John Mills' telegrams

John Mills' Diary has been transcribed by Valerie & David Kerslake

A SELECTION FROM HIS DIARY

Thursday 4th January 1877: When we got home found a letter from Fanny to say that her two boys would come to us tomorrow, but as she had told them to come to Farnborough S.W. we had to telegraph to them to come to Blackwater, and being already cut off from Sandhurst by the water, even for driving we had to go into York Town again Wednesday

11th April 1877: Got a telegram from the coachbuilder at Guildford to say that he should be at Blackwater with the carriage at 3 p.m.

Saturday 25the August 1877: I had asked William to come today and we got a letter to say he was coming, but from the delay in sending the furniture we were in such terrible confusion, and it was raining so heavily that I telegraphed to stop him.

Friday 9th November 1877:

At 4 p.m. I was going to start for the station to meet Bessie and Mrs Murphy when we got a telegram to say they had missed the train in consequence of the block caused by the Lord Mayors Show.

Friday 28th June 1878: Got a telegram from William to say that he had sent off a gun by the 11 train from Charing Cross. While we were having 5 oclock tea on the lawn, Miss Dumbleton came in (riding), then Maggie and B. Mason. The two latter were going on to York Town, and kindly called at the station for me and got the gun.

Friday 20th September 1878: On arriving at Tunbridge Junction found that my portmanteau and hat box and our basket of plants had been left behind. Telegraphed for them and just as we were starting for Redhill got a reply, that they had been sent on by a Brighton train and on arriving at Redhill found them already in the van of the train we were going on by. Reached Blackwater safely but 40 minutes late.

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