1877, March 19, Monday
Marion Harris daughter of John Harris, of Little Sibford came on trial as young housemaid.
J. Bradwell came.
Choir practice under Mr Wells this evening.
Diary of Rev Edward Stevens
1877, March 20, Tuesday
Grand Meeting of Agricultural Labourers’ Union today at which Joseph Arch was present. They dined in Tennant’s bar and paraded the village afterwards with a brass band. The chief men in the procession were not the most respectable among the labourers of Sibford, Thomas Hone Senior and Mark Barnes being very conspicuous and very gay with their blue sashes.
J. Braddell spoke to me περί Ρόδας
The Greek “περί Ρόδας” translates literally as “about Roses”, but perhaps it is intended to hide a discussion “about Rosa”.
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