May 23-26, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

23.  Wednesday 5.45 AM.  Ther.  62.  76.  62.  

Cloudy wind S.E. looks like rain.  Cloudy.  H.G. was down in morning.  Baby broken out with measles or something similar.  Drove down to river to shoot turkey with Bill Kelly at 5 P.M.  got home at 9.  Ate supper down  down there.  Shot several but didn't get any of them.  Tue  churns first time.  the Alumni folks call on Tue for assistance.  Gobed 10 PM.

24.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  63.  80.  65.

Some cloudy wind S.E.  Thunder with some rain toward morning.  Sultry day.  Clouds up P.M. and began to rain about 4.30 with much thunder.  Rain continuing into night.  Decker brought half cord wood for  winter.  T. Thelkeld Pd me  5.00 for Bethesda.  Got 6 pans at McNuts on Cr.  Last day of school M &P both went.  Find curculio have been working at the plums.   C not very well today.  Gobed  9.30 PM.  

25.  Friday. 5.45  AM.  60.  75.  61.

Cloudy W. wind, misty.  Snider was up AM wanting some spirit.  Got brown suit of clothes at Winters, they seem to  suit very well.  Drove over to  Miles over with  Tue toward night.  The Alumni meeting is there  tonight.  Kate  Myers and Kate Perrill called toward night.  Has been mostly clear day.  The  rain last night made roads pretty muddy.  The suit at  Winters cost 30.00 on Cr.  He owes me for 3/4 cord wood 2.25.  Go bed 10 PM~

26.  Saturday,   5.45 AM.  60.  85.  70.

Clear Very heavy dew.  did not find any curiculio but see they have been at work some.    The old cow has about eaten up her pasture.  She is a great eater but does not give much milk.   The locust

trees are in full bloom.  Grass on meadows looks short owing to dry weather.  All kinds of fruit seems ti be set pretty full.  Lombard plums are about an inch long.  Peach trees have good many on. Corn looks yellow and small but is beginning to grow now.  Cut worms have been very bad this year.  Garden stuff of all kinds is backward on account of early dry weather.  Ground  up scythe and mow grass for cow.  Engage Bill Kelly to help me next week perhaps a latter week.  Uncle John in town.  Sultry day.  Took Tue out to cemetery after  supper to set out some flowers.  Go bed 10 PM.

February 12-14, 1888 in Charleston, IL

12.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Rher.  9.  42.  34.
Clear S.  wind .  Maggie, Phebe S.S.  Had one of our turkies (sic) for dinner.  Maggie, Phebe about all afternoon.  Tue went up to  Easton's toward night.  Geo. Weber called P.M. went up town with him.  Clear day with S. wind.  Go bed 10.30 P.M.~~

13.  Monday  6 AM  ther.  30.  42.  37.
Mostly  cloudy with S. wind.  Bim*  called in morning also was Uncle John.  He wants me to put the title  of Nicholson place through court at once.  Tue not very well  AM  took meddy  forgetting she was going to show at night.  Get Knock and discover bursted (sic) water pipe at store. Tore big hole in knee of pants don't know how.  Doc. Dowling  paid me 5.00 on a/c.  Wade Hall failed to bring lumber as promised.  went to McGiberry concert at night with Tue and children.  Sent 1.00 to (?) for 1 year subscription.  Gobed 11 P.M.

*I think this is Tue's brother, Henry Hildreth.

14.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  45.  22.
Mostly cloudy wind SW.  Mrs. Rogers sends word that she can't wash today.  Tue engages her for Friday.  Wind changed to N. before noon and grows colder.  Rain and afterword sleet.  Wade Hall brings up some lumber which does not suit me very well.  Undertake to turn on water at store but find pipe bursted in another place.  Stop at Fatty's awhile toward night.  Caylon has been delivering some wood to C. Mason today.  Ed Easton wants a cord tomorrow.  Gobed 9 P.M.

February 7, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, IL

1913

7.  Friday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  10.  30.  20.  = 20

Clear W. 2.  I had attack of indigestion or something else after retiring and slept but little after going to bed.  Think billions (sic) attack.  I have been eating too much sausage and such stuff without doing any work.  The bale clover hay recently from  I.B. worst I ever    wish I had a hundred tons of it for manure.  I wire up W.C. so we don't find it frozen as usual.  Tue gets up earlier than usual.  Tue went calling to Curds and LeRoys after R.C.  I take some of Starr's little meddy all day and feel some better at night.  Gobed 8.30.

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7. Tuesday  6.30 A>M.  Ther. 32.  45.  20.

Mostly cloudy wind SW.  Mrs. Rogers comes to wash at 8 AM.  Saveley finishes wood which pay him for 40 cts.  Maggie, Phebe both went to school.  We killed and dressed our two turkies (sic)  after dinner.  They  weighed dressed 6 and 6 1/2 lbs.  Ruth Davis  was over in afternoon.  Sam Leitch told me this AM that the liquor men had better get their petition ready for next council meeting.  Mrs. Ed Eastin called  P.M.  Mostly cloudy day changing cooler in  afternoon with strong westerly wind.  Go Bed.  10.30 P.M.  Toake says he has sold the Nicholson place for $500. 

January 20, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, IL

1913

20.  Monday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  44.  32.  24.  = 33 1/3

Cloudy foggy  and raining N.3.  There were heavy showers about and after 5 A.M.  Rain to 7 AM.  1.26 R <  Snow later.15 total. 1.41.  Light rain at times turning to snow flurries toward night. G.W. Parker formerly of Charleston died at St. Louis yesterday.  One of the young man roomers paid up  today,  The other still in arrears.  Tue wrote to Muggs and Marie.  Phebe up town late P.M. getting my mail, - one unimportant cive (sic).  The branch higher than has been since last Spring.  Less than 1/4 in snow fell today.  We have had substantially no  snow this winter altogether it would  not measure an inch.  Gobed 8.30

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20.  Friday, 6.15 A.M.  Ther.  8.  14.  7.

Mostly /cloudy.  Wind N.   Take meat out of brine.  Baby was sick in the night.  Bought a pair of brown undershirts $3.00 pd.  for them.  Bought some more buckwheat and sauce.  Go shave at Mitchells.  We have a stray turkey living with us.  The one got at the raffle does not get fat.  Snider was in toward night but I didn't see him.  Baby not well all day, worse at night.  Thought of sending for Dr. but didn't.  Sleighing said to be first rate, has been for about two weeks.  Maggie did not go to school.  Bruner writes me they are going to inspect ties 1/26 or 28 inst.  Go bed 10 PM.