February 8-9, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County Illinois

February 1890

8.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther, 10. 24. 13  =  15 2/3

Clear. N.W. wind.  Did not go up town today.  Maunie Lang here most of day.  Paul Davis sawed  us some wood P.M.  Uncle John was down to dinner  Cold raw day with NW wind mostly clear Not many country people in town  Gobed.  11 P.M. ~

9.  Sunday.  7.30 AM.  Ther  17.  34.  27.  = 26.

Part Cloudy.  wind S.  Maggie went to S.S. Pleasant day but does not thaw much and most of the snow that fell last Friday not melted much yet.  Kate Davis here while P.M.  Wind South and mostly clear day  Gobed 9.30

February 1901

8.  Friday 6.30 AM.  Ther 26.  35.34  =  31 2/3

Cloudy SE wind sifting of snow in night.  Clara got up and made fires.  Mrs. P and Kate Perrill left AM. promising to come and spend night with us.  Kate and Mrs. Bacon called P.M. on way to Dale Woodworths  funeral which will be tomorrow.  They left their team here and  went to Franks.  The reading Circle was in session when K & B called and Tue did not seem them.  Cloudy all day snow turns to heavy rain and sleet P.M. continuing til after dark.  Play cinch at night.  Gobed   9.30 P.M.

9. Saturday  5.15 AM.  Ther  26.  29.  25.  = 26 2/3

Cloudy N.W wind.  Frozen up and snowing lightly  Everything covered with ice  Clara helping Tue make shirt.  K & B call for team and stay for dinner starting home about 2.30 P.M.  I had bad toothache all last night which still continues.  Bacon is going to move in a few days to near Humbolt  Clara left at night to be gone till Monday noon.  I went up town for shave.  Didn't get it.  Fell down and hurt knee over at Court House.  Tue and Buddie over at Grove's at night.  Kate Perrill called P.M. and said she might be here to stay all night.  She didn't come.  Mrs. Perrill over at Bains.  Decide to quit chewing tobacco tonight  Gobed  10 P.M.

October 20-26, 1888 in Coles County Illinois

October 1888

20.  Saturday.  5.40  AM  Ther.  40.  55.  35.

Mostly Cloudy day.  Wind N.W.  Got down to much before 10 AM.   Find boys had been at work some in spite of rain.  Finish fence before noon.  Make couple of gates in P.M.  Get home about 7 AM. (sic) Stopped on road to pick up  basket of nuts by John Handleys  gobed  10 PM.

21.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  35.  50.  45.

Clear early but mostly cloudy day.  Girls did not go to S.S.  Tue went down to Dowlings before noon and stayed all day.  Ruth and Many Davis and Mauice Lang over toward night.  Baby has very bad cold.  There was pretty  heavy  frost last night forming sheet of ice.  There are good many green leaves on trees yet.  The wind and rain have taken off most of the yellow ones.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

22.  Monday. 5.40 A.M.  Ther.  43.  50.  48.

Cloudy and light rain which began in night.  Light rain and mist all day.  Mrs. Davis sews for Tue  in afternoon.  Father went to political speaking at hall at night.  Damp, dark day.  Wrote to Bennett asking about ties.  Gobed 9 PM

23.  Tuesday, 5.45 AM.  Ther.  43.  45.  42.

Cloudy and damp  No wind.  Geo. Wright  (?) will begin on my stable Thursday.   Uncle John in town did not see him.  Good many apples coming to town  they sell at 15 to 25 cts per bush  gobed 9.30

24.  Wednesday  5.40  AM.  Ther.  32.  55.  48.

Clear.  Fresh S. wind started for ranch abt 8 AM.  Mostly clear day.  Four men at work have stopped them for a while.  Bob making wood rack  Rode over to S side P.M.  Nearly had an accident from horse getting tangled up in a grape vine.  Gave Dock Bennett  lot of old tops.  Got home about 7 PM.   Roads very heavy.  river has risen a little but still clear  Mrs. Decker washed  Tue thinks she will do ironing herself  Gobed 930 PM

25.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  40.  65.  58.

Clear with S. wind.  Geo Wright failed to come to put up stable - Frank Kellogg worked two  hours in cow yard.  Wright says will come tomorrow.  Tell  John Kirk that he can go to work making ties on S. end.  Can make 300 at  22 cents delivered on track.  Father about sick has been sawing too much wood  I do the milking  Gobed 8.45 PM ~

26.  Friday.  6.15 AM  Ther.  58.  65.  59.

Cloudy misty was a little rain in night.  Geo Wright stakes off place for stable P.M.  Engage Geo. Hampton to haul old lumber down tomorrow morning  Hat helping Tue on carpet  Gobed 9 PM

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

September 29-30, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

29. Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  66.  82.  64.  = 70 2/3

Cloudy.  N.W. 1. fog.  I feel poorly.  Drive down to see Ad Miller finding him west of Normal.  Says get lime &c to Loxa and he will fix flue.  No fungi appearing.  Mort begins after dinner repairing front porch.  Watch him til 3 oc. when drive to Dicewood.  Nothing there doing.  I get home 5.30 Helen H. gets here about 6.  Mort had made a fluke in the posts.  Most clear day.  S2.  Gobed 9

30.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther. 60.  80.  62..  = 67 1/3

Part Cloudy.  Mort worked alll day  day at porch but nowhere near done.  Harman says has plowed 17  A to date,Phones that  will begin cutting B.C. afternoon.  Bert Bennett gang is cutting it.  I  drove over to Hatton's Am. but not at home.  Tue worrying about H.H.  Jo Watkins rode  out a piece with me on way home.   He lives down near "Slab".  Shave self late P.M.  Part cloudy day.  South to westerly moderate winds.  Gobed 9P

(drawing of a hand pointing to the right) The Weather &c at Charleston Illinos(sic) for Sept 1913

Mean temperature. 69.  Max.98 on 1.2 and 3d. Min.40 on 22d.  Rain on 10 days 2.92 - .60 on 11th 1.51 on 15th and .43 on 17th other days light or only trace  Cloudiness 41 per ct.: Winds - N.4; NE 5 1/3 - E 4 1/3 - SE 21/3 S 8 1/3~ SW 1 2/3 W 1 1/3  and NW 2 2/3 days.  Rain about middle of month broke the long drouth but too late to help corn much  It has started pasture wheat and weeds.  Corn at stores 80 Eggs 30  Butter 35. Oats 50.  all kinds of meat am high.  Steak beef or pork costs 20 to 25.  There was a touch of frost in places on 22nd.  Saw it at farm but not in town.

1888

29.  Saturday 5.30 AM.  38.  58.  42.

Clear.  Start for timber with girls at 9 AM.  Help them gather hazelnuts tell noon but over to S. side after dinner.  Got price lists of seed from A. Dickenson Co. and Robert Seed Co.  We answer to letters written several days ago.   Four men at work today on middle ridge.  Tue and father put up kitchen stove today.  We get home at 6.30 pretty tired.  W. Decker says he will begin Monday to haul out wood rails &c from ground now cleared.  Have not yet decided not to put  in wheat.  Gobed 10 PM

30.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther  40.  68.  60.

Clear.  Girls got to S.S. and church.  Stormy S.W. wind gust.  Have (?) light frost.  Pleasant day.  Miss Kemayer  down toward night to say that one of the front windows was broken last night.  Go bed 9 P.M.

April 8, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

8.  Tuesday.  5.30.   A.M.   Ther.  40.  44.  40.  = 41 1/3

Cloudy.  E.4.  Ray came early and planted balance of taters.  Order half ton Harrisburg nut coal of Tucker Bros. which came about 10 AM.  Helen Hildreth came A.M. staying to dinner and till 4 P.M.  Tue over to Grove's a while before supper.  Cloudy with strong east wind.  Light rain all day and at night.  Cold and gloomy even with good fire.  Gobed 9            R.  .76

1888

8.  Sunday, 6.30 A.M.  Ther.  40.  63.  52.

Clear A.M. with E. wind clouds up.  Maggie went to S.S.  My cold was so bad that I stayed around the house all day.  Very sore after my ride yesterday, much have ridden as much as thirty miles, which is the first riding have done for a dozen years.  Gobed 9 P.M.

February 25-26, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

25.  Tuesday.  6.30  AM.  Ther.  20.  40.  32. = 30 2/3
Clear S.W.1.  The ton of coal delivered and suits.  Tue gets letter from Phebe.  She expects to move to Ann Arbor this week to begin work for M & Darling.  Mostly  cloudy P.M. with light snow at night.  Rain or sleet later in night.  There are traces of Sunday's snow left on north hill sides.  Otherwise ground bare.  Mis Care here P.M. about library works.  Chilly day with moderate southerly winds.  Gobed 9.

26.  Wednesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  38.  44.  40. = 40 2/3
Cloudy. S.2.  Rhoda came to wash at 11 oc. finishing about 3.  Tue feeling very poorly AM. but better P.M.  Rhoda stays to dinner.  Dark foggy day with mist or light rain and much of time a cold wave is predicted.  Cloudy all day.  Tue went over to Groves toward night  little while.  She gets letter from Buddy with one to forward to Phebe.  Heavy showers (.70) in night.  Gob 9

1888

26.  Sunday.  7 AM  Ther.  16.  20.  13.

About clear, strong W wind all night.  Cold day with west wind, cloudy and snow flying much of the time and seems to be growing colder.  Girls went to S.S. and after that went down to Hat's where they ate dinner getting home about 1. P.M.  Mrs. Davis was over toward night.  Has been  cold and disagreeable day frozen up solid again.  Go bed 10. PM.

February 12-14, 1888 in Charleston, IL

12.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Rher.  9.  42.  34.
Clear S.  wind .  Maggie, Phebe S.S.  Had one of our turkies (sic) for dinner.  Maggie, Phebe about all afternoon.  Tue went up to  Easton's toward night.  Geo. Weber called P.M. went up town with him.  Clear day with S. wind.  Go bed 10.30 P.M.~~

13.  Monday  6 AM  ther.  30.  42.  37.
Mostly  cloudy with S. wind.  Bim*  called in morning also was Uncle John.  He wants me to put the title  of Nicholson place through court at once.  Tue not very well  AM  took meddy  forgetting she was going to show at night.  Get Knock and discover bursted (sic) water pipe at store. Tore big hole in knee of pants don't know how.  Doc. Dowling  paid me 5.00 on a/c.  Wade Hall failed to bring lumber as promised.  went to McGiberry concert at night with Tue and children.  Sent 1.00 to (?) for 1 year subscription.  Gobed 11 P.M.

*I think this is Tue's brother, Henry Hildreth.

14.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  45.  22.
Mostly cloudy wind SW.  Mrs. Rogers sends word that she can't wash today.  Tue engages her for Friday.  Wind changed to N. before noon and grows colder.  Rain and afterword sleet.  Wade Hall brings up some lumber which does not suit me very well.  Undertake to turn on water at store but find pipe bursted in another place.  Stop at Fatty's awhile toward night.  Caylon has been delivering some wood to C. Mason today.  Ed Easton wants a cord tomorrow.  Gobed 9 P.M.

January 15, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1912

15  Wednesday  6 A.M.  Ther.  40.  44.  48.  =  44.

Cloudy, S.4.  Light rain before day.  Rhoda washed P.M.  Tue helping.  There is a revival in progress at Pres. Church.  Tue went alone tonight Mrs. Brooks being sick.  Tue pays Ray for week 75c.  He seem to be  good boy for us.  Mostly cloudy day damp and dark strong southerly wind light showers and growing warmer.  Go bed 11 P.M.

1888

15  Sunday,  7 AM.  Ther  -10.  -3.  -8

Mostly cloudy, wind, fresh N.  Abt 3 inches hail and snow fell.  snow on top.  Coldest so far this winter.  Did not go up town.  Maggie went to S.S. other children stay at home.  The  sleighing must be pretty good, but too cold for many  Phebe out.  Clear all day wind 9.  Gobed 10 P.M.

Not form Charleston, but from the times:

November 3-8, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

3.  Thursday.  6.30 AM  Ther.  42.  75.  60.
Clear - smokey.  Rec. letter  and bill of apples from Dorsay .  Apples can load ship Monday.  Lear form Wright that  Dearborn of Mattoon will  place a car load  on market here next week.  Got letter from Brown telling how to pile ties.  Went with Tom Knock down to river  hunting fish, didn't get any.  Warm day strong SW wind Gobed 9.30

4.  Friday.  6.30 AM  Ther.  43.  56.  34.
About clear.  S.W. wind.  write E.D. Davis regard to lumber inspected Sept. 13.  the City Council last night gave about  five thousand dollars toward sinking a coal shaft.  Try to see  the contraction about timbers.  Went down to A.  Rechter at night but didn't see him.  B& L  Bbl not arrived yet shipped a week ago.  Learn that  car load apples likely to be here tomorrow.  Ed E. sick at night  sent for stuff didn't get it.  I wrote to E.D. Davis about  R.R. lumber inspected Sept. 13.  Jack Logan makes remarks.  Go bed. 10 P.M.

5.  Saturday.  6.15 A.M.  Ther.  24.  54.  43.
Clear. SW.  Mr. Cummings the  Coal shaft man and get promise of  share of lumber bills.  Took yellow cat off.  Uncle John and Bert down to  dinner.  Learn that Stevens was looking for me, didn't see him.  Hatton finished wood pile by noon.  Pay him up.  get lot of  blank order at Courier office.  The  car load of apples came today, also Bbl stiff from B&h, which Gray bought up.  Tue had sewing machind cleaned today.  50c.  Gobed 10 P.M.

6.  Sunday.  6.30  Ther.  38.  62.  48.
Very heavy smoke.  wind.  S.  Girls went to S.S. after a great time getting ready.  Went up to store an hour or two to figure storing apples which will put in there tomorrow.  After dinner drive with Tue down by Comers.  didn't see him got home about 5 P.M. after driving down by new school house which they have  got about half roofed.  Very smokey, S or SW wind.  Go bed 9 P.M.


7.  Monday.   6 AM  ther.  44.  68.  51.
Clear excepting heavy smoke, wind S.  Get Crass to help all day.Brush up room a little.  J. Wentz hauls up car load of apples.  They don't average anything extra.  Sell several barrels.  Mrs. Young washed and Tue sends to Mrs. Dickensen to come tomorrow and iron.  Warm smokey day.  Engage Crass to help me tomorrow forenoon.  Gobed 10 P.M.

8.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM  Ther.  40.  63.  51.
Nearly clear except heavy smoke.  Wind NE.  Apple trade not very lively.  Learn that  Lem Stark very low.  E. Easton brings wood  to (?) who pays him 2.00.  Crass did not come to help me as promised.  Mrs. Dickenson ironed.  M& P spend evening at Davis'.  Gobed.  10 P.M.