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

Blue

Date Snippet
Tue 11 Jul 1882

Sister Annie B. L. Sisters Pollie Annie signed Pledge Blue Ribbon Wincanton today Mr Hasuiom's.
Annie (251), Annie (251), Blue (78), Hasuiom (1), Pledge (12), Pollie (197), Ribbon (1), signed (131), Sister (177), Sisters (44), today (1127), Wincanton (642)
Wed 7 Mar 1883

signed donned Blue.
Blue (78), donned (1), signed (131)
Mon 21 May 1883

Miss Hedges Wanstrow pinned Blue Mr Rex's Coat
Blue (78), Hedges (32), Miss (918), pinned (1), Rex (2123), Wanstrow (70)
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)
Tue 5 Oct 1886

Put Cheese Pantry Blue molded.
Blue (78), cheese (1666), molded (1), Pantry (3), Put (210)
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)
Sat 22 Mar 1890

Sent Postcard Mr Sinton Mr Baker telling cheese sent Blue Bali* requested, weight lbs.
Baker (329), Bali (1), Blue (78), cheese (1666), lbs (124), Postcard (1), requested (6), sent (4043), sent (4043), Sinton (158), telling (115), weight (156)
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)
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)
Wed 3 Jun 1891

BJohn called Sent Cheese (pieces Blue) Mr F. E. Stroud Mr Lawrence, Mr Clarke, Mr Huntley, weighed truckles Mr Goodfellow, Wtacanton Johney Watch Mr Weare's repaired Mr Stroud's paid Ck Pigs cheese.
BJohn (556), Blue (78), Called (1514), cheese (1666), cheese (1666), Clarke (296), Goodfellow (35), Huntley (107), Johney (105), Lawrence (44), paid (1944), pieces (10), Pigs (1328), repaired (51), sent (4043), Stroud (1409), Stroud (1409), truckles (24), Watch (14), Weare (15), Weighed (277), Wtacanton (1)
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)
Sat 8 Oct 1892

committee Blue Bail SL promised send Ha^cigrove Fir Trees Monday morning.
Bail (16), Blue (78), Committee (364), Fir (14), Ha^cigrove (1), Monday (364), morning (1314), promised (658), send (792), trees (115)
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)
Thu 27 Jun 1895

bit Blue Cheese Mr Longman Mr Buckley's.
bit (50), Blue (78), Buckley (203), cheese (1666), Longman (143)
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)
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)
Thu 26 Mar 1896

Came St executive Committee E. S. A. S. Blue Ball; passed schedule prizes See.
Ball; (1), Blue (78), Came (596), Committee (364), Executive (17), passed (27), prizes (33), schedule (17), See (78)
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)
Thu 23 Sep 1897

One yearlings o Bull today, Blue .
Blue (78), Bull (301), One (45), today (1127), yearlings (40)
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)
Sat 14 Jan 1899

committee meeting East Somerset Society Blue Ball
Blue (78), Committee (364), east (69), meeting (967), society (95), Somerset (91)
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)
Sat 2 Jun 1900

Sent Mr Longman Truckle cheese pieces Blue .
Blue (78), cheese (1666), Longman (143), pieces (10), sent (4043), truckle (109)
Tue 5 Jun 1900

Blue Ball Club .
Ball (64), Blue (78), Club (48)
Mon 28 Jan 1901

We Tom's stock Tom gave nice piece Blue Cheese.
Blue (78), cheese (1666), Gave (523), nice (32), Piece (91), stock (194), Tom (2187), Tom (2187)
Fri 15 Feb 1901

Mr Hussey brought nice bit Blue Dorset Cheese.
bit (50), Blue (78), brought (899), cheese (1666), Dorset (26), Hussey (128), nice (32)
Fri 29 Mar 1901

Mr F. E Stroud agreed send pieces coming Blue cheese.
agreed (1355), Blue (78), cheese (1666), coming (271), pieces (10), send (792), Stroud (1409)
Tue 28 May 1901

W. W H. M Blue Bait Club, others dung hauling, Bruion.
Bait (4), Blue (78), Bruion (2), Club (48), Dung (719), hauling (1627), others (707)
Thu 18 Jul 1901

Tom Blue heifer calved hurl .
Blue (78), calved (127), heifer (239), hurl (1), Tom (2187)
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)
Sat 1 Feb 1902

G. James Baker Frith heifers cows Tom blue cheese.
Baker (329), Blue (78), cheese (1666), cows (394), Frith (253), heifers (325), James (591), Tom (2187)
Thu 20 Mar 1902

Blue Heifer died tonight
Blue (78), died (153), heifer (239)
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)
Fri 6 Jun 1902

We guaranteed Mr Hill, Blue Bait, @ /- Per head.
Bait (4), Blue (78), guaranteed (1), Head (53), Hill (955), Per (696)
Sat 4 Oct 1902

Blue Heifer calved Nurse George .
Blue (78), calved (127), George (265), heifer (239), Nurse (102)
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)
Fri 19 Feb 1904

Saw Dr StockweU medicine sold Blue cheese.
Blue (78), cheese (1666), medicine (37), Saw (1040), Sold (374), StockweU (2)
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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