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

District

Date Snippet
Sat 29 Aug 1891

Mr T. O. Bennett told proposed member Technical Education Committee Wincanton District.
Bennett (682), Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), member (17), proposed (74), Technical (6), told (1155), Wincanton (642)
Wed 23 Sep 1891

sent Nurse George (Frome), Reed Notice District Education Committee meeting Wincanton Monday .
Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), Frome) (3), George (265), meeting (967), Monday (364), Notice (252), Nurse (102), Reed (3327), sent (4043), Wincanton (642)
Mon 28 Sep 1891

Mr Edwin Padfield round A Wincanton District Education Committee agreed Art Science Classes .
agreed (1355), art (26), Classes (12), Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), Edwin (26), Padfield (119), round (264), Science (6), Wincanton (642)
Sat 6 Feb 1892

attended District Educational Committee meeting Hadspen House General Business**.
Attended (38), business (21), Committee (364), District (45), Educational (4), general (15), Hadspen (23), House (1200), meeting (967)
Wed 3 Aug 1892

Reed Notice meeting District Education Committee The Trade School Monday .
Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), meeting (967), Monday (364), Notice (252), Reed (3327), school (673), The (347), Trade (97)
Mon 8 Aug 1892

Education Committee district scholarships given.
Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), given (51), scholarships (7)
Sat 1 Oct 1892

Hadspen House District Educational Committee'.
Committee (364), District (45), Educational (4), Hadspen (23), House (1200)
Sat 1 Oct 1892

Mr Bottomlly , Mr Hobhouse, Mr Fowler, Mr Cash, Mr Knight St appointed sub committee arrange others Classes District We agreed meet Sexey's Trade School Thursday afternoon Next o'clock Mr Knight rode Sc Mr Knight St Mr Hayter rode .
afternoon (245), agreed (1355), appointed (28), arrange (18), Bottomlly (1), cash (150), Classes (12), Committee (364), District (45), Fowler (7), Hayter (42), Hobhouse (110), Knight (122), Knight (122), Knight (122), meet (154), Next (14), o'clock (183), others (707), Rode (216), Rode (216), school (673), Sexey (6), sub (24), Thursday (210), Trade (97)
Wed 5 Oct 1892

Bath, looked Tents - refreshments c. Mr Hayter brought proposal continuation school submit District Committee tomorrow Sexeys Trade school.
Bath (79), brought (899), Committee (364), continuation (6), District (45), Hayter (42), looked (297), proposal (8), refreshments (2), school (673), school (673), Sexeys (94), submit (7), Tents (2), tomorrow (666), Trade (97)
Tue 11 Oct 1892

District Art Committee met afterwards.
afterwards (39), art (26), Committee (364), District (45), met (393)
Sat 15 Oct 1892

Sexe/s Trade school District Committee meeting.
Committee (364), District (45), meeting (967), school (673), Sexes (4), Trade (97)
Sat 10 Dec 1892

Wincanton District Education Committee.
Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), Wincanton (642)
Sat 10 Feb 1894

District Educational Committee meeting Sexeys Trade school.
Committee (364), District (45), Educational (4), meeting (967), school (673), Sexeys (94), Trade (97)
Sat 4 Aug 1894

Mr Hayter Hadspen House (Dr Hobhouse's) committee meeting held - District Education (Technical).
Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), Hadspen (23), Hayter (42), held (146), Hobhouse (110), House (1200), meeting (967), Technical (6)
Thu 22 Nov 1894

CK reed Messrs Crutwell Co, owned A/c Pollards sent Trowbridge corrected Paper Mr Lancaster relating District Councillors.
corrected (3), Councillors (14), Crutwell (10), District (45), Lancaster (27), Messrs (1565), owned (146), Paper (133), Pollards (225), Reed (3327), relating (13), sent (4043), Trowbridge (132)
Sat 8 Dec 1894

Mr Hooper Wincanton District Technical Education Committee.
Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), Hooper (91), Technical (6), Wincanton (642)
Sat 2 Feb 1895

Sexeys Trade school committee meeting District Education, agreed spend ? .
agreed (1355), Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), meeting (967), school (673), Sexeys (94), spend (6), Trade (97)
Sat 3 Aug 1895

Hadspen House District Education Committee.
Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), Hadspen (23), House (1200)
Sat 21 Sep 1895

District Education Committee Sexeys school (Trade).
Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), school (673), Sexeys (94), Trade (97)
Tue 25 Feb 1896

Parochial meeting decided recommend Copplesbury Sc Gilcombe springs District Council supplying Town Bruton .
Bruton (758), Copplesbury (13), Council (146), decided (122), District (45), Gilcombe (23), meeting (967), Parochial (33), recommend (11), springs (11), supplying (11), Town (532)
Sat 25 Apr 1896

Wincanton District Education Committee.
Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), Wincanton (642)
Mon 26 Oct 1896

We Parish Council meeting Plans Estimates Mr Cotteral Proposed Bniham Water supply Bruton, recommended adopted District Council.
adopted (2), Bniham (132), Bruton (758), Cotteral (10), Council (146), Council (146), District (45), estimates (4), meeting (967), Parish (189), plans (6), proposed (74), recommended (2), supply (206), Water (89)
Tue 26 Jan 1897

Parish council meeting resolved District Council Local Government Board hold inquiry regard Proposed Water supply Bruton early date.
Board (142), Bruton (758), Council (146), Council (146), date (100), District (45), early (60), Government (17), hold (42), Inquiry (7), Local (18), meeting (967), Parish (189), proposed (74), regard (10), resolved (5), supply (206), Water (89)
Wed 3 Mar 1897

Parish Council Meeting Mr Bords action supporting Mr W. Palmer's District Council Parochial Committee represented We rough wind today, blew Chimney stack Mr T. O. Bennett's lot damage Tiles, thatch, trees Stc,
action (1), Bennett (682), blew (20), Bords (4), Chimney (9), Committee (364), Council (146), Council (146), damage (27), District (45), lot (110), meeting (967), Palmer (17), Parish (189), Parochial (33), represented (4), Rough (102), Stack (6), supporting (2), thatch (62), tiles (68), today (1127), trees (115), Wind (58)
Sat 5 Jun 1897

sent Form Claim loss mare District manager Commercial Union Assurance Co, Clare Street Bristol.
Assurance (39), Bristol (319), Claim (35), Clare (1), Commercial (2), District (45), Form (28), Loss (14), manager (16), mare (385), sent (4043), Street (121), Union (27)
Tue 21 Sep 1897

wrote Mr Hill Cheese, wrote miss Fifett Parochial Committee meeting proposed recemmend Bruham Scheme supplying Town Bruton Water District Council, Wincanton, push matter forward.
Bruham (767), Bruton (758), cheese (1666), Committee (364), Council (146), District (45), Fifett (133), forward (16), Hill (955), matter (47), meeting (967), Miss (918), Parochial (33), proposed (74), push (2), recemmend (1), scheme (14), supplying (11), Town (532), Water (89), Wincanton (642), Wrote (2470), Wrote (2470)
Fri 18 Mar 1898

Mr T. O. Bennett Mr Picton told Mr Hussey nominated candidate District Council.
Bennett (682), Candidate (9), Council (146), District (45), Hussey (128), nominated (6), Picton (19), told (1155)
Sat 19 Mar 1898

Mr Porter, Mr T. O,Bennett Mr Stroud myself District Education Committee meeting SexeyV Mr Edward White Mr Harrietts coming.
coming (271), Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), Edward (90), Harrietts (1), meeting (967), myself (111), O Bennett (1), Porter (28), SexeyV (3), Stroud (1409), White (580)
Sat 2 Apr 1898

Mr S. J. Plowman Wyke Voters re District Council Election, Mr T. O. Bennett's candidature.
Bennett (682), Candidature (2), Council (146), District (45), Election (12), Plowman (42), Voters (13), Wyke (39)
Mon 4 Apr 1898

St voted District Councillors Parish Councillors.
Councillors (14), Councillors (14), District (45), Parish (189), voted (8)
Mon 4 Mar 1901

seconded Mr J. H. Jones District Councillor.
Councillor (15), District (45), Jones (1185), seconded (8)
Mon 18 Mar 1901

Mr E. H. Padfield wrote gave testimonial Wincanton Rural District Council recommending Temporary surveyor ftc .
Council (146), District (45), ftc (833), Gave (523), Padfield (119), recommending (1), Rural (3), Surveyor (44), Temporary (2), Testimonial (10), Wincanton (642), Wrote (2470)
Wed 27 Mar 1901

Mr Albeit Mullins told Haine Padfield elected post temporary Surveyor Wincanton District Council today.
Albeit (32), Council (146), District (45), elected (36), Haine (34), Mullins (72), Padfield (119), Post (174), Surveyor (44), Temporary (2), today (1127), told (1155), Wincanton (642)
Sat 10 May 1902

Reed Notice Mr Lancaster attend Wincanton Board Room May declaration District Councillor Bniton.
attend (23), Bniton (62), Board (142), Councillor (15), declaration (11), District (45), Lancaster (27), May (41), Notice (252), Reed (3327), room (278), Wincanton (642)
Wed 21 May 1902

Mr Jones called rode Wincanton Board Room District Councillor.
Board (142), Called (1514), Councillor (15), District (45), Jones (1185), Rode (216), room (278), Wincanton (642)
Wed 25 Jun 1902

District Council meeting.
Council (146), District (45), meeting (967)
Wed 8 Oct 1902

Mr John Jones drove Wincanton Board today decided majority transfer Mr E. Field Temple Coombe District Wincanton .
Board (142), Coombe (41), decided (122), District (45), drove (356), Field (181), John (2874), Jones (1185), majority (4), temple (11), today (1127), transfer (1), Wincanton (642), Wincanton (642)
Wed 29 Oct 1902

Began thrashing wheat Wincantoa We ( Board) reed applications post Relieving Officer Milbarne Port District.
Applications (7), Began (32), Board (142), District (45), Milbarne (1), officer (6), Port (17), Post (174), Reed (3327), Relieving (4), thrashing (56), wheat (475), Wincantoa (2)
Wed 5 Nov 1902

Wincanton Elected Mr Isaac Post Relieving Officer Milbome Port District Came chapel.
Came (596), Chapel (342), District (45), elected (36), Isaac (65), Milbome (8), officer (6), Port (17), Post (174), Relieving (4), Wincanton (642)
Fri 6 Feb 1903

Mr Padfield arranging Road schedule, Bruton District.
arranging (2), Bruton (758), District (45), Padfield (119), Road (219), schedule (17)
Tue 23 Feb 1904

Reed Notice Barley sent sks C. E. Ford Co nomination Paper Mr Lancaster re District Councillors Election.
Barley (522), Councillors (14), District (45), Election (12), Ford (145), Lancaster (27), nomination (13), Notice (252), Paper (133), Reed (3327), sent (4043), Sks (576)
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)
Tue 3 May 1904

Met Messrs Bailward, Thring, Neville, Philps (Engineer) Collard, Moore, Lock, Blandford c. We walls neglected alterations necessary asked Mr Phelps estimates submit District Council.
alterations (12), Asked (386), Bailward (112), Blandford (3), Collard (15), Council (146), District (45), Engineer (2), estimates (4), Lock (63), Messrs (1565), met (393), Moore (8), necessary (6), neglected (1), Neville (3), Phelps (62), Philps (1), submit (7), Thring (10), walls (30)
Mon 9 May 1904

Reed Mr Padfield re New Steam Roller No District Roads W. R. D. C. J. Rex Baker getting ready mangel.
Baker (329), District (45), getting (220), mangel (528), New (159), Padfield (119), ready (109), Reed (3327), Rex (2123), Roads (30), roller (11), Steam (31)
Fri 22 Jul 1904

Horses mowing, Raking c. Reed tetter Mr Mitchell saying matter (drain) wrote District Council stand .
Council (146), District (45), drain (63), horses (243), matter (47), Mitchell (33), Mowing (493), Raking (32), Reed (3327), saying (947), stand (61), Tetter (15), Wrote (2470)

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