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

Engine

Date Snippet
Sat 3 Nov 1888

Mr N. Read called Engine (Steam) Sale.
Called (1514), Engine (99), Read (279), Sale (282), Steam (31)
Wed 7 Nov 1888

Men ploughing Wheat planting, beans c. wrote Mr N. Read Steam engine, Mr Paul Pulley Chaff cutter.
Beans (230), chaff (195), cutter (32), Engine (99), Men (1554), Paul (20), planting (33), ploughing (510), Pulley (13), Read (279), Steam (31), wheat (475), Wrote (2470)
Sat 1 Dec 1888

Sent J. Rex Engine Chaff Paid E. Hooper thatching Ricks.
chaff (195), Engine (99), Hooper (91), paid (1944), Rex (2123), Ricks (111), sent (4043), thatching (154)
Mon 3 Dec 1888

Mr Read's Engine Chaff cutting.
chaff (195), cutting (421), Engine (99), Read (279)
Thu 24 Jan 1889

Tom Engine Mr Penney's.
Engine (99), Penney (3), Tom (2187)
Thu 24 Jan 1889

J. Rex brought Engine.
brought (899), Engine (99), Rex (2123)
Sat 26 Jan 1889

Sent Engine Mr .
Engine (99), sent (4043)
Mon 4 Feb 1889

Shepton Montague Mr Hannams Mr N. Read Engine.
Engine (99), Hannams (1), Montague (87), Read (279), Shepton (200)
Tue 5 Feb 1889

Reed Letter Mr T. Field Engine.
Engine (99), Field (181), Letter (162), Reed (3327)
Wed 6 Feb 1889

Wrote Mr Field Engine.
Engine (99), Field (181), Wrote (2470)
Sat 9 Feb 1889

Finished thrashing Barley John Rex Engine Coornbe Farm.
Barley (522), Coornbe (1), Engine (99), Farm (548), Finished (341), John (2874), Rex (2123), thrashing (56)
Thu 14 Feb 1889

Mr Read tried Engine Chaff .
chaff (195), Engine (99), Read (279), tried (12)
Thu 14 Feb 1889

Jones, Mr Thomas Field declining Engine, Wm Treasure Bull Calf T,Lumber Castle Cary Big pipes Pan tiles.
Big (53), Bull (301), calf (367), Cary (351), Castle (203), declining (6), Engine (99), Field (181), Jones (1185), Pan (2), pipes (97), T Lumber (1), Thomas (223), tiles (68), Treasure (959)
Fri 22 Feb 1889

W. Rendall (Mr N. Reads ) tube c Engine repaired W. Treasure calves skins.
calves (455), Engine (99), Reads (17), Rendall (8), repaired (51), Skins (27), Treasure (959), tube (2)
Thu 7 Mar 1889

Edwards agreed order tap Engine Water pipe.
agreed (1355), Edwards (138), Engine (99), order (100), pipe (55), tap (15), Water (89)
Sat 9 Nov 1889

W. Edwards stopped Plug hole Engine Chaff cutting crushed com.
chaff (195), com (68), crushed (17), cutting (421), Edwards (138), Engine (99), hole (53), Plug (4), stopped (124)
Fri 15 Nov 1889

Engine Threshing machine .
Engine (99), Machine (183), Threshing (86)
Mon 25 Nov 1889

Crushing com cows Ac Engine.
com (68), cows (394), Crushing (27), Engine (99)
Mon 9 Dec 1889

Men turned Litter Rick able Engine Rick yard.
able (28), Engine (99), litter (23), Men (1554), Rick (353), Rick (353), Turned (174), Yard (290)
Fri 13 Dec 1889

Mr Clark agreed house Engine.
agreed (1355), Clark (8), Engine (99), House (1200)
Sat 14 Dec 1889

J. Rex Castle Cary Bricks Engine House ftc.
bricks (65), Cary (351), Castle (203), Engine (99), ftc (833), House (1200), Rex (2123)
Mon 16 Dec 1889

J. Whatton dug foundation Engine House.
dug (5), Engine (99), foundation (7), House (1200), Whatton (211)
Mon 6 Jan 1890

Mr Clarke junr (His birth yrs old today) roof Engine House.
birth (9), Clarke (296), Engine (99), His (51), House (1200), Junr (96), old (289), Roof (26), today (1127), yrs (9)
Wed 8 Jan 1890

T. Hisgrove Mr Clarke's Roofing Engine House.
Clarke (296), Engine (99), Hisgrove (299), House (1200), roofing (16)
Tue 14 Jan 1890

Mr Clarke's covering Engine house.
Clarke (296), covering (15), Engine (99), House (1200)
Wed 15 Jan 1890

Crushing Beans engine.
Beans (230), Crushing (27), Engine (99)
Wed 15 Jan 1890

Mr Clarke's finishing Tiling Engine House.
Clarke (296), Engine (99), finishing (19), House (1200), Tiling (9)
Tue 11 Feb 1890

Mr Shackleton Bam ftc New Engine house.
Bam (58), Engine (99), ftc (833), House (1200), New (159), Shackleton (284)
Sat 15 Feb 1890

Mr Henderson engine.
Engine (99), Henderson (181)
Sat 30 Aug 1890

, Tom, Johney stayed allnight worked We sent fire Engine fire control sent asked bring .
allnight (13), Asked (386), bring (79), control (1), Engine (99), fire (79), fire (79), Johney (105), sent (4043), sent (4043), stayed (239), Tom (2187), Worked (24)
Sat 6 Dec 1890

Mr Henderson Engine promised sent possible.
Engine (99), Henderson (181), possible (12), promised (658), sent (4043)
Mon 8 Dec 1890

wrote sent /c milk Sunday Vestry, Lighting Town looking Fire Engine.
Engine (99), fire (79), lighting (36), looking (63), Milk (1238), sent (4043), Sunday (117), Town (532), Vestry (16), Wrote (2470)
Mon 8 Dec 1890

pay Hose fire Engine thorough repair pay expenses lighting Town Gass.
Engine (99), expenses (15), fire (79), Gass (77), Hose (4), lighting (36), pay (274), pay (274), Repair (31), thorough (1), Town (532)
Mon 8 Dec 1890

Mr Henderson sent job wished Engine .
Engine (99), Henderson (181), Job (17), sent (4043), wished (56)
Fri 9 Jan 1891

Bruton Mr Henderson Engine.
Bruton (758), Engine (99), Henderson (181)
Tue 13 Jan 1891

Saw Mr Henderson agreed Engine done Thursday afternoon.
afternoon (245), agreed (1355), done (281), Engine (99), Henderson (181), Saw (1040), Thursday (210)
Sat 17 Jan 1891

J. Rex Mr Henderson Engine.
Engine (99), Henderson (181), Rex (2123)
Sat 11 Apr 1891

Had Engine House broken Wall bottom Daxkee Lane.
bottom (44), Broken (34), Daxkee (1), Engine (99), Had (431), House (1200), Lane (72), Wall (186)
Wed 2 Dec 1891

We parted Heifers Poddy, Bull House, Mr Clarke junr brought receipted Bit! Engine House ftc.
Bit! (1), brought (899), Bull (301), Clarke (296), Engine (99), ftc (833), heifers (325), House (1200), House (1200), Junr (96), Parted (24), Poddy (1), receipted (11)
Mon 21 Mar 1892

T. Hisgrove hauled ashes gas House brought Mr Henderson fire bars Engine.
ashes (60), bars (1), brought (899), Engine (99), fire (79), gas (99), hauled (709), Henderson (181), Hisgrove (299), House (1200)
Fri 22 Apr 1892

He sell Steam Engine matter.
Engine (99), matter (47), sell (100), Steam (31)
Sat 30 Apr 1892

Mr N. Read agreed either ( ) Gillingham market House meet Monday Next Engine, Larger .
agreed (1355), Either (48), Engine (99), Gillingham (86), House (1200), Larger (4), Market (159), meet (154), Monday (364), Next (14), Read (279)
Mon 2 May 1892

Mr Read's Buckhorn Weston agreed Change engine Mr Read ? .
agreed (1355), Buckhorn (2), Change (17), Engine (99), Read (279), Read (279), Weston (75)
Mon 2 May 1892

, Engine.
Engine (99)
Mon 2 May 1892

gave ck fifteen pounds promised send Engine bring tomorrow.
bring (79), Engine (99), fifteen (2), Gave (523), Pounds (45), promised (658), send (792), tomorrow (666)
Mon 2 May 1892

called Mr Henderson's asked Pulley Engine.
Asked (386), Called (1514), Engine (99), Henderson (181), Pulley (13)
Mon 2 May 1892

He promised engine tomorrow afternoon
Engine (99), promised (658), tomorrow (666)
Tue 3 May 1892

J. Rex fetched Bags Linseed Cake Mr LJones Truck old Engine Mr Read's Buckhorn Weston brought .
bags (256), brought (899), Buckhorn (2), cake (715), Engine (99), Fetched (69), linseed (131), LJones (36), old (289), Read (279), Rex (2123), truck (140), Weston (75)
Wed 4 May 1892

Fixing Engine.
Engine (99), fixing (14)
Sat 4 Jun 1892

Mr Spray Mr Shackleton New Cart House, coal House, Engine House mentioned foul Slate drinking Pond yard * drains Burryfield Gateway bottom Rags.
bottom (44), Burryfield (25), cart (151), coal (189), drains (9), drinking (20), Engine (99), foul (4), Gateway (12), House (1200), House (1200), House (1200), mentioned (10), New (159), Pond (119), Rags (3), Shackleton (284), Slate (1), Spray (30), Yard (290)
Wed 21 Dec 1892

Traction Engine Threshing machine Threshing Wheat Wincanton agreed instruction Hedging ditching given Places Tolbury Farm, Grove Farm, North Cadbury, Saw Mr Fudge Bad cows Drenches.
agreed (1355), bad (82), Cadbury (10), cows (394), ditching (20), Drenches (17), Engine (99), Farm (548), Farm (548), Fudge (158), given (51), Grove (19), hedging (77), instruction (23), Machine (183), North (146), places (23), Saw (1040), Threshing (86), Threshing (86), Tolbury (11), Traction (2), wheat (475), Wincanton (642)
Wed 28 Dec 1892

John Whatton drove Engine crush oats.
crush (2), drove (356), Engine (99), John (2874), oats (360), Whatton (211)
Sat 31 Dec 1892

Mr Hendersons son piece pipe Engine paid done Root Pulper handle /, wem Relief Committee revised afterwards Mr Stroud Watch service Wesleyan Chapel.
afterwards (39), Chapel (342), Committee (364), done (281), Engine (99), handle (4), Hendersons (4), paid (1944), Piece (91), pipe (55), Pulper (15), Relief (15), revised (1), Root (38), Service (131), son (269), Stroud (1409), Watch (14), wem (15), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 22 Feb 1893

Ernest split Poles mills Mr Clarke's Down Pipe rain ashes; Load Engine Saw mills.
ashes; (1), Clarke (296), Down (124), Engine (99), Ernest (94), load (292), mills (93), mills (93), pipe (55), Poles (36), rain (360), Saw (1040), split (3)
Tue 15 May 1894

J. Whatton cleaning Engine.
Cleaning (217), Engine (99), Whatton (211)
Sat 19 May 1894

J. Whatton looking Engine.
Engine (99), looking (63), Whatton (211)
Wed 29 Aug 1894

We called al Horee Shoe Farm Sister Pollie told c c. Janey Treasure gave Top coat A Dorothy garment Mr N. Read sent traction Engine Thrashing machine evening.
Called (1514), coat (24), Dorothy (19), Engine (99), evening (828), Farm (548), garment (2), Gave (523), horee (5), Janey (244), Machine (183), Pollie (197), Read (279), sent (4043), shoe (13), Sister (177), thrashing (56), told (1155), top (281), Traction (2), Treasure (959)
Sat 22 Sep 1894

Thick /- /c cleaning, doing Painting Engine.
Cleaning (217), doing (146), Engine (99), Painting (16), Thick (7)
Wed 10 Oct 1894

Mr Henderson St Engine Funnel agreed repair forthwith.
agreed (1355), Engine (99), forthwith (6), Funnel (2), Henderson (181), Repair (31)
Tue 23 Oct 1894

paid Thick /? /c Engine, leaving /- finished J. C F. F getting swede.
Engine (99), Finished (341), getting (220), leaving (62), paid (1944), Swede (96), Thick (7)
Thu 25 Oct 1894

Young Hendersons smoke Box toright Engine.
Box (33), Engine (99), Hendersons (4), smoke (6), toright (4), Young (43)
Tue 30 Oct 1894

F. A crushing oats engine Ac ().
Crushing (27), Engine (99), oats (360)
Sat 17 Nov 1894

John Henderson Piston Engine repair
Engine (99), Henderson (181), John (2874), Piston (1)
Wed 6 Feb 1895

Mr Henderson son stopped leak feed pipe Engine.
Engine (99), feed (53), Henderson (181), leak (1), pipe (55), son (269), stopped (124)
Sat 25 May 1895

Frank getting Drain Pipe supply Engine House Ac Ac .
drain (63), Engine (99), Frank (462), getting (220), House (1200), pipe (55), supply (206)
Tue 24 Sep 1895

agreed cart Engine House.
agreed (1355), cart (151), Engine (99), House (1200)
Wed 1 Jan 1896

Mr Henderson's son mending Engine.
Engine (99), Henderson (181), mending (105), son (269)
Sat 4 Jan 1896

Mr Henderson St looked leaking tube Engine send Sc plug Had Lamb die morning Ewe unwell Mr Harding's Killed We maize (whole) given ( sheep) Week.
die (61), Engine (99), Ewe (37), given (51), Had (431), Harding (371), Henderson (181), Killed (143), Lamb (82), leaking (5), looked (297), Maize (322), morning (1314), Plug (4), send (792), sheep (339), tube (2), unwell (111), week (405), whole (16)
Sat 28 Nov 1896

met Mr E. Creed bad Came SL Sc Fire Engine worked Hose tested E. Morgan sks maize E. Whatton.
bad (82), Came (596), Creed (190), Engine (99), fire (79), Hose (4), Maize (322), met (393), Morgan (136), Sks (576), tested (7), Whatton (211), Worked (24)
Fri 18 Dec 1896

Men dung hauling Hay Engine Bam Root Pulping Ac.
Bam (58), Dung (719), Engine (99), hauling (1627), hay (1122), Men (1554), pulping (48), Root (38)
Tue 16 Feb 1897

Lumber station coal engine, Reed wire Mr Wilcox saying .
coal (189), Engine (99), Lumber (781), Reed (3327), saying (947), Station (860), Wilcox (43), Wire (159)
Fri 26 Mar 1897

Another Tubes Engine leaking morning.
Another (20), Engine (99), leaking (5), morning (1314), Tubes (1)
Sat 27 Mar 1897

Mr Read's repair Engine.
Engine (99), Read (279), Repair (31)
Tue 11 Jan 1898

We engine house front wheel broke.
broke (60), Engine (99), front (42), House (1200), Wheel (41)
Mon 17 Jan 1898

started Lumber Sc E. M steam Engine, front wheels broke Stoney Stoke.
broke (60), Engine (99), front (42), Lumber (781), Started (26), Steam (31), Stoke (13), Stoney (6), wheels (27)
Mon 17 Jan 1898

The wheel engine broke Stoney Stoke St N. Read's Buckhom Weston paid Bill done date.
Bill (484), broke (60), Buckhom (3), date (100), done (281), Engine (99), paid (1944), Read (279), Stoke (13), Stoney (6), The (347), Weston (75), Wheel (41)
Mon 17 Jan 1898

He agreed wire hie Wheel ready engine.
agreed (1355), Engine (99), Hie (10), ready (109), Wheel (41), Wire (159)
Wed 19 Jan 1898

Reod wire Mr Read saying Engine wheel affright.
affright (1), Engine (99), Read (279), Reod (182), saying (947), Wheel (41), Wire (159)
Sat 22 Jan 1898

Lumber Mr Stroud's Haywaid Engine Stoney Stoke Mr Read's Buckhom Weston.
Buckhom (3), Engine (99), Haywaid (1), Lumber (781), Read (279), Stoke (13), Stoney (6), Stroud (1409), Weston (75)
Wed 2 Feb 1898

Mr Read Engine Mr Arthur Fifett's sending
Arthur (15), Engine (99), Fifett (133), Read (279)
Wed 9 Feb 1898

Mr N. Read engine ready weeks .
Engine (99), Read (279), ready (109), weeks (92)
Sat 26 Feb 1898

Wrote Mr N. Read re Engine.
Engine (99), Read (279), Wrote (2470)
Mon 7 Mar 1898

J. Rex Lumber Mr Reads engine.
Engine (99), Lumber (781), Reads (17), Rex (2123)
Tue 8 Mar 1898

Mr N. Read wheels Engine sawn blocks wood axles.
axles (3), Blocks (7), Engine (99), Read (279), sawn (8), wheels (27), wood (415)
Sat 26 Mar 1898

J. Rex others Colts, Received Mr N. Reads /c Doing Repairing engine.
colts (121), doing (146), Engine (99), others (707), Reads (17), received (139), repairing (37), Rex (2123)
Mon 7 Nov 1898

Dr Siddon attended Engine driver Whaddon.
Attended (38), Driver (4), Engine (99), Siddon (4), Whaddon (10)
Wed 25 Jan 1899

Lumber engine Rex Trusser.
Engine (99), Lumber (781), Rex (2123), Trusser (2)
Sat 29 Apr 1899

J. Whatton Plug Engine.
Engine (99), Plug (4), Whatton (211)
Sat 6 May 1899

J. Whatton looked Engine.
Engine (99), looked (297), Whatton (211)
Sat 20 Oct 1900

Reed Notice Mr Cramp Fire Engine Hose tested today.
Cramp (1), Engine (99), fire (79), Hose (4), Notice (252), Reed (3327), tested (7), today (1127)
Tue 4 Dec 1900

Mr Crump eame bid Old Fire Engine.
Bid (90), Crump (72), eame (1), Engine (99), fire (79), old (289)
Tue 11 Dec 1900

Reed Engine Driver saying Father dead latter week.
dead (118), Driver (4), Engine (99), father (119), latter (45), Reed (3327), saying (947), week (405)
Sat 20 Apr 1901

Messrs F. E. Stroud, W. Bord myself Fire apliances Engine House.
apliances (1), Bord (49), Engine (99), fire (79), House (1200), Messrs (1565), myself (111), Stroud (1409)
Sat 2 Nov 1901

To paint Engine House doors Repair ftc ? - - .
doors (42), Engine (99), ftc (833), House (1200), Paint (12), Repair (31)
Wed 6 Nov 1901

Mr Clarke's doing Engine house door.
Clarke (296), doing (146), door (50), Engine (99), House (1200)
Tue 26 Aug 1902

Sir Henry Hoards engine Trucks stayed yard tonight
Engine (99), Henry (311), Hoards (3), Sir (230), stayed (239), trucks (4), Yard (290)
Thu 23 Oct 1902

Greens combe engine .
combe (8), Engine (99), greens (16)
Thu 4 Dec 1902

Mr Senel Jones drove Engine.
drove (356), Engine (99), Jones (1185), Senel (1)
Fri 5 Dec 1902

Charles Gulliford enquire Bull calf sell Serrel Jones today drove Engine.
Bull (301), calf (367), Charles (157), drove (356), Engine (99), enquire (10), Gulliford (47), Jones (1185), sell (100), Serrel (1), today (1127)

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