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

Ball

Date Snippet
Mon 1 May 1882

Went B. L. Mother send mare tomorrow Ball Common meet G. P. o'clock.
Ball (64), Common (3), mare (385), meet (154), Mother (176), o'clock (183), send (792), tomorrow (666), Went (826)
Thu 16 Sep 1886

Bought Bucket, knives, Brushes Ac Blue Ball travelling staying .
Ball (64), Blue (78), bought (1410), Brushes (1), Bucket (6), Knives (13), staying (8), travelling (3)
Thu 23 May 1889

Changed Book meeting Committee (Agricultural) Blue Ball.
Agricultural (91), Ball (64), Blue (78), Book (150), changed (27), Committee (364), meeting (967)
Tue 11 Jun 1889

Blue Ball Club today.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Club (48), today (1127)
Wed 12 Jun 1889

Blue Ball met Messrs T. O. Bennett, Muller, Donne, Hanold; Mr Norton's Field decided hold coming ftc.
Ball (64), Bennett (682), Blue (78), coming (271), decided (122), Donne (7), Field (181), ftc (833), Hanold; (1), hold (42), Messrs (1565), met (393), Muller (76), Norton (56)
Thu 18 Jul 1889

Mr Nellie Treasure brought / pig, Agricultural Committee meeting Blue BalL Mr Treasure bundles spars < ).
Agricultural (91), Ball (64), Blue (78), brought (899), Bundles (32), Committee (364), meeting (967), Nellie (591), Pig (164), spars (27), Treasure (959), Treasure (959)
Sat 21 Sep 1889

Went committee meeting Blue Ball Hotel.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Committee (364), Hotel (98), meeting (967), Went (826)
Sat 5 Oct 1889

Bruton Blue Ball Mr T. O. Bennett Ac.
Ball (64), Bennett (682), Blue (78), Bruton (758)
Tue 8 Oct 1889

Committee meeting Blue Ball.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Committee (364), meeting (967)
Fri 29 Nov 1889

Sent weights Blue Ball ajusted half Bushetl measure.
ajusted (2), Ball (64), Blue (78), Bushetl (1), half (161), measure (43), sent (4043), weights (23)
Fri 21 Mar 1890

George Francis truckle Cheese Blue Ball Mr Baker, Castle Cary.
Baker (329), Ball (64), Blue (78), Cary (351), Castle (203), cheese (1666), Francis (162), George (265), truckle (109)
Wed 22 Oct 1890

Wrote Mr Muller meeting Blue Ball Hotel tomorrow evening.
Ball (64), Blue (78), evening (828), Hotel (98), meeting (967), Muller (76), tomorrow (666), Wrote (2470)
Fri 8 May 1891

gave spade Blue Ball Friendly Society.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Friendly (11), Gave (523), society (95), spade (5)
Tue 19 May 1891

Men Blue Ball Club.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Club (48), Men (1554)
Sat 9 Apr 1892

committee meeting East Somerset Association Blue Ball Hotel.
Association (71), Ball (64), Blue (78), Committee (364), east (69), Hotel (98), meeting (967), Somerset (91)
Sat 23 Apr 1892

committee meeting Stock General Committee afterward dinner Blue Ball.
afterward (211), Ball (64), Blue (78), Committee (364), Committee (364), dinner (168), general (15), meeting (967), stock (194)
Wed 3 Aug 1892

East Somerset Agricultural Committee Saturday Blue Ball Hotel.
Agricultural (91), Ball (64), Blue (78), Committee (364), east (69), Hotel (98), Saturday (205), Somerset (91)
Sat 6 Aug 1892

East Somerset Agricultural Society's Executive Committee Meeting Blue Ball.
Agricultural (91), Ball (64), Blue (78), Committee (364), east (69), Executive (17), meeting (967), society (95), Somerset (91)
Mon 8 Aug 1892

Came Blue Ball decided send Mr Hayter Frome tomorrow , Brakes Horses sum mentioned exceeded Singers subscribers Hadspen Park Saturday Sent Nellie bills Excursion Bournemouth places.
Ball (64), bills (99), Blue (78), Bournemouth (15), Brakes (1), Came (596), decided (122), exceeded (1), Excursion (19), Frome (614), Hadspen (23), Hayter (42), horses (243), mentioned (10), Nellie (591), Park (279), places (23), Saturday (205), send (792), sent (4043), Singers (3), subscribers (2), sum (23), tomorrow (666)
Tue 6 Sep 1892

Reed P. C. calling committee meeting Thursday East Somerset Ag Society Blue Ball Hotel.
Ball (64), Blue (78), calling (17), Committee (364), east (69), Hotel (98), meeting (967), Reed (3327), society (95), Somerset (91), Thursday (210)
Thu 8 Sep 1892

Saw Mr Stroud, helped milking committee meeting Blue Ball Hotel.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Committee (364), helped (265), Hotel (98), meeting (967), Milking (76), Saw (1040), Stroud (1409)
Thu 13 Oct 1892

dinner Blue Ball.
Ball (64), Blue (78), dinner (168)
Sat 26 Nov 1892

Reed Notice meeting tonight Blue Ball Hotel.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Hotel (98), meeting (967), Notice (252), Reed (3327), tonight (250)
Sat 26 Nov 1892

Committee meeting Blue Ball Hotel agreed send resolution Central Chamber Agriculture meeting Dec th London, agreed T. O. Bennett Esq, Mr John Wadman, Mr John Lock, Mr James Gully myself ( ) represent East Somerset Agricultural Society Conference.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), Agricultural (91), Agriculture (11), Ball (64), Bennett (682), Blue (78), Central (48), Chamber (8), Committee (364), Conference (20), Dec (78), east (69), Esq (25), gully (8), Hotel (98), James (591), John (2874), John (2874), Lock (63), London (308), meeting (967), meeting (967), myself (111), represent (5), resolution (16), send (792), society (95), Somerset (91), Wadman (22)
Tue 23 May 1893

Blue Ball Club held today.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Club (48), held (146), today (1127)
Tue 15 May 1894

Men Blue Ball Club.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Club (48), Men (1554)
Sat 29 Jun 1895

afterward meeting Blue Ball agreed Glastonbury Monday sold Calves Mr S Harding Monday morning.
afterward (211), agreed (1355), Ball (64), Blue (78), calves (455), Glastonbury (32), Harding (371), meeting (967), Monday (364), Monday (364), morning (1314), Sold (374)
Tue 6 Aug 1895

Reed John saying taken situation Messrs Brown Bros Great Eastern Street, London E. C. wrote Lord Sc Lady Ilchester asking excuse coming Ball Mulbury inst.
asking (671), Ball (64), Bros (259), Brown (123), coming (271), Eastern (3), excuse (6), Great (14), Ilchester (31), inst (35), John (2874), Lady (73), London (308), Lord (138), Messrs (1565), Mulbury (2), Reed (3327), saying (947), situation (10), Street (121), taken (56), Wrote (2470)
Tue 13 Aug 1895

Saw Mr Jolly returning Ball Melbury House (Lord Hchester's).
Ball (64), HChester (2), House (1200), Jolly (9), Lord (138), Melbury (2), returning (4), Saw (1040)
Sat 19 Oct 1895

Mr Ball J sold calves hint Tom, B. John St met Mr T. O. Bennett Cole Station Sc Milbome Port Sc looked Spurles Farm Mr Dyke Occupation.
Ball (64), Bennett (682), calves (455), Cole (150), Dyke (23), Farm (548), hint (6), John (2874), looked (297), met (393), Milbome (8), occupation (2), Port (17), Sold (374), Spurles (2), Station (860), Tom (2187)
Fri 13 Dec 1895

Reed John Mr Edwin Ball qrs Lime Mr Bartlett W. P. Coat J. Rex Lime.
Ball (64), Bartlett (38), coat (24), Edwin (26), John (2874), lime (256), lime (256), qrs (252), Reed (3327), Rex (2123)
Fri 13 Dec 1895

Sent Cheque V Mr Edwin Ball Lime ( qrs) wrote Mr C Bartlett saying wait Waterproof coat.
Ball (64), Bartlett (38), cheque (1456), coat (24), Edwin (26), lime (256), qrs (252), saying (947), sent (4043), wait (26), Waterproof (6), Wrote (2470)
Thu 23 Jan 1896

Came Blue Ball Committee meeting E. S. A. S decided hold August (DV).
August (14), Ball (64), Blue (78), Came (596), Committee (364), decided (122), hold (42), meeting (967)
Tue 26 May 1896

Blue Ball Club.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Club (48)
Tue 26 May 1896

Sc Dinner Members Scc Blue Ball Society.
Ball (64), Blue (78), dinner (168), members (47), Scc (5), society (95)
Thu 4 Jun 1896

committee meeting Blue Ball (E. S. A. S. ) agreed Hyde .
agreed (1355), Ball (64), Blue (78), Committee (364), Hyde (177), meeting (967)
Fri 3 Jul 1896

Blue Ball Hotel.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Hotel (98)
Sat 3 Oct 1896

paid Mr Bennett Bill agreement letting Land Protest meeting Blue Ball re E. S. A.
agreement (54), Ball (64), Bennett (682), Bill (484), Blue (78), Land (140), Letting (19), meeting (967), paid (1944), protest (6)
Fri 16 Oct 1896

dinner Root Judges Blue Ball.
Ball (64), Blue (78), dinner (168), Judges (14), Root (38)
Sat 17 Oct 1896

meeting Blue Ball E. S. AS.
Ball (64), Blue (78), meeting (967)
Sat 7 Nov 1896

J. Rex Sc Lumber ploughing, others Hedging, swede pulling St dung throwing Sc helped Mr Galpin shoot Rabbits Hill's Wood Came Sc committee meeting Blue Ball Mr E. Creed Sc paid Ploughing Mr R. Green's milk /c October sent Cheque Victor.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Came (596), cheque (1456), Committee (364), Creed (190), Dung (719), Galpin (33), Green (576), hedging (77), helped (265), Hill (955), Lumber (781), meeting (967), Milk (1238), October (18), others (707), paid (1944), ploughing (510), ploughing (510), pulling (72), Rabbits (148), Rex (2123), sent (4043), Shoot (14), Swede (96), throwing (76), Victor (1058), wood (415)
Tue 8 Jun 1897

Victor Mr Stroud's cwt cake H C. Mr T. Jones bought hat Blue Ball Friendly society Dinner.
Ball (64), Blue (78), bought (1410), cake (715), cwt (322), dinner (168), Friendly (11), Hat (19), Jones (1185), society (95), Stroud (1409), Victor (1058)
Tue 31 May 1898

Lumber brought Jars Sc Book Chips Mary Blocks, Elihua Burnett Blue Ball Club held today.
Ball (64), Blocks (7), Blue (78), Book (150), brought (899), Burnett (2), chips (3), Club (48), Elihua (1), held (146), jars (3), Lumber (781), Mary (198), today (1127)
Wed 29 Jun 1898

Came Bank St Drinks Blue Ball Mr Millward .
Ball (64), Bank (1010), Blue (78), Came (596), drinks (3), Millward (23)
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)
Tue 7 Mar 1899

Unionist committee meeting Blue Ball ftc Election Officers ftc.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Committee (364), Election (12), ftc (833), ftc (833), meeting (967), officers (3), Unionist (17)
Wed 5 Apr 1899

Reed A/c Barley B F. P. C re meeting Blue Ball East Somerset AS.
Ball (64), Barley (522), Blue (78), east (69), meeting (967), Reed (3327), Somerset (91)
Thu 18 May 1899

meeting E. S. A. S. Blue Ball Hotel afterward Sexeys Trade school.
afterward (211), Ball (64), Blue (78), Hotel (98), meeting (967), school (673), Sexeys (94), Trade (97)
Tue 23 May 1899

Blue Ball Friendly Society held annual meeting today.
annual (23), Ball (64), Blue (78), Friendly (11), held (146), meeting (967), society (95), today (1127)
Thu 22 Mar 1900

Went Unionist Committee meeting Blue Ball.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Committee (364), meeting (967), Unionist (17), Went (826)
Tue 5 Jun 1900

Blue Ball Club .
Ball (64), Blue (78), Club (48)
Mon 13 Jan 1902

In coming struck front wheel Blue Ball Bus.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Bus (5), coming (271), front (42), struck (6), Wheel (41)
Tue 20 May 1902

W. W H. M Blue Ball Club.
Ball (64), Blue (78), Club (48)
Tue 20 May 1902

Blue Ball Friendly Society's Dinner.
Ball (64), Blue (78), dinner (168), Friendly (11), society (95)
Sat 14 Mar 1903

Unionist meeting Blue Ball.
Ball (64), Blue (78), meeting (967), Unionist (17)
Fri 29 May 1903

Also wrote Mr E. R. Hayter saying attend Blue Ball Friendly Society's Dinner Tuesday.
Also (100), attend (23), Ball (64), Blue (78), dinner (168), Friendly (11), Hayter (42), saying (947), society (95), Tuesday (178), Wrote (2470)
Mon 15 Jun 1903

meeting E. S. A. S Blue Ball.
Ball (64), Blue (78), meeting (967)
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)
Tue 29 Dec 1903

Reed Miss Margaret Hobhouse asking Louie Tenants Ball lst inst.
asking (671), Ball (64), Hobhouse (110), inst (35), Louie (713), lst (13), Margaret (2), Miss (918), Reed (3327), Tenants (7)
Tue 26 Jan 1904

wrote Mr Ball, Preston, thanked , Ben ditto.
Ball (64), Ben (144), Ditto (11), Preston (12), thanked (80), Wrote (2470)
Tue 26 Jan 1904

Sent Mr Ball's Mr T. C. Harding.
Ball (64), Harding (371), sent (4043)
Mon 23 May 1904

To Mr E. R Hayter re ray able Blue Ball Club Dinner.
able (28), Ball (64), Blue (78), Club (48), dinner (168), Hayter (42), ray (9)
Tue 24 May 1904

Blue Ball Club held Festival Dinner (Annual) today.
annual (23), Ball (64), Blue (78), Club (48), dinner (168), Festival (3), held (146), today (1127)

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