August 30 - 31 and September 1 - 11, 1891 and 1902 in Charleston, IL HIGHLIGHTS

August 1891

30.  Sunday

After Sunday school the girls went down to Dionna with Frank Harris folks.  

31.  Monday

H.G. did not go on hunting trip this morning as he intended.  Tue putting up some peaches I bought at Wrights.

September 1891

1-5 there is only weather

6.  Sunday

7.  Monday

John cut hole in barn to throw out manure and cleaned out stable

8.  Tuesday

The fair began today. 

9.  Wednesday

About the usual crowd for second day of county fair.  they have put admissions fee to 50 cents for Friday and Saturday other days 25 c  

10. Thursday

Tue, girls and WSG went to fair.  Big crowd in town and trade good for fair Thursday.

11.  Friday,  Ther  55  80  67

Heavy fog early AM. but mostly clear day.  Dukeman  took 3500 boards for Uncle John.  Stein crowd in  town and at fair trade, however was pretty good considering

August 1902

30.  Saturday

Lizzie Shoot here to dinner.  Johnny and  Lucy Handly have been down with typhoid fever some three weeks.  They think they are getting better.  Jim thrashing B.C.

31. Sunday

Drove east of town on old Ashmore road near sawmill site and down to ford. [found many mushrooms]  Tue was down to  Frank McCraveys P.M.  Both babies at Bairds and Cottons are quite sick.

September 1902

1. Monday

Large delegation of labor men and others went to Mattoon to labor celebration  

2.  Tuesday  

Ford at Walkers 18", Handlys 2/3 up buggy body.  

3. Wednesday

 I drove through Fair ground.  No shows there this year.

4.  Thursday

I took Helen and Marie out to fair after dinner and drove out to Gaines.  Marie and Helen talk of going to ranch  with me tomorrow.  

5. Friday

Get ready and start for Ranch with Helen and Marie.  Jack went with us and we went down in south hollow where saw mill was.   . . .started home at 3 P.M.  We went down by 5 mile house but then off and cross river at Walker Ford . . .  Tue attended the fair today with Mrs. Cotton.

6.  Saturday

Kate and Bacon call in morning,  I took Kate out Fair Ground.  did not attend fair this year.  they report a good crowd yesterday and today.  Tue went yesterday not today.  I sent puzzel answer to Ladies H.J.

7.  Sunday [mushroom hunting]

8.  Monday

Charleston schools began today.

9.  Tuesday

Violent storm in night.

10.  Wednesday

[Busy out at the Loxa farms]  Tue getting Maggie ready to go to Champaign.

11.  Thursday,  6 AM,  Ther.  50.  74.  48.  =  57 1/3

Partly cloudy.  Dick Wright came at 7 AM.   Richter delivers coal till cellar full.    Prob Coble shovels it back as did yesterday.  Pay him  1.50 in full.  Thos Briggs City Marshall notifies me  must cut weeds on Perkins lot.  Dick cut them after dinner.  It took about an hour.  A snake went in coal cellar today,boys found it and killed it.  Dick fixes up stove in basement and cleans up after coal.  Quitting at 5 P.M.   I got fine mess of plutens and astreus and cleans  up after coal.  Grutting at 5 P.M.  I got fine mess of of pluteris and astrealus all at Dr. Pattons sawmill but folks did not cook any of them.  I gave them to Mrs. Bell later.  Self not feeling up to mark today.  Mostly cloudy thicker P.M. and raining before dark which continued all night wind southerly AM but grew colder with N wind about 4 P.M.  I pulled front tooth today that has been annoying me for year or two  Gobed 10 30 P.M.

August 16-18, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

16.  Saturday.  5.40 AM  74.  96.  82. = 84.

Clear S.1.  Drive 9 AM with Tue and Charles out to Huffmans.  Stop at Jessie Dunns.  John Simon passed through, said was going to Mattoon.  Harman phones that got home Wednesday.  Wants to cut clover for seed.  Another very sultry day.  thunder showers 3 P.M. .15 in. here, much heavier E.  I drove after 4 P.M. to Westfield bridge getting home 6.30.  One of the Wrights has started small store at top of the hill.  Part cloudy day; light variable winds.  Jessie and Mary Ann called at night and they went up to show.  Go bed 9

17.  Sunday.  6 AM.  ther.  74.  98.  84. = 85 1/3

Clear. S.1.  After getting paper drive west and S.W.  An aviator makes two flights today at Urban Park.  At Clover Leaf high bridge I heard their machine and could see part of the flight from the bridge at distance of about a mile N.W.  My first sight of a flying machine.  I return by Bunk hill getting home about noon.  Mrs. Brooks over P.M. and I drove with Buddy and Chas. on Ashmore road to Huckaba road returning S. road.  One of hottest days.  Light variable winds Thunder shs (sic) around, no rain here.  Go bed 9

18.  Monday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.   76.  94.  80.  =83 1/3

Most cloudy.  S.1.  There is quite a stir in town today.  The county fair begins tomorrow.  Drive up to  Grims for cabbage get can buttermilk at Creamery.  Too warm for me to do much.  Harman called P.M. but didn't seem to have any biz. and just called.  Heavy thunder E. and S. much of P.M.  What looked like heavy showers S. say 5 P.M.  Drive with Buddy over S. part town late P.M.  Mrs. Grove spends much of P.M. here.  Mr. Bell very feeble.  Learn that Ike Finch is dead.  Much cloudy.  P.M. go bed 9

1888

16.  Thursday  5.20 AM  Ther.  75.  85.  72.

Got to woods at 8.30  Clouds over and rains before 11 oc.  Men got in 3/4 day.  Bob Brown brings w/ load of lumber.  Men made some  posts today have about decided to build a large sheep farm.  Men quit at 3.30 P.M.  I drove home in the rain slow rain most of P.M.  Gobed 9 PM.

17.  Friday 5.30  AM.  Ther.  72.  90.  70.

Cloud and damp got to woods at 10 AM,  Three of men at work on hillside near spring.  Jo Handley's child died last night and was buried today.  Republican meeting down in Hutton Township.  Heat very oppressive today.  Damp and hot cloudy forenoon clear P.M.  Got home at 7 P.M.  Tue not very  well, baby better than she has been for long time.  Am very well.  Satified with clearing job so far.  Gobed  9.30  PM

18.  Saturday 5.30 AM.  64.  82.  60.

Cloudy early but soon clears off wind. - N. on N.W.   All hands up but John.  Decker to pay them all up.  Pay note July 14 at bank and make new one for 60 days.  Pay Mike Miller 10.00 and owe him yet some  6.00 dollars.  Tue not feeling  very well.  Got shoes at Messecks for the girls.  Sam Cooper wants 8 cords wood.   quit tob.  Gobed 9 P.M.