Diary of Rev Edward Stevens

Miss E Dix called this morning about Sunday School prizes and to ask whether mothers might bring babies to tea this afternoon. I said they might, Mrs Stevens would be glad to see the babies.

Gave treat in school room and afterwards on my lawn to the Sunday School children and their mothers.

Prizes for attendance and conduct were awarded as follows:

There were 6 nice coloured pictures, framed and glazed, and 6 books.

Farmers, etc were invited to tea and open evening at Vicarage. The following were present:

• Mr and Mrs Woolgrove
• Mr and Mrs Turner
• Mr and Mrs Hiorns
• Mr and Mrs F Manning
• Mr Herbert
• Mr O Shelswell
• Sally Fox
• 3 Misses Dix
• Miss Mawle
• Mrs Way
• Marion Way
• Mr and Mrs Elley
• Mrs Pettipher
• Mr Joseph Pettipher junior
• Mr Coles
• Miss Rimell (?James?)
• Miss Annie Smith (Brailes)
• Mr Bradshaw (Chippenham)
• Mrs G Martin
• Miss A Martin
• Mr Harry Stevens
• Miss Rosa Stevens
• Mrs Stevens
• Mrs Mawle’s granddaughter.

All others were invited but could not come.

Sent wine to Buckingham also a pudding, and a pudding to Joshua Lines’s wife.

Mr Bradshaw left.

Sent wine to Elizabeth Gibbs who is worse. Visited her before church this morning.

Elley complained to me of conduct of John Manning before church this morning. I therefore called on the grandfather Thomas Manning and told the boy I could not retain him in the choir or Sunday School unless he apologised to Mr Elley for his impertinence.

Visited Widow Cakebread.

Visited Mrs Herbert,

Mrs Dix

and Mrs Elizabeth Gibbs for 2nd time today.

received fontlet for private baptisms one day last week from Jones & Willis, Temple Row, Birmingham, price 5/-.

Examined large font in church. The leakage can be easily repaired, and I instructed Barnes to repair it.

Hannah Hone called, gave her lunch.

Harry went with Annie S to Bridlington.

Visited Zilpah Rymell, Joshua Lines’s wife, John Holtom’s wife, John and Job Padbury, Samuel Lines (not at home), Richard Haines (not at home)

Widow Hillman and her son Ezra, Widow Keen and found her suffering from acute rheumatism; called on Doctor Clebbert(?) (Routh’s deputy) who said he would go and see her this evening.

Visited Widow Hathaway and her son. Visited Gough. Visited Buckingham and found him down stairs improving rapidly.

Visited Job Harris, Eli Webb, Tailor Hall, Mr Joseph Dix.