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.

July 17-23, 1888 and July 23, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

1888

17.  Tuesday.  6.45  Ther 70.  87.  70

Cloudy and light rain.  Myers brought Tue  peck of small onions charging 40 cents  Pain i n shoulder all night warm this morning.  Clears off P.M.  Baby very bad today  Tue sent for Dr. PM  Tue and W.S.G. had a few words, he didn't come to dinner.  Myers promised to come and patch roof P.M. but didn't.

18.  Wednesday.  5 AM.  Ther.  75.  88.  68.

Clean and warm.  Baby no better.  Tue and self intended to go to Berts today but baby too bad  I went  in afternoon taking ma couple dresses.  Val Mount went with me.  Didn't see Bert got home about sunset.  Have been chewing tobacco today and owe W.S.G. 2.00 as agreed.  Bob Brown  Roail (sic) of lumber today.  Myers worked on roof of house and on fence at store.  Baby seemed brighter but cant say is any  better.  Go bed.  9 P.M.  Bim say sold cow got home.  

19.  Thursday  5.30 AM  Ther.  65.  82.  60.

Clear cool and pleasant.  Myers works all day at store finishing fence trimmed off doors &c.  Baby seems better.   Got up at midnight last night and boiled her some milk, Decker took wood to Jim Hill.  Learn that Levi Fleuemor is dead at Mattoon.    Decker boys will work for me  at 75c per day when I want them.  Go bed 9.30 --Kate Myers here all day.

20.  Friday, 5.45, AM.  Ther.  65.  85.  62.

Clear or nearly is.  Myers put in full day.  Put roof boards over cornices at store.  Fixed door sell to back door and worked round house most of P.M.  He has worked  2 3/4 days this week and allowing 1.00 per day still owes 3.97  on this month rent.  Received Shoppells books ordered Monday.  Still chewing tobacco but propose to quit soon.  Have been having our first tomatoes this week.  Baby improving fast and seems about well again.  Gobed 10 P.M.

21.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  65.  85.  68.

Clear.  Put back a  privy door at store and gave Kinayer Key.  Big Democratic rally in town today.  Fireworks at night.  Self not very well took meddy at night.  Girls and father went up.  Tue and self didn't.  Baby seems quite well.  Study plans for  houses all day.  Gobed 10 P.M.

22.  Sunday,  7.30  AM.  Ther.  70.  86.  72.

Clear day.  Intended to go out to Uncle John's in the morning but didn't go until toward night.  Baby not too well, think she caught cold last night.  Had last of chickens for dinner.  we got home at 8  o'clock.  Has (?) rather warm day.  Signs of rain at night.  Gobed 10 PM. 

23.   Monday 6.45 AM  Ther.  74.  91.  70.

Clear.  There was a total eclipse of moon  last night which we knew nothing of till the moon was missed.    Mike Miller got a few posts.  W.S.G. not very well.  Stay at home most of day too hot to do anything.  Drove with girls toward night meeting steam thresher two or three times.  Tue sent  her washing to Mrs. Weber.  Cooler night  gobed 10.30 PM.

1913

23.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  92.  80.  = 78 2/3

Clear.  SW.1.  Sibert sends  over old shafts to repair.  Alfred Smith calls to say
Rhoda can't wash today.  Jim Newman died yesterday.  Hitch up after get shafts.  Driving S.E. to Woods place getting home before noon.  My side bad all morning till about 10 oc. when it gradually eased up and better all day but don't feel well otherwise.  Mrs. Gaines called 2 P.M. staying an hour or more.  Retha is sick.  Clouds up P.M.  She will come tomorrow.  tue feeling poorly self.  Orders bu corn I.B.  Mare at home.  Gobed 8.30  

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May 20-22, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

20.   Sunday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  50.   70.  56.
Clear with SE wind.  No curculio, think  found one about last Wednesday and a few plums that had been stung then no more.  Had big  mess of mushrooms for breakfast bought of Geo. Modual yesterday.  Went there to perk horse with H.G. and W.S.G. in forenoon.  Talk of going to Indianapolis next Thursday to look round.  Drove while toward night with Maggie and after with Tue and Phebe.  Phebe ran against the  corner of the house and hurt herself, bruised her face and head.  8.30.

21.  Monday.  5.30  AM  Ther.  50.  75.  55.
  Clear.  wind SE.  Got letter from Birnhuser Bartle, they think I can sell my furniture to Walsh at Mattoon.  Mrs. Rogers washes.  Warren Decker says he will  begin hauling wood tomorrow.   Plant six row white stone potato in bottom.  Winter says will have my suit done Thursday.  Think some of going over to Indianapolis with  H.G. to look round.  Warm pleasant day E. wind go bed 9 PM.

22.  Tuesday  5.45  AM.  Ther.  60.  80.  65.
Some cloudy E. wind.  Start for timber at 7 AM with Bill Kelly work till  after  5 P.M. at clearing out fence row.  Hot day down there.  Got home little after 7 PM.  Tue thinks the baby has the measles.  Mrs. Rogers irons.  Pay  R. Rutherford order on N. McMorris for 1.00  Did not have my (?) with me.   Pleasant day, things growing.  Baby was very restless at night.  Gobed 9 P.M.  Decker hauled wood to E.H. Clark.                              

May 15-19, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

15.  Tuesday, 6 AM.  Ther.  48.  60.  47.
Mostly cloudy wind easterly.   Wrote letters to several parties for catalogues of Mill &c.    Got measured at Winters for suit of clothes to cost 30.00  .  Zeke Easton brought in cord of wood which he sold to John Chapman and which John owes for.  J.W. Lackey inspects walnut lumber and pays the same 57.20.   Come in town trying to city bill of lumber.  Mrs. R. irons.   W.S.G. cut some wood.  Began to rain about 1.30 and kept it up most of AM and lightly in night, wind S.E.  Wrote a letter to Uri asking him to sell my  furniture.  Gobed 10 PM

16.  Wednesday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  47.  62.  47.
Cloudy wind N.E. clears off.  Sam Lietch talks to me about buying in at coal shaft.  Went out to Uncle John's with Tue  in afternoon, says will drive cow in for us Saturday, got home 6 P.M.   Bim has planted 5 acres of watermelons.  Cool day pleasant afternoon.  Gobed 9.30 AM

17.  Thursday, 5 AM  Ther.  48.  54.  53.
Mostly  cloudy and looked like rain.  Start for woods with Kelly  getting there about 9 AM.  We began looking out a line for a fence but it began to rain before we had been there long.  They were working the road today.  Started home in the rain about 1 P.M. rained most of day rather (?) grows warmer at night.  Gobed  8.30.

18.  Friday, 6.45 AM.  Ther. 60.  60.  50.
Cloudy S. wind.  Heavy  rain in night with good deal of thunder and lightning about the first we have had this spring.  Baby has began to walk alone some this week.  Get offer of sawmill outfit  from Lane and Bodley Co.  Uncle john brought in cow P.M.  Kelly helped about two hours in afternoon straighten up lumber.  Rutherford up pay him 2.00 order.   Bought a catfish of Bill Neece.  Mostly cloudy day  N.W. wind.  Misty P.M.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

19.  Saturday.  5.30 PM.  Ther.  40.  65.  51.
Mostly clear, wind N.E. veirring [sic] to easterly.  Kelly  worked forenoon put stakes to berries and grape vines.  Bert was here to dinner.  The cow gives about 3 gal per day.  I milk.   Sell half cord wood to A. Owens.  Roads bad and great.  Delivered Jim wood.  Find bugs in plenty on potatoes in bottom.  Confer with H.G. P.M. he is still anxious to go in to sawmill business.  Go bed. 10 P.M.

April 30 and May 1-2, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

April 1888

30.  Monday,  6.30 AM.  Ther.  54.57.  46

Cloudy and raining form N.W. rained some in night.  Drove down to Myers at Nicholson place, says he will not be able to work for me any more and will have to pay rent in money.    H.G got at  Four Leaf round  Fatty Knocks shop in P.M.  Sell Kenshaw 65 posts and 800 ft. fencing to be delivered this week.  Got Andy Mock to straighten up load of lumber on yard.  Chilly  cloudy day.  Wes Caylon hauls me down load of fencing from yard.  Wind NW gobed 10 PM~

May 1888

1.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  42 50  46

Cloudy N. wind.  Start with Crass for timber at 7 AM.  Got to work at lumber about 9.30.  Brown helps till we quit.  R Rutherford helped in afternoon  We got home about 8 AM.  Think another half day will finish the job.  Chilly day, with N. or M.E. wind cloudy all day roads  (?) went by  Walkers and return by Blakeman.  gob 10PM

x2.  Wednesday   6.15 AM  Ther.  43.  65.  58

Cloudy E. wind.  Father was sick in night and did not get  up to  breakfast but was round town  before noon.  Kirk & Co brought up  two loads of lumber mostly fencing in all 1244 ft. paid them 5.00.  H.G. says he will go in with me to put up a sawmill in town - will do so at once.  Look round for fellow to help make garden didn't find anyone.  Crass sent word that he was sick.  I set about 75 strawberry plants just before dark.  Mrs. Rogers washes.  Tue takes in the clothes and hurts herself lifting.  City sawp(?) line  for sewer from Johnston building.  Gobed 10 PM  Mostly clear day.  Settle with Caylor today.

March 31 and April 1-2, 1888 in Charleston, IL

March 1888

31.  Saturday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  42.  60.  54.

Clear, wind N.E.  Throat better after 2 AM.  Felt very bad in morning but seems to be improving. Seph finished hauling 200 posts to Mrs. Linder.  I was up town all day, and am told my prospects am as good as can expect.  Uncle John was in and is doing me good out in the country as is John Snider.  It is said the Dems. are pretty bad scared all round.  Cool morning but cooler  but warmer P.M.  Clear day and drying fast.  Milt Drake was up in afternoon and appeared to be drunk.  Bob Brown agrees to pay me $2.50 for house in timber from Mar. 1.  Go bed 9.30

April 1888

1.  Sunday, 6.30.  Ther.  54.  79.  64.

Clear, some smokey.  My throat was better last night.  Think  a few small doses of salacin taken yesterday helped it.  Pleasant warmer day with  fresh SW wind.  Went to town with intention of going down to timber but gave it up.  Trim up  groffaer(?) in garden.  Tue went out to country  after dinner.  The girls went walking and W.S.G. stayed with baby.   There is a good deal of politics on the street today if it is Sunday.  Clouds up toward night lightening in N.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

2.  Monday. 6 AM.  ther.  42.  57.  42.

Pleasant day mostly clear.  Northerly wind.  Trying  to electioneer all day.  Went down to broom factory* and railroad.  Think  prospects for election pretty good.  Got pretty well tired out.  Buy ham at Bill Meyers on Cr.  Gobed 10 P.M.

*I believe this was located on what is now W. Vine Street which is N of  town.  I understand in later years it was owned by the Vaughn family.  Thank you to Brenda Mills for this information.

December 21-22, 1912 and 1887 in Coles County, IL

1912

21.  Saturday.  6.30 AM.  ther.  20.  42.  30. = 30 2/3
Clear.  S.W. 2.  Tue felt poorly all night.  Sweeps most forenoon.  Colby calls and patches W.C. up stairs and comes close to flooding house.  Tue sends for oysters for dinner.  N. G. Harman calls P.M. paying notes with int. total 307.80.  Shre(?) was with him  and paid use of drill 3.00.  Mrs. Grove was over P.M.  Mort is sick.  Alfred was expected A.M. but didn't  show up till late P.M. . . then did not finish up his work.  Clear day with moderate southwesterly winds.  gobed 9.30.

22.  Sunday.  6.15 A.M.  Ther.  22.  .40.  26. = 29 1/3
Clear.  W.1.  ice 1/2.  Tue feeling poorly and did not attend church A.M.  I hitch up and  get paper 11 A.M.  Nobody called today.  W e had dinner 2.30 P.M.  Later I started and to take a drive but did not get further than old Kelly place, where return.  Too cool for me to drive for pleasure.  Many autos out today.  Clear with S.W. wind.  The roads some dusty.  Tue attends concert with Mrs. Knock at night.  Gobed 10.

1887

21.  Wednesday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  2.  14.  8.

Clear strong N.W. wind all night.  Coldest day we have had so far.  Sold half cord wood to Met Stark.  Tue went to schoolhouse fore noon to take girls dinner.  She made some cakes in P.M.   Snider called toward night.  Kate Davis was over at night doing some Christmas sewing until after 9 P.M.  Learn that Nettie Perrill has regained teachership and will go to California.  Clear day with fresh W. or S.W. wind.  Self not feeling very well, nor Tue and baby.  Buy jacket for W.S.G.  Gobed 10 P.M.

22.  Thursday.  6.15  A.M.  Ther.  8.  22.  14.

Clear. W. Wind.  Sell C. Mason 1 cord wood @ $3.oo  Mrs. Perrill called little while AM.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Uncle John and Hen were down to dinner.  Made a rack to measure  half cord wood for use on yard.  Sold McMurtrie some ties and plank $2.60.  Made out C.E. Winter bill  $10.05.  Joe  Brandenburg pays a/c  1.50 per W.H. Goodman.  Kate Perrill called at night.  Tue left her clothes out all night.  has been just about freezing in Apple room today.  Gobed 10 P.M.

October 26, 1887 in Charleston, IL

26.  Wednesday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  28.   50'.  30.'
Cloudy.  Noble called before breakfast to see about township lumber.  Start for timber at 11 A.M. and leave them about 2 pic(?)  couldn't find any body who wanted to go with me, so went alone.  John Snider brought up load of old lumber.  Which Crass and pile after I got home.  Tue and W.S.G. get bed down stairs.  Fair day lightly cloudy and but little wind.  Met Easton, Decker and Snider when went down.  Baby not well has cried good deal during the night all this week.  go Bed 10 p.m.

September 25,1887 in Charleston, Illinois

25, Sunday,  7.30 AM.  Ther.  60.  72.  53.
Cloudy.  Harper's Weekly, Bazar(sic) and Young People subscriptions expired last week.  Sent W.S.G. to Felix Landes after my pants which are not done Felix having been "sick".  Drove down to Comers after dinner alone getting back at 6.30 .  He has been pretty sick but thinks will be up in few days.  Cloudy morning but clear afternoon wind south.  Gobed9.30 PM

August 19 - 21 1887

19.  Friday   6.30  AM.  Ther.  65.  85.  65.
Clear northerly wind..  Tue decided to do ironing herself again.  May Johnson went home today.  Saw Comer up town.  Think will get mill to running next week.  Hat and friend call in afternoon.  get note from Laggart saying he wants a load of of wood at once.  Baby cried very much today.  Kate Davis over while P.M.  Pleasant day and clear.  Gobed 10 PM.


20.  Saturday  6 AM.  Ther.67.  91.  76.
Clear.  Pick up and put away newspapers.  Drove out to meet W. Decker who took a load wood to Laggart.  Uncle John down to dinner.   Rest up stuff for J.O.W. but forgot it.  He left  without it.  Young came about 1.30 made a botch job of it.  Ladder.  Nickolson paid 12.00 for my old buggy.  Tue finished ironing.  Fan was here part of P.M.  Went home just before night.  Dark cloud from NW before sunset but didn't rain.  Mrs. Davis was over a while at night.  Comer was up town but I didn't see much of him.  gobed 10 P.M.


21.   Sunday,  7 A.M.   Ther.  72.  88.  71.
Partly cloudy.  NW wind.  Went up town in morning.  See Geo.   Webens who gave me some cigars.  Tue not very well.  Complain of toothache and headache.  Warm morning cloudy most of P.M. and somewhat cooler.  Took drive with Tue (leaving baby with W.S.G.) down  by hog farm and out by fair ground, getting back before dark.    Girls spent afternoon at Davis'.  Sprinkle  rain at night.  Go bed  9 P.M.

It is July 15, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Monday, July 15, 6 A.M.  Ther.  76.  92.  68. = 78 2/3

Mostly clear S.W.  Harman called after breakfast.  He did not settle.  There has been no settlement since just after the sale,  has bought new binder.  He is worried about Sexton fence &c. McNeel's men work perhaps an hour or two on cleaning. up furnace sections, will take them all summer to finish at present rate.  Threatening weather most of the day with lots of thunder but little rained, barely sp here.  SW wind til late P.M.  then north.  Talk with Parker about working at B.C. shed.  Can do nothing till get posts.  I take Parker over home.  It turns much cooler P.M. wind getting strong from N.  Get "same" ordered yes take mare to Nickles.  Think 4th time since settle.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Friday, July 15, 1887      5.45 AM  Ther.  78.  99.  80.  Clear.  

W.S.G. does not feel "sprightly" and ate no breakfast.  Get bill of about 5000 ft. from city.  Maggie and Phebe went to Miss Fracklins Kindergarten  it being the last day.  Tue irons and gets all tired out.  Have lame jaw think from smoking.  Ten Cent  Circus in town today and tomorrow.  Same cumulus clouds today but not so much like rain as yesterday.  Brisk  W or SW wind all day but quiet at night.  All slept up stairs as it seems to be getting hotter down stairs.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.

Fourth of July in Charleston, IL 1912 and 1887

100 Years Ago

Thursday, July 4, 1912  5.30 A.M.  Ther.  70.  90.  78. = 79 1/3

Cloudy.  S. 2.  Thunder, say 2 A.M. shower early morn (.20)  I oil buggy and hitch up early intending to go to country perhaps  to ranch.  It clears off before noon but I did not go off the place on account  so much firing.  It continues till 9 P.M. or later.  the crowd would have been larger with pleasant day.   Helen and children were in P.M. remaining to supper aug the fire works which touched off at the bridge on 4th St.  Tue went over to fireworks.  I work an hour or so in dark rounding up mare.  Mostly clear day with little air.  Go bed 10 P.M.

*http://www1.american.edu/heintze/postcards.htm

125 Years Ago

Monday, July 4, 1887  6AM.  Ther.  76.  90.  75.  

Cloudy.  Fix stove pipe in woodhouse.  Mrs. Laind washed forenoon.  Hat down a while A.M.  It rained quite a while in the night very slowly.  Kate Myers stays to dinner and most of P.M.  Rails called after dinner wants me to go down to farm with him tomorrow.  Celebration out at Fairgrounds, didn't  go out.  Father, Tue and girls went  up to see fireworks at night leaving me with baby.  Old Mr. Eastin got home this morning from Dakota.  Kate Davis was over while in P.M.  Gobed 10 P.M.  Light shower about noon.  Mostly clear day wind SW.

June 11, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Tuesday, June 11, 1912, 6.30 A.M.  Ther. 56.  84.  68.  = 69 1/3

Mostly clear. S.E.2.  I drove to Andrews getting 30 ft. ridge for barn but decide too hot for me to drive out P.M.  I drove down by Parkers P.M.  Drove out by Latta's.  People very busy with their corn now.  I met Parker on Division on his way home from Loxa.  He reports Harman planting his B.C. today.  He and Plew will finish by noon tomorrow.  Grove's are better but have not been over yet.  Kate has not appeared  again.  Mostly clear SE 2.  Go bed 9 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Saturday, , Ther. 68.  85.  69

Foggy early but clears off W.S.G. and self went up to Chiltons after hedge, morn and evening.  Uncle John in town.  He went down to lumber pile with me.  Comer says will do better with lumber -- saw it more even.  Kate Davis here to supper.  Tue and self  drive a while after which  Tue and self drive a while after dark.  After which Tue was with me to store to feed worms.  The worms down home have been doing pretty well, but those at store badly, to hot.  Warren Decker brought load of wood - probably.  Got jar of butter 7 1/2 lb. at creamery.  Go bed 9.30 P.M. 

June 9, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Sunday, June 9, 1912.  6 AM  Ther. 54.  76.  64. =64 2/3

Partly clear, E2.  Repair some on buggy and get R.H.  The Interurban has recently changed their schedule.  Tue went to church.  I drove to Timber east.  Nothing growing.  Too cold and Dry.  Corn looks well east of town but is small.  The roads are good.  Mare seemed "off" today am feeding her too much corn.  Drove with Tue late P.M. out to Helen's.  George is expecting the measles.  Part  cloudy day with moderate E. Wind  All out but self at night.  Phebe went with friend P.M. to Ashmore in auto.  Gobed 9.30.

125 Years Ago

Thursday, June 9, 1887, 6 AM.  Ther.  75.  85.  67.

Cloudy foggy.  Rec. case beer pts. from Drusnoey(?).  Find silkworms are badly affected and are dying fast at the store and a good many of them at home.  W.S.G. and self went right north for hedge in morning and again in evening.  Dash of rain with thunder about noon.  Mrs. Laind ironed.  Write letter for W.S.G. to A. Burbb requesting him to send discharge papers.  Drive around town awhile with Maggie and Phebe.  Go bed at 10 P.M.  Baby has cough, not time for measles however.