Charleston, Illinois June 23, 1912 and 1887

100 Years Ago

Sunday, June 23, 1912  5 AM  Ther.  54.  82  66. = 67 1/3

Clear N.E.1.  The rats have begun to use my trap again.  W.H. Taft was renominated for president last night at Chicago.  After getting R. Herald drove east to Timber.  Thought to find some mushrooms but nothing coming.  I got home about noon.  Parker called P.M. will fix Loxa floor in morning.  Mort and Kate came over P.M. first time for several weeks.  They have both been sick.  Later I drive W +S.W.  getting home before dark.  Mostly clear day.  Light N. E. winds .  Crops are looking well.  Corn small for time of season.  It has to cold for corn.  Gravel roads fine.  Dirt roads dry but pretty rough.  Gobed 10 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Thursday, June 23, 1887  6.30 A.M.  60.  74.  56

Clear N.W. wind.  Crass didn't come as promised.  Drove down to Young's after my scythe.  Hunt H.G. up to see about short lumber, says he will take it.John Rice re set mares shoes.  Pay him for it 80c.  Caren near setting premises on fire burning some  weeds on hillside.  Whole family out to fight it.  Mrs. Link called P.M.  Mrs. Davis helping Tue sew afternoon.  Drove with M. + P.round town after supper.  Chew tobacco yesterday and today: have quit  Gobed 10.15

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 19, 1912 and 1987 In Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago 

Sunday, May 19, 1912.  6AM. Ther.  56,84,70. = 70

Clear SW.2 . Get another rat.  I try to make corn bread for breakfast with poor success.  Tue to church AM.   I got R.H. the first we have been able to get for two weeks; then drove to timber E. where I read awhile returning home about noon.  I feel very drowsy even for me; No appetite.  Toward night I drove SW a mile or two getting in before dark.  Tue went over to Mrs. Grove's who took another treatment today.  She complains of feeling better.  Mostly clear day with fresh S.S.W. wind.  Some dirt roads very rough.  Roads mush traveled getting dusty.  Locust trees in bloom.  People are getting in work on their corn.  Tue got a Special Delivery letter from Buddy this morning.  Walter has a chance now to locate in Charleston.  Gobed 10 P.M.  Cr: trap big rat, makes 7 within weak.

125 Years Ago

Thursday, May 19, 1887,  6 AM.  Ther. 58,80?, 65.  About clear.  Were all up to breakfast this morning - something unusual.  Tue and Delia clean front room.  Shau Hart whitewashes front room and hall.  They get the carpet down and everything about washed up.  Ed Wright hauls me a large load of old straw to put on my berry patch $1.25  The silkworms are getting to be a great deal of trouble.  Big  seening party went to river this P.M.  Go bed 10.30 PM.

May 18,1912 & 1887

100 Years Ago

Saturday, May 18, 1912  5.30 AM.  Ther. 48, 76, 62 = 62

Clear S.W.2  Get sickle sharpened and would have gone to cemetery could I have found Emmett.  Met John Simons on S side with two loads wood.  I tool Ellen to 1.20 PM Cloverleaf train.  She is going  to Bushton* for the coming week.  Tue up town and at Groves most of PM.  Mrs. G is quite poorly and is trying an osteopath Dr. Barnes.  Shave self P.M.  The Walker trial jury disagree at nine for conviction,  putting the case off til Oct. court.  The rats have again got good start at barn.  I have trapped five of them this week.  Clear day with brisk S.W. wind.  There was a runaway on front street P.M. - little girl in buggy.  No one hurt.  Tue was over at Groves till after 9. Gobed 9.30

*Bushton is located NE of Charleston.

125 Years Ago

Wednesday, May 18, 1887   6.30 SM  Ther 59, 75,61

Foggy .  Went up to Anderson's for Osage.  Young has not got his well dug yet.  Tried to get Crass to help about carpets but he is helping Alex Richter move building.  Tue making herself a sunbonnet.  JOW. asks for accomodations (sic), which he gets.  They have an election PM to decide whether to build a new school House in place of Eastern S.H. condemned the S.H. carried by a large majority.  The street gang moved the pile of rocks in front of my store.  They have been there since last fall.  Go bed 10 PM