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

Pitch

Date Snippet
Tue 29 Apr 1890

J. Rex mowed machine Cricket Pitch Grammer School Boys.
boys (105), Cricket (48), Grammer (6), Machine (183), mowed (11), Pitch (17), Rex (2123), school (673)
Tue 31 Mar 1891

agreed square yards Hyde Cricket Pitch @ ? - - per .
agreed (1355), Cricket (48), Hyde (177), Per (696), Pitch (17), square (13), yards (13)
Wed 1 Jul 1891

Sent Mr Cheney telling hoped grass cleared Cricket Pitch Hyde tomorrow evening.
Cheney (8), cleared (32), Cricket (48), evening (828), grass (196), hoped (71), Hyde (177), Pitch (17), sent (4043), telling (115), tomorrow (666)
Wed 23 Sep 1891

Sent /c cricket Pitch Mr Cheney, statement result exam Agricultural scholarships Mrs Peach.
Agricultural (91), Cheney (8), Cricket (48), exam (21), Mrs (1554), Peach (300), Pitch (17), result (8), scholarships (7), sent (4043), statement (59)
Wed 18 Nov 1891

Mr W. Pearce paid Ck Cricket Pitch Hyde ?--.
Cricket (48), Hyde (177), paid (1944), Pearce (265), Pitch (17)
Tue 9 Aug 1892

Mr Ingham called Part Hyde acres exceeding agreed Mr Norton Town Cricket Pitch fenced kept order grass perhaps Sheep winter damage ? (thirty pounds) per annum.
Acres (100), agreed (1355), annum (13), Called (1514), Cricket (48), damage (27), Exceeding (7), fenced (34), grass (196), Hyde (177), Ingham (53), Kept (33), Norton (56), order (100), Part (10), Per (696), perhaps (10), Pitch (17), Pounds (45), sheep (339), thirty (3), Town (532), Winter (172)
Tue 11 Oct 1892

Mr Charies Bennett agreed hurdles round Cricket Pitch damage done repair Hurdles Sc gave consent terms.
agreed (1355), Bennett (682), Charies (1), consent (6), Cricket (48), damage (27), done (281), Gave (523), Hurdles (69), Hurdles (69), Pitch (17), Repair (31), round (264), terms (27)
Thu 10 Nov 1892

Mr Haine Padfield bought seed Drill () present agreed break old Cricket Club present existing Pitch agreed hands paid rent due ?-.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), bought (1410), break (5), Club (48), Cricket (48), Drill (89), due (87), Existing (3), Haine (34), Hands (19), old (289), Padfield (119), paid (1944), Pitch (17), present (103), present (103), rent (270), seed (208)
Tue 22 Nov 1892

Mr Pearce gave Ck ? - - rent Cricket Pitch Hyde, having allowed ? .
allowed (25), Cricket (48), Gave (523), having (103), Hyde (177), Pearce (265), Pitch (17), rent (270)
Fri 2 Dec 1892

T. Hisgrove hauled Hurdles Cricket Pitch Hyde ( Club having given ) sheep Wheat Hook Gate top Kingsettle Hill.
Club (48), Cricket (48), Gate (403), given (51), hauled (709), having (103), Hill (955), Hisgrove (299), Hook (319), Hurdles (69), Hyde (177), Kingsettle (4), Pitch (17), sheep (339), top (281), wheat (475)
Mon 11 Dec 1893

Called Mr Salways Peels's , Mr S agreed , rather quote price yard pitch Houses old Cart House Pine Blocks.
agreed (1355), Blocks (7), Called (1514), cart (151), House (1200), Houses (64), old (289), Peels (12), Pine (2), Pitch (17), price (188), quote (4), rather (50), Salways (15), Yard (290)
Tue 12 Dec 1893

Called messis Peel Salways gave estimate Blocks Pine pitch Houses, cost / / per yard.
Blocks (7), Called (1514), cost (59), estimate (33), Gave (523), Houses (64), Messis (45), Peel (171), Per (696), Pine (2), Pitch (17), Salways (15), Yard (290)
Fri 15 Dec 1893

wrote Messrs Longbourne Stevens Powell asked pitch houses old Cart House sent Mr Clarke's cost asked reply.
Asked (386), Asked (386), cart (151), Clarke (296), cost (59), House (1200), Houses (64), Longbourne (3), Messrs (1565), old (289), Pitch (17), Powell (10), reply (41), sent (4043), Stevens (151), Wrote (2470)
Sat 28 Mar 1896

Cricket Pitch Hyde season ().
Cricket (48), Hyde (177), Pitch (17), season (61)
Mon 18 Jan 1897

Black Pup Mrs G. Norton's called Mr Charles Bennett Cricket Pitch Hyde shortly.
Bennett (682), Black (50), Called (1514), Charles (157), Cricket (48), Hyde (177), Mrs (1554), Norton (56), Pitch (17), Pup (7), shortly (77)
Sat 27 Nov 1897

met Students King School Football pitch Hyde agreed March st ? - ? .
agreed (1355), Football (36), Hyde (177), King (53), March (95), met (393), Pitch (17), school (673), Students (2)
Mon 18 May 1903

Mr Smith ( Evangelist) field pitch Tent , told convenient .
convenient (31), Evangelist (11), Field (181), Pitch (17), Smith (175), tent (24), told (1155)

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