Diary of Rev Edward Stevens

Drove myself to Sandford in a hired pony trap. Rosa entered Miss Hooper’s Ladies’ School. £5.5s per term, for French, music and singing.

Drove to Sandford in hired pony carriage. Dined with Mr Daniel at Worcester College.

Bell went to Cheltenham.

Cab to Iffley. Dined with Dr Warburton, the Rector, and exhibited magic lantern in the schoolroom afterwards.

Pony trap to Sandford. Dined with Edward Bairvaird Hewett, of St John’s College.

Divine Service at Sandford this evening. Went by rail.

Pony to Sandford.

Bell returned from Cheltenham.

Walked to Sandford.

Mr Owen, surgeon, visited Bell. Went to Sandford. Sermon at night.

Mr Owen visited Bell.

Mr Owen visited Bell.

Walked to Sandford.

Took Frank Coghlan’s pupils, Leigh and Northcote (son of Sir Stafford) every day this week.

Mr Owen attended Bell.

Mr Owen attended Bell. I took her for a drive to Woodstock.

Sent cheque to Rev W E Coghlan for £6 in advance for lessons in U. K. Series. (He kept me waiting for these lessons till my patience was exhausted and I had to write very strongly to him.)

Mr Owen attended Bell.

Evening service at Sandford.

Cab to Sandford.

I have advertised for a pony. Mr Ayers replied. I tried the pony to Sandford this afternoon, a grey pony and a basket carriage. “Washing basket” pattern. I am to have it for 2/6 a day.

Did not go to Sandford this evening as Mr E Wickham, Senior Tutor of New College, preached.

Mr Owen made complimentary call on Bell.

Mr George A Bessell, Chapter Clerk of Bristol, not having replied to my repeated applications for amount due to me for his brother’s schooling at the Cathedral School, I put the matter into the hands of a solicitor. He treated his applications with contempt. At last he has sued him in the County Court. I went to Bristol in the matter today.

I went to the County Court, Bristol, this morning and met my solicitor. Before the judge appeared, the solicitor told me that Bessell wished to see me. I went out. Bessell rather complained of a man in his position being served with a County Court Summons. I told him it was entirely his own fault. He had treated myself and my solicitor with contempt. He had nothing to say against the accuracy of the account, but paid what my solicitor asked him, viz

He ought to have paid my lawyer’s bill too, but I forgot to mention the matter at the time.