August 2-3, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL

August 1889

2.  Friday.  7 AM  Ther.  71.  85.  67.  =  74 1/3

Partly cloudy hazy mostly clear day somewhat smoky   Uncle John was up to dinner says  will bring in bull tomorrow for Milt to take down to timber.  Stores closed in PM a while and most people went out to races.  Attendance very slim for Friday very few country people in   gobed  10.30 PM.

3.  Saturday.  6.30 PM.  Ther.  65.  88.  68.  =  73 2/3

Clear smokey.  Went to depot to telegraph for beer, Uncle John brought bull in and ate dinner with us.  Milt went out late taking bull.  Paid up R. Decker and E. Johnson to date and more.  the crowd is better today than here to fair.  Pretty busy all day.  The horse fair  however was hardly a success this year, farmers being busy and being behind with all work.  Nick walked down home with me at night.  AM sun pretty "full" all day.  Go bed  10.30

August 1900

2.  Thursday  5.30  AM.  Ther.  70.  98.  82.  =  83 1/3

Fair.  SE wind.  Jim Warren began mowing yard yesterday and continued today. @ 1.50 per day.  Maggie Devone finishes ironing.  Tue , Maggie and Marie eat supper at Groves.  Self invited but didn't want any supper.  Take two sacks back to W. D. Smith.  This one of the hottest days this summer.  Mostly  clear variable wind mostly northerly.  I could do little more than keep quiet today.  Gobed 10 PM.

3.  Friday,  5.45 AM.  72.  99.  80.  =  83 2/3

Mostly clear.  Light cloudy.  Tue went away with Mrs. Shontias P.M.  Jim Warren worked at hay in yard till about 3 P.M.  $2.75  C.D. Mitchell gives me bill for lumber which he needs right away, about 2000.  Very sultry  Clear  with easterly wind   gobed  10 PM.

July 30- August 1, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL

July 1889

30.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther. 65.  80.  65.  =  70.

Clear.  N.W. wind.Crass works all day at straightening up things, and will probably work all the week.  Bis dull.  Drake brought load of wood to Tooke  McCarty pays me 45c. for posts.  Mrs. Rogers washes and irons.  clear and pleasant.  Prospect for fine weather for races.  Gobed 10.30 PM.

31.  Wednesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  85.  66.  = 71 2/3

Clear  Crass works till 3 P.M. at clearing furniture and went home his wife being sick.  Warren Decker brought load of 50 posts which he took to Milton.  Sell Alex Fischer half cord wood which Milt delivers, one more load will finish out Tookes  3 cord.  Get blue suit of  clothes at Winters for which I owe him 33.00  Trade dull for horse races.  There are more entries than usual but farmers don't seem to come to town.  The races do not begin till tomorrow.  Gobed 10.30 pm.

August 1889

1.  Thursday.  7 AM.  Ther. 67.  73.  69.  =  69 2/3

Partly cloudy, hazy, sprinkle several times during day  Wind S to SW.  Crass finishes clearing at store and pay him up.  F (?) of Cincinnati here AM buy from him half Bbl Alcohol @ 2.00  Horse Fair for some reason does not make much business so far.  Drake up  today with wood which he takes to Tooke.  Gobed 10.30

July 1900

30.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  63.  88.  75.  =  75 1/3

Mostly clear.  I quit tobacco (have been chewing since Saturday.) till Christmas next.  Jo Reat says will take 5,000 ft BO fencing @ 1.70 if good.  Looks at pile at store in back lot.  Phebe and friends getting ready for camping over at Dr. Byers.  Learn that Gaines wanted to see me and start out there 3 P.M.  Jo grubbing.  They are putting in new iron bridge opposite my place on Mattoon road.  Get corn cucumbers eggs &c but finaly (sic) decide to stay all night.  Chudy Talbot cutting weeds in road.  Jo fixes fences says horses came in corn last night.  they haul balance oats to barn Sat. PM.  Clear day mostly.  Play seven up till bedtime.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

31.  Tuesday 4 AM.  Ther.  70.  95.  75.  =  80.

Clear.  Jo helping at bridge with team today  I started home at 8 o'clock.  Yellow cow had dalf in pasture this morning   Sex unknown.  Maggie Devone washed first time  Charlotte Sproule helps Tue sew PM.  I brought in lot of stuff also sack of corn.  Com Eastin rides with me home PM.  tue and  I down at night till 9.30 PM.  She  visited the Camp at Dr. Byres.  This one of the  warmest days.  N.W. wind calm.  Gobed 10.30 PM.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~August, 1900~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1.  Wednesday 5.30 PM.  Ther.  70.  98.  75.  =  81

Clear N.W. wind.  El Marshall  tears out old urinal new one not come yet.   John Simons come with first loads of lumber 1020 ft. 2 1/2x10-14 for Tp and 79 ps for BC shed self.  We pile it all in front Perkins lot.  Simons & Warren help arrange gate posts for piling lumber on.  Heavy wind with thunder storm from north about 2 PM.  then falling from 98 to 70 within 20 minutes.  Maggie Dvone ironing.  Notify Snider that Tp. lumber is here.  Mailing letter after supper.  clears off after shower.  Ink got spilled in S. chamber today.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.  Develope (sic) two or three plates at night - first for many months.*

*These are the glass plate negatives he took.  I own many of his glass negatives.