February 16-19, 1889 in Charleston, Illinois

February 1889

16.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  54.  60.  36

Cloudy, foggy, wind South.  Cooper paid me  2.00 on wood.  Bought second hand seeder of Mack Mitchell.  Went down to limited P.M. Train saw Strickland who said he didn't want to sell his lots.  Learn Shut Rueb Davis  is going to sawing on the Blakemore timber.  Occasional sunshine with showers P.M.  Wind getting in W and turning cooler.  Got hair cut at May's Barber Shop.  Quite warm in afternoon then must have been up to 65 or higher.  Geo. Linder speaks to me about boards.  Maggie has (?) very bad cold since Wednesday night with sore throat.  What little rain fell has spoiled the roads again for awhile.  Gobed 10 P.M.

17.  Sunday.  7.30 AM.  Ther.  28.  32.  28.
Cloudy wind N.W.  Then went up to 34 in morn but began to fall before noon.  Begun to snow in P.M. continued to snow by  spells till in night.  Remain at home all day and nobody here.  Girls did not go to S.S.  Maggie has still very bad cold.  Wind varible  S.E. P.M.  Go bed at 9:30 PM

Transcribe note:  This was the baby's second birthday.

18.  Monday, 6 AM.  Ther. 20.  18.  15
Mostly cloudy but clearing then was 22 at 6 AM. but fell to 18 at 8 AM about 4 inches light snow fell yesterday and in night and is drifting with strong W wind.  Maggie coughed almost constantly in night and not feeling very well this morning.  Neither of the girls went to school today.  Clear cold day.  Gobed 10 PM.

19.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther.  1.  20.  10.
Clear.  This is the coldest point reached this winter.  Light N.W. wind  Phebe went to school.  Maggie not yet very well she went over to Mrs. Perrills a little while toward night.  Rurb Davis  was over in P.M. talking some of sawing up Blakemans  big timber.  recieve a gallon Bonet  of whiskey from SMWoo(?) & Co Cincinnati ordered lat  Thursday.  Dov's (?) children over in evening.  I.P. (?) took washing to Mrs. Rogers.  clear day with light westerly wind.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

February 12-15, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, Illinois

February 1914

(At top of page) Miss Phebe Gramesly 4522 Clifton Ave. Chicago

12.  Thursday. 6.15 AM.  Ther.  18.  24.  20.  = 20 2/3

Cloudy N.E.2 light snow in night and flurries much of day perhaps 1 in. of light  fell during the day.  We got  a letter from Phebe AM.  She arrived in Chicago all right.  Fern has secured a place in Ohio.  I wrote briefly to her AM  Tue mailing letters.  Mrs. Nichols phones at night that had heard from Fern.  Claims that we have not  got Phebe's address right.  Tue writes to Muggs at night.  Send her and Buddy some Couriers.  Gobed 9   Cloudy day.

13.  Friday.  6.40  Ther.  16.  22.  18.  = 18 2/3

Cloudy and snowing N.E.3.  It snowed lightly much of night and began in earnest about 7 AM.  Continuing most of day.  Ed Shafter digs out walks for 30 c.  Charles comes and chores at night and will come tomorrow.  Wind  N.E. e shifting late late P.M. to North.  It snowed much of day drifting a good deal.  Guess it at 5 in.  Ed.  Shaffer dug out walks P.M.  Neither of us got out.  Self feel especially unwell today.  So stormy I did not order coal.  There is enough to last three or four days.  Learn that Ben Dawson is dead at Westfield.  I wean self out sorting old R.H.s AM.  Go bed 9.P.

14.  Saturday 6.30 AM.  Ther.  4.28.  16.  =16

Clear, N.2.  Tue gets clothes from attic and begins ironing.  She gets a letter from Henry Hildreth (Bim) at Portland Oregon inquiring about his share of Aunt fan's estate.  Today lowest temp since last Mar.2  I did not order coal can let it go till Monday.  R.H. did not come till P.M.  Charley chored and we settle after row with Tue.  Chas is poor help.  Will try  to get someone else or do work self.  Tue went up  town after grub getting half a ham.  Mostly clear day with light N.W. wind.  I get valentine card from Muggs.  A letter came from Muggs for Phebe.  We  have not heard any more from P  Gobed 8.30  Cap. Alexander died AM.

15.  Sunday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  8.  32.  20. = 20

Clear. S.W.  1.  we did not bank up furnace fire last night and house very cold this morn.  We had breakfast about 9 eating in kitchen.  Tue didn't go to church but went up A.M. for R.H.  I did not go out and nobody called. Very unpleasant day strong S.W. to W. wind with light snow much of time.  Several sudden changes in temperature especially  about  dark much colder.  The gas failed to burn today but got started late P.M.   gobed 9.30 PM.

February 1889

12.  Tuesday.  5.50 AM.  Ther.  14.  30.  21.

Clear W. Wind.  Mrs. Shaw stops taking milk.  No word from Strickland yet.  Went down to depot 3.20 P.M. train but did not get to speak to him walked down to tie pile ` none coming in although  roads are said to be getting pretty good.  they are as dry in town here as in summer town.  Mostly cloudy day strong W wind very chilly.  Snow flakes flying toward night.  Gobed 9 PM.

13.  Wednesday.  6 AM  Ther.  18.  48.  28.  

Cloudy, wind SE looks like  snow and began about 7 AM. soon cleared off. and very pleasant day but a few flakes of snow fell.  H. G. was down in morning.  I trimmed a while at peach and plum in afternoon.  Mr. Wing called few moments P.M. to inquire about the lumber.  My throat not feeling very well today.  Maggie went to school in afternoon first time in a week.  Clark girl here with children after school go bed 9.30 PM~

14.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  25.  45.  42.

Clear .  Started for timber at 10.oc. getting there about 1 P.M. work while at putting out  fires left by John Decker.   He had been burning (?) this week.  Bob and self burn brush round horses P.M.  Fresh southeast wind blowing all day.  faxi (sic) AM mostly cloudy PM and  began to mist about 10 P.M.  Bob has topped about 60 maple trees sap has been running about 2 weeks.  Gobed 10.30

15.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  39.  50.  53.

Cloudy and foggy or misty.  Wind  still SE.  Damp but has not rained much.  Heard one little dash on roof at night.  Did not sleep well a gain.  Too mush coffee for supper.  Bob and self walk around timber a while before dinner and I decide  to go home for fear of cold change.  Bob agrees t o go to work at once at sowing timothy seed.  Started home after dinner.  Roads muddy in a few  places but generally dry and pretty good.  Damp SE wind and foggy all day.  Got a few papers from aunt Marie.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

February 3-9, 1889 in Charleston, IL

February 1889

3.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.    31.  47.  37.

Fair.  Wind S.W.  Suit up get some oysters for dinner.  H.G.  called in afternoon to talk  about  sawmill.  Think Strickland late but place.   Maggie and Phebe up to Davis toward night and to church at night.  Tue still complains of neuralgia  in head and face.  Gobed 9.30 PM

4.  Monday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.    29.  60.  38.

Mostly  cloudy , wind south.  Abbott sawed up half cord of wood for me and put it in the woodhouse.  H.G. was here in the morning.  P.M.  I walked out to look at Strickland lots round by depot and down  to ties.  Maggie and Phebe went to school in morning but remained at home in afternoon.  Mrs. Truman paid me for a cord of wood.  Miss Kemayor pays rent for Jany.  there was an alarm of fire about 4 P.M.  Gallagher's old shop which was soon put out.  Another at night which proved to be John Wentz old stable, it was said two horses were burned in it.  Pleasant day with heavy wind from S. very gradually to west and growing at night.  this kind of weather will soon dry the roads.  Gobed 10 PM.

5.  Tuesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  17.  20.  10.  =  15 2/3

Cloudy wind NW snow flying and say half inch on ground.  Help Tue make a batch of cakes.  Hat was here in afternoon.  snow flurie  all day but it  hardly covers the ground.    Fresh N.W. wind.  went up town at night for meat and pills.  Don't feel very well.  This has been the coldest day this winter.  Gobed 9.30

6.  Wednesday.  4.30  AM  Ther.  4.  19.  13.  

Clear wind about North.  This is the coldest day since last Feb. 27 when ther was -2.  Sam Leitch died this morning.  Had not been sick long.  H.G. down AM to talk about sawmill.  Pill I took last night makes me about sick all day, didn't go up town.  Tue has  toothache bad in afternoon.  clear and pleasant gobed 8.30

7.  Thursday.  4.50 AM.  Ther.  7.  33.  31.

Clear wind S.W.  Father caught a bad cold.  Went up town for meat and to deposit rent check.  Maggie not well and stayed home from school.   There was none in P.M. a/c of Sam Leithch  funeral.  Repair girls doll today.  Mostly clear AM cloudy PM high S. wind all day.  Go bed, 9 PM.  Wrote Strickland asking price of lots S of Park Haute.

8.  Friday.  Friday.  5.45  AM.  Ther.  30.  45.  30.  =35.

Mostly cloudy, wind light westerly, about an inch of light snow on ground.  Wrote for Burpee's Farm annual.  Mrs. Perrill called about noon  Uncle John was down to dinner.  Tue went down to Hat's in afternoon.  Rutherford is up from timber and draws 6.00.  Kink has made 50 more ties.  the ties White paid me for last week are not mine as none have been hauled up.    Fresh Westerly wind  most of day, snow mostly melts.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

9.  Saturday.  6.15 AM.Ther.  26.  37.  26.  =  29 2/3

Fair wind A.M.  tue had toothache most ofo night.     Paid Abbott for work done this week.  Pay Geo E. Wyith for timothy seed bought last Oct.  Lon Foster's wife was buried today.

Uncle John was in to dinner.   Compute interest on a note for him.  Mrs. Eastin was over P.M.  Kate and Edna Myers were over at night.  Maggie and Phebe spend evening over at Davis'  Doc D came down home with me, gave him bottle of sherry.  Pleasant day N.W. wind  Gobed 10 P.M.