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 24-28, 1891 and 1902 in Charleston, Illinois

August 1891

24.  Monday,  5 AM  Ther

Partly cloudy. Riley and J.S. make barn door s. side and nail up  Warren went to town without load.  I start home about 10 AM getting there noon.  Sps rain AM.  cool.  Nick on hand but feeling badly.  I stopped an gathered lot of mushrooms (supposed Agaricus Procerus, and had one small one for dinner.  Phebe and Turie both sick at night vomited till after midnight.  Self not feeling very well nor W.S.G.  attribute to mushroom at first but decide must have been  very rich soup for dinner  Go bed 1 AM.

25.  Tuesday, 6 AM  Ther.

Clear  Ringling Bros Circus in town  Unusually large crowd  all of timber fellows in, settle with most of them.  Uncle John  says can have team wagon and plow which Squires may come after Saturday  W.S.G. and  children went to circus P.M.  W.S.G.  Tue and Hat at night.  Trade hardly as good as it should have been considering the big crowd.  Jo Parker worked forenoon patching roof.  Brownfield helped all day at store  Nick there all day, but not well.  Police give permission to keep open till 11 PM while do not accept.  Bert Bim and Uncle ate dinner also H & Hat.  Gobed  11 PM

26.  Wednesday  6 AM  Ther 50

Clear wind, S.  Jo Parker came early Brownfield helped him an hour or so ? up floor on porch and get ready to put on roof before quitting at night.  Warren finishes Mrs. Coon wood 6 cords @ 3.00  Pleasant day.  Tue not very well  Gobed  10 30 PM

27.  Thursday  Ther

Cloudy wind NW. light rain till 10 AM  Parker works 3/6 day on roof Brownfield 1/2 day.  Put 15 Cull Cercrops on willow tree.  Have 50 spinning up stairs  clear PM and much cooler  Gobed 10 30 PM

28.  Friday 6 AM  Ther 44  70.  52  =  55 1/3

Clear and almost frost.  Parker and Branford work all day on roof  getting it nearly done.  Mrs. R washes and irons  K of P here big meeting in town  Quite a crowd in town  Warren brought load of wood to Mrs. Norfolk  Settle in full to date with Chut Bennett.  R.R. spots ties and pay me for 144.  Clear day N. wind Gobed  10.15 PM~~

August 1902

24.  Sunday,  5 AM.  Ther  45.  82.  58.  61 2/3

Clear.  Helen and Marie started at 620 AM train for Indianapolis to visit Laura Clark for today.  I drove down to Mt. Zion School House      and around by Woodson Place looking.  Didn't find much.  Got home 1 P.M.  Went over river at bridge and into the hills near the road beyond,  Didn't find much.  Got home 1 P.M.  Tue was up most of P.M. but not feeling much better.  Dr. Patton brought me lot of mushrooms mostly Puff Balls and too old.  Drove up to Decker Park and got mess of Pluteus at saw dust.  Then down to Galodays to tell her not to come tomorrow.  Mostly clear day N.E.  wind  Gobed 830 P,M,

25.  Monday  6 AM.  Ther.  48.  82.  60. = 61 2/3
Clear  N.E, wind.  Marie and Helen  came home about midnight last.  Try to write good description of Psalliota  I have been finding in  woods.  Tue was up all day but feeling badly  I drove up to Dr. Pattons pasture after dinner  Intended to from three to Gaine's was taken sick about 3 P.M. came and couldn't eat any supper.  Clouded up P.M. and  lt rains after 4 P.M. and much of night, wind easterly.  I got to sleep on lounge till after 10 P.M.

26.  Tuesday,  6 AM.  Ther 57.  76.  58.  =  63 2/3  
Cloudy and raining lightly easterly, rain continued till 9 AM.  I drove down to Wrights to investigate mushrooms  Did not find any worth while.  Some fellows sawing on Stoddard 40.  Jo with family came in after dinner in buggy for spade and shovel to work on road.  Pay Wilson and McClara in full to date, check 5.51 includes shovel and knife  'Drove up to Dice woods getting fine mess of  supposedly Clyloryte ordores which undertake to have for supper but fail to get them them through.  Saw  but one specimen of large Psatliola today.  Many fungi coming up in woods.  Bridges pays me rent for month ending Aug 20 being in  full to  that date.  Tue up most of day and over at Groves at night.  Gobed 9 P.M.

27. Wednesday 545 AM.  Ther  57  84  62  =  67 2/3
Mrs. Galoday washed.  I intended to go out to Joe's but felt too badly In P.M. drove east of town finding many kinds of mushrooms  Some good ones.  Lepiota  procuruis,  A sylvaticus, ?,  Pluteus cervinus  various forms of elits cups  Got home before night was up town after supper.  Tue over to see Cottons baby which is sick.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

28.  Thursday, 5.45 AM.  Ther 57.  84.  70  =70 1/3
Partly cloudy, hazy, light easterly wind.  Tue and I start for Loxa before 10 AM.  Took her to Hen's, I went up to Gaines'.  Shirley about half done B.C.  He does not want me to insur his part of B.C.  says will not have more than ten tons.  I insure part of Shirley's at night with WW Scott agt.  All of the Jim Decker B.C. with Frommel for 600.00.  Met C Talbot who will help me build fence if I need him.  I drove up to Dice's woods on way home getting home 5.30 PM.  Tue decided to stay at Hen's all night.  Mostly clear day; light easterly wind  Gobed 9 P.M.

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August 20-23, 1891 and 1902 in Coles County, IL

August 1891

20.  Thursday  6 AM  70  87  74 = 77

Cloudy W or SW wind  Mostly cloudy day occasional thunder shower heavy about noon damp and sultry.  

21.  Friday, 6 AM.  66  80  65 =  70'

Mostly clear N.W. wind some cooler.  Nick still remains at home  sent up word that he thought he would be able for duty next Monday.  I remain at store all day in fact have not been able to write up this record this week.  gobed 1030

22.  Saturday,  6 AM,  62.   .  60  = 

Mostly cloudy went down to RR to see Sefton about Bbl of whiskey which came last Monday with only 12 gals in it.  Walked down to tie pile count 149.  18 of them are John Whites.  Have heard from Woods once or twice this week.  Warren brought up load of 11 ties.  Chut load  70 posts  Report John Simon pull onions  Monday dig potatoes Wednesday cut sprouts other days and probably work at ties rest of the time.  Uncle John brought basket of Poocerus mushrooms which prove to be good eating.  Say at store all day.  Trade good  Hat was down to supper.  31 silk worms have began to to spin.  Had on hand in all this AM 124.  Change 23 on hillside to another limb  Part cloudy day  N wind and growing cooler.  Gobed  10 30 PM

23.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther 54,

Mostly cloudy.  Was sick in the night but don't lay it to mushrooms rather to watermelon eaten yesterday P.M.  Starts to ranch at 2.30 P.M. getting there before night and went over to east field boys have not made much headway sp...ding this week.  Clover looks fine.  Warren decided he can't break my wheat ground.  Had 22 BushVictor potatos [sic.] and about 25 bush onions all in barn.  Sp Rain about dark  Gobed 8 P.M.

August 1902

20.  Wednesday  830 AM.  Ther  65.  90.  67 =  74

Mostly clear.  I had sore throat keeping me awake most of night and lay in bed till long after breakfast.  Drove east of town A.M.   Get lot of young Leoiota procerus which gave to Mrs. Dr. Patton also several other kinds clitoeybi  and Trichicholoma. Very close and warm  Sold Sam Weyth 10 1x6 - Paid $1.25  I drove out to Fairground toward night getting back just in time to escape thunder shower with light rain from 5 P.M. till after dark.  Feeling very badly self today  Tue and girls sewing.  Florence Moore went away tonight.  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

21.  Thursday.  5.30  m.  Ther  62  88.  67  =  72 1/3

Mostly cloudy.  Phebe up early to go on excursion to Marion, IN.  Tue wants to allow Marie to go to Indianapolis Sunday on excursion.  Start to Gaines 9 AM.  Jo mowing weeds along branch.  I did not stay to dinner but went to Loxa calling on Mrs. Bridges for rent which didn't get.  Return Gaines through place.  Mash of corn looking well.  I didn't eat any dinner today.  Very sultry somewhat cloudy day.  Stay at Gaines till about 4 P.M.  Stop at Talbotts.  He gave me about 1/2 bush fine potatoes.  Got home before 6.  Oran Pierey rode part way too  town with me,   Took home a lot of corn beans cabbage tomatoes &c from Joe's.  Pay Jo check  18.00 on month wages.  Self feeling badly all day.  Roads good.  The rain on Monday morning was heavy at Loxa.  Met Shirley hauling BC[broom corn] for Downey  Gobed 8 PM.

22.  Friday  6 AM.  Ther  58.  84.  56.  =  66

Clear N.E. wind.  Tue had toothache all night.  Helen and Maggie got breakfast.  Phebe did not  come home last night, staid [sic] at Montgomery's.  Get Reasor to put in new  hydrant at barn which they finish 2 P.M. but pump in cellar does not work.  Tue feeling badly went back to bed in P.M.  I drove down south of town P.M. getting big lot of ?Psalliota two kinds, also a lot of puff balls.  I   left mess of PBs at Dr. Pattons.  Mrs. Patton sick.  Warm  AM but cooler and cloudy P.M.  There was a fall of 10 degrees in temperature between 1 P.M. and 2 P.M.  I went up after dark talk while with Garrison but didn't get   rent.  Gobed  9.30 PM

23. Saturday.  6.15 A.M.  Ther.  52.  80.  56  =  62 2/3

Partly cloudy.  Tue felt badly all night with tooth ache &c.  Thinks she ate too much for supper.  Fix her up some bitters after breakfast.  Drive up by  Dice's woods but didn't find any  mushrooms worth saving.  Jim Decker up and  I go on his note for 100.00 for 90 days to harvest B.C. [broom corn]  Marie and Helen went to party at Straley's at night.  I drove uptown for some grub so many buggies I couldn't tie up, so didn't stay long.  The Salvation Army are still preaching at 3rd and Monroe.  Couple fellows rode down there with me.  Partly cloudy day with easterly wind.  Jim thinks will begin cutting B.C. Monday.  Tue kept her bed all day today.  Gobed 9.30 PM

August 18-19, 1991 and 1902 in Coles County, IL

August 1891

18.  Tuesday  6 AM.  Ther  72.  86.  77.  =  78

Part cloudy wind N.W.  Stay at store  Nick still sick very sultry and oppressive   Got some mushrooms of cross Half bushel  They are more plentiful than I ever saw everywhere.  Go bed 10 30

19  Wednesday 6 AM  72.  86.  77.  =  78

Cloudy W or  SW wind stay at the store most of the day, and gobed 10 30 PM~  Frank  McCraveys baby died yesterday

August 1902

18. Monday  7 AM.  Ther 62.  72.  62 = 65 5/3

Cloudy and raining.  Very heavy  rains before day beginning say 1 AM or 2 AM. with thunder very heavy at times.  I did not get up as usual this morning.  Tue feeling much better and made the fires.  Think tobacco and whisky are holding me down  Wrote to Aunt Maria in afternoon.  Tom Walters mends my spectacles.  Drive out to Dice's Woods.  Find hundreds of my favorite wood Psalliota gone to  waste only two or three small ones fit to use,  There must have fine lot of them about last Saturday. Many other kinds seem to be starting.  The rain stopped about 9 AM.  Cloudy day with  southerly wind.  Roads pretty muddy.  Gobed 1030 PM . . . .

19.  Tuesday.  7 AM.  Ther  65.  88.70.  =  74 1/3
Mostly cloudy but soon cleared off.  I drive up to Dice woods finding several spicies mushrooms but none of my favorite.  Get very large Polyporus gigantius  ?  Look at some fungi in Dr Pattons stable and pronounce there A. anvensis  Saw C. Talbott AM.  He will not start on western trip till next week.  I drove down near Mt. Zion finding several species which had not seen for years and two or three new ones.  The unknown Psalliota is appearing in many places where never saw it.  Mostly clear day roads mostly dry and rough.  Tue working hard most of day and seems nearly as well as she usually is  Gobed 8 30 P.M.

August 1-17, 1902 in Charleston HIGHLIGHTS

August 1902  

1. Friday.

Buy some tools at Yellow Store square 90  Level 70  File nails &c and start for ranch about 8 am.  John Simons grunting.  I got whip last time down  I drove  to river to water horse.  The stream is not fordable at Handley's Ford.  I go tangled up in the brush on point could hardly get out.

2. Saturday.

The Normal summer students mostly left today.  they have began moving the Maples.  Have it south about 20 feet which is near half way.

3.  Sunday 5.30 AM.  Ther  71.  96.  78.= 8812/3

Miss Celia Ford preparing too leave tomorrow  Ferd here to dinner

4.  Monday.

Miss Ford left P.M.  Maggie had visitors at night.

5.  Tuesday

[Coming home from a day at the ranch]  Had to face storm of wind and light rain for last two or three miles coming home.    The boys   Jim Riley   Steve & Ike began on shed at noon and had posts all up when I left.  Kentuckian rides with me to 5 Mile house.  Helen and Marie went to Loxa on local to stay all night

6.  Wednesday

I started for ranch about 10 AM  getting there noon time.  Boys had got their posts out of the woods and up.  They were nailing up strips and putting up plates all P.M.  Think will get rafters up tomorrow  [I get home] before dark.  Tue had been feeling bad all day and found her in bed.

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(6)  We decided yesterday to add another section on N. end of shed making it 42 ft instead of 35.  Jo will go to work at Shed at Loxa fixing roof and stripping.

7.  Thursday,

Tue felt badly all night and I called Dr. Patton in morning.  I  lost my  knife Tuesday and bought a new one at Yellow Front today.  I start for ranch about  10 AM.     The boys had the rafters up and were eating dinner.  They side up gables and nail on rest set of strips P.M.  B.C. looking pretty well.

[Heads home]  roads are dry but rough S. of  Five Mile.

8.  Friday.

Tue spent rather bad night and I had too go to  barn for meddy for her  Dr came 8 AM  Tue had a bad spell about 6 PM and does not feel as well as she did in morning.

9.  Saturday

Tue had Dr. Patton this morning.  

10.  Sunday

Tue got up and helped with breakfast and went back to bed and felt very badly all day.  She has symptoms of the bloody flux, otherwise I intended to go to ranch.

11. Monday

Tue feeling better, didn't have Dr. today.

12.  Tuesday

Mare doing better.

13.  Wednesday

Tue not feeling as well and did not get up.  I feel very badly all morning; think too much coffee.

Tue up today at dinner [lunch time]  Start out to Gaines 2.00 P.M. came back and started again.  Stop at Fair Grounds looking for mushrooms with Clark.  Find Lepiota Morganii lycperdons. and A cauepectuis  I got to Gaines after 4 P.M.  Jo came up while I was there is mowing weeds in corn.  The rest of the family gone hunting grapes get home 6.30  Cow got out today, Mrs. B got her.  Tue got up P.M and think is improving slowly.

14.  Thursday

Tue got up to breakfast and remained up most of day.  Self feeling badly. 

15.  Friday

My fountain pen filled by Geo. W. Hustland first time  I have used it: see June , 2. [his birthday- I can see the difference in the writing in that entry.]  Went down down to Wrightsville P.M.  Tue was up all day and feeling better.  Self felt badly all day.  Drove  up town at night.  The Salvation Army have a tent up at 3rd and Madison with big crowds at night.

16.  Saturday. 

Self feeling worse than usual than usual this morning.  Was up town at night after steak and tobacco.

17.  Sunday,  7 AM.  Ther  60 82  64  =  68 2/3

Mostly cloudy S.E. wind.  Tue kills two of her chickens for dinner.  I went out to Jim Warren for cabbage and tomatoes.  Drove up to Decker getting fine mess of Plutuis cerviness   Stop at Fair ground getting seven large puffballs.  Florence heree too dinner.  She is going too  Seattle on visit soon.  I drove P.M. down by Mat Browns place.   Find Ledpita brocenus near Parkers place and  unknown Psolliolta near Mt Zion School house.  I return by Billy Browns and M.Zion, getting home about dark.  There was light sprinkle  11 AM.  and it clouded up again P.M. with thunder all round.  Gobed 9 P.M.~

August 1- 17, 1891 in Charleston, IL HIGHLIGHTS

August 1891

1. Saturday

Pentecost camp meeting brings big crowds. Trade good.  H.G. and Bill Jefferies are going to start to Detroit tomorrow.  Came near putting Marie's  left eye today  knife  it gave us all a good scare.

2.  Sunday

Went up to store about 10 AM "Our son"getting ready for GAR trip tonight.  Maunie Lang here all day.

3. Monday

H.G and Jeff started at midnight.  50 kegs of beer came on local freight. 

4. Tuesday

I sent word to the ranch for boys  to move N. fence over to line at once.  He report that we are losing good many onions stolen.  

5. Wednesday  
Brownfield straightens oil room in forenoon and I begin measuring preparatory to invoicing  Warren was in with load of wood for Mrs. Coon bringing word that R. Decker would not let them pass through his lot on to ridge to make fence.  He had finally decided to allow it however.

6. Thursday
Have been trying all week to get butchers to take lard out of Perkins building so could move barrels over there.  Learn that some the GAR crowd had got home but no news of Jeff and H.G.   Cecropia worms are getting fat and crawl all over the room.  they are an awful nuisance. Tue went out to McCravy's in country with other ladies of Pres Church leaving girls and baby at home.  Maggie got  supper.

7. Friday
H.G. and Jeff arrive at 5 P.M. having been gone since Sunday night to Detroit G.A.R. reunion  Pete M Gurty, baby died tonight been sick some time

8.  Saturday
Our son [H.G] on hand as usual
this morning. Brownfield hoed out garden yesterday.  He cleaned out Perkins back room and moved Bbls today.  

9. Sunday
Maggie and Phebe went to the Pentecost Camp Meeting.

10.  Monday
Had two two narrow escapes from accident with horse  one at ranch and one while unharnessing.  Tue getting ready for Phebe's birthday party tomorrow.  Try two new  mushrooms.

11.  Tuesday
A large arch in the new school house  now building today.  No signs of spinning among my cecropias yet  Older ones 50 days  younger 40.  Phebes birthday she had quite a crowd of little girls here 15 or 20 to supper.  Change last lot of cecropia in bottom to another branch  They were through their 4th molt yesterday the majority of them.

12.  Wednesday
Tue went down to Hats P.M.  I walk down and look at new Western School House   

13.  Thursday
Get ready and take Tue, Hat and Marie out to Uncle John's house getting back self about 11 AM.  I went out after T., H., and baby about 6 P.M and didn't get back till dark. Cercropias very restless today and  nearly the whole lot in house crawling  over the floor in P.M  Found two of them spinning at night which are the first , nearly 53 days old.

14.  Friday
John Simons up to attend suit of Jo Handley against Edweare.  Turrie went to Batten girl funeral P.M.  six of the cecropia are spinning today.

15.  Saturday
Two more cercropia began spinning  The largest worm on  tree in bottom got ready to spin and left for parts unknown.

16.  Sunday. 
 Six more cecropias spin today making 14.  Divides large lot of new ones in bottom into two parts.  I start for ranch at 3 P.M.  Struck large lot of mushrooms (aguricus causpeatris ) in  Bishop bottom gather about half a bush and go back home.  Maunie stays to supper.  

17.  Monday, 4.30 AM.  68.  87.  77. = 77 1/3
Mostly cloudy.  N. wind.  Start out with girls and get about 3 pecks of mushrooms  get home and find that Nick is sick and had not been to store  He is about worn out with sick baby.  Sultry day, occasional sprinkle of rain.  Gobed  10.30 PM

July 12-31, 1902 in Coles County, Illinois HIGHLIGHTS

July 1902

12.  Saturday

My faced swelled but less painful this morning.  Ed Wells works AM. Cow out at night  Tue and I drive round late looking for her.  Learn she was seen over at Hodges.

13.  Sunday

Start for cow soon as up.  Found in Maxwells barn but she got out and Mr. Bell and I had long hunt.  Marie came in from Snider's with  badly sprained knee  

14.  Monday

Marie's knee about same and they call in Dr. Starr.

15.  Tuesday

Maries leg still disables her but better.  They are preparing to move back the old Maples Hotel at Depo.  They will move back all buildings on that block for new depot.

16.  Drove down 11th & Van Buren Sts where they struck gas in a well yesterday.  I drove over to Laura Clarks with her and Marie after which Marie and I drive to Dkr Spr getting Plutins cerrunces which had for supper.  

17. Thursday

Start out to Berts about 9 AM with Tue and Marie, getting there 10.30.  I remain to dinner and start home.  I get home about 730 and make supper on mush and milk.  Tue and Marie will remain at Berts several days.

18. Friday

19. Saturday

Geo Gray kicking about Garrison Saloon  Says will have him closed up if he does not do better.

20. Sunday

Had mushrooms (Pluteus) for breakfast.  I got most of breakfast.  Vivian she will stay until they go away.  Chickens scatter mushroom spawn in old house, I started out about 10 AM down by Woodson place Mt Zion gitting [sic] more spawn near school house.  Campers there yet.  I took my dinner and ate hearty out in branch W of H.S. afterward which went over river to Langs Mill No fungi there.  Girls had a function to day, I was not here.

21.  Monday

Vivian left us today.  Maggie gets letter from Tue.

22. Tuesday

Girls didnt [sic] get up until late. Helen went out to Berts with Tom Marshall PM and brought Marie home.  Maggie went to picnic late PM.  Phebe went riding at night.  We didn't have any supper.

23.  Wednesday 

I was so sick 3 AM could hardly get down stairs to get something to eat.  I call girls this morn but they did not get up. I offer Perkins lot to Alexander today for 1000.00  Cow got out.  Mrs. bell found her.  Kept her up today.  Marie came home with Helen last night.  they are connecting Carnegie's excavation with 6th sewer.

24.  Thursday 

I got my own breakfast,  the girls are not rising until 7.30.The band played in count yard and quit a crowd.  The girls cleaning up kitchen and pantry most of day.

25.  Friday

Went to ranch.  Lost my whip which later learn aunt Malinda found.  Cross at Walker's, mare fell at Marion Cassadys breaking both shafts.  Marion helps me fix up  and get home after 10 PM

26. Saturday

Ed came and worked most of AM mowing &c He  and I fix up broken shafts but they are not very strong.  Marie says Tue wrote for me to come for her Sunday but I went about 7.30 P.M. staying all night.   Mrs. Tom Ginther was buried 10 AM today died night before last.  Mrs. Henry Williams was buried yesterday.

27.  Sunday

We start home 930 AM.  getting there 11.  Ferd and Helen  at our house.  There was a big Temperance meeting at Fair Ground today and there were lots of strangers here.  Turn old Queen in pasture at night.  She seems to be "getting no better fast."  

28.  Monday

Drive to Decker Park getting lot of Plulues part of which I gave Ben Hill.  W.E. Hail  has bought out  R.D. Morgan Grocery and is invoicing.  Dr. Patton speaks to me about mushrooms.  A young man named Dick Clark was drowned yesterday near Big Four bridge while bathing.  Raindere told me Al Latas and Will Brown's barns were struck by lightning and burned this P.M.  Garrison paid me 25.00.  says would like to buy building and I promised to set price in day  or two  (shorthand)

29.  Tuesday

Got shave at a new shop  ( Brown & Hawkins) before breakfast.  Get 4 plates of Palumen and see  negatives taken Sunday at Berts.  The shutter does not work well and they are no good.  

30.  Wednesday

Work on puzzle AM sending in answer to R.H. [Registered Herald Newspaper]  I drove down to  Blakeman place P.M. and up nearly to old sugar camp.  Walkers boy rode a piece with me on way home.  Learn at night  Frank Lietch is dead.  He had been sick many months.  Roads are good.  

31.  Thursday

They have not got started moving the Maple House yet.  (Chart of temps for the month of July)

March 1-31, 1902 in Charleston,IL. Highlights

March 1902

1.  Saturday 6 AM.  Ther.  32  33.  27.  =  30 2/3
Shirley called a while forenoon.  He signed lease on Tues land yesterday at Charley Jones.  Samuel fellows call to see about rent H.G. house I hitch up and drive down there P.M. found house all open except front door.  

2.  Sunday
This is the last snow according to Wes. Decker sign  There were to be twenty six.  Ferd called at night

3.  Monday.
Bert called while we were eating breakfast.  He is delegate to  Rep. Co, Convention which meets today in Mattoon gets all candidates but one Zimmerman of Ashmore for Trea.  Tily sheriff.  Cream, judge.

4.  Tuesday.

5.  Wednesday.
Examine records at Court House find that Armstrong did not contract to keep up fences between us and that the Stock judgement expired Jan 7 last.  Tarleton Miles died suddenly today.  Phebe attended ball at Owl Club

6.  Thursday,
Jo came with team and Will came with him and I hire him at 15.00 per month to begin when I want him and work as long I need him.  I am to board him.

7.  Friday 6 AM.
Mushroom bed 80 degrees inside.  I spent two hours at H.G. place P.M.  Found woodhouse door open.  Tarlt Miles was buried today.

8.  Saturday
Mushroom bed 95 inside.   Pick up old spawn at barn yesterafternoon [sic] have about enough for this bed.  Berry Stoddert is tending bar for Dick Cadle in hotel  Miss Ford had a function in her room at night.

9. Sunday
Mushroom bed about same as yesterday say 95 or more 6 in. down.  It seemed to be over 100 at night.

10.  Monday.
Mushroom bed about 100.  John Marshall says can fix up Strode Matter any count.  Get catalog of bookcases.  Lattas sale today but I could not go.

Top of page:  Temp mushroom be falling, but little above 90 today.  Spawn M bed today  11th see below.  Temp 90.

11. Tuesday
Spawn mushroom bed P.M. south 2/3 of old spawn saved in 94.  N 1/3 some started in shed last fall.  Fear bed may be too warm.  The smell from this bed penetrates into living rooms  Marie has gang of girls here at night.

12.  Wednesday
I got a a letter from Cynthia Ansley today

13.  Thursday
Phebe began working at Jenkins with t? ? . . . .

14.  Friday

15.  Saturday
Write Aunt Cornelia asking Uncle mark to send me 25 Kieffer  Pears,  and 100 raspberry plants.  Marie and Helen went to Sniders P.M. Laura Clark with them.

16.  Sunday
Fix up up box of material in barn going to try to make some spawn.  Mix with chaff and bank up with manure spawn as made.  Helen , Louise and Marie walk in from Snider's toward night.  Florence  Moore   here most of P.M.  All go to church at night.

17. Monday
Louise Snider stayed all night with us.  I felt very bad all day and  ate no breakfast nor dinner. Charley Marshall thinks they want to build Opera House on bottom lot.  Tu pays Dr. Patton bill P.M. some 27.00 settled in full for 25.00

18.  Tuesday
Tom Miles calls AM. is running for collector against C.H. Louise was here  They went to show with Ferd.

19.  Wednesday
Got a letter from Mary P. Sayre PM.  John McGruty has gone to Chicago to buy new bar furniture.

20.  Thursday

21.  Friday
Emmett Fritz gets dirt for mushroom bed and we earth it over P.M>

22.  Saturday
Tue and I  about decide not to sell McClasky H.G. place.  John Marshall advises not to without some money down.  Tue and I drive down to H.G. place toward night.

23.  Sunday
I decide to try my hand at making brick spawn therefore get the bricks ready nine in number in hay now got tired fooling with it all day.  There seems to be much live spawn in mushroom bed in garden and I save a a basket or two of it

24.  Monday
Call at Shoots d  Col PM   He is again working for pension.

25.  Tuesday
Wrote letter to Aunt Maria.

26.  Wednesday
Tue planted sweet peas in garden.

27.  Thursday
Maggie comes home P.M.

28.  Friday
Drove down at  got Mrs. Smith to do some washing for Maggie. Frank Ashmore put in door bell.  Marie to Clarks to stay all night.  Louise stays with us all night.

Top of page:  Send 1.00 fo Country Gentleman, Money order for sub. for self.

29.  Saturday

Tue and all hands busy ironing &c.  Didn't hitch up till noon but went up town and paid taxes for Charleston Township 197.80 Realty 6.60 personal 2 checks.  Louise stayed here all night and AM.  They were all at work to fix up Maggie.  She left on 2.45 train  I took her baggage down.  Marie went with me.

30.  Sunday

31.  Monday

March 1902 Mo.Mean 39.6  Clouds 59%   Chart of daily temps.

October 7 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL

October 1889

7.  Monday.  7 AM.  Ther  27. 52. 33.  =  37 1/3

Clear very heavy frost  the first heavy one  Most trees are green yet and Hickory nuts have not fallen much as yet.  Caught more cold last night.  Mostly in my head.  Put on woolen underclothes this morning.  Begin getting ready for stove at store.  Streamer drummer in town, buys small bill from him.  Mrs. Rogers  washes, Milt and Warren did not come up - supposed to be working on road.  Go  bed 10.30 ~~

October 1900

7.  Sunday, 6 AM.  Ther.  58.  63.  55.  =  57 2/3

Cloudy.  North wind. Quite a heavy shower in night.  turning cooler.  Looked for  Phebe some in  night.  Have had no word from her since I sent telegram.  Drive south of town P.M. looking for mushrooms.  didn't see any.  Charlotte Sproule here P.M.  Jack Cabby brought lot of mushrooms mostly Campestris    Lulu Dorsch here at night staying with Maggie.  They have company with oysters.  Ferd here all night.  Went to bed at 8.30 PM, but got up at midnight to to train for Phebe  Walk down.  She didn't come however.  Gobed 1.15 AM.

October 6, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, Illinois

October 1889

6.  Sunday.7.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  47.  38.  =  41 2/3

Clear.  brought white cat up from woods  There was alarm of fire in night,  Farris' house.  Start for timber at 9 AM. taking gun.  Strong N. wind all day and cold.  Rutherford at Mitts count  sheep finding them all right.  Rode up Fritz Hollow and into Hall and Davis  land  Get home after 6 P.M.  Roads Good.   Pasture very short   gobed 9.30

October 1900

6.  Saturday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  80.  72  =  74

Partly cloudy.  Went up to Mitchells pastures north of town before breakfast getting assortment of mushrooms Battiiola Camefeshe, Lycaofer gregardeum.Callyhiradica  which I ate also several others which didn't eat.  Lepiota procirus.  Lepiola Naucmies  (at home)  Caprenius micaceus perhaps Polyporus raeticala.  Forenoon I went up and about Decker spring getting lot of old psaldiola such as such as I transplanted some of the spawn of!  they must have appeared about 2d or 3d and all  rather small  Fine rain much of time AM.  Tue got another letter from Phebe AM.  nothing new.   John Simons up but didn't see him.  He and Earl Decker have had qarrell (sic).  Went with Neal Brown to look for Lycoperlon.. found some. Quite heavy rain/ (?) 4. till 5 P.M.  Fix up mushrooms to dry in old house.  Lycoperdoms are growing finely but are full of insects soon as they get any size.  Tue worrying much about Phebe.  Mrs. Knock here when I arrive 5 P.M.  Ike Rogers rides from town to wagon yard E. with me & Pug. talking m(?).  He sold his B.C.  for 80.00 and intends to grow it next year, Renting ground.  I took Ferd down to his grandmas at night he has decided to go to public schools in Charleston~

Cloudy day with quite  heavy shower about  4 P.M.  Didn't cat supper.  gobed 9 P.M.

Note:  It was impossible to read the exact spelling of the mushroom names.

May 22-28, 1914 in Charleston, IL came to wash

May 1914

22.  Saturday.  5.30  AM.  ther.  56.  74.  60.  =  63 1/3

Cloudy.  There was sp rain sometime in night.  Get shave and "trimmed at Browns AM.  Pd 25 c. and went to Nickles and get my rig.  Show lines to Al. Frommel.  Maggie having worry about one Calhoun at Library.  Tue  went to Loxa on 2 P car to meet Irene at Dora's.  I went to Tates to try coat of suit he is making for me.  He sent home one pair pants. Emmett will come Monday Morn.  Mrs. H called night also Grace Sefton.   Buy 25c. corn at old Mill.  Mostly clear day moderate northerly wind.  Gobed 9.30  I drove S PM return by Wrights.

23.  Sunday,  6 AM.  ther.  56.  72.  64.  =  64.

today early southerly wind 3.  Get mare about 9 A. thinking to go to Loxa.  Start by timber route but too threatening and return by Helen's getting just in time for shower.  Light rain much of P.M. only (.12) in. gloomy, mostly cloudy day.  My mouth worse than ever, will have to quit chewing tobacco and other things.  Tue went to  Hat's P.M. and to church at night.  Gobed 9

24.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  62.  82.  64.  =  69 1/3

Mostly cloudy. N.W.3.  Mabel came 7 A, she has been sick gone since last Sunday noon.  Emmett comes 7 A to mow yard &c.  Drove round town while before noon.  Order CO of Tierney AM,  Jo Bill called after dinner.  He works on Loxa section of big four R.R.  Drive  out to cemetery with Emmett.  He cut the grass on ours and Snider lots.  Stop at fairground on return hunting for mushrooms Didn't find any.  Harman phones will have to replant much of his B.C.  Tue over at Brooks at night.  Part cloudy NW Gobed 9.30

25.  Tuesday 5:15 AM.  Ther.  Ther.  60.  76.  66.  =  67 1/3

Clear S.E. 3.  Start Loxa about 8 a.  Didn't take Jack nor dinner.  Drive through Loxa.  found Harman and Jack Peterson replanting BC 19 a. south 1/2 side of NW 40.  Later sow Shrieves just finishing his 27 ps corn.  Distant thunder warned me to start home at once.  The storm caught me at fairground and I got pretty wet before I reached home.  Much  and heavy thunder.  the barn at old Jesse Veach place was struck by light and burned.  Rain ceased about time I got home at say 1 P.  Much wind with rain.  C.O. came PM.  think caught a little cold.  Tue and  Phebe went to movies.  Maggie at Library.  Mabel did not attend church as intended.  Mostly cloudy day S.E. to southerly wind .85 in rain between 12 and 1 P.M.  Heavy rains in night with thunder and wind.  Gobed 9

26.  Wednesday.  5.45. AM.  Ther.  64.  74.  56.  =  64 2/3

Cloudy light rain which continue.  Mrs. H. came to wash.  Italy entered the war this week.  Heavy rain much of AM.  Mostly cloudy A.M.  Sun appeared once or twice cloudy AM.  Sun appeared once or twice.  I did not get out.  Harman called late P.M.  Mabel went home.  Tue and girls went to movies at night.  they are finding many fungi, mostly Caprineo micoceus  mostly cloudy, easterly winds.  Gobed 9

27.  Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther  48.  70.  60.  =  59 1/3

Cloudy. E.3.  Still raining from in night wind E.3.  Cool day and mostly cloudy no rain after 9 a, I get mare 2 P. driving to N. Park and south.  Get caught in quite a shower at W.ville.  Look much for mushrooms but didn't find any.  Tom Knock rode with me home from Normal.  Had been hunting.  Phebe went to France's at night.  Tue to Grove's  Muggs and Mabel making rag rugs.  Gobed 9.30.

28.  Friday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  60.  76.  60.  65 1/3.

Cloudy E.3.  There was light rain in night.  Flowers this morn.(.63) we are getting too much of it.  Get mare 10 A.  Get shave at Ed Browns. paid.  Took Mable home P.M. returning her later.  Met Arthur H.  The roads are very muddy, fields often covered with water. mud is everywhere.  Get home 5 P.M.  Maggie and Phebe expecting to go to Chicago Sunday to buy some things.  I had accident P.M. with booze got strangled and got it "up my snout,"  it disabled me for several hours.  Mushrooms not appearing to any  extent.  Mostly cloudy E. to S. winds light showers.  Heavy rains in night.  Gobed 9

May 20-22, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

20.   Sunday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  50.   70.  56.
Clear with SE wind.  No curculio, think  found one about last Wednesday and a few plums that had been stung then no more.  Had big  mess of mushrooms for breakfast bought of Geo. Modual yesterday.  Went there to perk horse with H.G. and W.S.G. in forenoon.  Talk of going to Indianapolis next Thursday to look round.  Drove while toward night with Maggie and after with Tue and Phebe.  Phebe ran against the  corner of the house and hurt herself, bruised her face and head.  8.30.

21.  Monday.  5.30  AM  Ther.  50.  75.  55.
  Clear.  wind SE.  Got letter from Birnhuser Bartle, they think I can sell my furniture to Walsh at Mattoon.  Mrs. Rogers washes.  Warren Decker says he will  begin hauling wood tomorrow.   Plant six row white stone potato in bottom.  Winter says will have my suit done Thursday.  Think some of going over to Indianapolis with  H.G. to look round.  Warm pleasant day E. wind go bed 9 PM.

22.  Tuesday  5.45  AM.  Ther.  60.  80.  65.
Some cloudy E. wind.  Start for timber at 7 AM with Bill Kelly work till  after  5 P.M. at clearing out fence row.  Hot day down there.  Got home little after 7 PM.  Tue thinks the baby has the measles.  Mrs. Rogers irons.  Pay  R. Rutherford order on N. McMorris for 1.00  Did not have my (?) with me.   Pleasant day, things growing.  Baby was very restless at night.  Gobed 9 P.M.  Decker hauled wood to E.H. Clark.                              

May 3-5, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois.

3.  Thursday.  5.15  AM  Ther.  54.  82.  70.
Mostly clear.  Wind SE. as it was yesterday.  Jar plum trees again this AM but have not found any Curculios yet.  Tue feeling badly this morning got ready to start for Timber but meet Handley by (?) walnut lumber sold him mine @ 4.00 for 1st or 2nd and $2.00 for culls.  Started to timber about 2 P.M.  Tue went with me.  Tell  Ruban  Rutherford to go to making rails @ 85c. per hundred.  we got home at 7.30 P.M.  Looked for mushrooms but found none.  They have been  finding.  Thunder shower after dark but not much rain.  go bed  10 PM  order 3 cans Beth from Chicago.

4.  Friday.  6.45 AM.  Ther.  55.  55.  47.
Cloudy W. wind.  Uncle John was in town but would not stay to dinner.  Comer was in  and I paid him  some lumber he had sent up to the city from his from his own timber 35.91 in full.  They are clearing off the Johnston lot getting ready to dig the cellar.  Drove down to the waterworks with Charley MCravey after mushrooms.  He went over the river after them and I remained at the waterworks.  He got some and gave me a mess of them.  Mostly cloudy day clear night.  The children have sore eyes.  Tue thinks they must be taking the measles but M & P have had them.  Phebe has not seemed well for a long time and has not gone to school for a week or two.  Go bed 9 PM.

5.  Saturday.  5 AM.  Ther.  40.  72.  58.
Clear wind-let-west.  Very heavy dew.  Was very light frost.  Tried  the curculio again this morning but  did not find any.  Kirk & Co. brought up lumber walnut and  fencing.    Say they are going to leave Monday settle up with them owe them bal.  $28.45.  Learn that R.R. inspected .  Clear day Phebe  seems to be breaking out with something like measles supposed she had the measles in Wisconsin four years ago.  Gobed  10 P.M.

September 25, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

25, Wednesday, 6 AM.Ther.  64.  74.  56.  = 64 2/3
Mostly clear. S.2.  I slept but little.  Think indigestion and diarrhea from too much supper.  Rhoda washed and did other work staying to dinner.  Tue gave her basket pears Many are falling off we have perhaps ten bushels but they are not worth much.  Much cloudy today sprinkles rain 8 AM ( say .03) and again in P.M. with some thunder wind shifts to w and finally to NW growing cooler.  I hitch up toward night and drive west to Watson's return S. road.  The roads are moist and hard.  Rain just lays the dust.  Part clear at sunset with signs of fair.  We have been having small mushrooms out of barn: have some else where  Tue killed chick which I captured for her Sunday.  Go bed 8.30 in in P

It is July 21, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Sunday, July 21, 1912 ,  5.50 AM   Ther.  78.  86.  76. = 78 2/3

Cloudy SW 3  There was light showers (to) about 3 AM.  Threatening morn.  I got  R.H. and then stat for timber E. but return after getting halfway occasional weather.  Storm struck us about noon.  Heavy rain with great thunder and lightning for short time.    Tue phones no rain at Bert's.  After dinner late P.M. drove to woods E.  No mushrooms worth bring home.  Return by Westfield road, getting home 6.30.  Take Mare to Nickles.  Phebe out at night with Ora.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Thursday, July 21, 1887,  6 AM  Ther.  75.  95.  73.

Cloudy but soon clears off.  Several very light showers with some thunder in night.  Maggy walked out of bed in night but didn't happen to hurt her.  Get another letter from Cuthbert saying he could get 10c rate and would take several cars red oak @17.oo  Start down to timber about 9 AM and get back at 4.  Mare behaved very well.  Some cloudy.  Showers in distance.  Apparently heavy thunder shower passed south of us about 4 PM.  Tue  has been ironing today.  Air close, cooler night.  Gobed 9 PM.

June 5, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Wednesday, June 5, 1912    5.30 AM.  Ther. 54. 82. 72. = 69 1/3

Clear mostly S.1.  Parker came 9 A and worked most of day repairing back porch.  Paid in full ck 1.75.  Plew was here much  of time but only to gas.  Will employ Parker to roof barn at farm soon.  Phebe young lady friend from Clinton.  I drove S.W. toward night.  Ira Snider's daughter rode a piece with me.  Tue and girls away till bed time.  Tom Knock rode to town gave me a young squirrel  which I prepare for breakfast.  Part clear light variable winds.  Sprinkles rain at dark and after (.02)  I felt poorly all day.  Mort Grove reported some Cuting.  Gobed 9.30 P.  Mrs. Reasor called P.M.  She lives at Hindsboro.

125 Years Ago

Thursday, June 5, 1887.  6 AM.  Ther. 60. 70. 53.

Cloudy considerable rain in night.  Have big mess  mushrooms for breakfast.  Young came to set out bushes, but too wet.  Write out bonds and petitions for license, but don't suppose there is any chance.  Sign H.G.'s bond for supervisor.  Council meets at night and work late.  Tue still very sore throat.  Mostly cloudy day and growing cooler.  11 P,M,

May 20, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Monday.  5.30 AM. Ther. 60,84,70. = 71 1/3

Clear S.S.W.3.  Tue writes to Buddy****, mail letter at P.O.  Talk with Hodgen near court house about mushrooms.  He has some important papers of mine in safe which must get.  Mrs. Curd and Pinnell are making improvements.  The rats still patronise(sic)  my trap.  Tue and I drive out to the cemetery late P.M.  Will take more work than are able to do to fix up lot.  Stop at  H & H* who are living in Mrs. Clark's house at present.  Learn that Magie** is going to move to Oklahoma soon.  Clear day fresh to  strong S.S.W wind.  Tue over at Grove's at night.  Mrs. G took her third treatment and believes it is helping her.  Am reading over some of old diaries and find some would expunge.  Emmett phones at night that would like to work tomorrow.  I tell him come.  Will mow yard &c.  Tue writes to Muggs** and Phebe***.  We expect the latter home next week.  My mouth has swelled up again making me about sick.  Gobed 10.

*Henry & Hat Gramesly, Charles' brother and sister-in-law.

**Margaret- the eldest child of Tue and Charles.

***Phebe is the middle child.

****Marie, the youngest child.

125 Years Ago

Friday, May 20, 1887, 6.30.  Ther, 72, 88,67  

Clear.  Warm day and some  of rain.  Mr. Young came in AM with boy and hoed out berry patches but not feeling well didn't put straw over them.  Intended  to go down to Comers today, but will see him tomorrow.  Bought Hurod's baby Carriage for $7.00.  I pay him in wood.  It needs some repairs.  Delia and Tue clear little bedroom and Tue decides to sleep up stairs for a while.  Went up to Anderson's after Osage.  Mr.  Young with me.  Drive with girls before supper out by old place with Tue after supper.  Gobed.

Margaret and Phebe Gramesly

May 8, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago

Wednesday,  May 8, 1912 5.30 AM  Ther, 54, 78, 60 = 64

Clear, N.1.  One stiles and companion call wanting to build me barn.  Harman phones  early has been too wet to break any of our ground.  thought he would try it  this morn again.  T & E. begin on sitting room. I drive E. to timber.  Saw no  fungi.  Jack dog went, and got defiled worst ever. I scrub him P.M. without much effect.  I feel better today but can't brag much on my feelings.  T&E put in hard day at S.R. and didn't finish.  Part cloudy P.M. and threatening wind W to N.W light shower 6 P.M.and later(.07 in.)  Gobed 10.   full rainbow

125 Years Ago

Sunday, May 8, 1887   7 A.M.Ther. 64, 83, 66  Clear.  Decide not to scrub out today.  Cross helps out awhile.  He and self went down by Mat Browns hunting mushrooms, did not find any.  Got home about 2 P.M. after dinner.  Tue took baby over to Knocks and children went walking with Ruth Davis.  Tommy Knock got about half a bushel of mushrooms down on river bottoms  today.  They have now been coming for over a week.  Don't feel very well today.  Go bed 10.30  Tue takes off girls woolens.

May 7, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Tuesday, May 7, 1912  5.00 A.M.  Ther, 60,82, 64 = 68 2/3  Clear  or nearly, southerly 2.  Mrs. Eagleston leaves A.M.  She will call on Buddy.  Tue and Ellen getting ready to clean S.R.  I drove west to Burks woods A.M.  Thinking to find some Morels, didn't see one.  Later Bill Hill gave me  a mess which he purchased of boy @ 16c per doz.  Mostly  clear day with south to W. wind.  Complain of feelin some better yest and today.  C.D.McG. ate too many morels recently and is still sick.  Tue over to Mrs. Knocks toll 9o.c.  Tue's chest still bad but she keeps to work.  Go bed 10.

125 Years Ago

Saturday, May 7, 1887  6.30 A.M.  Ther. 55, 75, 59  Nearly clear, foggy early.  Dull morning at store but better in afternoon.  run out of beer and barrow of Schener.  Young sets out Agougan Blackberry  and Soretegan Raspberries  Got letter of Maria Faheys also pictures of Aunt Maria and children.  Uncle John in town  Has been staying on prairie with Brin for two weeks.  Buy 6 1/2 lb butter of Snider gave 50c subcription for Lemons who has had both arms broken falling from car.  Pleasant (?) day.  Gobed 11 P.M.

May 6, 1912 &1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

May 6, 1912, Monday  5.00 AM. Ther. 60, 82, 64 = 68 2/3  Mostly clear S.2.  Forgot to turn out mare last night.  Tue left the basement lights burning  last night.  I hitch up and drive up by Stodderts.  Dirt roads are very muddy.  Think had shower north in night.  I examine Stoddert pasture for fungi - nothing doing.  Tue and Ellen clean "den" today.  It takes all day.  Saw and talk with Majre at her home.  No R Herald to day afc of strike~  Tue wrote to Buddy.  Mrs. Eagleston comes and stays the night.  She will return to Seymore, Ind. tomorrow.  Much cloudy but no rain, although threatening at times.They have finished tearing down the old McKinley house near fire Hall.  I observe that Glassco's  have not moved their brick on Perkin's lot.  Tue  strained herself cleaning house and felt badly after go to bed.  She says will let Ellen go Saturday.  

go bed 10 P.M.

125 Years Ago

May 6, 1887,   Friday,   6.30 AM.  Ther. 54, 70   Cloudy, sun came out A.M.  Showry day, heavy rain about noon.  H.G. quits and gives up the keys.  Get George Weber to help me now till license expires which will be next Monday.  My horse weighed 900 lbs. Buy lot of mushrooms of Geo Morderal.  The council last night appointed H.G. Superintendent of Streets, Jack Frat city Marshall.  The girls went to Cad Raerdins birthday party in P.M.  Gobed 11 P.M.

Henry Gramesly