1888 continued

Dec 12 At Purslow coursing meeting cnavasing &cc

Dec 19 Attended a meeting at Clunbury

Dec 20 Half years rent 200..0..0

Dec 22 Emma went to Birmingham to keep house for Jeffrey

Dec 27 Held a meeting at Clunbury to address the electors, vicar in the chair

Dec 28 At Purslow coursing meeting & the dinner afterwards

Dec 31 At Bishops Castle for nomination forms

Sold wheat at 4/8 per B

Sold barley at 4/6 per B

 

Year 1889

Jan 1 Getting nomination papers filled up

Jan 8 Canvasing at Brocton? & other places

Jan 11 At B Castle Fair & taking papers re election

Jan 16 At Lydbury North &, Clunbury being polling day, a lively day

Jan 17 In town hall B Castle seeing voting papers being counted. Had a majority of 39 over Mr Whittacker? (Earl of Powis’s nominee)

Jan 18 At Clungunford thanking friends

Jan 24 Attended first meeting of new council

Jan 26 Sent in list of my expenses & cc

Jan 29 Wife ill in bed nearly had rheumatic fever ill some weeks

Feb 2 Attended council meeting

Mar 2 Council, passing rules to work upon

Mar 18 Aunt Poole of Birmingham died. Buried in London on the 22nd

Mar 22 With Messrs Bache & Russell, over Mr Gevills? Farm at Shelderton. Re compensation &cc for outgoing tenant (very well farmed)

Mar 23 Two workmen left (I was tired of them)

Mar 25 At Myndton Farm sale

Mar 29 Margaret went to Birmingham for a change after her illness

Apr 1 Attended trust General Meeting of the new Council

Apr 8 Very next day thunder &cc

Apr 9 Flood over the village roads