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

Reading

Date Snippet
Fri 16 Nov 1883

Tom Elt BJohn, Willie Wincanton heard Jessica's First-Prayer service Reading Baptist Chapel.
Baptist (69), BJohn (556), Chapel (342), Elt (17), First-Prayer (1), heard (404), Jessica (1), Reading (50), Service (131), Tom (2187), Willie (383), Wincanton (642)
Fri 27 Mar 1891

stayed St finished reading Dawnn.
Dawnn (1), Finished (341), Reading (50), stayed (239)
Sat 25 Feb 1893

Seed today Reading.
Reading (50), seed (208), today (1127)
Fri 6 Oct 1893

Committee meeting Starting Reading Room Town.
Committee (364), meeting (967), Reading (50), room (278), Starting (7), Town (532)
Thu 2 Nov 1893

meeting Reading Room Bruton.
Bruton (758), meeting (967), Reading (50), room (278)
Thu 9 Nov 1893

met Mr Knight St Ave Mr T. Jone's Sc House ( ) offered Reading Room.
ave (6), House (1200), Jone (3), Knight (122), met (393), offered (174), Reading (50), room (278)
Sat 18 Nov 1893

Alter meeting Reading Room St decided House Mr Jones Sc commence possibally Papers.
alter (21), commence (19), decided (122), House (1200), Jones (1185), meeting (967), Papers (80), possibally (1), Reading (50), room (278)
Mon 20 Nov 1893

Sc met Dr Stockwell, Mr Hooper, Mr Marchant Mr John Parsons, Sc Mr AHill House Mr T. H. Jones' letting Reading Room Bruton agreed alterations necessary Sc putting gas Rooms upstairs Sc furniture required.
agreed (1355), AHill (4), alterations (12), Bruton (758), furniture (30), gas (99), Hooper (91), House (1200), John (2874), Jones (1185), Letting (19), Marchant (12), met (393), necessary (6), Parsons (146), putting (152), Reading (50), required (36), room (278), Rooms (66), Stockwell (187), upstairs (6)
Sat 25 Nov 1893

Bruton evening helped Reading Room.
Bruton (758), evening (828), helped (265), Reading (50), room (278)
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)
Fri 12 Jan 1894

Reading Room Committee, Mrs Peel's Catalogue Dairy Utensils.
catalogue (9), Committee (364), dairy (225), Mrs (1554), Peel (171), Reading (50), room (278), Utensils (3)
Mon 5 Feb 1894

Reading Room Committee meeting.
Committee (364), meeting (967), Reading (50), room (278)
Thu 15 Feb 1894

Proof Rules Sec looked Reading Room.
looked (297), proof (10), Reading (50), room (278), Rules (8), sec (38)
Wed 28 Feb 1894

Called Mr T. O. Bennett's Office settled /cs , paid Mr Pearce Stanley's Edgar's school Fees Louie's fee /- instruction Butter school, Mr Hooper /- share toward purchasing Billiard Table Reading Room.
Bennett (682), Billiard (2), butter (201), Called (1514), Edgar (357), fee (35), fees (77), Hooper (91), instruction (23), Louie (713), Office (124), paid (1944), Pearce (265), purchasing (3), Reading (50), room (278), school (673), school (673), settled (208), share (25), Stanley (703), table (27), toward (129)
Fri 30 Mar 1894

sale Papers Reading Room Sc bought Western Chronicle d months.
bought (1410), Chronicle (6), months (57), Papers (80), Reading (50), room (278), Sale (282), Western (66)
Fri 4 May 1894

Came committee Meeting Reading Room members cautioned noises disturbances.
Came (596), cautioned (1), Committee (364), disturbances (1), meeting (967), members (47), noises (1), Reading (50), room (278)
Wed 13 Jun 1894

, A. Louie Mrs G. Amor junr Gillingham Sc heard Mr Mark Guy Pearce Bible reading afternoon Lecture evening The Old Folks Home Wesleyan Chapel crowded congregations.
afternoon (245), Amor (227), Bible (18), Chapel (342), Congregations (3), crowded (1), evening (828), folks (18), Gillingham (86), Guy (28), heard (404), Home (144), Junr (96), lecture (136), Louie (713), Mark (34), Mrs (1554), old (289), Pearce (265), Reading (50), The (347), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 19 Dec 1894

sale Papers Reading Room.
Papers (80), Reading (50), room (278), Sale (282)
Thu 26 Sep 1895

Came Gants mill A. Home, Reading Room Committee.
Came (596), Committee (364), Gants (41), Home (144), Mill (133), Reading (50), room (278)
Mon 20 Jan 1896

committee meeting Reading Room.
Committee (364), meeting (967), Reading (50), room (278)
Mon 2 Mar 1896

Called Reading Room.
Called (1514), Reading (50), room (278)
Mon 29 Jun 1896

sale Reading Room Sc bought Papers.
bought (1410), Papers (80), Reading (50), room (278), Sale (282)
Fri 24 Jul 1896

Mr E. Clarke leaving Bruton Sc Mr William Green proposed Librarian Reading Room.
Bruton (758), Clarke (296), Green (576), leaving (62), Librarian (1), proposed (74), Reading (50), room (278), William (302)
Tue 3 Nov 1896

Frome train Mark Guy Pearce Bible reading Victor drove Louie Mis Stroud afterward Lecture Hugh Latimer.
afterward (211), Bible (18), drove (356), Frome (614), Guy (28), Hugh (50), Latimer (1), lecture (136), Louie (713), Mark (34), Mis (98), Pearce (265), Reading (50), Stroud (1409), Train (184), Victor (1058)
Sun 15 Nov 1896

evening, finished reading Peter Mckenzie.
evening (828), Finished (341), Mckenzie (1), Peter (28), Reading (50)
Fri 2 Apr 1897

sale Papers Reading Room meeting Mr Picton's re Ward bequest
meeting (967), Papers (80), Picton (19), Reading (50), room (278), Sale (282), Ward (27)
Fri 27 Aug 1897

Reading Room Committee.
Committee (364), Reading (50), room (278)
Wed 15 Dec 1897

Home Reading Rooms.
Home (144), Reading (50), Rooms (66)
Wed 27 Jul 1898

We round Premises, cooling Rooms, saling Chambers, smoking Rooms, lard melting Rooms, sasaugges making Rooms, Reading Room, Boxmaking Room, Engines Rooms ftc ftc.
Boxmaking (1), Chambers (7), cooling (10), engines (3), ftc (833), ftc (833), lard (1), making (235), melting (1), premises (15), Reading (50), room (278), room (278), Rooms (66), Rooms (66), Rooms (66), Rooms (66), Rooms (66), round (264), saling (1), sasaugges (1), Smoking (6)
Sat 3 Oct 1903

Reed P. C Mr Hobhouse saying County Committee agreed Willie hold scholarship Reading.
agreed (1355), Committee (364), County (30), Hobhouse (110), hold (42), Reading (50), Reed (3327), saying (947), scholarship (18), Willie (383)
Sat 3 Oct 1903

He told Reading College lost .
College (27), lost (58), Reading (50), told (1155)
Tue 6 Oct 1903

Reed Mr Wright, Reading replied telling beinf* , Willie Reading London tomorrow (Wednesday).
beinf (1), London (308), Reading (50), Reading (50), Reed (3327), replied (12), telling (115), tomorrow (666), Wednesday (179), Willie (383), Wright (8)
Tue 6 Oct 1903

Reed Mr Wright, Reading replied telling beinf* , Willie Reading London tomorrow (Wednesday).
beinf (1), London (308), Reading (50), Reading (50), Reed (3327), replied (12), telling (115), tomorrow (666), Wednesday (179), Willie (383), Wright (8)
Wed 7 Oct 1903

Willie Reading University College Mr Wright , shops closed ? - - William College Hat, Cap suit clothes.
cap (9), closed (7), clothes (45), College (27), College (27), Hat (19), Reading (50), shops (5), suit (40), University (2), William (302), Willie (383), Wright (8)
Wed 7 Oct 1903

William Lodgings miss Butlers Basingstoke Road, Reading.
Basingstoke (1), Butlers (2), lodgings (13), Miss (918), Reading (50), Road (219), William (302)
Thu 8 Oct 1903

Saw William others Reading.
others (707), Reading (50), Saw (1040), William (302)
Sat 28 Nov 1903

Wrote thanked Mr C. HBothamley reed moming saying Ag Committee consented William hold Scholarship University College Reading asked thank committee.
Asked (386), College (27), Committee (364), Committee (364), consented (6), HBothamley (1), hold (42), moming (84), Reading (50), Reed (3327), saying (947), scholarship (18), Thank (19), thanked (80), University (2), William (302), Wrote (2470)
Tue 1 Dec 1903

Reed A/c Mr Wright, Reading College re William.
College (27), Reading (50), Reed (3327), William (302), Wright (8)
Wed 9 Dec 1903

Willie Reading College today.
College (27), Reading (50), today (1127), Willie (383)
Wed 13 Jan 1904

Willie Reading College.
College (27), Reading (50), Willie (383)
Mon 18 Jan 1904

Men dung hauling top hill sent A/c Bniton Bacon Co wrote Mr Bothamley re Willie Reading College.
Bacon (168), Bniton (62), Bothamley (10), College (27), Dung (719), hauling (1627), Hill (955), Men (1554), Reading (50), sent (4043), top (281), Willie (383), Wrote (2470)
Fri 11 Mar 1904

Wrote William Reading.
Reading (50), William (302), Wrote (2470)
Fri 18 Mar 1904

Came helped milk sent , Bill Cheque Reading William.
Bill (484), Came (596), cheque (1456), helped (265), Milk (1238), Reading (50), sent (4043), William (302)
Thu 24 Mar 1904

Willie Reading College.
College (27), Reading (50), Willie (383)
Wed 20 Apr 1904

Willie Reading College.
College (27), Reading (50), Willie (383)
Tue 24 May 1904

Rec William giving names Books Five pound Prize bought Reading College.
books (77), bought (1410), College (27), Five (19), giving (30), names (21), pound (22), Prize (82), Reading (50), Rec (12), William (302)
Thu 26 May 1904

Sent /- Willie Reading.
Reading (50), sent (4043), Willie (383)
Fri 27 May 1904

wrote Mr Bothamley telling Willie nearly finished Reading College.
Bothamley (10), College (27), Finished (341), nearly (27), Reading (50), telling (115), Willie (383), Wrote (2470)
Sat 28 May 1904

Reed A/c maintenance William Reading.
maintenance (1), Reading (50), Reed (3327), William (302)
Sat 2 Jul 1904

Reed William A/c Reading College, balance due /- Regisiar.
balance (84), College (27), due (87), Reading (50), Reed (3327), Regisiar (1), William (302)

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