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

Improvement

Date Snippet
Sat 21 Dec 1889

E. Whatton brought duck () moles father caught Committee meeting Mutual Improvement Society.
brought (899), caught (29), Committee (364), duck (5), father (119), Improvement (12), meeting (967), moles (8), mutual (33), society (95), Whatton (211)
Mon 31 Mar 1890

train ( calves) sold Concert Mutual Improvement finish present sessions.
calves (455), concert (49), finish (18), Improvement (12), mutual (33), present (103), sessions (3), Sold (374), Train (184)
Wed 31 Dec 1890

wen committee meeting Mutual Improvement Society.
Committee (364), Improvement (12), meeting (967), mutual (33), society (95), wen (4)
Wed 21 Jan 1891

Afterwards Mutual Improvement meeting paid Quarters fee c. J. Whatton W. Sly drinking.
afterwards (39), drinking (20), fee (35), Improvement (12), meeting (967), mutual (33), paid (1944), quarters (23), Sly (19), Whatton (211)
Sat 14 Feb 1891

paid Nellies subscription Mutual Improvement Society.
Improvement (12), mutual (33), Nellies (2), paid (1944), society (95), Subscription (80)
Mon 31 Aug 1891

Went Mutual Improvement Committee meeting agreed school committee consent shelves charge Books Late Miss Ward gave town.
agreed (1355), books (77), charge (34), Committee (364), Committee (364), consent (6), Gave (523), Improvement (12), late (104), meeting (967), Miss (918), mutual (33), school (673), Shelves (19), Town (532), Ward (27), Went (826)
Thu 17 Sep 1891

Mutual Improvement Committee meeting.
Committee (364), Improvement (12), meeting (967), mutual (33)
Tue 11 Oct 1892

Mutual Improvement meeting selected members committee (acting) St added members.
acting (1), added (17), Committee (364), Improvement (12), meeting (967), members (47), members (47), mutual (33), selected (7)
Thu 8 Dec 1892

Resolution passed asking immediate relief Taxes upon Land Another Resolution waspassed favor Tenants paid improvement upon quitting upon holding.
Another (20), asking (671), favor (6), holding (5), immediate (4), Improvement (12), Land (140), paid (1944), passed (27), quitting (1), Relief (15), resolution (16), resolution (16), Taxes (48), Tenants (7), upon (64), upon (64), upon (64), waspassed (1)
Tue 14 Dec 1893

Came meeting Infants school Room decided Bruton Mutual Improvement Reading Room Society, prices members fixed.
Bruton (758), Came (596), decided (122), fixed (23), Improvement (12), Infants (54), meeting (967), members (47), mutual (33), prices (114), Reading (50), room (278), room (278), school (673), society (95)
Fri 5 Oct 1894

concert toward Mutual Improvement Fund Called Mr Strouds.
Called (1514), concert (49), fund (80), Improvement (12), mutual (33), Strouds (216), toward (129)
Mon 21 Jan 1895

Frank sheep Fold wrote Mr Baitlett Frome asked Lantern Lecture Mutual Improvement Thursday Feb .
Asked (386), Baitlett (2), Feb (36), fold (10), Frank (462), Frome (614), Improvement (12), Lantern (14), lecture (136), mutual (33), sheep (339), Thursday (210), Wrote (2470)

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