July 1-5, 1889 in Charleston, IL

July 1889

1.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  78.  95.  78.  =  83 2/3

Mostly clear AM. some cloudy P.M. with thunder no rain here.  Milt up with load of wood which he sold to Susie Evans.  Says  had heavy rain there last evening.  Sam Ray says he want several  cords more of wood.   Trade fair: buy collar for Bill horse at Skidmore's charged to Uncle John.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.

2.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  80.  90.  75.  =  81 2/3

Mostly clear AM.  Wind S.W.  Drake in P.M. with wood for Sam Ray, I rode over with him for as F. Johnstons new house.  Heavy  cloudy from S.W. toward night with a little rain here.  It rained slowly an hour or two in night.  Today I paid F. Knock 10.35 Geo Chambers 12.60  G. Hibbert 10.50 for insurance on house all in full.  Remit Du(?) in full 101.50  Gobed.  10.15 PM

3.  Wednesday. 6.30 AM  Ther.  75.  80.  64.  =  73.

Cloudy and raining.  Intended to start early for ranch but for rain.  Light showers all morning started at 9 AM. in rain.  Went via Hadley's ford.  Walker's ford washed out and  impassible.  Milt and self made a gate in P.M.  Got home about 7 P.M.  Forded the river today first time in nearly six weeks it has been up since last of May.  Phebe began taking lessons on piano today of Miss Kennedy.    Trade pretty good but few in from country.  Gobed 10.15 P.M.  N. wind P.M.

4.  Thursday. 6.30  A.M.  Ther.  68.  75.  61.  =  68.

Clear, wind N.  They could not raise money enough to celebrate here today.  Many were going to Terre Haute others to Oakland.  The band went to Tuscola  Uncle John was in P.M.  trade pretty fair considering good many country people in.  Stores nearly all closed all day.  H.G. blows off in P.M.  Ben Spence here for a day or two see Charley Perrill  Gobed 10.15 PM.~

5.  Friday.  6.45  AM.  Ther.  70.  80.  62.  =  70 2/3

Clear S.E. wind.  Get hinges for screen door at store.  E. Drunway here.  Pay Tooke $26.45 dues on ten shares of loan stock just taken out.  Buy new knife at Millers also scythe blade.  Cut my thumb on scythe.  Trade pretty good  gobed 10.30

November 17- 18, 1913 and 1888

1913

17.  Monday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  38.  60.  56.

Clear.S.2.  Thick hoar frost but no ice.  Hitch AM driving down to Miller's.  Saw boy:  his father not home yet.  The dirt roads not so muddy as expected.  Mrs. Curd and Mrs. Brooks spend P.M. with Tue.  We did not get any dinner.  I took some B & M.   I felt very downsy (sic) all day and did not drive any  more.  Bells folks are no better.  Fun day:  Clear till toward night.  Tue Grove's at night.  Gob 9.30

18.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  54.  68.  60.  =  60 2/3

Part cloudy.  S.S.W.3.  Tue  writes to Phebe.  I mail the letter about noon.  Drive out as far as Decker Park.  Mushrooms seem to be starting in in garden bed.  Mr. and Mrs. Bell reported some better.  Bought Victor Opera Book at Whites AM.   Mrs. Grove called PM.  She and Tue visit Mrs. Bell.  I pile up old braces on  back lot PM.  Alfred came to chore after school.  Will come again Thursday P.M.  

Harman  phones night and wants me to come out tomorrow if possible.  Part cloudy and moderate southerly wind.  Go bed 10.

1888

17.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther.  24.  37.  32.  

Mostly clear, hazy.  Coldest morning so far this fall.  Buy 8 1/2 bushel apples of Nels Thomas @ 25c.  Ben Davis.  Engage 2 bush.  Lakeman sweet of Burgess.  Wrote letter to J.W. Hall Alva Fla.   Got Crass to work toward night picking up round stable paid him 25 c.  Mrs. Rogers ironed.  Cloudy most of day with easterly wind looks much like rain or snow.  Bob Brown in town.  Tell him to go ahead and sow timothy seed.  Gobed 9 AM.

18.  Sunday,    AM.  Ther.  34.  41.  36.

Cloudy E. wind about 1 1/2 inches of snow on ground. and light rain falling.  Cloudy all day snow mostly melted.  Fatty Knock fixed the cistern pump yesterday it has been out of repair for a month or two.   He also (?) on the lid to piano.Chancellors folks have been coming over for water for awhile - Father says he is going to stop it.  Damp chilly day - Tue and self both have sore throats  Baby not very well at night.  Maggie and Phebe did not go to Sunday School today.  Gobed 9 PM~

October 24-29, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

October 1913

24.  Friday.  4.45 AM.  Ther.  46.  62.  44.  =  50 2/3

Cloudy,  fog.  NE.2.  Phebe starts for Havana 6.15 car via Mattoon and Lincoln expects to get there 4 P.M.   Tue works hard on her R.C. work much of A.M.  Hatton works at wood P.M. and gets most of large timbers worked up into posts.  Tue attended RC PM at Ollys.  I drove south of town.  Thought might meet some fungi coming on the trees.  The roads except gravel quite heavy.  Mostly clear P.M. light N.E.  Tue over at library night go bed 9 PM

25.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  36.  62.  44. = 47 1/3

Clear. NE 1.  Light white frost reported.  Bill came early at wood helping hitch up.  Tue  prepares for "function" at  church.  I take her up there 11 AM.  Some ladies aid by.  She came home to dinner.  I drove over to Miller's he had gone to one of  his appointments.    Saw Warren and Simons AM with stove wood.  W. has begun plowing his piece.  Bill worked the day and I pay him in full 2 1/2 days. and  he will come again.  Monday.  Clear day  N.E. to E. light winds.  No fungi starting except few campestris in bed in garden  too cold.  Go bed 11.

26.  Sunday 6 AM.  Ther.  44.  68.  44.  =  52.

Clear.S.2.  Shave self before breakfast which we had 8 AM.  I hitched up early and got paper.  Tue  decided not to attend church.  Later I drove up to Dicewoods and to town line returning by Watson road which they have been grading recently.  We have dinner at 2 P.M.  Rene with Dora and son call 4 P.M.  Tue over at Groves a while at night.  She wrote Buddy mailing letter 9 P.M,.  Mostly clear day winds shifting from S to NW and cloudy at night.  Go bed 10

27.  Monday 6 AM.  Ther.  42.  50.  44.  = 45 1/3

Cloudy and light rain since early morn.  N.E.3.  Have stiff neck.  The sun came out over AM, otherwise cloudy day with northerly winds and light showers till in night in all .55 in to 6 AM (28th.)  I didn't hitch up.  Tue  spent PM at Mrs. Brooks'  Spend day with victrola (sic) and catalogue.  Miller did not appear not Bill.  Think too cold for painting.  Gobed 10 PM

28.  Tuesday.  6 AM  Ther.  38.  56.  44.  =  46.

Part cloudy W3  Hatton came working all day at wood and odds and ends pay him full to daye one day  1.50  Miller called and paint on house tomorrow if weaather permits.  Jo Hatton will help.  We got a letter from Phebe.  She reached Havana  OK much earlier than she expected to.  She has deposited her alimony at Charleston trust and savings through H.A. Neal.  Bill and I put storm windows south of furnace room.  We over haul old pile fencing and recover same bout 25% of it has rotted.

29.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  32.  34.  38.  = 34 2/3

Cloudy. N.W.4.  Snowflurries (sic) much of forenoon beginning after 6AM about one inch fell yielding .10 in partly rain.  The ground and trees cover ground and trees(sic).  Tue got long letter from Buddy and one from Muggs who is attending a wedding at Columbus O.  She intends to call a day or two on her way back to Jeff Cy.  Order  bu oats 1 bu corn, bale each of straw and hay of IBM & son.  Tue went up town toward night returning all (8) but four Victor records and getting another lot one twelve inch. and a dozen 10 in.  Tue and self put in evening playing them.  I made pot of mush at night.  Go bed 10 P.

October 6-7, 1913 and October 7, 1888 in Coles county Illinois.

1913

6.  Monday.  5.30 AM  Ther.  62.  82.  66. +  70.

Part cloudy SE1.  Walter  came in 5 AM.  I drove down by Millers but did not see him.  Get color card from Briggs and try to select colors for repainting.  They don't have my selections in stock.  Walter not feeling well.  He left for home in night after I had retired.   I noticed a good deal of fungi today but saw nothing of the kind.  Mostly clear P.M. southerly wind gas smell.  Helen Hildreth  called toward night on her way to Normal.  The roads are fine.  Bill Hatton has moved to B st.  I didn't talk to him.  Gobed 9 PM.

7.  Tuesday. 5.40 AM.  Ther.  60.80.66.  =  68 2/3

Clear partly.E.1.  Very heavy dews lately.  I broke blue butter plate an old relic.  Drive down to see Miller.  He was shingling for son will come tomorrow morn.  I drove up to Thos. Briggs P.M. getting one gal. No. 336 and 2 half gals 147 also gal  linseed oil.  Will try these colors.  Tue takes park out  cleans it off and renews brini later she went up town and to Hats at night she went to church and didnot get home I had retired.  Mostly cloudy with sprinkles rain several times.  Small rainbow SE at sunset.  I drove out far as Huffmans late P.M.  No fungi appear but appears like good weather for them   Gobed 8.30

1888

7.  Sunday.   7 AM.  Ther.  45.  67.  57.

Clear. S.W. wind  Maggie goes S.S.  Stay at  home all day  Thought of going to Uncle Johns but didn't feel very well.  Mrs. Davis over in afternoon.  Pleasant day.  Gobed 9.30 PM