THE DIARY OF WILLIAM SELLERS

Bacon is extremely dear. Pigs are making up to twenty three or twenty four shillings per stone. Cooked ham in Bridlington is 3/- per lb.
Oct 22^nd to 24^th. Sowing wheat. Weather cold & dry, slight showers
24^th. Steamer sunk in the bay. 29^th. Finished taking up potatoes.
30^th. A gas alarm signal posted in the village.
2^nd. Steamer “Jessie” of Grangetown after being shelled by submarine was abandoned & drifted ashore under Buckton cliffs. L.S.A. was called out & went by Bempton to the cliff only to find the vessel as stated above. Four of the crew were drowned. Quantity of wreckage is coming ashore including a few drums of oil. Have brought one up to the farm containing about five gallons of mineral oil.
Nov 3^rd. Two or three more steamers have been sunk in the bay during the night. The wages for thrashing hands are 8/- per day.
13^th. Mr Nathaniel Coleman died suddenly today. Weather very fine & dry. Ploughing forward.
25^th. Wind North. Heavy gale. 26^th. Snowstorm during the afternoon.
Army motorlorry stuck in a drift below Dotterel about 7.30 p.m.
Wages for yearly farm servants are very high.
Waggoners are getting £40 to £50 with board & lodging.
Dec 3^rd. Hard frost. High Nor west winds, heavy sea.
Last nights tide reached further inshore than any I have yet seen. A body was washed ashore on the beach today. L.S.A. men got 6/3. for service at the stranding of S.S. Jessie.
10^th. A cow in calf was sold at Malton market on Saturday for seventy five pounds.
20^th. A bullock weighing 141 stones live weight was sold at York Christmas market for £101. The best sheep at Malton made over £8 each.
Christmas day. Weather stormy. Strong North wind with showers of snow and medium frost.