.  Miss Kurayer looks at room AM and tells what she wants.   Kelly paints lower roof AM.  Pay Easton 2.50 in full for make fence.  Milt Drake over from Terre Haute wants me to  go down to timber with him, can't.  Mrs. R. sends for washing at night.  Clear day and cool, wind W or NW.  gobed 10 PM.

12.  Tuesday.  5.45 AM.  Ther. 55.  80.  65.
Clear, wind easterly.  Baby got up about 3 AM but not to stay up.  Kelly came at 6.45 working all day clearing up back  rooms at store.  Pay him up all but 1.75.  Order 1.00 ft flowing from Fuller's drive down to Myers with Tue after supper.  says he will help me tomorrow.   Looks like rain at night mostly clear day with south wind.  Go bed 10 PM

13.  Wednesday, 6 AM  Ther  70.  87.  75.
Mostly clear day with SW wind brisk.  Myers came to work before 7 AM.  Work all day at Store mostly in round room.  Kelly didn't work today  went down to Mintons and Fullers afternoon to get some lumber.  Mr. Geo Dallas came for Hutton Township called P.M.  This has been about the warmest day so far.  Gobed 9.30 PM  C.G. takes off flannels.

June 6, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

6.  Friday.  5.30  AM.  ther.  66.  98.  78.  = 80 2/3

Clear. S. 2. Get  hold backs at Frommel's AM.  Didn't hitch to new buggy.  It proves to be one of hottest days to date.  Paid for Jan. 15. 1914  Buddy was expecting to go to Hindsboro to visit Reasors but they did not come for her as expected.   The constant heat is wearing me out and most of my time is  spent at rest  in the house.  Some cloudy P.M. and I drive out west of town pass Helen's and return by Lattas place.  Corn seems to be growing.  The largest  I have seen may be a foot high.  Weather bureau predicts rain but little sign of it.  I got home 6.30.  the roads getting cut up with dust.  Pay Sibert's bill to date 3.95.  Charley Jones will get some posts up farm say 30.  Light variable winds ant hot night.  Gobed 9.30

1888

6.  Wednesday  6.45  AM  Ther.  65.  85.  65.

Mostly clear very warm last night.  McCormick comes to paper before we were up.  Went again to timber brought Kelly home and  stop the job for a few days til can get up  petition.  Have learned that there is kick about my fence.  Warm day but some cooler.  Go bed 10.30

May 12-14, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

12.  Thursday.  5.45 AM.  Ther.  73.  92.  80.
Clear, fresh NW wind.  Buy some apples of Hariman, 20.c.  Try all  morning to get some one to haul Mather Posts.  T. Reden  dreying on item PM but Kershaw forbid him putting them on lot.  McWm brings up sky light and I gave ita one coat vf paint toward night.   Jim Roberts pays me 1.25 for wood got last winter.  H.G. pays 75c on a/c.  Has been very hot today in sun but brick west wind made it comfortable change in night about 1 AM oc.  Go bed 8.30 PM.  M & P  went down to Mrs. Rogers at night.

13.  Friday. 5.30 AM  ther.  65.  78.  65.
Mostly clear.  Sudden change in night for cooler from N. or NE.  Maggie went with Mrs. Johnston to river sketching early.  Paint sky light again McMurtrie says he will fit it next week.  Buy bunch of shingles of Minton on Cr.  Deliver Mathers balance of posts and he pays for them $9.00.  Baby pretty bad all day something like the flux.  Drive a while after supper.  Mrs. Davis are going to Bloomington on a visit.  They will start tonight.  Ed Eastin is "off" again has been for several days.  Clear and cool gobed 9.30 PM

14.  Saturday, 5.45 AM.  Ther.  65.  75.  61.
Part cloudy wind S.E. Phebe was sick in night from eating green apples.  baby seems about the same this morning.  McCormick glazes sky light in P.M.  Sold Kelly 1/2 cord wood delivered.  Take   11 sawed ties down to  R.R. making 149 all together there.  Paid Bateman 50 cent dray.  It rained lightly most of forenoon.  I puttied  up some  cracks in old (?).    Pleasant P.M. and cool.  Go bed 10 PM-  Tue got meddy for baby of Dr. Patton.