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

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Tue 9 Sep 1884

Paid ? ? i promised towards Chapel self, / Mr Joseph Barnes, /- C. Smart gave Cheque ? * cash things bought Annie.
Annie (251), Barnes (194), bought (1410), cash (150), Chapel (342), cheque (1456), Gave (523), Joseph (333), paid (1944), promised (658), self (33), Smart (35), things (108), towards (18)
Sat 15 May 1886

Eh farrowed John Jefferies /- towards Rent Mr Treasure.
farrowed (16), Jefferies (78), John (2874), rent (270), towards (18), Treasure (959)
Mon 17 Dec 1888

wrote promised /- towards present Mr Brown Mr Stock Telegraphed Mr Spill Dentist, Frome, bring gass.
bring (79), Brown (123), Dentist (1), Frome (614), Gass (77), present (103), promised (658), Spill (58), stock (194), Telegraphed (4), towards (18), Wrote (2470)
Sun 13 Sep 1891

, A, Tom heard preach evening, text And Lot pitched tent towards Sodom ftc.
and (72), evening (828), ftc (833), heard (404), lot (110), Pitched (10), preach (203), Sodom (4), tent (24), text (953), Tom (2187), towards (18)
Fri 13 Oct 1893

Reed Ck Mr Martin quarter's subscriptions C. Cary Ditch towards Mr Gifford's Salary.
Cary (351), ditch (51), Gifford (57), Martin (137), Quarter (27), Reed (3327), salary (10), subscriptions (20), towards (18)
Mon 5 Feb 1894

promised A share towards helping Buy Bagatelle Table.
Bagatelle (1), buy (91), helping (61), promised (658), share (25), table (27), towards (18)
Sat 10 Feb 1894

? voted towards building Class Rooms extra .
Building (71), Class (48), extra (27), Rooms (66), towards (18), voted (8)
Tue 20 Nov 1894

gave Mr B / towards gift Rev Tweed leaving Bruton.
Bruton (758), Gave (523), gift (16), leaving (62), Rev (123), towards (18), Tweed (2)
Tue 21 Apr 1896

Sc Mr Emery (architect Oakhilt Brewery Co) contributing towards making path Church Bridge backway stream piped c. He company quite willing contribute ? towards .
architect (1), Backway (6), Brewery (18), Bridge (115), church (99), company (48), contribute (2), contributing (1), Emery (1), making (235), Oakhilt (1), path (22), piped (1), quite (17), stream (11), towards (18), towards (18), willing (26)
Tue 21 Apr 1896

Sc Mr Emery (architect Oakhilt Brewery Co) contributing towards making path Church Bridge backway stream piped c. He company quite willing contribute ? towards .
architect (1), Backway (6), Brewery (18), Bridge (115), church (99), company (48), contribute (2), contributing (1), Emery (1), making (235), Oakhilt (1), path (22), piped (1), quite (17), stream (11), towards (18), towards (18), willing (26)
Thu 17 Dec 1896

towards alterations additions done.
additions (2), alterations (12), done (281), towards (18)
Sat 8 May 1897

Mr Francis St paid subscriptions towards Shepton Montague.
Francis (162), Montague (87), paid (1944), Shepton (200), subscriptions (20), towards (18)
Sun 11 Jul 1897

Mr Dowel preached text morn, * If sin Advocate Father c. Even, And Lot pitched tent towards Sodom.
Advocate (3), and (72), Dowel (2), Even (208), father (119), lot (110), morn (137), Pitched (10), preached (1123), sin (13), Sodom (4), tent (24), text (953), towards (18)
Fri 22 Apr 1898

gave Five pound note towards Victor's Cost Lumber working .
cost (59), Five (19), Gave (523), Lumber (781), note (199), pound (22), towards (18), Victor (1058), working (184)
Tue 3 Oct 1899

He promisd turf protected done thai subscription towards CarnavaL W C wired milk sent Ealing tonight.
CarnavaL (1), done (281), Ealing (2), Milk (1238), promisd (1), protected (1), sent (4043), Subscription (80), thai (16), tonight (250), towards (18), turf (4), wired (143)
Tue 26 Dec 1899

To Mr Stokes sent /- towards W. C Fund.
fund (80), sent (4043), Stokes (19), towards (18)
Sat 29 Dec 1900

Mr Edward White asked chair meeting held Lamyatt Tuesday evening thank declined gave donation towards funds.
Asked (386), Chair (51), declined (16), Donation (6), Edward (90), evening (828), Funds (23), Gave (523), held (146), Lamyatt (19), meeting (967), Thank (19), towards (18), Tuesday (178), White (580)
Thu 12 Mar 1903

asked ? * - instead carrying path Arch towards proposed footpath West Town.
Arch (3), Asked (386), carrying (7), Footpath (7), instead (37), path (22), proposed (74), towards (18), Town (532), West (94)

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