Year 1872
Jan 8 Sold barley at 5/- per B
Jan 31 Margaret very ill. Had Dr Bird(?) here in consultation
Feb 1 M confined of still born, twins
Feb 14 Nurse left
Mar 30 Attended Aunt Farmers funeral at Llandissilio
Apr 5 Grafting stocks
Apr 5 Attended meeting re our new school
Apr 30 At inquest on child drowned at Coston Cottage
May 6 Sold wheat at 8/10 per B
May 20 Cousin John Poole & wife here (Liverpool)
June 15 Sold wool at 2/- per lb made 99..4..0
June 19 Began hay harvest
July 7 A very high flood in the village. A lot of the hay spoiled by mud & the flood
July 25 Margaret & self went to Stretton Hills
Aug 12 Finished hay, lot of hay & clover spoiled
Aug 13 Margaret & self at Liverpool at John Pooles
Aug 16 Began grain harvest, Sep 13 finished
Aug 23 Foreman of jury on inquest at Broome
Sep 5 Foot & mouth disease began with cows
Dec 24 Had my first Innings of bronchitis.
Attended 13 meetings at B Castle
Year 1873
Jan 30 Aunt Parry died, at Glanpaith
Feb 15 Sold barley at 7/- per B
May 27 At inquest on workman at Aston Mill
May 28 Sold wheat at 9/- per B
May 31 Sold wool at 1/10 per lb made 100..16.8
June 9 Engaged a Miss Lewis as housekeeper for Mother & John at the Grange
June 24 Sent to the Clee Hill for wagon load of coal, about 16 miles
June 26 Miss Jones Governess left
June 30 Began hay harvest. Finished July 12th
July 19 Miss Boore here as Governess
July 21 Sold store wethers (castrated sheep) 32 of them at 58/- per head
July 31 Started little Jeffrey to boarding school at Mr Dixons of Darrington
Aug 11 Began Grain harvest
Sep 11 Finished grain harvest
Nov 19 Opened our New National School
Nov 20 Looking over (late Jacks’s) farm to take it
Nov 25 Signed agreement for farm 150 acres
Dec 19 At funeral of R Penny of Aston on Clun
Attended Board 12 times in the year
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