SATURDAY 28th JANUARY 1888
Home and writing up Lecture.
Evening at Plant's Cross Keys. Raffle - I won fat goose for dad.
Eclipse total of Moon tonight.
Evening at Plant's Cross Keys. Raffle - I won fat goose for dad.
Eclipse total of Moon tonight.
FRIDAY 27th JANUARY 1888
Morning - Out after Beer orders in town.
Afternoon - In market and cutting and printing 400 school tickets for Diorama.
Afternoon - In market and cutting and printing 400 school tickets for Diorama.
THURSDAY 26th JANUARY 1888
Morning - Very wet windy day. Walked to Oakamoor and met Mr Lees and Mr Bassnett of Alton to make valuation of Wood farm. Mr S. Mottram valued against me.
This is my first unaided(?) valuation and I managed it fairly well. My valuation of fixtures came to about £8 and Mottram's to about £11. So we went through it and brought(?) it to £9.17.
The stack Hay Mr Mottram and I brought(?) to 10 tons. It is consumed on premises or £1 tonnage to be paid Landlord (Earl Shrewsbury) if sold off. So as hay is now at £5 ton I offered Mottram £4 and to my surprise he wanted £5 saying that the other day he got £6 ton at a sale. So I wrote Mr Lees to night asking if he would give any more than £40 for the stack.
Then 2 acres hillage he wants £1 per acre and says it is quite Customary but dad tells me 10/- per acre is the usual amount allowed.
Notes:
1) Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury
This is my first unaided(?) valuation and I managed it fairly well. My valuation of fixtures came to about £8 and Mottram's to about £11. So we went through it and brought(?) it to £9.17.
The stack Hay Mr Mottram and I brought(?) to 10 tons. It is consumed on premises or £1 tonnage to be paid Landlord (Earl Shrewsbury) if sold off. So as hay is now at £5 ton I offered Mottram £4 and to my surprise he wanted £5 saying that the other day he got £6 ton at a sale. So I wrote Mr Lees to night asking if he would give any more than £40 for the stack.
Then 2 acres hillage he wants £1 per acre and says it is quite Customary but dad tells me 10/- per acre is the usual amount allowed.
Notes:
1) Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury
WEDNESDAY 25th JANUARY 1888
Walked to Oakamoor, train to Rocester, looked at Infant's school for Lecture, saw Mr Hunt, vicar and then went to see Mr Campbell, Woodseat, did not come to any definite arrangement as they said it would not pay to have Diorama at Rocester.
Afternoon, train to Ashbourne, had tea with Rachel.
Ashbourne to Froghall to(?) Oakamoor and walked home very tired.
Saw Town Hall, Ashbourne, hire(?) £2 includes piano, gas and warming(?) and seats. No where to fix screen, did not notice locality of gas.
St. John's Hall about half (word unreadable) Town Hall 10/- no piano, seats and gas. No where to hang screen. Will have to get a moveable screen holder.
Town Hall would be best, usual charge here front seats 2/- Hall, Gallery 6d. If I got schools and gave matinee at 5 or 5:30 would pay.
Afternoon, train to Ashbourne, had tea with Rachel.
Ashbourne to Froghall to(?) Oakamoor and walked home very tired.
Saw Town Hall, Ashbourne, hire(?) £2 includes piano, gas and warming(?) and seats. No where to fix screen, did not notice locality of gas.
St. John's Hall about half (word unreadable) Town Hall 10/- no piano, seats and gas. No where to hang screen. Will have to get a moveable screen holder.
Town Hall would be best, usual charge here front seats 2/- Hall, Gallery 6d. If I got schools and gave matinee at 5 or 5:30 would pay.
TUESDAY 24th JANUARY 1888
Cattle Sale at Alton Castle Inn - About a dozen people there - just managed to get my expenses.
Evening - Busy writing up lecture.
Evening - Busy writing up lecture.
MONDAY 23rd JANUARY 1888
Walked to Dilhorn and saw Mr Chadwick Schoolmaster, he said he did not think it would pay to have diorama there, people too apathetic.
Then walked to Blythe Bridge and saw Mr Wakefield retired Station Master, he said there was room there price(?) £1. prohibitive so he said see the vicar about the schoolroom.
Saw the vicar Rev. T.P. Forth and he said he would write me on the subject. Room 5/- with gas and seats.
Home about 6pm very tired.
Then walked to Blythe Bridge and saw Mr Wakefield retired Station Master, he said there was room there price(?) £1. prohibitive so he said see the vicar about the schoolroom.
Saw the vicar Rev. T.P. Forth and he said he would write me on the subject. Room 5/- with gas and seats.
Home about 6pm very tired.
SUNDAY 22nd JANUARY 1888
Walton Villa with Bert for tea.
Notes:
1) In the diary, very little space is allocated for Sundays. John would work 6 days a week and on Sundays, he would spend time with his wife and parents. Some Sunday entries are missing from the copy of the diary that I have but John would usually not write more than one line for a Sunday in any case.
Notes:
1) In the diary, very little space is allocated for Sundays. John would work 6 days a week and on Sundays, he would spend time with his wife and parents. Some Sunday entries are missing from the copy of the diary that I have but John would usually not write more than one line for a Sunday in any case.
SATURDAY 21st JANUARY
To Oakamoor and Alton with Payne and trap to be 4/-.
Saw Mr George H. Elam Schoolmaster, Oakamoor and he said Room would be 3/-. He will distribute school tickets. He said best time for Oakamoor would be 7 for 7:30.
Then went to Alton and saw Mr George Beech, Schoolmaster, he will see to school tickets, but says they are building a new room at Alton, best wait for he(?) does not know hire(?) of it. Mr Beech will write me when the room is ready.
Called on George Charlesworth coming home. He says I had better secure Mr Rabone (T.H.) and also Charles Bill Esq Farley Hall, a great friend of Mr. S. Allen would probably come and take the chair.
Saw Mr George H. Elam Schoolmaster, Oakamoor and he said Room would be 3/-. He will distribute school tickets. He said best time for Oakamoor would be 7 for 7:30.
Then went to Alton and saw Mr George Beech, Schoolmaster, he will see to school tickets, but says they are building a new room at Alton, best wait for he(?) does not know hire(?) of it. Mr Beech will write me when the room is ready.
Called on George Charlesworth coming home. He says I had better secure Mr Rabone (T.H.) and also Charles Bill Esq Farley Hall, a great friend of Mr. S. Allen would probably come and take the chair.
FRIDAY 20th JANUARY 1888
Home, writing additions to lecture. In market.
Afternoon - To Tean to arrange about the schoolroom for Diorama - Mr John Cotton the schoolmaster will distribute the school tickets.
Afternoon - To Tean to arrange about the schoolroom for Diorama - Mr John Cotton the schoolmaster will distribute the school tickets.
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