October 8 - 11, 1888 in Coles County Illinois

October 1888

8.  Monday.  5.30  AM.  56.  70.  45.

Clear start for timber about 8 AM.  Five men at work building fence Bob Brown not at home.  Tue sends word to Mrs. D not to wash today.  Tue boiling down cider and making catsup.  She is feeling very well.  Eastin brings us load of wood.  9 PM.

9.  Tuesday.  5.30  AM  56.  70.  45.  

Clear  with light  white frost.  Boys making fence and (?) around the house.  Begin clearing out  (?) west of house.  Get saddle at Bobs.  Mrs. B at home.  Gather some hickory nuts.  Gobed 9 PM

10.  Wednesday.  5.40 AM.  36.  62.  50.

Hazy.  Trade saddles at Skidmores.  Nearly finish road west of house down hollow.  Horce not very well, has been for month.  Got  home about dark.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

11.  Thursday.  5.30 Am.  47.  55.  50.

Cloudy rain in night very light.   Light rain good part of day from 11.30 till 3 PM in timber.  boys work  for now at poling and staking fence.  Warren  hauling out Bob's rails.  Start home at  3 PM but didn't get there till 6.30 PM.  Got basket of grapes on Indian Hill.  Maggie and Phebe went to doll party at Mrs. Knocks.  Left word with Warren for boys not to work any were (sic) till see me.    Go bed 10 P.M.  2 gal package came from JTSB

June 6, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

6.  Friday.  5.30  AM.  ther.  66.  98.  78.  = 80 2/3

Clear. S. 2. Get  hold backs at Frommel's AM.  Didn't hitch to new buggy.  It proves to be one of hottest days to date.  Paid for Jan. 15. 1914  Buddy was expecting to go to Hindsboro to visit Reasors but they did not come for her as expected.   The constant heat is wearing me out and most of my time is  spent at rest  in the house.  Some cloudy P.M. and I drive out west of town pass Helen's and return by Lattas place.  Corn seems to be growing.  The largest  I have seen may be a foot high.  Weather bureau predicts rain but little sign of it.  I got home 6.30.  the roads getting cut up with dust.  Pay Sibert's bill to date 3.95.  Charley Jones will get some posts up farm say 30.  Light variable winds ant hot night.  Gobed 9.30

1888

6.  Wednesday  6.45  AM  Ther.  65.  85.  65.

Mostly clear very warm last night.  McCormick comes to paper before we were up.  Went again to timber brought Kelly home and  stop the job for a few days til can get up  petition.  Have learned that there is kick about my fence.  Warm day but some cooler.  Go bed 10.30

April 18, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

18. Friday.  5.30 AM.  ther.  54.  80.  64.   = 66.

Clear W.1.  Hitch up early and start for Loxa 8.45 AM.  get there 10.  Saw Mrs. Oakley.  Her husband has the measles.  Talk with Hugh about building fence on three sides of the lot.  He will do it as soon as I finish material.  Saw Mrs. Gaines as passed.  She brought out Florence's baby baby for me to see.  Went on up into place.  Harman has put a gate at head of street.  Harman, Cax an Paul at work each 4 horses  Cliff dragging stalks south of house, other two plowing with sulky plows N. ride S.W. 40.  I drove over to where Cliff &co put in 8 in. tile.  Saw Cliff.  Is through  sowing oats.  Will take posts down to Loxa for house lot there  Drive to BC shed and down to Loxa E. side place.  Talk while with People.  Corn 50c.  Talk with  A. Moore; pay him 40c. for some work along line.  Talk with James at Watson place.  He wants to rent farm for his son in law.  Got home 2.30 P.M.  Stood trip better than expected.  Smoked another cigar.  Maggie set me out some dinner.  Tue  gone to R.C.  Maggie went to Grace's P.M.  I get shave at Browns late P.M.  Tue and Muggs went to look at some pictures at C.H. at night.  Lightening and heavy thunder in night  Sprinkles rain.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  Jack didn't go.

1888

18.  Wednesday  6 AM  Ther.  45.  60.  50.

Clear pleasant day.  People mostly talking about yesterday's election.  Rink and J. Rutherford bring up 1017 feet lumber for city.  Meyers did not come to work.  Sell.  Looke 20 butternut posts stop the Plainsdealer paying them up  15.  Gobed 9.30 PM.