June 1890
26. Thursday. 5 AM Ther 78.97. 80.
Mostly clear day with very little wind and more sultry than yesterday. J.B McComas looks at logs and buys them at 3.50 to take them tomorrow. Nick caught a cecropia at night - male - a female we had has laid about 200 eggs and died. Riley Easton brought up Welches lumber. Uncle John in P.M. looking for man to cut wheat. A little sign of rain today. Tue and children slept on floor in front room self up stairs 11 PM.
27 Friday. 4 AM. Ther 75 98 80
Clear, no wind. McComas came for logs. they only averaged about 75 lbs. Tue picked berries in morning. Dickinson washed buggy &c Comer in town AM. Too hot for anything, Light thunder showers in NE. Lightning at night. Steve Douglas adjudged insane and went to asylum. Pay J A Weaver and Art Glass Co about the hottest night go bed 10.30 PM.
28. Saturday. 4.30 AM. Ther 77. 98. 80 = 85
Mostly clear. Tue picks berries AM. Another hot day. everybody complaining of heat. Not very large crowd in town for Saturday. Trade fair. Most of gang up from timber and paid off. Did not see Comer, he left his book at store. Uncle John in town looking for me n to cut wheat. Warren Decker up with load of lumber. He refuses to haul up hogs or haul my hogs down. Sheridan Ashby died today having been sick two or three weeks. Cloudy with S.Westerly wind. Gobed up stairs at midnight - -
29. Sunday. 6 AM. Ther 80 98 79 =85 2/3
Clear. Southwesterly wind. Girls went to S.S. Buddie [Marie] to Christian Church with Mary Davis. They all went riding with Dr. Hall toward night. this has been one of the warmest days, thunder and appearance of rain S. P.M. Tue and self pick a few berries at night. Tue did not go to church. Go bed 11 P.M. upstairs
30. Monday. 5 AM. Ther 80. 92. 75
Part cloudy. Mrs. Rogers washes. Heavy shower 930 to 10.30 AM. with much thunder. Send DWRs 9 Bbl to Samuels. Baseball game today. Trade fair. Self about sick. Gobed 10.30 PM~~
28. Saturday. 4.30 AM. Ther 77. 98. 80 = 85
Mostly clear. Tue picks berries AM. Another hot day. everybody complaining of heat. Not very large crowd in town for Saturday. Trade fair. Most of gang up from timber and paid off. Did not see Comer, he left his book at store. Uncle John in town looking for me n to cut wheat. Warren Decker up with load of lumber. He refuses to haul up hogs or haul my hogs down. Sheridan Ashby died today having been sick two or three weeks. Cloudy with S.Westerly wind. Gobed up stairs at midnight - -
29. Sunday. 6 AM. Ther 80 98 79 =85 2/3
Clear. Southwesterly wind. Girls went to S.S. Buddie [Marie] to Christian Church with Mary Davis. They all went riding with Dr. Hall toward night. this has been one of the warmest days, thunder and appearance of rain S. P.M. Tue and self pick a few berries at night. Tue did not go to church. Go bed 11 P.M. upstairs
30. Monday. 5 AM. Ther 80. 92. 75
Part cloudy. Mrs. Rogers washes. Heavy shower 930 to 10.30 AM. with much thunder. Send DWRs 9 Bbl to Samuels. Baseball game today. Trade fair. Self about sick. Gobed 10.30 PM~~
June 1901
27. Thursday. 6 AM. Ther. 73. 86. 75 = 78
Cloudy apparently general rain / AM till 5 AM or 6 AM. Went down after Jubal didn't find him; hunt up Jo Crail They both came P.M. Jube mowed front yard. Jo worked at Crossing. 50 c each. Maggie crowd had function here at night~~ keep self awake till midnight. I get fine lot of Pleurotus ostreatus down at Geo Waters which didn't have for supper. The rain last night was the heaviest we have had this summer. Lightning at night with rain later in night Gobed 9 PM.
28. Friday. 5.30 AM. Ther 74. 95. 74. = 81
Clear SW wind. Went up town before breakfast got some ham. Mrs. Bell has been milking since Monday. Weeds in pasture are cutting yield of milk. there was quite heavy shower after midnight last night and another 4 - 5 P.M. Hen [Henry Hildreth] and Ora drove into shed out of rain but didnt stay long. Farmers say no plowing this week. I drove out S.W. getting two boxes of Russula viescens not much good and didn't cook them. Sultry Day. S.W. wind. Buy rubber storm apron W. & T. 1.00 Cr. Talk a while with Geo Brown north of P.O. go bed 9 P.M.
29. Saturday. 5.30 AM. Ther. 72. 92. 79. = 81
Clear. N. wind. No rain last night but thundered in west toward morning. I went up to Pinnells for meat before breakfast Buy chicken, 15 c. per lb. have been 17 c. alive. Pay interest at 2d Natl. $175.00 Called at State Bk to settle, say call Monday. Get Jubal to hoe garden and take home Mrs. Walkers chair AM. pd. Jubal 25. c. Settle with Crail work done Thursday 50 cts. Speak to C. about Talbot boy says will cut it for me. Jo Courtney thinks he will handle it on shares. Take Marie P.M. to take home dishes used Thursday night &c. They are counting on big celebration here on July 4. I suffer much from the heat today. Drive with Tue after supper to get chicken &c. Clear day with west wind very sultry Gobed 10 P.M.
30. Sunday. 5 AM. Ther. 75. 96. 81. = 84.
Clear , southwest wind Would have gone down to Simon's but promise to hot. Drive down to Woodson place looking for fungi. Saw none This seems strange. Same gypsies camp down by school house south that Lucus out near Gaines.* Mrs. Knox stays to dinner and supper. She is staying at Mrs. Purtills. Too warm for me to move round much Southerly wind and clear all day. Gobed. 10 P.M.
*As written
30. Sunday. 5 AM. Ther. 75. 96. 81. = 84.
Clear , southwest wind Would have gone down to Simon's but promise to hot. Drive down to Woodson place looking for fungi. Saw none This seems strange. Same gypsies camp down by school house south that Lucus out near Gaines.* Mrs. Knox stays to dinner and supper. She is staying at Mrs. Purtills. Too warm for me to move round much Southerly wind and clear all day. Gobed. 10 P.M.
*As written
