July 28,1889 and 1900

Since the 1914 journal stopped in June and does not return until May 1915 I thought I would add the journal from 1900.  My Grandmother Reasor, Marie, is 13.

July 1989

28.  Sunday.  8 AM.  Ther. 78.  86.  70.  =  78

Hazy.  Heavy thunder shower in night not much rain though.  Went up to store in morning post books and sweep off side walk.   H. G. relieves himself of bile on large scale.  Picked over first grown corn today.  Tue kills one of her chicks for dinner.  Mamie Lang here most of day  pleasant day gobed 9 P.M.

July 1900

28.  Saturday.  5.40 AM.  Ther.  60.  88.  74.  =  74

Clear, southerly wind.  Shirley called AM. and reports that he and Jo will haul in bal. of oats this evening.  John Simons called a while after dinner.  Some walls fell in back of Geo Grays building when they were repairing.  Saw Ira Brown P.M. says has just got to sawing.  Give him Snider's bill and small one for self.  Order urinal of John Van Meter to cost 5.00  Garert Wall  is back from Casey today  Get other specs of Jake Morgan all paid.  Drive round town alone an hour or two at night smoking last cigar and quit.  Phebe accident tonight.  Mostly clear day  Gobed 11 PM. 

June 15- 24, 1889 in Charleston, IL (highlights).

June 1889

15.  Saturday.  Trade another watch with  Charley  Dinoch for 2 shoats.  Uncle John down to dinner.  

16.  Sunday.  

17.  Monday.  

18.  Tuesday.  Big party at Swicks at night.    Bill Kelly washed up at store.

19.  Wednesday.  Ten Cent Circus in town.  

20.  Thursday.  Pay Thurber Wheyland & Coin Fulk.  10 Cent Circus quit tonight.

21.  Friday.  City Council tonight contracted  with Chicago parties  to put up electric lights.  Trade good.  Mrs. Davis helping Tue sew.  Ed Eastin on a "tear" tonight  they sent for city marshall.(sic)

22.  Saturday  Bert was down to dinner.   All hands are invited down to Sniders tomorrow Mrs. Wentz's Birthday.  Baby not very well for a day or two.

23.  Sunday    Took Tue and Phebe down to Sniders.  Maggie rode with Frank Snider as also did Hat and Father.  I drove down to Milt's and he and I rode over  south end of land most of afternoon., start home about 6.  Stop at Sniders and eat supper:  get home about half after 8.

24.Monday.  Paid up McCravey a/c .  Buy  suit of clothes  for W.S.G. also straw hat.  $15.75.  Tue putting up cherries and raspberries.  Began closing at 10 P.M. tonight.  Have been closing at 11 PM.

August 12 - 15, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1888

12.  Sunday  630 AM  Ther  68 , 78  ,  59

Cloudy and several sprinkles of rain AM.  Stay at home till toward night then drive with Tue round town mostly cloudy day.  Thunder AM.  Cooler toward night.  Baby seems good deal better.  Gobed 9 PM~  

13.  Monday,  530  AM.  ther  49,  75  60

Clear felt like a frost this morning.  started to lumber at 7 AM.  Fellows all at work   Riley Easton helps PM he and Com. will both work tomorrow.  Began cutting all poles  into cord wood.  got home about 6.30 P.M.  Gobed  9 PM.  Tue put up plums.

14.  Tuesday  5.45 AM.  ther 59 85  72

Got timber early men at work Com and Riley Easten begin work with rest.  Took girls down to Snider's.  I got too warm and nearly  (?).  got started again on tobacco.      [the rest of this entry is crossed out and difficult to read.]

15.  Wednesday  5.30 AM  ther.  65  92  78

Warm and clear day S wind  very hot day.  Tue and children went to Hats.  We had intended to go to Berts but Tue not very well.  It got too warm in woods (?) pretty nearly sick.  Get started again on tab.  Mrs. M Cer(?) and Gertrude over at night.  Gobed 8.30

May 27, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Monday,  May 27, 1912,  5.30 AM.  Ther. 64. 82. 76. =74

Clear S.E.3.  The "song birds" are eating all our cherries.  The Gov. Wood* had more than usual on. Drove out to Cemetery AM.  Find Snider boys have cleaned up Hildreth lot.  Tom Talbott is breaking piece N of fairground.  I got home before noon.  Tue spent P.M. at H.G's.**  As before said they are living in E.H. Clark's house N.E. Mon & 4 where they have no rent to pay.  Part cloudy day self remain at home feeling rather worse than common.  Phebe went to Frances after supper.  Tue called on back St. till 9 P.M.  The city authorities seem to be examining library lot and incidentally (perhaps) my premises.  They made not report.   Lightening N.W. at night, and many other reliable signs of rain.  Electric light people read meter (389.000)  This is my reading as I was not present  when Miller was here.  Gobed 10 P.M.

*hestofbooks.com/gardening-horticulture/Journal-8/The-Governor-Wood-Cherry.html

**Henry Gramesly

125 Years Ago

Friday, May 27, 1887  6.30 A.M.  Ther. 58.  78.  60.

Clear some cloudy P.M.  N.W. wind Young comes early and mows yard and hillside.  Boys continue to rob our berry patch.  Tue and Delia take up carpet in hall in afternoon and tear off old paper.  The silkworms are so much trouble from having no place to keep them that I may have to let them go.  The  alumni meeting was tonight at Fackln's.  Tue did not go.  Gobed 9 P.M.

May 14, 1912 &1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Tuesday, May 14, 1912   5.30 A.M.  Ther. 5o, 64, 54. = 56

Mostly cloudy, N.1.  Tue  and Ellen wash.  The Record Herald not yet regular.  We get yesterdays paper about 11 AM today.  I drove SW 4 or 5 miles P.M.  Saw several small fields of corn planted.  Get home about 6.  Met Joe Reat with disabled Auto.  Mostly cloudy A.M.  Sprinkle rain about 8 oc.  Light variable winds.  Tue over to Groves at night.  They are selecting jury for trial of Dr. Walker  Have been two days getting  nine men.  The roads generally dry, rough in places.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Saturday, May 14, 1887  6.40 AM.  Ther. 68,87,68  Clear pleasant day.  Uncle John down to dinner.  Last night I gave Davis my old lot of silkworms, about four-thousand.  Talk with  Briggs and Comer about city lumber and will go to timber with Comer next Tuesday.  Take  Tue and children down to Snider's toward night.  Delia  goes home.  Go bed 10 P.M.