Josiah Jackson's diaries 1882-1904: index and snippets

Infants

Date Snippet
Mon 30 Sep 1889

Infants School Room Decorations Town, Called Mr J. Jones Advertisement Catalogue.
advertisement (24), Called (1514), catalogue (9), Decorations (1), Infants (54), Jones (1185), room (278), school (673), Town (532)
Wed 2 Oct 1889

Infants School Room (Committee).
Committee (364), Infants (54), room (278), school (673)
Fri 6 Jun 1890

Went meeting called regards Watering streets Town Infants school Room.
Called (1514), Infants (54), meeting (967), regards (2), room (278), school (673), Streets (4), Town (532), Watering (2), Went (826)
Mon 19 Jan 1891

MrStroud called told meeting Infants School Room.
Called (1514), Infants (54), meeting (967), MrStroud (1), room (278), school (673), told (1155)
Tue 17 Feb 1891

Nellie Annie Ladies Ambulance Class Infants School Room.
Ambulance (25), Annie (251), Class (48), Infants (54), Ladies (3), Nellie (591), room (278), school (673)
Thu 24 Dec 1891

Cookery Committee meeting Infants School Room St agreed married Ladies Town St others Committee.
agreed (1355), Committee (364), Committee (364), Cookery (4), Infants (54), Ladies (3), married (50), meeting (967), others (707), room (278), school (673), Town (532)
Mon 25 Jan 1892

st Mr Knight's Lectures Science Infants School Room.
Infants (54), Knight (122), Lectures (39), room (278), school (673), Science (6)
Tue 8 Nov 1892

oommittee meeting Infants school Room agreed ( hearing Mr Cotterais amended report himself subject) recommend adoption scheme Rural Sanitary Committee (Wincanton Union) supplying Town Bruton .
adoption (1), agreed (1355), amended (4), Bruton (758), Committee (364), Cotterais (1), hearing (1), himself (54), Infants (54), meeting (967), oommittee (2), recommend (11), report (32), room (278), Rural (3), sanitary (6), scheme (14), school (673), subject (85), supplying (11), Town (532), Union (27), Wincanton (642)
Tue 31 Jan 1893

meeting arrangement entertainment Children coming Saturday Mr Stroud afterwards Mr W. Clarke asked Platform Infants school Room.
afterwards (39), arrangement (3), Asked (386), Children (136), Clarke (296), coming (271), Entertainment (25), Infants (54), meeting (967), platform (9), room (278), Saturday (205), school (673), Stroud (1409)
Fri 3 Feb 1893

Saw Mr Stroud Mr Clarke Infants school Room arranged Platform c Children's Concert Byron* Mr Mackens fresh Bound.
arranged (18), bound (7), Byron (2), Children (136), Clarke (296), concert (49), fresh (5), Infants (54), Mackens (1), platform (9), room (278), Saw (1040), school (673), Stroud (1409)
Sat 4 Feb 1893

, A. Louie, Victor, Stanley, Edgar, Willie heard Children Princess Alice Orphanage, Birmingham, s conceit Infants school Room; company .
Alice (44), Birmingham (15), Children (136), company (48), Conceit (4), Edgar (357), heard (404), Infants (54), Louie (713), Orphanage (1), Princess (4), Room; (1), school (673), Stanley (703), Victor (1058), Willie (383)
Wed 8 Feb 1893

Art Class Infants school Room, present.
art (26), Class (48), Infants (54), present (103), room (278), school (673)
Mon 6 Mar 1893

evening lecture Infants school Room Men hauled Rubbish New Bank Orchard .
Bank (1010), evening (828), hauled (709), Infants (54), lecture (136), Men (1554), New (159), orchard (95), room (278), rubbish (58), school (673)
Mon 13 Mar 1893

Lecture (Mr Woodcock's) Infants school gardening.
Gardening (26), Infants (54), lecture (136), school (673), Woodcock (19)
Tue 9 May 1893

J. Rex Frome Bark, others cleaning Land Infants school Room examination held , Mr Watson Candidate.
Bark (75), Candidate (9), Cleaning (217), examination (22), Frome (614), held (146), Infants (54), Land (140), others (707), Rex (2123), room (278), school (673), Watson (2)
Thu 11 May 1893

Bristol Foreign Bible Society meeting Infants school Room St heard Mr Perkins address society least .
address (34), Bible (18), Bristol (319), foreign (7), heard (404), Infants (54), least (17), meeting (967), Perkins (6), room (278), school (673), society (95), society (95)
Sat 27 May 1893

Mr W. Bennett called spoke Bridge Hill ladder Cogley Wood committee (Parish) Infants school Room.
Bennett (682), Bridge (115), Called (1514), Cogley (324), Committee (364), Hill (955), Infants (54), Ladder (11), Parish (189), room (278), school (673), Spoke (45), wood (415)
Thu 3 Aug 1893

attended meeting Parochial Committee Infants school Room respect Water Supply Town.
Attended (38), Committee (364), Infants (54), meeting (967), Parochial (33), respect (35), room (278), school (673), supply (206), Town (532), Water (89)
Mon 30 Oct 1893

P. Mortem Ato school (Infants school).
Ato (4), Infants (54), Mortem (1), school (673), school (673)
Tue 14 Dec 1893

Came meeting Infants school Room decided Bruton Mutual Improvement Reading Room Society, prices members fixed.
Bruton (758), Came (596), decided (122), fixed (23), Improvement (12), Infants (54), meeting (967), members (47), mutual (33), prices (114), Reading (50), room (278), room (278), school (673), society (95)
Mon 12 Feb 1894

school (Voluntary) Committee meeting Sc decided unanimiously infants School Room Drilling recruits Volunteers Corps, pay Room, gass arrangeing room Sec future application fbr Rooms decided General Committee letting party Mr Henderson having Pulley ready, Lumber brought agreed send sons fix tomorrow.
agreed (1355), application (14), arrangeing (1), brought (899), Committee (364), Committee (364), Corps (1), decided (122), decided (122), Drilling (29), fbr (94), fix (7), future (12), Gass (77), general (15), having (103), Henderson (181), Infants (54), Letting (19), Lumber (781), meeting (967), Party (35), pay (274), Pulley (13), ready (109), recruits (1), room (278), room (278), room (278), Rooms (66), school (673), school (673), sec (38), send (792), Sons (147), tomorrow (666), unanimiously (1), Voluntary (2), Volunteers (8)
Thu 15 Feb 1894

Called Infants School Room .
Called (1514), Infants (54), room (278), school (673)
Thu 1 Mar 1894

Dr Stockwell's Lecture Egypt Infants school Room.
Egypt (3), Infants (54), lecture (136), room (278), school (673), Stockwell (187)
Thu 8 Mar 1894

, A, Boys () miss Fifett Infants school Room heard Mr Beardmore lecture Blunders Bathos British speech.
Bathos (1), Beardmore (7), Blunders (1), boys (105), British (6), Fifett (133), heard (404), Infants (54), lecture (136), Miss (918), room (278), school (673), speech (2)
Fri 26 Oct 1894

heard Mr Hob house Parish Councils Infants school Room.
Councils (5), heard (404), Hob (1), House (1200), Infants (54), Parish (189), room (278), school (673)
Wed 21 Nov 1894

Went heard Mr Peart gambling Infants school Room.
gambling (1), heard (404), Infants (54), Peart (3), room (278), school (673), Went (826)
Thu 29 Nov 1894

Mr Armitage agreed Paper French Revolution Thuisday Dec Infants school Room.
agreed (1355), Armitage (42), Dec (78), French (46), Infants (54), Paper (133), Revolution (2), room (278), school (673), Thuisday (1)
Thu 29 Nov 1894

Infants school Room informal meeting electors Parish Councillors.
Councillors (14), Electors (6), Infants (54), informal (2), meeting (967), Parish (189), room (278), school (673)
Sat 15 Dec 1894

Tom Mr W. Bennett's paid Tithe heard Mr Guest Bruton Polled Candidates Parish Councillors St afterward Candidates Infants school Room Votes counted result Messrs T. O. Bennett, Huntley, Jones, Bord, Plowman, Stockwell, Golledge, myself G. Parsons elected Bmton Parish.
afterward (211), Bennett (682), Bennett (682), Bmton (16), Bord (49), Bruton (758), Candidates (6), Candidates (6), Councillors (14), counted (5), elected (36), Golledge (95), Guest (17), heard (404), Huntley (107), Infants (54), Jones (1185), Messrs (1565), myself (111), paid (1944), Parish (189), Parish (189), Parsons (146), Plowman (42), Polled (4), result (8), room (278), school (673), Stockwell (187), Tithe (626), Tom (2187), Votes (5)
Tue 1 Jan 1895

Men lime Sc hauling Parte Reed Notice meeting Parish Councillors (Bmton) held Infants school Room Friday evening.
Bmton (16), Councillors (14), evening (828), Friday (128), hauling (1627), held (146), Infants (54), lime (256), meeting (967), Men (1554), Notice (252), Parish (189), Parte (3), Reed (3327), room (278), school (673)
Fri 4 Jan 1895

Infants school Room Parish Council meeting.
Council (146), Infants (54), meeting (967), Parish (189), room (278), school (673)
Fri 18 Jan 1895

Came Bruton Parish Council meeting Infants school Room Mrs Stroud Mr Stroud.
Bruton (758), Came (596), Council (146), Infants (54), meeting (967), Mrs (1554), Parish (189), room (278), school (673), Stroud (1409), Stroud (1409)
Thu 7 Feb 1895

Mr Bartlett Frome gave Lantern Lecture trip Derbyshire Perthshire Infants school Room.
Bartlett (38), Derbyshire (3), Frome (614), Gave (523), Infants (54), Lantern (14), lecture (136), Perthshire (1), room (278), school (673), trip (1)
Sat 8 Feb 1896

Came bade Infants school Room Sc passed resolution adopt Copplesbury Sc Gilcombe Scheme supplying Town Sc agreed Mr T. O. Bennett Sc myself Sir Henry Hoare arrange Gilcombe spring.
adopt (2), agreed (1355), arrange (18), bade (59), Bennett (682), Came (596), Copplesbury (13), Gilcombe (23), Gilcombe (23), Henry (311), Hoare (155), Infants (54), myself (111), passed (27), resolution (16), room (278), scheme (14), school (673), Sir (230), Spring (49), supplying (11), Town (532)
Tue 8 Dec 1896

wired W C Chums evening gave Evening Shakspere Infants school Room aid funds Institute.
aid (20), Chums (135), evening (828), evening (828), Funds (23), Gave (523), Infants (54), Institute (59), room (278), school (673), Shakspere (3), wired (143)
Tue 15 Dec 1896

Mr Hobhouse gave lecture Infants school Room aid Institute Funds.
aid (20), Funds (23), Gave (523), Hobhouse (110), Infants (54), Institute (59), lecture (136), room (278), school (673)
Fri 19 Feb 1897

meeting Wellington Hotel afterward Ambulance Class Infants School Room.
afterward (211), Ambulance (25), Class (48), Hotel (98), Infants (54), meeting (967), room (278), school (673), Wellington (15)
Tue 23 Feb 1897

attended Local Government Board Inquiry re Bruton Water supply Infants.
Attended (38), Board (142), Bruton (758), Government (17), Infants (54), Inquiry (7), Local (18), supply (206), Water (89)
Thu 1 Apr 1897

saving meeting examined school Registers National Infants Sexeys Trade schools chat Mr Knight Stanley scholarships.
chat (94), Examined (20), Infants (54), Knight (122), meeting (967), National (43), Registers (7), saving (5), scholarships (7), school (673), schools (21), Sexeys (94), Stanley (703), Trade (97)
Thu 8 Apr 1897

Came bade concert Infants school Room aid Institute.
aid (20), bade (59), Came (596), concert (49), Infants (54), Institute (59), room (278), school (673)
Wed 23 Jun 1897

Mr Crump myself Bread, Cake, Sugar, Tea, c Infants school Auction held Mr T. O. Bennett Mr W. Clarke sold food.
Auction (63), Bennett (682), Bread (12), cake (715), Clarke (296), Crump (72), food (28), held (146), Infants (54), myself (111), school (673), Sold (374), sugar (9), tea (270)
Tue 18 Jan 1898

gave Paper Infants School Room That Labour induced stay .
Gave (523), induced (1), Infants (54), Labour (8), Paper (133), room (278), school (673), stay (57), That (8)
Mon 21 Feb 1898

Mr Walter Raymond gave Recitations Barnes (Dorset Poet ftc) Infants school Room Snow .
Barnes (194), Dorset (26), ftc (833), Gave (523), Infants (54), Poet (4), Raymond (6), Recitations (2), room (278), school (673), Snow (46), Walter (172)
Tue 10 May 1898

Tithe /cs British Foreign Bible Society's meeting Infants S. Room.
Bible (18), British (6), foreign (7), Infants (54), meeting (967), room (278), society (95), Tithe (626)
Thu 5 Apr 1900

Town examined Registers Infants school oorrect Had hair .
Examined (20), Had (431), hair (15), Infants (54), oorrect (1), Registers (7), school (673), Town (532)
Tue 1 May 1900

meeting Infants school Room agreed present Field Club Bniton.
agreed (1355), Bniton (62), Club (48), Field (181), Infants (54), meeting (967), present (103), room (278), school (673)
Thu 13 Sep 1900

Went Lighting Committee meeting Mr Crumps agreed Lamp top Ptax alley Infants School Room.
agreed (1355), alley (1), Committee (364), Crumps (1), Infants (54), Lamp (23), lighting (36), meeting (967), Ptax (1), room (278), school (673), top (281), Went (826)
Fri 21 Sep 1900

Also Local Government Inquiry Infants school Room borrowing ? pay debts re Bntton Water supply.
Also (100), Bntton (1), borrowing (3), debts (2), Government (17), Infants (54), Inquiry (7), Local (18), pay (274), room (278), school (673), supply (206), Water (89)
Thu 27 Sep 1900

signed Log Book Register Infants school.
Book (150), Infants (54), Log (2), register (8), school (673), signed (131)
Thu 18 Jul 1901

Mr William Pearce signed others money taken Infants school House cany National school.
Cany (12), House (1200), Infants (54), money (230), National (43), others (707), Pearce (265), school (673), school (673), signed (131), taken (56), William (302)
Mon 29 Jul 1901

signed Register Infants school Called Mr Henry Jones heard maize short weight lbs Sk.
Called (1514), heard (404), Henry (311), Infants (54), Jones (1185), lbs (124), Maize (322), register (8), school (673), Short (63), signed (131), weight (156)
Thu 27 Mar 1902

met Mr Caley solicited subscriptions toward celebrating coronation West High Street Called looked Registers Infants school Room entered Log Book.
Book (150), Caley (16), Called (1514), Celebrating (5), coronation (18), Entered (10), High (34), Infants (54), Log (2), looked (297), met (393), Registers (7), room (278), school (673), solicited (1), Street (121), subscriptions (20), toward (129), West (94)
Sat 1 Nov 1902

We (The school managers) meeting selected Miss Emily Handoock Infants school mistress.
Emily (17), Handoock (1), Infants (54), managers (11), meeting (967), Miss (918), mistress (1), school (673), school (673), selected (7), The (347)
Mon 5 Oct 1903

Had round Infants school Room Tenders doing sewage works Town opened; ooe having written mistake ? decided stand days Mr Cotterell reported.
Cotterell (23), days (65), decided (122), doing (146), Had (431), having (103), Infants (54), mistake (45), ooe (1), opened; (1), reported (6), room (278), round (264), school (673), Sewage (7), stand (61), tenders (8), Town (532), Works (62), written (27)

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