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

Roads

Date Snippet
Wed 13 Dec 1882

The Roads bad.
bad (82), Roads (30), The (347)
Mon 11 Feb 1889

Roads slipary.
Roads (30), slipary (1)
Sat 6 Apr 1889

Steam Roller working stones roads hereabouts.
hereabouts (2), Roads (30), roller (11), Steam (31), stones (170), working (184)
Sat 25 Jul 1891

Agreed Stephen Grey trim Hedge St ditches several roads @ / per Chain ( sides).
agreed (1355), Chain (31), ditches (10), Grey (123), hedge (120), Per (696), Roads (30), several (95), sides (5), Stephen (23), Trim (18)
Sat 4 Jun 1892

B. John agreed ( ) meet Sister Pollie cross Roads Upton Noble, Monday moming half past o'clock cousin Emma Cliff's Funeral Rudge.
agreed (1355), Cliff (6), Cousin (105), Cross (99), Emma (55), funeral (74), half (161), John (2874), meet (154), moming (84), Monday (364), Noble (13), o'clock (183), past (35), Pollie (197), Roads (30), Rudge (8), Sister (177), Upton (16)
Thu 25 May 1893

Tom Sc W. Whatton Horses St Rough Harrows St Dragged Rides Roads Cogley Wood B. John called today.
Called (1514), Cogley (324), Dragged (9), Harrows (9), horses (243), John (2874), Rides (9), Roads (30), Rough (102), today (1127), Tom (2187), Whatton (211), wood (415)
Tue 8 Jan 1895

Frosty , roads slippery.
frosty (5), Roads (30), Slippery (6)
Tue 27 Aug 1895

He told roads mended Cogley Sc send Bill Mr Sinton paid late Sir Henry's Trustees.
Bill (484), Cogley (324), Henry (311), late (104), mended (46), paid (1944), Roads (30), send (792), Sinton (158), Sir (230), told (1155), Trustees (7)
Tue 27 Aug 1895

Saw Mr Stroud Came , rode Cogley Wood Sc State roads .
Came (596), Cogley (324), Roads (30), Rode (216), Saw (1040), State (1), Stroud (1409), wood (415)
Fri 29 Nov 1895

Came Sc met Joseph Candy Sc settled mending roads Cogley Wood.
Came (596), Candy (156), Cogley (324), Joseph (333), mending (105), met (393), Roads (30), settled (208), wood (415)
Fri 29 Nov 1895

Went Siourton paid rent Sc produced Bill e Monies paid repairing roads Cogley Wood Sc refered Mr Shackleton matter.
Bill (484), Cogley (324), matter (47), monies (17), paid (1944), paid (1944), produced (1), refered (2), rent (270), repairing (37), Roads (30), Shackleton (284), Siourton (1), Went (826), wood (415)
Fri 29 Nov 1895

Came St sent /c Mr Shackleton money paid, J. C Sc F. F doing roads tn Cogley wood Sent receipt Tithe W Singer.
Came (596), Cogley (324), doing (146), money (230), paid (1944), receipt (518), Roads (30), sent (4043), sent (4043), Shackleton (284), Singer (46), Tithe (626), wood (415)
Fri 11 Sep 1896

Mr Stevens saying better send /c repairing Roads Cogley wood Mr Shackleton.
better (115), Cogley (324), repairing (37), Roads (30), saying (947), send (792), Shackleton (284), Stevens (151), wood (415)
Mon 28 Sep 1896

Reed cheque Sir Henry monies paid Repairing roads Cogley Wood winter.
cheque (1456), Cogley (324), Henry (311), monies (17), paid (1944), Reed (3327), repairing (37), Roads (30), Sir (230), Winter (172), wood (415)
Fri 6 Nov 1896

Reed Messrs W C answered Cogley wood J. Candy mending roads Mr Guest round.
answered (138), Candy (156), Cogley (324), Guest (17), mending (105), Messrs (1565), Reed (3327), Roads (30), round (264), wood (415)
Sat 14 Nov 1896

Cogley Wood J. Candy mending roads.
Candy (156), Cogley (324), mending (105), Roads (30), wood (415)
Mon 16 Nov 1896

J. Rex Chainharrowing roads Cogley Wood.
Chainharrowing (174), Cogley (324), Rex (2123), Roads (30), wood (415)
Sat 26 Dec 1896

Stanley Cogley wood Sc Roads South Town Sc heifers paid H. James told south old stall Barton blown morning o'clock.
Barton (13), Blown (13), Cogley (324), heifers (325), James (591), morning (1314), o'clock (183), old (289), paid (1944), Roads (30), South (357), South (357), Stall (62), Stanley (703), told (1155), Town (532), wood (415)
Thu 7 Jan 1897

Mr W. Bennett wanted Bill receipted 's mending roads.
Bennett (682), Bill (484), mending (105), receipted (11), Roads (30), wanted (149)
Wed 20 Jan 1897

Mr N. Read Sc Victor drove Wanstrow, roads slippery machine.
drove (356), Machine (183), Read (279), Roads (30), Slippery (6), Victor (1058), Wanstrow (70)
Mon 12 Feb 1900

Roads Slippery.
Roads (30), Slippery (6)
Mon 3 Feb 1902

Slippery roads.
Roads (30), Slippery (6)
Sat 15 Mar 1902

Mr Innes marked wood Spring Pond Hedges Discove Lane trim overhanging brandies trees shaded roads.
brandies (1), Discove (27), Hedges (32), Innes (82), Lane (72), marked (29), overhanging (1), Pond (119), Roads (30), shaded (1), Spring (49), trees (115), Trim (18), wood (415)
Sat 15 Mar 1902

signed agreement effect Mr Clarke extra expense repairing roads connections re supply done former agreement stated, , Parochial Committee pay liable, June .
agreement (54), agreement (54), Clarke (296), Committee (364), connections (3), done (281), effect (19), expense (2), extra (27), former (19), June (42), liable (1), Parochial (33), pay (274), repairing (37), Roads (30), signed (131), stated (7), supply (206)
Sat 7 Feb 1903

Mr Padfield roads District
Padfield (119), Roads (30)
Fri 8 May 1903

We looked Roads.
looked (297), Roads (30)
Wed 9 Mar 1904

Went Wincanton Board Roads tender.
Board (142), Roads (30), Tender (14), Went (826), Wincanton (642)
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)
Thu 19 May 1904

Padfield sent Water cart used roads per agreement Autumn.
agreement (54), Autumn (3), cart (151), Padfield (119), Per (696), Roads (30), sent (4043), used (18), Water (89)
Sat 16 Jul 1904

Printed Statement re Repairs Roads Wincanton Union.
printed (14), repairs (45), Roads (30), statement (59), Union (27), Wincanton (642)

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