WEDNESDAY 12th DECEMBER 1888

Morning - To Park to see Titterton's cutting and laying fence.

Afternoon - Office.

Evening - Office designing sample 3 ? card for the safety pins.

TUESDAY 11th DECEMBER 1888

Morning - To Birches with Carr inspecting damaged culvert.

Afternoon - Home office etc letters.

Evening - To Poultry show supper at the Royal Oak Hotel, 2 shillings, and responded to "Town and Trade of Cheadle".

MONDAY 10th DECEMBER 1888

Morning - out for brewery.

Afternoon - To Ash's sale for W. Bower's at Harewood Hall. Cattle.
Good prices realised. 12 pounds to 25 pounds.
Tongue said 7? not 6 pence sold for.

Evening - To Tongue's dance.

SATURDAY 8th DECEMBER 1888

To Alton with F. Tipper's trap to see Gent regarding Bill expenses for Alton job previous to sending Cooper and Chawner.

Evening - Engrossing late Colonel Buller's valuation etc.

FRIDAY 7th DECEMBER 1888

Office and market.

In park looking after Titterton at Gutters?; inspecting Tom Plant's fields at Birches etc.

Evening - Piecing music for organette.

THURSDAY 6th DECEMBER 1888

Morning - To Tean for brewery.

Afternoon - Office.

Evening - To Penny? Readings in the infants schoolroom.

WEDNESDAY 5th DECEMBER 1888

To Dilhorn Hall to make valuation late Colonel Ernest Bullers effects for probate.
Mr Ricklands, Butler, was very good and gave Bert and I a good feed along with them in the housemaid's room.
We went by 11:15 coach to Boundary and returned to Cheadle across the fields.

Evening - Printing with Cyclostyle and forwarding report of yesterday's sale of land at Alton to all papers in that line - 8 of them in all.

TUESDAY 4th DECEMBER 1888

To Alton with Cull and F. Tipper's trap. Sale of Turnditch Farm and 3 other lots land, at the Shrewsbury Arms Hotel.

Fair sale, sold 3 lots out of 4? Cooper and Chawners. Solicitors.

Turnditch Farm - Thanks to Hazel Mills for the photo

Shrewsbury Hotel (pre 1890) - Thanks to Hazel Mills for the photo

MONDAY 3rd DECEMBER 1888

Out for brewery in Cheadle.

Office interview with J. Gent, Alton, regarding valuation of reserves for sale.

General office work and letters etc.

SATURDAY 1st DECEMBER 1888

Office.

Afternoon - Hanley. "Potershars? Wife". 1 pence.