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

River

Date Snippet
Tue 11 Dec 1883

Went Thomas White cutting wood ftc Hook Gate River.
cutting (421), ftc (833), Gate (403), Hook (319), River (13), Thomas (223), Went (826), White (580), wood (415)
Fri 24 Apr 1891

We Lambs drowned tonight Bay Close River.
bay (137), Close (114), drowned (9), Lambs (228), River (13), tonight (250)
Thu 2 Jun 1892

Sanitary Committee meeting agreed clean River bed c meet Saturday o'clock.
agreed (1355), Bed (62), clean (11), Committee (364), meet (154), meeting (967), o'clock (183), River (13), sanitary (6), Saturday (205)
Wed 21 Sep 1892

From cattle market Vegitable market New Dock, River ftc.
Cattle (47), Dock (4), From (73), ftc (833), Market (159), Market (159), New (159), River (13), Vegitable (4)
Thu 21 Mar 1895

Parish Council meeting among things carried, Mr T. O. Bennett, Mr W. Bord myself appointed deputation done getting supply Town Bruton Bruham River Brue B. Lodge.
among (28), appointed (28), Bennett (682), Bord (49), Brue (3), Bruham (767), Bruton (758), carried (34), Council (146), Deputation (10), done (281), getting (220), Lodge (793), meeting (967), myself (111), Parish (189), River (13), supply (206), things (108), Town (532)
Mon 8 Apr 1895

Saw Mr Hooper Sc agreed ( ) Mr Cotteral source River Brue tomorrow.
agreed (1355), Brue (3), Cotteral (10), Hooper (91), River (13), Saw (1040), source (3), tomorrow (666)
Tue 9 Apr 1895

Mr Hooper, Mr Cotteral (Bristol) myself, Mr Hoare, St Mr William Bord source River Brue St .
Bord (49), Bristol (319), Brue (3), Cotteral (10), Hoare (155), Hooper (91), myself (111), River (13), source (3), William (302)
Sat 6 May 1899

Saw B Joshua, Mis Peels agreed (D. V. ) Fields grass River hay agreed /- pigs , hen wants picked Another /- worth .
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), Another (20), fields (92), grass (196), hay (1122), Hen (12), Joshua (343), Mis (98), Peels (12), picked (81), Pigs (1328), River (13), Saw (1040), wants (59), worth (34)
Wed 17 Jul 1901

Afterward River gardens, West End Saw Mr Stroud Chapel Mrs John Jones, Miss Lockyer Mr F. E. Stroud, Mr G. Amor (sub committee) decided organ behind Rostrum.
afterward (211), Amor (227), behind (7), Chapel (342), Committee (364), decided (122), End (13), gardens (16), John (2874), Jones (1185), Lockyer (140), Miss (918), Mrs (1554), Organ (12), River (13), Rostrum (1), Saw (1040), Stroud (1409), Stroud (1409), sub (24), West (94)
Sat 19 Oct 1901

We, Mr Golledge, Mr W. Bord, Mr T. O. Bennett myself examined River agreed Mr Clarke mend walls Lower Back practicable repair build wall Leggs Bridge.
agreed (1355), Back (90), Bennett (682), Bord (49), Bridge (115), Build (16), Clarke (296), Examined (20), Golledge (95), Leggs (1), lower (22), mend (20), myself (111), practicable (1), Repair (31), River (13), Wall (186), walls (30)
Sat 22 Nov 1902

Mr Pither preached Text morning Ezekiel, A River .
Ezekiel (12), morning (1314), Pither (34), preached (1123), River (13), text (953)
Sat 27 Feb 1904

Frost morning, sent P. C Robert Stride asking fence looked strip lies River Railway,
asking (671), fence (74), frost (60), lies (1), looked (297), morning (1314), River (13), Robert (10), sent (4043), Stride (111), Strip (9)
Mon 14 Mar 1904

Bruton met Mr John Hodges, Mr LHannam Mr Padfield Road leading Back Houses River Patwell agreed recommend District council pay half ?--: /- theirs ft , Bruton Parochial Committee pay /-.
agreed (1355), Back (90), Bruton (758), Bruton (758), Committee (364), Council (146), District (45), half (161), Hodges (4), Houses (64), John (2874), leading (24), LHannam (2), met (393), Padfield (119), Parochial (33), Patwell (3), pay (274), pay (274), recommend (11), River (13), Road (219), theirs (13)

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