December 10-12, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston, IL

December 1890

10.  Wednesday, 7 AM.  Ther 28.  42  37

Clear with SW wind.  Uncle John in town and down to dinner.  Warren brought up half cord of wood which he sold.  H.G learns that his dog shot yesterday was still alive and he went out after him in afternoon.  N E Welch pays 19.78 for lumber bought last summer.  Maggie starts wearing truss which Tue  bought some time since.  She didn't go to school P.M.  Tom Houghton drummer  here.  I caught some cold the first of week worse today.  Clear day with SW wind snow mostly disappears.  gobed 11.30~ 

11.  Thursday  7.30  AM. Ther  37  47  29

Mostly cloudy wind N.N.W.  Settle with March & Bradley $4.00.  Remit in full to Mullany & Hagen 372.95  Warren brought half cord which sold from wagon.  Tue interested in doings at Pres. church keeping her from noon till bedtime  The girls took their supper there  Brownfield brought down two barrels.  Old Mrs. Eastin died about 5 P.M.  Doug Clark had his leg crushed by locomotive last night and had it taken off.  Sal Greenfrilder drummer in town.  Gobed 12.30

12.  Friday  7.30  AM.  18.  27.  18

Clear, NW wind.  Brownfield cleans out stable.  Bill Myers takes out 3 hogs to kill.  Tue and went out to old cemetery to  old Mrs. Eastins burial in afternoon.  Warren brought up load of wood which sold to Brownfield.  Warren take out hangings for barn door.  Trade dull clear day with NW wind.  Get horse shock at Pucks.  PD 85c  Gobed  12.30  Myers took out 3 hogs to kill.

December 1901

10.  Tuesday,  6.15  A.M.  Ther.  20.  40.  30.  =  30

Mostly clear.  Southwind.  Marie sick before breakfast and did not go to school, but she went up town P.m. Wilton phones me that axle not heard from yet.  I did not go up town today.

Chilly partly cloudy day.  with S. wind.  House very cold AM.  Lizzie Shoats and their girls here P.M.  I sat in basement reading magazines &c till go bed  11.30 PM

11.  Wednesday  6 39  AM.  Ther  28.  44.  33  =  35

Mostly clear E. wind.  The snow did not disappear yesterday.  Mrs. Smith came abut 7 AM. to iron.  She works till 5 P.M. raking off leaves. &c.  Wilton has heard from buggy axle.  It will be here in a day or two.  I ate too much dinner and went without supper.  Felt badly all P.M. and night.  It is reported that there are several cases of small pox in town.  Sat and read Sunday R.H. in basement   Go bed 10 P.M.

12.  Thursday.  6.15  AM.  There.  34.  50.  48.  =  44

Partly cloudy: easterly wind.  Light white frost.  Growing warmer all day settling in south.  Hire buggy at Buckley's at noon and after dinner went out to Gaines, getting there about 2 PM.   Met Mrs. Shirley who said Shirley got-ran in" yesterday and she had not heard from him since.  I helping Charley Talbot.   Mrs. Gaines brother Wal. there.  Shirley stock running in corn field  Partly cloudy hazy day with high southerly [sic]  Roads pretty good.  Little mud on  un-graveled portion.  I got some carrots today.  Coming home met Mrs. Shirley with him  Tue went at night to entertainment at Normal along with Groves.  Phebe helping Marie  out with her algebra  Tue got home about 10.30  Gobed 10.30

December 11-13, 1889 and 1900

December 1889

11.   Wednesday 7 AM.  Ther  34.  56.  41  =  43 2/3

Clear and fine  Wind W. Swelling has gone down in left foot but more painful than yesterday. Didn't.  There was white frost this morning.  W. wind and clear all day.    Thought would try to paint something and hunted up all my material.  Hat was here P.M. she and Tue went up to Eastin's awhile.  Gobed 9.30

12.  Thursday. 7 AM.  Ther  35.  59.  52.  =  48 2/3

Clear with S.W. wind.  Went uptown today  for drummer.  Uncle John down to dinner.  Mostly clear day with SW wind  Sent for  Cloak for Tue and Muff. 27.50    Foot much better today but hurt pretty badly before night  gobed 11 PM.  

13.  Friday 7 AM  Ther  56.  57.  55  =  56

Cloudy.  Hibband pays 9.00 in full for wood.  Went down to Electric Plant toward night to see about putting lights in store.  Bert in town did not go down to dinner.  Dark day but warm.  Tue makes mince meat.  Gobed Midnight

December  1900

11.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther  19.  34.  22.  =  25

Clear light NW. wind.  Tue eye somewhat better this morning.  Jack Trobaugh agrees to saw my 3 cords wood for 2.00 and begins at 9 AM.  Write short letter to Phebe which mail at 11.37 train.  Look over a/c at Winter & Coon and find O.K.  Mostly clear day and about freezing all day.  N.W. wind.  Roads wearing down.  Get shave and at Browns P.M.  Marie went  down to Wheatly's with Ruth Stoddert  Gobed  8.30 P.M.

12.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.    20.  40.  36  =  32

Mostly clear.  Southwind.  Heavy white frost.  Trobaugh sawing.  Young Misses Lloyd came to wash 8oc finishing early.  Clover leaf trains have changed time yesterday.  Mrs. Shirley called P.M.    Shirley came afterward but I was gone.    Pay hires of wages 25,00 check.  Start Loxa 2 P.M.  Gaines does not seem to be  doing much.  Has been grubbing and trapping.  John Gaines there.  Start home 5.  Tue had Precilla Club P.M.   Ferd here at night till bed time  Mostly clear southwest wind.  Roads good Gravel best.  9.40 P.M.  Tue at Groves at night.  

***  A  top of page:  Trobaugh finished wood Wednesday eve.  Pay him up in full.  (shorthand)

13.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther  30.  36.  24.  =  30

Clear wind Westerly,  Call on Campbell at RR Restaurant  Mrs. Lloyd and daughter Maggie iron AM.  Took their rubbers home and start for Gaines 2 P.M.  Jo grubbing but came in while I was there  Intended to drive  down to Feeleys for one of Craso girls  Stop at Loxa on and see Clara Thurman who says she will be over in morning   Maggie came home at noon sick no better at night.  Pay a/c at CH Jones 3.35 to Hogg.    McPheron pays 10.00 on a/c   H.G. & H here at night.  Mostly clear day N wind  Roads good.  Gravel best.  Gobed 10 P.M.  

August 19-21, 1913 & 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

19.  Tuesday.  4.30 AM.  Ther.  74. 94.  78.  =  82.

Mostly clear. S.1.  Tue and I start to Loxa 6.29 A.M.  going S. road.   Leaving Buddy and Chas. in bed.  Stop at Jones'.   Tue collecting his rent and at Gaines' where she saw the two babies and there at Mrs. Shirleys.  Mrs. S. is feeling poorly and has  changed much.  We drove up through the place going over to west side and through all cloverfields.  Do not think there is much seed in any of it and told Cox same when got to place.   Cox has visitors.  We did not see Harman and it was so warm we soon left for home.  The corn does not promise any more than at last visit.   Half a crop is big estimate.  We got home about 11 A.M. after very hot drive.  Shirleys digging well near their house.  Cox says they have plenty water at farm.  Can see nothing of clover sown with oats.   B.C. looks well.  Thunder much P.M. and mostly cloudy.  Sprinkle rain.  Apparently heavy rains S.  Find lot of supposed lepiota Granulosus  in garden.  I did not drive any more after getting home from Loxa.  Old mare seems to feel downsy (sic)she is worse to drive than I ever knew her to be.  Tue and Buddy over on 4th street at night.  Later they go up town.  This the first day of Coles Co. fair.  Admish is 50c. this year as it was last.  Gobed 8.30

20.  Wednesday.   5.30  AM.  Ther.  74.  94.  76.  =  81 1/3

Clear.  E.1 Walter came before we got up.  He has a short vacation.  Rhoda came to wash.  She irons most of P.M.  I drove up town 10.A.M. soon returning.  The heat very oppressive.  Mostly clear AM but clouding up P.M. with much thunder and heavy showers around .62 in. fell here between  5 and 6 P.M.  Must have been immense rain few miles south.  None of attended the fair.  Slightly cooler at night.  Go bed 9 P

21.Thursday.  5.30. AM.   Ther.  74.  94.  76.  - 81 1/3

Light fog. W.2.  Walter took Chas. to fair AM.  I drove up town for cream.  There are several bands of gypsies in town I met them on 4th St.  Later drove over to see Bill Hatton but didn't  met(sic) Boden.  Tue and Buddy up town P.M. leaving me with Charles.  Write Leader Engine Co. for catalogue of tractors.  Part cloudy AM but mostly overcast P.M.  Light shower 11 A.M. heavier showers late P.M. all for today, .34 in.  I felt the heat bad as ever today;  Skinner comes after I go bed, and stays the night.  He has been hurt in Chicago and has crutches.  Gobed 9.30

1888

19.  Sunday  6 AM  60.  83.  66.

Clear.  We started for  Berts before 9 AM leaving father alone at home.  Stayed til 5 P.M.     (/0 hitch and  several of his children were there.  Found Ma not so well as last time we saw her.  Got home before 7 P.M.  Has been pleasant day  mostly clear.  The roads are good and not dusty.  Gobed 9 P.M.

20.  Monday,  5.40 AM  Ther  64.  75.  68.

Cloudy and raining since two or three o'clock.  Intended to  to make early start for timber but for the rain.  Put handle in another ax.  Phebe had tooth ache all night and today.  Mamie Lang here all day.  Bims call toward night and looked at swelling on calf's flank.  Kate Davis got home today.  Mrs. E. has been pretty sick for several days.  Turie decides to let them have qt. of milk a day.  I mowed in yard hour or two P.M.  Went up town at night.  Had talk with Sam Litch about  sheep.  Go bed 9 P.M.  Wind E.

21.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  66.  83.  70.

Cloudy and raining began after midnight.  Phebe cried all night with toothache.    Mrs. Dickenson  comes to wash finishing at 3 P.M.  Dressler & (?) call to look at bar furniture and offer 325.00 for it which I refuse.  Phebe feeling very badley all day, face swells up mostly cloudy day, wind N. roads said to be muddy.  Gobed 7 P.M.