100 Years Ago
Friday, May 24, 1912 6 A.M. Ther 70. 82. 72. = 71 1/3
Cloudy, N.E.2. Thunder with light rain 3 AM. Dark morning till 8oc. I hitch up slowly. Old buggy about worn out. I drive up town and to P.O. They are putting foundation for a monument N.W. cor. of court yard ` Phebe did not get up to breakfast. Her cold not much better. Her trunk came today. I drove S. P.M. round by Hen's* bottom. Tue and Phebe both out at night. H.G.** calls with Ben Spence I had not seen Ben for many years. He lives in Indianapolis. Part cloudy day with light variable winds. The rain early A.M. only about .03 Go bed 10.30 P.M.
*Henry Hildreth, Tue's brother.
**Henry Gramesly Charles' brother.
125 Years Ago
Tuesday, May 24, 1887 6.15 AM. Ther 69, 80, 66
Clear. Started down to Comer's Mill about 9 AM. to talk over the (?) got home at 1.30 PM. Heavy shower with wind and thunder about 2 PM. Tue sets out some tomato plants. Delia irons. Gave bid to Fooke for City lumber @ $1.50. Comer says he will pull up at once and go down to timber. Went to Ed Wiley's hedge for Osage after supper. Deffenbach pays $1.oo Gobed 9.45 PM.
