June 8, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Saturday, June 8 1912.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  72.  60 = 57 1/3

Clear, N.E.2  Oil buggy and hitch up driving up town for meat and potatoes, which I get at A.G. Armstrongs N.G.  Phebe and I build good fire in furnace A.M.  I phone Harman early. will take material from Loxa to place.  I took Kate over to Franks P.M.  She expects to visit us later for several days.  They go to Libby's to night near Mattoon.  I drove up by Stodderts toward night.  Corn not making much growth, too cold.  Grove's folks much better today.  Mostly clear NE to E Wind.  The roads are good Tue to neighbors at night.  Phebe away with Ora Webb.  Go bed 9 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Wednesday, June 8, 1887  5.30 AM.  Ther.  72.  89.  70.

Clear.  Start for timber 7.20 AM. to give Cormer City order  500 ft.  Drove over place  a while.  He says there will not be as much lumber on N. end as we thought.  Got home just dinner time.  Tue and self went up to Davis to see Ruth's silkworms.  This has been  very hard day on mine at store as most of them are in the fourth molt.  Jake Linder was buried this P.M.  Races are going on at Terre Haute.  Jeff and several others went over.  Mrs. Laind washed.  Go bed 10 P.M.

Links: http://genealogytrails.com  ;  http://www.fivemilehouse.org/

June 7,1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Friday, June 7, 1912.  5.30 AM.  Ther. 52.  76.  52. = 60

Clear, N.E.1.  Kate and Stella came about  9 AM and decide to hire a horse to take them over to Ashmore.  I drove to Andrews and order material to repair  barn at farm.  PM I drove over and saw Parker.  Will begin roofing barn Monday morning.  BPA ship lumber to Loxa paying freight.  I drove SW returning by Woodson Road getting home after six.  Kate was here when I got home and stayed the night.  In evening Kate relates some experience in Cal.  She has divorced from Mr.  Bacon.  The pump in cellar is our of commish P.M.  Most clear day go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Tueday, 6 AM. Ther.  74.  86.  70 

About clear, wind NW.  Stopped to look at Ruth's silk worms.  They look larger then mine did last year.  Father and I went out to G. Linder's after hedge after dinner.  Learn that his affairs for pension has been rejected.  Appearance of heavy rain with much thunder about 2 P.M., but little fell here.  Jake Linder died this morning Had not been sick long.  First two loads of lumber came up from the timber today.  Drove with Tue down to Depot to take Mapes girls valises.  Went with Ruth and Maggie up to Anderson's after hedge.  Gobed 9,30 P.M.  Oldest worms are preparing for their exit molt.  Mice still at them.

Link:  History of Charleston, Illinois ; http://www.historyillinois.org/

June 3, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Monday, June 3, 1912   5.30 A.M.  ther 56.  82.  70. = 69 1/3
Clear.  Emmett came 7 and worked all day.  Mows yard, cuts weeds, Pick cherries, puts wood in cellar, I start Loxa 9 AM.  Meet Cliff at Loxa gate and drive up where A. Moore is putting in our floodgate.  Cliff seems to have blues today.  Some of his corn not good stand.  Cliff let me out front gate and I got home 1 PM.  Dinner was over but I managed to eat too much of  what was left and was sick all P.M.  Kate and Stella called while I was eating dinner and I promised to take them down to Mrs. Bacon's someday this week.  John Parker came toward night and will repair porch in a day or two.  Pay Electric light for Apl. 1.20 and May 2.11.  Clear day with Southerly winds.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Friday June3, 1887  6.30 AM.  Ther.  67.  85.?  68

Clear.  Started for timber at 10 AM.  got there before noon Comer thinks will be ready to saw some by tomorrow.  Men are cutting logs.  Start for home 4.45 by Walker ford.  Has been very warm day.  Ther. above 85.  Father opens hay shocks in yard 8 AM.  Roads are very good except places in river bottom.  got clear day with N.W. Wind.  Gobed 9.45 PM.

May 17, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Friday, May 17, 1912 5.30 AM. Ther 46, 70, 54 = 56 2/3

Clear N.W. 3  The air  looks milky.  Phone BPa& Co send 40 or 50 ft flooring to Loxa to repair Sherman House.  Drove N.E. to town line.  Charley Talbott rode back with me.  He lives at 14 6th St N of RR.  Tue and E wash bedding till noon.  Gus brings some butter and eggs.  Pay Ellen in full check 5.65.  She will leave tomorrow.  She and Tue attend lecture at night.  Mostly clear day some cumuli.  Wind northwesterly.  Go bed 10 P.M. ~

125 Years Ago

Tuesday, May 17, 1887   6.30 AM.  Ther 68, 69, 60
Cloudy, light shower in night and light sprinkles most of forenoon.  Got ready to start to timber at 7.30 but Comer did not come til after 9 oc.  Went down river road, rather muddy.  Look over north end of timber pretty throughly but did not trade.  Nat home at 6 P.M.  Baby held a spoon today.*   It grew cooler before 9 AM. Ther.  going down from 68 to62.  Go bed 10 P.M.  Wind northwest.


*Marie Sayre Gramesly, my grandmother.  She was only 3 months old at this entry.  It is interesting that so far in the journal she is only called baby.  Perhaps Tue named her.