March 5 - 8, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, IL

1914

Note:  March 5-6 are missing.

7.  Saturday  6.30  AM.  Ther.  34.  40.  32.  = 35 1/3

Cloudy W.2.  Snowing.  Clean out Furnace grate and fill up.  Fire will hardly burn today.  Alfred came before dinner with friend to do chores.  Will return Monday eve.  We are trying  to eat up all our scraps:  it is an interesting job.  They are about gone.  Mrs. Jo Curd called 2 P.M.  They are going to give Hat a surprise on her birthday which occurs on 12th next.  Learn that Geo Kreig died yesterday.  The funeral will be at Mattoon.  Mrs. Brooks wants Tue  to go with her.  Most cloudy with snow flurries much of time.  Wind west to north.  Tue went over to library 8 P.M.  Gobed 9

8.  Sunday,  6.30  Am.  Ther.  28.  36.  32.  = 32.
Cloudy NW.2.  I feel pretty badly this morning.  Tue decides to not go to  funeral with Mrs. Brooks and goes to church 10.30 AM.  Snow flying most of day but it did not amount to much.  We neglect to get any meat yesterday and got along very well without.  Tue went to Grove's at night till after 9 cloudy day moderate NW wind  Gobed 9.30

1889

5.  Tuesday  6.30  AM  tjer 34.  49.  38 = 40 1/3

Cloudy and snow flying, wind N.  Jim Campbell cleared out stable and carriage house.  Will come tomorrow morning to build a pig pen.  Got 3 hens and a rooster at Wrights.  Get letter from WH White saying will want (?) ties by May.  Wrote him would put them out by June 1.  Phebe has caught a bad cold but went to school.  Pleasant day, N wind.  Gobed 9.45 PM.  paid personal taxes to M (?) $17.44

6.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther.  30.  53.  42.  = 41 2/3

Clear.  White frost, wind, N.  Jim Campbell works all day.  Made pig pen and hot bed dug parsnips, &c.   turned old cow  in road first time since last fall.trimmed trees and vines got two more hens of Wright 63 cts. on Cr.  Look over a/c of Sam Roys owe him bal. of 98.85.  Mrs. Brown called about noon brought in  a pt. of maple syrup.  Warren Decker here paid him 570  Very pleasant but somewhat  chilly northerly wind got letter form Bethesda  they have not  shipped the water ordered.  Go bed 9.45 ~~

7.  Thursday 5.30 AM  Ther.  34.  46.  39. = 39 2/3

Clear, light frost N. wind.  Train grape vines and most of raspberries.  H.G. thinks will be licensed.  They are petitioning council for vote on it.  Old cow failed to come up tonight, also one hen missing.  Discover that Perrill has been digging with a (?) on my land.  Gobed 9 PM  Partly cloudy day N. wind.

8.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  32.  32.  29. = 31

Cloudy was  clear early, wind westerly.  Cow not home yet has probably started out to country.  Uncle John was in to dinner, he had not seen cow. Says  Cer(?) is going to saw for Snider.   Got letter from White saying he can have bill of S ties if can deliver them by May 30.  Tue went to high school with Minnie Knock in P.M.  Sold load of wood half cd. to colored barber some to Alex Fisher.  Father learned  at night that Haddock boy who has been caught stealing  chickens recently and was to be sent  to reform school hung himself in jail.  Cold cloudy day.  Snow flying most of the time.  gobed 9.30 PM.

October 27 - 29, 1888 in Coles County Illinois

October 1888

27.  Saturday 6 AM.  Ther.   59.  66.  42.

Clear day.  Hampton hauls lumber all forenoon and one load after dinner.  The timber gang were in and I pay them off most of them in full.  Bob Brown takes out (?) of timothy seed and 4 new bags which he says he will take.  Wright works on stable all day  Bill Hatton from 9.30 AM  Warm and pleasant cooler toward night.  Gobed 10 PM

28.  Sunday.  7 AM  Ther 38.  55.  45.

Clear pleasant day.  Let cow in yard for first time and have some trouble with her.  Katie Cramer here to visit girls.  Perrill digging again in creek   Tue sends word down to Dickenson not to wash tomorrow.  Go bed 9 P,M,

29.   Monday.  6 AM  Ther  45.  67.  40.

Clear fresh S. wind.  Wright and Hutton work on stable.  I paint advertising signs for Mike Miller  most of afternoon.  Bbl of quinces came from Dorsey.  Cost them 3.25 freight and dray 1.00  Tue intended to wash  but didn't feel well enough.  Phebe sick in morning does not go to school  Clear day  Gobed 11PM.

June 1-2, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

1.  Sunday .  5.30 AM.  Ther.  72.  94.  76.  = 80 2/3

Part cloudy. W.2.  Kenneth brought paper.  Shave self AM.  It was hard job.  Hitch up about noon.  Toward night drive south by Woodson place rounded by Wrightsville getting home sunset.  The roads dusty.  Largest corn 4 or 5 in. high much of corn not yet up.  Oats will be near a failure - thin and short.   Earliest are heading out about .8 inches high.  Partly cloudy with indication of rain P.M. northerly winds.  It cleared off at night and cooler.  Tue and  Buddy went to church at night taking Charles but Buddy had to return with him.  Go bed 9.30 P.M.

2.  Monday.  5.30. AM.  Ther.  62.  92.  74.  =76.

Clear N.E.2.  This is my seventy first birthday and I don't feel worth a cent.  Emmett came 7. hitching up:  takes lawn mower over to Wells.  Went with me to R.R.  the buggy has not come.  Give Tue check for church dues, 16.00.  Emmett cuts weeds AM all over place P.M.  Wheels out manure on hillside.  Went up for Mower but not done.  Emmett will come tomorrow.  I decide to quit chewing for an indefinite length of time.  Mostly clear day with easterly light winds.  Groves were over at night.  I go to bed. P. M.

June 1888

1.  Friday  5.15 AM.  Ther. 50.  67.  52.

Partly cloudy.  Three cuculio this morning.  Kelly works in garden most of forenoon.  Bob B(?) brought  up material for flood gate for which he charged $1.25.  Had a few words  with Perrill about building water gate.  He threatens to tear it down.   Pay Kelly 2.00 order on bill still owe him  about 1.00.  Kink  & Rutherford get back from MO. and want to go to making ties again.  Val Mount called and wants to rent room over store, didn't let him have it.  Not very well self today caught cold yesterday.  Mostly cloudy  N. wind sp. rain several  times.   Go bed 8.30.

2.  Saturday  5.15  AM Ther.  45.  65.  48.

About clear.  My birthday.  Phebe gave me a bouquet of roses.  Kelly  Painted upper roof at store.  Miss Kurayer tells me she will take the room 3.75.00 per year.  Uncle John was in toward night.  Zeke Easton brought in half a cord of wood which he sold.  Warren Decker also brought in wood.  Zeke E. will help me next week at making fence.  Got  more surprised ciuculios this morning.   Hardly believe they are ciuculios as but few plums have been stung.  Bought keg of nails of Ginthers.  Mrs Wentz was over at night.  Go bed 10 P.M. 1/2