March 1-2, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, IL

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Self portrait of Charles Gramesly

March 1914

(at the top pf the page)  We had quite a scare AM when found paper burning in den around fire place where there has  been  no fire for years.  The furnace chimney burned out this morning and suppose fire got down from top into flu, but it may come from below from furnace ash pit and  flues.  It did no damage but it was just luck that it didn't.

1. Sunday. 7. AM.  Ther.  10.  20.  18.  =16

Clear.  N.N.W.6.  High NW wind all night with snow flurries at times.  Tue got paper at 10 AM but did not attend church.  It proves to be a had day  on our heating  plant and we are almost out of fuel of any kind.  We were at home all day-nobody called.  Mort is about sick with cold.  I did not eat any supper.  Have been eating too much.  Gobed. 9.30 P.M.

2.  Monday.  6.15 am.  Ther.  12.30.  26.  -  22 2/3

Clear N.2. Tue fixes up package clothes for Phebe.  We did not hear from her this morning.  Get SR & Co Gro list.  Tue packs and sends off by Parcel P two boxes of clothes which Phebe left.  I order another load of came coal BPa& Co which they deliver 4 P.M.  Alfred chored 4 P.M.  Tue was over to Mrs. Brooks a while P.M.  Mostly clear day with light N.N.W winds.  It did not  thaw much today - only in sun.  A great storm has just swept Atlantic coast.  Harman phones night night hunting about clover seed.  I have felt poorly all day gobed 9.30

March 1889

1.  Friday  6.30  AM.  Ther.   39.  45.  38.  =  40 2/3

cloudy, wind S. light rain, probably most of the night.  Maggie did not go to school having caught more cold.  Mrs. Davis over in morning.  Learn that Geo. Sefton's baby died  last night.  Hat here P.M. helping Tue sew on  Phebe's dress.  Mrs. Easton calls P.M.  Dark damp day; wind shifts to west.  Have about decided to buy some hens and put in old smoke  house till we get a better place for them.   Tue churned toward night.  Has made 26 lb since Jan 9.  Mrs. Neal begins taking a pint of milk a day.  There ought to be a crop of peaches this year as the buds are all sound as yet and not swollen.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

2.  Saturday. 6 AM.  Ther.  32.  48.  37. = 39

Cloudy, foggy.  Hunt for man to clean out stable didn't find one.  sent  50 c. to  Able Agriculturist for  Poultry book.  Get letter from W.H. White with 18.00 for ties recd.  Went down to R.R. to see ties  2 piles one of 24 I know Kinks and other of 21 doubtful.  this makes 63 ties I have recd pay for which may not be mine.  Think will furnish the 10 set of switch ties but don't  know hour yet.  Spoke to Goodman about  gas well lot.  Mrs. Perrill called  toward  night.  Tue not very well.   Mostly cloudy day, wind N.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

April 11-13, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

11.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  38.  64.  50.
Clear to f(?).  Did not rest well last night, cough  bothers me a good deal.  Lameness from riding has left me.  Am still figured on the sawmill project.  Myers came to work at 7 AM and worked most of day.  Lost say an hour or more quitting at 11.15 and began at 1.15 P.M.   Pat Barton does not want to sell his la(?).  Talk with Dunbar in P.M.  Advises me to get gas well lot for sawmill.  Pay Rutherford  order for $3.00 and J.L.  Hengeen $1.00.  Uncle John was in in morning and thinks sawmill a good plan.  Cold getting better.  Gobed 9 P.M.

12.  Thursday. 6.30  AM.  Ther.  37.  50.  37.
Clear east wind, chilly day.  Walk down to gas mill lot think it would be quit suitable  for sawmill.  Dr. Patton  tells me it belongs to Geo. Goodman.  Tue went uptown to buy some things in P.M.  I stopped at Knocks Shop toward night.  Myers spades garden all day.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

13.  Friday. 6 AM. Ther.  35.  60.  52.
Clear pretty heavy white frost.  Order case of Bethesda water.     Walked down to Geo Goodman's  to see him about a lot.  Myers did not work today.  Mrs. Rogers ironed.  Maggie began taking drawing lessons of Miss Johnston.  Republican nominate Ed Wiley for Council in this ward against Ben Maxwell.  Third ward have put up D.H. Dowling and Frank Vail.  2nd C.E.  Bishop and A.W. Alebenny.  They are running Capt. Bobbins  and W. C. Fuller for police justice.  Go bed 10 P.M.