Jan 1-7 1891 and Jan 7, 1902 in Charleston, IL

January 1891

1.  Thursday  6 AM.  Ther  49  55  30
Cloudy and raining, wind S or SW. light showers during night - Too wet to do anything out doors.  John and Rile have done nothing for a week  I start home soon after dinner  John and Warren went after load of fodder up to fathers place  John helped dig some roots in river bottom west of John Handlys.  Roads pretty bad did not get home till nearly dark.  Tue had company today  Mrs. Perrill and Davis  the three Kates Mort Grove and perhaps others  Showery all day SW wind sunshine at times high wind changing to west at night growing colder snow squalls at nt[sic]. about half inch remaining on the  ground  go bed 11PM ~~

2.  Friday  730 M  Ther  24  29  22
Cloudy wind N W  Jo Crail straighten up Perkins room and Bill Meyers takes possession.  Jo worked a while for me PM cleaning out stable and piling boards.  J.R. Cunningham died last night, has been sick good while.  Phebe began yesterday t keep family expense book and Maggie keeps record of the weather.   Cloudy day with day with occasional snow flakes.  Wind NW  trade rather dull as has been all the week  Not many people in town.  Gobed 11.30 P.M.

3.  Saturday,  130 AM  Ther  22.  28.  22.
Cloudy SE wind.  Pay drafts from Straws and Kiefer    John Simons and Warren were up and ate dinner with us  Pay Simons months wages for Dec.  Jo Crail piled most of boards in afternoon.  Settle with Jo H. Handly for hauling hay  J.R. Cunningham who died night before last was buried today.  J? Charley Briggs has been here several days.  Uncle John was in town but didnt come down.  Maunie Lang and Davis children here at night.  Cloudy day with easterly wind and snow flying some AM. about clear at 11 PM.  go bed. 1 am

4.  Sunday.  9 AM Ther  15  28 .  22
Clear.  Sit round house all day.  Girls went to sunday School.  Tue to church.  Several children here  visiting girls in afternoon.  Tue went down to Hats after dinner.  Clear day with southerly wind  gobed 11 PM

5. Monday 7 30 AM.  Ther 19. 38. 27
Clear S Wwind.  Mrs. Rogers washes.  Girls start to school Phebe to Miss Whitleman.  Maggie to Western.  Pay up A.M. Agriculturist to July 1892 3.60  Settle with McCravy 11.00  Warren Decker brought load for John Smions  Warren thinks John is going to  to leave me in spring.  School began today.  Trade light.  Clear day SW wind Gobed 11 PM ~~

6.  Tuesday.  7,30 A.M.  Ther  15  33.  21
Clear, Tue not very well Settle with Winter C.E. 20.25  I.  16.00 my account against Isaac 7.10 gave check for for bal.  Harman brought us jar butter,  Get letter from WH White enclosing check 34.58 for 91 ties,  Bought copper TeaKettle [sic] for Tue at Van Meters.  Trade light.  Clear day with NE wind, all electric lights went out tonight about ten oclock   gobed 12.30

7. Wednesday, 7 AM.  Ther 14.  32  22
Clear, NE wind, heavy white frost.  Jo Crail helped put on lock on back to gate to Perkins building and work down at house PM. cleaned out stable and smoke house.  Jake Dice called for lumber
 but didn't get any.  Tue and Maggie went to prayer meeting at night and Maggie then went to stay the night with Mrs. Knock.  The news from Fatty is that he is n better and is perhaps a hopless [sic.] case  Clear day with N.E. wind.  The predictions in daily papers say snow  tonight  Trade only fair.  Roads said pretty  rough.  Learn that Mart Comer talks of sawing up Alex Richters timber.  Gobed 230

January 1902

7.  Tuesday,   6 AM.    Ther  30.  43.  32.  =  35

Mostly clear.   Tue and Phebe ironing.  Went down by the H. G. [Henry Gramesly]  but didn't stop.  Look for man to help me get Pete Drake who comes after dinner and works from 12.20 to 4.20 P.M.  Carries wood down in basement.  Cleans out Stable repairs fence in bottom and will help me tomorrow morning a while.  Mostly clear day SW wind somewhat warmer but ground still frozen.  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

March 19-23, 1914 in Charleston, Illinois

March 1914

19.  Thursday.  6.15.  AM.  Ther.  26.  34.  32.  =  30 2/3
Cloudy, N.E.2.  Self not well as usual.  Did not rest well.  Bill came 7 working till noon.  He took out ashes from furnace and cut wood which put in cellar also some pieces old walnut (braces).  It snows most of the day and Bill did not return.  Mrs. Curd was over an hour or two P.M. talking politics.  Tue reading up on RC work.  She was over at library at night.  She is feeling badly:  has been taking some kidney pills.  Cloudy day with some snow 1 1/2 in. north wind  go bed 8.30


20.  Friday.  6 AM.  ther.  14.  38.  30.  = 27 1/3
Clear. N.1.  Quiet like winter.  Tue and selph (sic)both grunting worse than usual. 
Tue reads to me her RC lesson on Margaret Fuller.  It seems  to be all right.  The R.H. did not come  till P.M.  I read meter (EL) PM  1062. KW  Tue attends RC at Dillards.  Bill works P.M. and pay him  un full 1.50.  Shave self PM. doing fine job.  Bill cut up some of worst lumber I am trying to sell.  Will work Monday if Paddy McNeal does not want him.  Pleasant  day but raw and chilly northerly winds.  Bill fills up coal hods and wood box.  Sarah Myers Hall is visiting Mort and Kate.  Tue went over to library at night.  Gobed 9


21.   Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  26.  46.  38.  = 36 2/3
Part cloudy. E.1.  Helen sends us 1lb. butter and eggs by John.  Gus calls for old counter but didn't take it today.  H.G. calls for Geographic AM.  Tue over at Groves a while.  It seems Sarah went home Tuesday.  We had been expecting  a call from her several days.  Tue sweeps until tired out.  Got a letter from Muggs P.M. has sent us some new records.  Tue feeling badly and has discontinued pills.  Part clear day with  chilly NW wind.  Remit check to J.J. Trimble col water rate to July 1 wrote checking regarding old piano.  Gobed 9


22.  Sunday. 6.30 AM.  ther.  26.  38.  38.  =  34.
Cloudy W 2.  There was skift of snow fell early morn and snow flying tr much of AM.  Mort Grove got the paper for us.  Gus  brought us 1 lb. butter AM all some pieces of  chicken which were very acceptable.  Self troubled in bowels and have to discontinue beans &c.  Mort and Kate over P.M.  Part cloudy day with moderate westerly winds.  Gobed 9


23.  Monday.  6 AM.  ther.  26.  52.  40.  =  39 1/3
Clear.  W.1. get a letter from Phebe  and a package by P.P. for Tue  also Phebe.  Weather predictions are for warmer weather and more of it.  Tue wrote Muggs, AM.  Boys annoy us good playing  ball on library lot running over our garden and  lot.  Their ball broke E. DR window in afternoon stirring them up to extent of  two dollars.  they took sash up to Briggs where it remained all night.  Tue had conniption about it and went over to Groves  till 10 P.M.  Clear day with brisk southerly wind.  I try to trim some grape vines.  Had to give it up.  The trouble with is becoming chronic.  Gobed 9 PM. 

August 3-6, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

3.  Sunday,    5.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  96.  80.  =80.
Clear. N.1.  Pasture mare on library lot and hitch up early.  Had thoughts of trip to Loxa but too blamed hot.  I drove up AM for Sunday pape.  Tue intended to go to Chatauqua (sic) with Mrs. Brooks but did not feel able .  Ida and Josephine Mullen are visiting in Charleston they live in Oklahoma.  Today ends Chatauqua (sic) which began on 19th.  The Holiness meeting back of Mort Grove's has finished.  Tue remained at home all day.  Toward night I drive south to Finch S.H. and return by Hog Farm.  Clear day moderate Northerly winds .  Roads very dusty.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

4.  Monday. 5.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  90.  74.  =  78.
Most clear N.E.2.  Seibert did not fix up buggy as promised and I put in day waiting for him  He sends word at night that will do it early in morning.  Get 1/2 bu potatoes at Charley Grims for which owe him 65 cents. PAID  Calls them the "round white."  They are home grown.  Tue  grunting all day and think oat times of getting the Dr.  We did not hear from the girls.  Tue looks for them home tomorrow.  I drove over to  Rhodes tell her to Wash Wednesday instead of Tuesday as intended.  Mort and Kate were over a while at night.  Clear day, moderate northeasterly wind.  No signs of rain.  Go bed 9.

5.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  60.  94.  80.  =  78.
Clear.  N.E.1.  Seibert came and put in axels to buggy, not fine job.  I hitch to old buggy.  Drive down to light plant and pay for July 1.64 ck.  Call to Tucker Bros. paying last coal bill 5.00 ch.  Drive up to see Abbott about working.  Nobody at home.  Tue goes to Mrs. Hibbard trial with Mrs. Brooks.  It turns out to be one of warm days.  Harman calls and settles for crib  of corn sold.  There was much less than supposed.  Says is going to N.Y. in morn with excursion.  Will visit Geneva.  Corn weighed out 273 bu @ 65 cts.  Tue looked for the girls at noon but they didn't come till after dark.  Buddy and Charles came with them.  Clear mostly with moderate northeast to S.E. winds.  Gobed 10 P.

6. Wednesday.  5.30  AM.  ther.  72.  96.  84.  = 84.
Mostly cloudy E.2.  there was sp. after midnight and again with thunder 6 AM.  Rhoda washed and then ironed till 4 P.M.  Tue not feeling any better.  The girls clean up new buggy and I hitch to it before noon.    Muggs is going back to Jeff City tomorrow and Phebe will leave in a few days.  the three girls with Charles went out to Helens on 5.30 P.M. train returning 9 P.  I drove to Kickapoo at Geis to wash PM. wheels.  Mostly clear clouding toward night.  Return via Wrights.  Gobed 9

1888

3.  Friday.  4.50   AM.  Ther.  80.  96.  81.

About clear.  Picked peck of plums from one of lombard trees find about half of them stung by insect.  Mrs. Dickenson came to iron.  Myers calls and pays 2.00 on rent.  He now owes 1.28 on July.   Aug. will (?) tomorrow 6.00 got letter from Indianapolis man asking about (?) furniture.  Saml. E. Moran.  Made out lot of bills but didn't collect any.  Drove with Tue out nearly to Salem Church at night.  Looks like rain after sun set.  Thunder shower S. about 9 P.M.  Gobed about 10 PM.  very warm night.  Ther. stood at 80 at midnight

4.  Saturday.  5.10 AM.  Ther.  76.  80.  65.

Mostly cloudy day and grows cooler early AM.  Bud lot of peach trees with apricot also some almond ints wild plum.  Miss. Kemayer  pays rent for July.  R.S. Hordgren pays old a/c 6.00  Kelly says will go out to  Uncle Johns early to get cow.  Bim will help him drive her i(?).  Drove round town while at night with Tue.  Prohibition Camp Meeting in progress.  Sr. John of Kansas speaks today.  Coolest day for two or three weeks.  10 PM

5.  Sunday. 6.15 AM.  Ther.  65.  87.  74.

Foggy early.  Clears off.  Bim brings in cow about 8.30.  Kelly did not go out  Baby not feeling very well.  Father and I fixed fence in bottom P.M.  Drove toward night up  N. & N.W. of town with tue and baby.  The prohibition Camp Meeting draws  quite a crowd.  M & P went to church at night.   Self not well went to bed at 8.30 P.M.

6.  Monday  5.15 AM.  ther.  68.  87.  70.

Cloudy and raining very heavy, thunder storm from 2 PM till morning, much wind at times.  Milk white cow self this morning.  Went out after breakfast to turn her out and she was gone with the calf.  Put in the day looking  for her.  Kelly helping good part of the time.  Didn't find nor hear of her.  Mrs. Dickenson washed.  Baby sick all day.  Had trying afternoon Saddle of harness broke will have to get a new one.  Pleasent day with strong west wind.  Gobed 9.PM.

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.

1888

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 3-6, 1913 in Charleston, IL.

3,  Thursday.  5.15 AM.  Ther.  64. 72. 64. = 66 2/3

Cloudy, S.5.  there was strong wind all night with lightning at 4 AM.  Ray came but did not do much.  It began to rain about 8 with high showers for an hour or two.  I make general  clean up of dishes  some of which have not seen water for many months.  Everything seems to be getting stale.  My bread for breakfast was not a success.  Helen sent me a loaf of good P.M.  Remit check for E.  Lights for March 2.58.  Mostly cloudy day, occasional light showers (.10).  Strong southerly wind. Didn't hitch up go bed 8.30 P.M.  Plant tomatoes in pan.

4.  Friday 5.30.  Ther.  48.  44.  42.  = 43 2/3  Feb.  Geographic came.  Cloudy S.W.5.  Ray came but began to  raining before he finishes chores so let him go to  come tomorrow.  No letters from Tue but got Mt. C.  (2) papers.  A disagreeable day and growing colder all time.  I had to make fire in furnace.  High S.W. to N.W. winds with light rain several times.  I made pot of mush P.M. and try my hand on doughnuts they were no good.  Mostly cloudy.  Anderson Walton died last night.  Mort Grove was over little while toward night.  Gobed 8.30

5.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  34  58.  50. = 47 1/3

Clear. N.W. 2. light white frost Ray came First set him to raking off garden &c.  Phone IElllc for C.C. sauce.early.  Think ground to heavy to make garden.  Fix pie plant.  Trim   Trim some  scattering trees.  Ray quit at 4 P.M.  He does very well; charges 10 per hr.  Pay him in full to date.  No word from any body today.  I drove up and got C.O. toward night.  Went to Dorschs, some mutton and liver.  Mostly clear day with light , N.W. wind.  Ray will come Monday morning and work the day if I need him.  Gobed 8.30  Self feel rather poorly.

6.  Sunday.  5.30.  Ther.  40.  60.  50.  = 50.

Mostly cloudy.  N.E.2.  My  mutton was pretty good for breakfast  I walk up for R.H.  Hitch up later and after taking lunch drive S. and S.W.  Pass Woodson place on Kickapoo.  John Armstrong pushed me up the steep hill near Mt. of school and near had a runaway.  We had gang in large auto.  I turn south at S.H. to avoid him and drove as far as Kings and and down to near river.  Mare very nervous or would have gone farther.  The river  seemed about half up to bank fall.  Met L.E. Barnes and Co. right there mare made bad break but everything held together.  I left at 2.30 P.M. getting home 5 P.M.  The roads are dry but mostly pretty rough except gravel.  Boys on library all day, baseball.  Mostly clear day with fresh N.E.  Gobed 8.30

The REAL August 10, 1912 in Charleston, IL

Yesterday, I posted from July instead of August, so sorry.  CMS

100 Years Ago  . . .

10.         Saturday,   5.30 AM.  Ther.  58.  78.  68.  = 68

Mostly clear, SW.2  Nick Smith over yesterday.  He has quit  the Dole House of present.  My Rheumatism appear to be getting worse.  We will have to get new grate to our furnace before setting it up.  Kate's Libbie came over from Mattoon on 11 car.  I took her with provisions, which she brought, over to Frank Balch's where they  had daughter die last week of scarlet fever.  Another is not expected to live.  Buddy and  Chas. arrive from Mt.C about noon for visit.  Phebe is getting ready to go to Chicago tomorrow morning.  Alfred finishes yard A.M.  Much cloudy day with severial (sic)  PM,  Mort and Kate over at night.  The rain to 6 P.M.  measured .22 in.  Go bed 9.30  Buy 29oz chick of Ray Smith.

August 2, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago . . .

Friday,  August 2, 1912  6 A.M.  Ther.56.  78.  66. = 66 2/3

Part cloudy, N.2.  Spend an hour or two fixing up old buggy and harness.  Frommel repairs traces. Sibert removes front shoes.  Tue went out  to Chautauqua AM staying until night.  I drove south P.M. to Kickapoo and beyond.  Met Mel Stark and others Walker's Ford.  Lindsey Barnes has field of big B.C.  He lives on McKinzie place near Mt. Zion.  Mort and Kate over at night on  porch only.  I did not meet them.  I  take mare to Nickles:  Snorff boy brought me home.  Fair day with moderate northerly wind.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago . . .

Tuesday, August 2, 1887     6 A.M.  Ther.  70. 99.  75.

Clear.  Started down to mill with H.G. before 8 A.M.   Commer says about finished up.    Where he is ,  We came home by Farmington getting in 3 P.M.  the dust in places is immense.  What corn I saw did not amount to much.some dryer down there than here.  Hot close day, no clouds.  Hat spent day with Tue.  Mrs. Perrill, Kate P. and Mrs. Davis call at night.  Baby and Phebe are better.  Go bed 9 P.M.

July 13 and 14, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Saturday, July 13, 1912,  5.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  94.  76. = 80

Partly cloudy.  S.W.2.  Mare was feeding on library lot when I got up.  She jumped pasture fence..  McNeel says will begin on furnace next Monday and finish it.  Saw J. Simons up town, says John and Halley will cut and haul my posts at 35 per.  I may go down there tomorrow weather favorable.  Today one of ht days, sultry.  Thundershower 4 PM (.10)  more at night (2.7) and very threatening from 7 P.M. to 10 P.M.  I took my horse to Nickles at night with some intention of visiting  ranch tomorrow.  It was too hot for self to move much.  Go bed. 9.30. 

Sunday, July 14,1912,   6 A.M.    Ther.  68.  92.  82.

Mostly Cloudy  SW.2  I had  intended to go to ranch today but weather too uncertain.  The wind NW early and cloudy, but it became hot quickly.  I drove  to E. part town for bread got R.H. paper and then drive to woods east looking for fungi.  There were many coming but too hot for me to move round in woods:  got a mess of Chanterelle but they prove full of worms.  some fellows down there picking raspberries in the woods.  I got home before noon and remain there the rest of the day.  Mort and Kate over P.M.  I drove down for ice late P.M.  Tue over to Mrs. Leroys at night.  I consult J H Marshall about Sexton Fence.  This perhaps hottest to date.  Most clear day after 10 A  Gobed 10.30 P.M.  Mare to Nickles.

125 Years Ago

Wednesday, July 13, 1887,  6 AM.  Ther.  75.  101.  79

Clear.    Got paper from Geneva notice of Frank Ansley's* marriage.   Gave W. Decker order to sell E. Easton 8 cords of wood on ground.  Tue undertakes to do the washing and gets pretty well used up.  I got the dinner and helped a little.  Ruth Davis over  most of afternoon playing the girls.  Baby not  very well and pretty cross.  This has been  the hottest day this summer.  Got letter from  Uri at Mattoon think can get a room there and advises me to do so.  Clear day wind southerly some cloudy P.M.  Pay Tom Hutton 2.00   an old a/c had forgotten.    Gobed 10 P.M.

*Cousin from Geneva, NY

Thursday, July 14, 1887,   Ther.  80.  103.  .79

Clear.  Ther. upstairs last night stood at 88 where 78 downstairs.  Fix up hose and water new strawberry bed.  Sort over papers at stove after dinner.  Alarm of fire about 4 P.M.  Clayton Stables.  Clear  AM some clouds PM.  Bim in town toward night.  H.G. says they will want posts to put round the square pretty soon.  Too hot for  any kind of work and terribly dry.  Go bed 10 P.M.  tue and children selpt down stairs.

Charleston, Illinois June 23, 1912 and 1887

100 Years Ago

Sunday, June 23, 1912  5 AM  Ther.  54.  82  66. = 67 1/3

Clear N.E.1.  The rats have begun to use my trap again.  W.H. Taft was renominated for president last night at Chicago.  After getting R. Herald drove east to Timber.  Thought to find some mushrooms but nothing coming.  I got home about noon.  Parker called P.M. will fix Loxa floor in morning.  Mort and Kate came over P.M. first time for several weeks.  They have both been sick.  Later I drive W +S.W.  getting home before dark.  Mostly clear day.  Light N. E. winds .  Crops are looking well.  Corn small for time of season.  It has to cold for corn.  Gravel roads fine.  Dirt roads dry but pretty rough.  Gobed 10 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Thursday, June 23, 1887  6.30 A.M.  60.  74.  56

Clear N.W. wind.  Crass didn't come as promised.  Drove down to Young's after my scythe.  Hunt H.G. up to see about short lumber, says he will take it.John Rice re set mares shoes.  Pay him for it 80c.  Caren near setting premises on fire burning some  weeds on hillside.  Whole family out to fight it.  Mrs. Link called P.M.  Mrs. Davis helping Tue sew afternoon.  Drove with M. + P.round town after supper.  Chew tobacco yesterday and today: have quit  Gobed 10.15

Charleston, Illinois June 21,1912 and 1887

100 Years Ago

Friday, June 21, 1912,  5.40 A.M.  Ther. 58.  74.  60.  = 64.

Part clear N.W. 1.  Tue and girls ironing.  Get shave at Browns AM.  We hear no more from Kate Bacon.  Mort Grove has gotten well and has gone to work.  Mrs. G still feeling poorly.  I drove SW PM and round Hen's* bottom road.  Nobody working fields today.  Saw no fungi.  I stop at J H Parker's leave word for him to go to Loxa to repair floor.  He called later in evening, will go Monday.  Folks all went to band concert an Square leaving me with Charles.  Gobed 9 P.M.

*Hen refers to either Tue's brother Henry of Charles' brother Henry.

125 Years Ago

Tuesday, June 21, 1887, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  73.  83.  65.

Cloudy, wind N.  Decided change in the air since last night.  Crass came to work before I was up.  Clean out weeds in garden and bottom.  Set stakes for pile of wood up on lot.  After dinner clean out  ice box at store.  Drive after supper with Tue and girls.  Cloudy most of forenoon mostly clear P.M.  Ruth brought down cocoons of black silk worms which I put on string.  Go to bed 10 P.M  Remit checks to Hillerman Bros. 31.20, K.B. Cracker Co. 2.20.

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 5, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Wednesday, June 5, 1912    5.30 AM.  Ther. 54. 82. 72. = 69 1/3

Clear mostly S.1.  Parker came 9 A and worked most of day repairing back porch.  Paid in full ck 1.75.  Plew was here much  of time but only to gas.  Will employ Parker to roof barn at farm soon.  Phebe young lady friend from Clinton.  I drove S.W. toward night.  Ira Snider's daughter rode a piece with me.  Tue and girls away till bed time.  Tom Knock rode to town gave me a young squirrel  which I prepare for breakfast.  Part clear light variable winds.  Sprinkles rain at dark and after (.02)  I felt poorly all day.  Mort Grove reported some Cuting.  Gobed 9.30 P.  Mrs. Reasor called P.M.  She lives at Hindsboro.

125 Years Ago

Thursday, June 5, 1887.  6 AM.  Ther. 60. 70. 53.

Cloudy considerable rain in night.  Have big mess  mushrooms for breakfast.  Young came to set out bushes, but too wet.  Write out bonds and petitions for license, but don't suppose there is any chance.  Sign H.G.'s bond for supervisor.  Council meets at night and work late.  Tue still very sore throat.  Mostly cloudy day and growing cooler.  11 P,M,