1890 continued

Sep 23 At a sale at the Graig, 5 miles from Knighton

Sep 25 At a District Meeting of Council at Church Stretton

Sep 27 Margaret came from Droitwich, been there 2 weeks

Oct 4 Went to Swansea home on 9th

Oct 22 Attended District Meeting at C Arms

Oct 25 Went to Birmingham to see Jeff

Oct 28 Started from B to Salisbury to look Tom up, saw Old Sarum, Wilton House, the Earl of Pembroke’s

Oct 31 Reached home at midday

Nov 7 At Annual Meeting of Council

Dec 23 Mr R Bache of the Parks here sold him 5 yearly ewes to go to America

 

Year 1891

Jan 26 Land to hard to plough until this day since Dec 4th 1890

Jan 31 Became a Member of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Society

Feb 3 Had steam road roller here the first time

Feb 7 At Trefnanney

Feb 15 My cousin Fanny Phillips died at West Holm, Oswestry

Feb 19 Attended F Phillips funeral at Oswestry

Feb 26 At District Road Committee at C Arms

Mar 21 At Chilton

Mar 22 Went with Jeffrey to Mr Everalls of Pitchford

Sold barley at 4/8 per B

Mar 25 At a sale at Newington (Craven Arms

Mar 26 old wheat at 5/- per B

Apr 9 Miss Davies of Wistanstow married (Mr P Allen

Apr 16 My daughter, Edith Mary, married at Hopesay to Mr Henry Davies of Church House Farm, Wistanstow

Apr 21 Attended Committee Meetings of Council in Shrewsbury

Apr 25 Went to Wistanstow to meet Mr & Mrs Davies

May 4 Margaret ill in bed a week

May 23 Self taken ill with influeneza

May 24 had bronchitis with it

June 1 still in bed, conjestion of lungs

June 10 Sat up in room

June 16 got fairly well again