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

Assembly

Date Snippet
Tue 31 Dec 1889

Johney Box Cox Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), Box (33), Cox (280), Johney (105), Rooms (66)
Thu 16 Jan 1890

A, , Johney Assembly Rooms entertainment Heard Mrs Ingram died morning.
Assembly (49), died (153), Entertainment (25), heard (404), Ingram (49), Johney (105), morning (1314), Mrs (1554), Rooms (66)
Thu 27 Mar 1890

Mr J. Jones agreed send galls machine oil @ / per gall Hundreds Bran @ / per cwt Mr Jones tea Assembly Rooms heard Mr Moriey others speak Politics.
agreed (1355), Assembly (49), Bran (176), cwt (322), Gall (28), galls (18), heard (404), Hundreds (2), Jones (1185), Jones (1185), Machine (183), Moriey (1), oil (51), others (707), Per (696), Per (696), Politics (3), Rooms (66), send (792), speak (11), tea (270)
Thu 24 Apr 1890

heard Mr Payton Lecture The Irish Question Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), heard (404), Irish (1), lecture (136), Payton (1), Question (3), Rooms (66), The (347)
Thu 16 Oct 1890

St heard Mr Hobhouse M. P. Lecture Assembly Rooms Politics.
Assembly (49), heard (404), Hobhouse (110), lecture (136), Politics (3), Rooms (66)
Thu 8 Jan 1891

helped arranged Room (Assembly).
arranged (18), Assembly (49), helped (265), room (278)
Thu 8 Jan 1891

A Sistere A P heard Miss Maidment Butter making Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), butter (201), heard (404), Maidment (16), making (235), Miss (918), Rooms (66), Sistere (1)
Sat 10 Jan 1891

He told pay Mr Bullous Assembly Room Thursday.
Assembly (49), Bullous (2), pay (274), room (278), Thursday (210), told (1155)
Tue 13 Jan 1891

Cleaned rotted outside Silage Rick hatchet ground paid Mr Bullous Assembly Room Butter making.
Assembly (49), Bullous (2), butter (201), Cleaned (78), Ground (382), Hatchet (6), making (235), outside (8), paid (1944), Rick (353), room (278), rotted (1), silage (19)
Thu 21 May 1891

Janey, Albert Sc Miss Peach St meeting Blue Balk Assembly Rooms St Veal , Mr Peach, Mr Treasure.
Albert (378), Assembly (49), Balk (1), Blue (78), Janey (244), meeting (967), Miss (918), Peach (300), Peach (300), Rooms (66), Treasure (959), veal (18)
Tue 6 Oct 1891

heard Mr Gentry recite Assembly Rooms evening.
Assembly (49), evening (828), Gentry (1), heard (404), recite (3), Rooms (66)
Tue 17 Nov 1891

Mr G. Amor Ticket ofhim Cricket Dinner Assembly Rooms.
Amor (227), Assembly (49), Cricket (48), dinner (168), ofhim (5), Rooms (66), Ticket (18)
Thu 31 Mar 1892

, Tom, John heard Mr Morley others Lecture current Politics Assembly Room.
Assembly (49), current (6), heard (404), John (2874), lecture (136), Morley (3), others (707), Politics (3), room (278), Tom (2187)
Wed 6 Apr 1892

heard Mr Staples ( Ireland) lecture Home Rule Ac al Assembly Room.
Assembly (49), heard (404), Home (144), Ireland (3), lecture (136), room (278), Rule (1), Staples (1)
Sat 2 Jul 1892

IA wnt Political meeting Assembly Rooms favour Mr H-Hobbouse Candidate.
Assembly (49), Candidate (9), favour (5), H-Hobbouse (1), meeting (967), Political (2), Rooms (66), wnt (1)
Mon 10 Oct 1892

Had tea meeting Assembly Rooms agreed Arches otherwise decorate town, i paid fee ail helping today trees.
agreed (1355), ail (11), Arches (1), Assembly (49), decorate (2), fee (35), Had (431), helping (61), meeting (967), otherwise (6), paid (1944), Rooms (66), tea (270), today (1127), Town (532), trees (115)
Tue 24 Oct 1893

met Mr G Mr T. O. Bennett's agreed Assembly Room commence week commencing Nov .
agreed (1355), Assembly (49), Bennett (682), commence (19), commencing (6), met (393), Nov (43), room (278), week (405)
Wed 8 Nov 1893

St met Misses Benjafield Williams, teachers Butter making School, commenced Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), Benjafield (12), butter (201), commenced (69), making (235), met (393), Misses (39), Rooms (66), school (673), Teachers (10), Williams (32)
Thu 8 Feb 1894

Assembly Rooms heard Hand Bell Ringers.
Assembly (49), Bell (9), Hand (6), heard (404), Ringers (5), Rooms (66)
Sat 10 Feb 1894

Unionist Committee meeting Assembly Rooms members reelected.
Assembly (49), Committee (364), meeting (967), members (47), reelected (2), Rooms (66), Unionist (17)
Thu 22 Nov 1894

J. Rex, T. H G. J Mr Ingram's heap manure bought J. Meaden Lumber dust Waggon Load Louie, Victor Stanley miss Skinner's concert Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), bought (1410), concert (49), dust (66), heap (58), Ingram (49), load (292), Louie (713), Lumber (781), manure (256), Meaden (261), Miss (918), Rex (2123), Rooms (66), Skinner (14), Stanley (703), Victor (1058), Waggon (230)
Thu 29 Nov 1894

Names mentioned St agreed meet Monday evening Assembly Rooms.
agreed (1355), Assembly (49), evening (828), meet (154), mentioned (10), Monday (364), names (21), Rooms (66)
Mon 3 Dec 1894

Too stock , wanted Came St meeting Assembly Rooms virtually names Printed suggested Parish Councillors rejected prefer Poll.
Assembly (49), Came (596), Councillors (14), meeting (967), names (21), Parish (189), Poll (9), prefer (5), printed (14), rejected (2), Rooms (66), stock (194), suggested (7), Too (4), virtually (1), wanted (149)
Sat 26 Jan 1895

Bruton Unionist meeting Assembly Rooms chairman Elected, Mr T. O. Bennett myself Vice chairman committees Elected Mr T. O. Bennett Church Farm Hornblotton agreed Tuesday morning .
agreed (1355), Assembly (49), Bennett (682), Bennett (682), Bruton (758), Chairman (14), Chairman (14), church (99), Committees (4), elected (36), elected (36), Farm (548), Hornblotton (1), meeting (967), morning (1314), myself (111), Rooms (66), Tuesday (178), Unionist (17), Vice (4)
Fri 12 Jul 1895

Bruton meeting Mr Swinebome Harmam's Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), Bruton (758), Harmam (4), meeting (967), Rooms (66), Swinebome (1)
Thu 12 Dec 1895

From heard Bruton Blackbirds Assembly Rooms aid Institute Funds.
aid (20), Assembly (49), Blackbirds (3), Bruton (758), From (73), Funds (23), heard (404), Institute (59), Rooms (66)
Fri 22 May 1896

Also invitation dinner Assembly room Tuesday Mr Gowing paid Cheque recipts Bags names allowed fbr Bill paid today.
allowed (25), Also (100), Assembly (49), bags (256), Bill (484), cheque (1456), dinner (168), fbr (94), Gowing (199), Invitation (7), names (21), paid (1944), paid (1944), recipts (5), room (278), today (1127), Tuesday (178)
Thu 20 Aug 1896

Messrs T. O. Bennett Cap Kelly Holt Meedham sav Show field We afterward Assembly rooms agreed hurdle Cricket Fitch Hyde.
afterward (211), agreed (1355), Assembly (49), Bennett (682), cap (9), Cricket (48), Field (181), Fitch (1), Holt (9), hurdle (13), Hyde (177), Kelly (3), Meedham (1), Messrs (1565), Rooms (66), sav (3), Show (118)
Mon 5 Oct 1896

Victor cream Mill Assembly Rooms miss Barett, Instructor fro Butter making Victor Pupils.
Assembly (49), Barett (5), butter (201), cream (17), fro (3), Instructor (2), making (235), Mill (133), Miss (918), Pupils (5), Rooms (66), Victor (1058), Victor (1058)
Mon 18 Jan 1897

Mr W. Pearce's met others decided children's party Thursday Jan Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), Children (136), decided (122), Jan (40), met (393), others (707), Party (35), Pearce (265), Rooms (66), Thursday (210)
Tue 26 Jan 1897

others Council smoking Concert Assembly Rooms aid Institute.
aid (20), Assembly (49), concert (49), Council (146), Institute (59), others (707), Rooms (66), Smoking (6)
Thu 28 Jan 1897

, Victor, Louie, Stanley, Sc Willie Assembly Rooms children's party Sc enjoyed ourselves.
Assembly (49), Children (136), enjoyed (1), Louie (713), ourselves (10), Party (35), Rooms (66), Stanley (703), Victor (1058), Willie (383)
Thu 19 Aug 1897

Bazaar held Assembly Rooms aid New W. School fund
aid (20), Assembly (49), Bazaar (23), held (146), New (159), Rooms (66), school (673)
Tue 19 Oct 1897

Stanley Mother Ms Jar ley's wax works Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), jar (5), ley (5), Mother (176), Rooms (66), Stanley (703), Wax (5), Works (62)
Thu 25 Nov 1897

Made Cheque school fees Mr Pearce, Bazaar (Church) Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), Bazaar (23), cheque (1456), church (99), fees (77), Made (79), Pearce (265), Rooms (66), school (673)
Tue 7 Dec 1897

Rain , wet W. Whatton agreed @ /- per week winter, /- per week summer /- harvest , commence Sunday morning Parish meeting decided raise ? Lighting Town re Lighting act Afterward Smoking Concert Assembly Rooms.
Act (13), afterward (211), agreed (1355), Assembly (49), commence (19), concert (49), decided (122), Harvest (70), lighting (36), lighting (36), meeting (967), morning (1314), Parish (189), Per (696), Per (696), rain (360), raise (5), Rooms (66), Smoking (6), Summer (25), Sunday (117), Town (532), week (405), week (405), wet (231), Whatton (211), Winter (172)
Fri 21 Jan 1898

, A, Stanley, Edgar, Willie Children's Party Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), Children (136), Edgar (357), Party (35), Rooms (66), Stanley (703), Willie (383)
Sat 5 Mar 1898

Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), Rooms (66)
Mon 14 Nov 1898

Blue Ball Assembly Rooms*
Assembly (49), Ball (64), Blue (78)
Fri 16 Dec 1898

Stanley Old Sexeys Boys Supper Assembly Rooms (Blue Ball).
Assembly (49), Ball (64), Blue (78), boys (105), old (289), Rooms (66), Sexeys (94), Stanley (703), supper (50)
Thu 5 Jan 1899

wrote John Rhoda Clift B. Joseph called spoke calf Louie, Stanley, Edgar, Willie, Winifred, Willie Treasure, Ada Harding Sc myself () children's Party Assembly Rooms.
Ada (162), Assembly (49), calf (367), Called (1514), Children (136), Clift (95), Edgar (357), Harding (371), John (2874), Joseph (333), Louie (713), myself (111), Party (35), Rhoda (61), Rooms (66), Spoke (45), Stanley (703), Treasure (959), Willie (383), Willie (383), Winifred (6), Wrote (2470)
Tue 9 Jan 1900

Went meeting Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), meeting (967), Rooms (66), Went (826)
Thu 13 Dec 1900

Sent receipt Mr J. Burfitt Blackbirds Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), Blackbirds (3), Burfitt (35), receipt (518), Rooms (66), sent (4043)
Fri 14 Feb 1902

meeting Assembly Rooms decided hold Flower Bniton.
Assembly (49), Bniton (62), decided (122), Flower (154), hold (42), meeting (967), Rooms (66)
Mon 11 Aug 1902

The Coronation sports held Park supper Assembly Rooms returned Volunteers (soldiers Bruton) entertained
Assembly (49), Bruton (758), coronation (18), held (146), Park (279), returned (93), Rooms (66), Soldiers (3), sports (10), supper (50), The (347), Volunteers (8)
Fri 5 Sep 1902

meeting protest against Education Bill held tonight Assembly Rooms.
against (67), Assembly (49), Bill (484), Education (22), held (146), meeting (967), protest (6), Rooms (66), tonight (250)
Thu 21 May 1903

Reed Notice Cultivator sent , cake Bristol P. C telling Mr Thompson speak assembly Rooms tomorrow evening.
Assembly (49), Bristol (319), cake (715), cultivator (9), evening (828), Notice (252), Reed (3327), Rooms (66), sent (4043), speak (11), telling (115), Thompson (1), tomorrow (666)
Sat 19 Sep 1903

Reed P. C saying Mr Hobhouse address meeting Blue Ball Assembly Rooms, Thursday evening P. C Mr Harding re meeting Faringdon?Gurney? .
address (34), Assembly (49), Ball (64), Blue (78), evening (828), Faringdon"Gurney" (1), Harding (371), Hobhouse (110), meeting (967), meeting (967), Reed (3327), Rooms (66), saying (947), Thursday (210)
Thu 24 Sep 1903

We heard Mr Hobhouse speak assembly Room present Polices.
Assembly (49), heard (404), Hobhouse (110), Polices (1), present (103), room (278), speak (11)

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