April 30 and May 1-2, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

April 1888

30.  Monday,  6.30 AM.  Ther.  54.57.  46

Cloudy and raining form N.W. rained some in night.  Drove down to Myers at Nicholson place, says he will not be able to work for me any more and will have to pay rent in money.    H.G got at  Four Leaf round  Fatty Knocks shop in P.M.  Sell Kenshaw 65 posts and 800 ft. fencing to be delivered this week.  Got Andy Mock to straighten up load of lumber on yard.  Chilly  cloudy day.  Wes Caylon hauls me down load of fencing from yard.  Wind NW gobed 10 PM~

May 1888

1.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  42 50  46

Cloudy N. wind.  Start with Crass for timber at 7 AM.  Got to work at lumber about 9.30.  Brown helps till we quit.  R Rutherford helped in afternoon  We got home about 8 AM.  Think another half day will finish the job.  Chilly day, with N. or M.E. wind cloudy all day roads  (?) went by  Walkers and return by Blakeman.  gob 10PM

x2.  Wednesday   6.15 AM  Ther.  43.  65.  58

Cloudy E. wind.  Father was sick in night and did not get  up to  breakfast but was round town  before noon.  Kirk & Co brought up  two loads of lumber mostly fencing in all 1244 ft. paid them 5.00.  H.G. says he will go in with me to put up a sawmill in town - will do so at once.  Look round for fellow to help make garden didn't find anyone.  Crass sent word that he was sick.  I set about 75 strawberry plants just before dark.  Mrs. Rogers washes.  Tue takes in the clothes and hurts herself lifting.  City sawp(?) line  for sewer from Johnston building.  Gobed 10 PM  Mostly clear day.  Settle with Caylor today.

April 26-27, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

26.  Saturday.   5.15 AM.  Ther.  38.  68.  48.  = 51 1/3

Clear. N.1.  Tue got letter from each Muggs and Buddy.  Bud had hurt her knee.  Exam old brick on Perkins lot: think there are about  2000.  Mr.s. Rennells pays 5.00 in part payment.  they will take them Monday.  John Abbott calls and I engage him for Harman to begin work Monday.  I drove over to his house in Anderson.  He is married lately and lives  where F. Balch used to.  Mostly clear clouding up say 4 P.M. with light R .03.  Tue over to visit Mrs. Brooks.  I  drove up for some cream and drive out as far as Huffman's.  Helen sent eggs and loaf bread.  Mort Grove got injured today and Tue went over at night.  I did not learn details.  Gobed 9 P.M.   At 4 PM or earlier  then fell from 68 to 54.  Paul  Harman friend hitch horse in shed PM.  Some folks claim light frost this morn I didn't see it.

27.  Sunday  5.30.  AM.  Ther.  38.52. 44. = 44 2/3

Mostly. clear. N.W.2.  I turn mare in pasture for first since fall.  Tue was expecting to go to church but decided to to Helen's on 10.15 car.  Louise is visiting there.  She came home on the 6. bringing some chicken &c. The R.H. did not come today.  I partly hitch up but too chilly for driving.  Mr. and Mrs. Grove called P.M.  They pass on to Bells.  Mrs. Leroy calls leaving some tablets for Tue.  She expects to start for Alabama Tuesday.  Part cloudy day with strong northwind.(sic)  Sprinkles rain 1 P.M. and after.  Tue went to church at night.  Gobed 9 P.M.

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26.  Thursday, 5.30  AM  58.  78.  64. 

Nearly clear strong wind.  Intended to go to timber.  Vol Mount was going with me with me,  He couldn't go as I got Jim Campbell to work about two hours setting grape vines in garden east row W. N. end 4 Salem then 4 Goethe.  In P.M.  I planted beans corn a few potatoes carrots and parsnips.  The  bridge of ISSOH over Cassell Creek burned this morning delaying  trains and mails.  Mrs. Wentz and Fred were over in P.M.  Myers called in morning to say he couldn't work till he  felt better.  Clear day and very dry.  Gobed 9.30 PM

27.  Friday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  62.  78.  60.

Clear S. or S.E. wind.  Start for woods about 7.15 with Jim Campbell.  He and Rutherford work at pictures lumber. from 10 AM till nearly 6 P.M.  got home about 7.00 PM.  Geo. Lee's wife died today.  Phebe does not seem very well and we decide to have her quit school.  Clear day and very warm down in timber.  Fatty Knock put up sink in kitchen and ceiled in corner.  The roads are very dry and the river is getting pretty low.  Gobed 9 PM.

April 19-21, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

19.  Thursday.  5.45 AM  Ther.  49.  60.  43.
Some cloudy grows cooler in the morning.   Intended to go to Timber home back but couldn't  get home.  I wanted to start  about 8 AM with Val Mount got home about 6 PM.  Let  R. Rutherford have the McKee house at 1.10 per mo.  Bob Brown has made 425 rails which he is putting into fence.  Came by Comer Mill.  Kirk hauled up 700 feet lumber to city.  There is about one load city stuff there.  Doch(?) papers and /whitewash Kitchen today.@ 2.25.  Meyers worked  half day for Mrs. Perrill.  Gobed 10 PM  Sprinkle rain down near timber about 9 AM.

20.  Friday, 6 AM  Ther.  34.  54.  36.
Clear.  Pretty heavy white frost.  Found roads better than expected (?) yesterday,  dry but somewhat rough.  Maple, service berry and red bud in bloom blood root up and about to bloom.  Things seem rather backward.  Kirk brought up 7.05 feet of lumber for the city which is all of the city stuff.  Meyers came at noon and worked half a day, says he has papered the front room at Nick house costing 112.   Plant some early beans in bottom also some beets.  Went down to R.R. toward night to look at Kirk's ties, has 96 out they look very well.  Not feeling very well today, have been chewing tobacco.  Cool clear  pleasant day.  Peaches  and plums on hillside blooming.  Go bed 11 P.M.  Mrs. R. work all day cleaning kitchen.

21.  Saturday  6.20 AM.  Ther. 40.  60.  50.
Part cloudy with brisk S. wind.  Myers came in morn and worked about an hour.  Count up and find that  I owe him$1.16. which let go on next months  rent.  Bought some ceiling at Fuller for Kitchen.  Went down to Wings Mill to depot.  Trees have not come yet.  Uncle  John and Snider  both in town both called P.M.  Lindbloom gets in the calaboose(?) again.  Comer up we call the walnut lumber 2000 ft. and I give him my share of a/cs for the lumber and everything (?) the mill was.  The ground is getting very dry strong appearance of rain and sprinkled little in PM.  Jay Johnston has been tearing down old building N.W. corner of square since last Thursday morning, is going  to build a big block there.  Mostly cloudy day gobed 9 P.M.  quit tobacco again.

April 18, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

18. Friday.  5.30 AM.  ther.  54.  80.  64.   = 66.

Clear W.1.  Hitch up early and start for Loxa 8.45 AM.  get there 10.  Saw Mrs. Oakley.  Her husband has the measles.  Talk with Hugh about building fence on three sides of the lot.  He will do it as soon as I finish material.  Saw Mrs. Gaines as passed.  She brought out Florence's baby baby for me to see.  Went on up into place.  Harman has put a gate at head of street.  Harman, Cax an Paul at work each 4 horses  Cliff dragging stalks south of house, other two plowing with sulky plows N. ride S.W. 40.  I drove over to where Cliff &co put in 8 in. tile.  Saw Cliff.  Is through  sowing oats.  Will take posts down to Loxa for house lot there  Drive to BC shed and down to Loxa E. side place.  Talk while with People.  Corn 50c.  Talk with  A. Moore; pay him 40c. for some work along line.  Talk with James at Watson place.  He wants to rent farm for his son in law.  Got home 2.30 P.M.  Stood trip better than expected.  Smoked another cigar.  Maggie set me out some dinner.  Tue  gone to R.C.  Maggie went to Grace's P.M.  I get shave at Browns late P.M.  Tue and Muggs went to look at some pictures at C.H. at night.  Lightening and heavy thunder in night  Sprinkles rain.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  Jack didn't go.

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18.  Wednesday  6 AM  Ther.  45.  60.  50.

Clear pleasant day.  People mostly talking about yesterday's election.  Rink and J. Rutherford bring up 1017 feet lumber for city.  Meyers did not come to work.  Sell.  Looke 20 butternut posts stop the Plainsdealer paying them up  15.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

April 15-16, 1888 in Charleston, Il

1888

15.  Sunday, 6.30   AM .  Ther.  50.  78.  57.

  Clear, strong S.W. wind getting into W.   and finally N.W. in night.  Warm and dry day.  There was an alarm of fire in morning and another at night.  The latter was for Ron Davis house which burned down.  Got an early dinner and drove out to Uncle John's about 2 P.M.  Staying until nearly night.  The roads are pretty good but rough in places.  Uncle John gave us a lot of butter and eggs.  Geo. Munroe was buried today, he died yesterday morning.  Learn that some parties are putting up a sawmill N. of town on Dickus land.  Cooler at night.  Had first asparagus this year today from garden.  Gobed 9.30

16.  Monday 6.30 AM.  Ther.  39.  60.  49.  

Mostly cloudy wind N.E. blowing strong most of night.  The alarm of fire last night was Rose Davis house.  Myers came at 7.15 and put in one of his full days which are generally short about a half hour.    The plants came from Starr Harrison and expect trees by freight in a day or two.  Much politics talked on street today.  Opinions differ good deal as to chance for license.  Myers split Mrs. L.'s wood today and spaded rest of garden.  Clear or nearly so.  Gobed 9.30

April 10, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

10.  Thursday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  58.  66.  50.  = 58

Cloudy and raining.  S.2.  It drizzled all night.  Am entirely out of hay or any substitute for it.  Have been feeding rotten straw for several days. Pay telephone 3.13 AM ch 1.70.  20 cts. toll for law.  I hitch up after dinner and drove up town.  Pay Hutton tax to Freeman.  34.94.  This is highest lately.  The dirt streets are very muddy.  Tue and Helen to Hats &c P.M.  I got home 6 P.M.   and leave Nickles.  Oscar Lawyer brought me home.  R. today .10 after 7 AM.  Mort and Kate over while at night at supper stay till after 9.  Clears off noon and late.  Cloudy night.  Goo bed 9:30.

Wm. Rosebrough died today.

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10.  Tuesday. 6.15 A.M.  Ther.  52.  57.  48.

Cloudy, wind W. or S.W. having changed in night blowing very hard and raining some.  Sun came out before noon and pleasant day.  Myers worked in P.M.  says  he owes me $4.85 on which is about correct.  He  put in afternoon piling  walnut lumber and sowed fertilizer on the garden.  Think my cold a little better.  Kate Davis was down a while after school.  Snider called  write(sic) we were eating supper, has been out to Uncle John's a day or two.  Fresh west wind all day.  Go bed 8.30 P.M.

April 3-6, 1888 in Charleston, IL

3. Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  36. 57.   48.
Clear day.  Howard Robinson died last night.  I was on foot all day  doing what I could, but was beaten 90 votes.   The whole Dem ticket elected excepting T. Stoddert for supervisor 53 maj.  Uncle John was in all day  and stayed all night.  Rutherfords were up and I paid them $4.50 in orders.  The result of the election was a surprise to most people.  Stay up till they counted out.  Went to bed 1 A.M.

4.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  42.  70.  63.
Clear.  Al Crass helps pile walnut lumber in morning an hour or two.  Howard Robinson was buried today.  Uncle John says I better fence a part of my land and he will send a lot of cows down there in May.  Would have gone to timber today if had not been so tired.  Baby sick all day and in night.  Pleasant day.  (The print runs off the page).

5.  Thursday.  5.30 AM. Ther.   65.  77.  54.
Some cloudy, strong S. wind, blowing all day.  Thunder shower from W. about 4.30 PM. raining about half an hour.  Thought of going to the timber, but looked too much like rain, Rutherfords were up and I let them have the lot of old corn I had left.  Bruner called P.M. and paid  me for a set of switch ties which they took up this week.    Says I can put out all the ties I want to before June 1. Advises me to Meyers works  8 hours spreads manure, plants potatoes in bottom.  1st row east plant deep with S. phos.   2d. row shallow with phos.  3rd row shallow without phos.  4th row peas N. end phos.  Put in city bill at night 37.53.  Gobed 9 PM.  Paid tax on nine bbls. b&h.  Whiskey $350.70.

6.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  36.  58.  47.
Clear day with northerly wind.  Meyers works all day.  Tear down old hog pen and do good deal of cleaning up.  John Spurgeon brings up 387 ft  2 in. Planks.  Got poll list of F. Blankbenbakee.  Remit Sucion Sturm 1.45 being amt insurance bal on 7 P  whiskey B &h.  Tue not feeling well.  Have had very bad cold in head self for day or two.  Gobed 10 PM.