Diary of Rev Edward Stevens

Drove to Banbury this morning. Much rain last night – fields flooded at Tadmarton and Broughton.

Mr Maclean went to London to return on Friday.

Visited Mrs Pearce. Called at School. Told Mr Elley of complaints against Horsman and Barton and asked him to make enquiries and punish for wrongdoing in School-time.

Visited Job Harris’s. He arrived safely at Eastbourne about 4 pm on Saturday.

Marion Harris one of my servants went home with sore throat last Thursday and returned this evening.

Very cold and wet. Visited Mrs Pearce.

From Banbury Guardian, August 21.79.

Swalcliffe, 15th August, 1879.

M. AND E. BATES

PRESENT their sincere and grateful thanks to those of their former Pupils and Friends who have so kindly contributed to the munificent and most unexpected testimonial, just presented to them, through the kind aid of the Ladies of Sibford Gower, viz., Miss Summerton, Miss Dix, Miss Mawle, Mrs. Fox, and Mrs. Hiorns.

Harry Shelswell brought his work to me this afternoon at 4.

Drove to Banbury. Mr Maclean returned. Brought out him and Miss C Henderson.

Sunday School Childrens’ treat. Tea in School-room – to which mothers and principal parishioners were invited. 30 of the latter staid to music and other light refreshment afterwards. The company included:

self
Mrs Stevens
Rosa
Chrissie Henderson
Mr Maclean
Rev Thomas Smith
Rev Atkinson
Miss Sophie Smith
Mr Woolgrove
Mrs Woolgrove
A Friend Mr Fortnum
Miss Mawle
Mrs Way
Mr Elley
Mrs Elley
Miss E Dix
Mr Hiorns
Mrs Hiorns
a friend
a friend
Miss M Dix
Miss S Dix
Mrs J Rimell
Bessie Rimell
a Friend
Mr F Manning
Mrs Manning
Dr Routh
Mrs Routh
Mr Herbert
Mr G Turner
Mrs Turner
Miss Colegrave
Mrs Fox
Mr W Fox
Sally Fox
Mr J Coles
Mrs Coles

The Choir boys – John Manning, Harry Manning, W Rimell and W Wyatt were also present.

I gave prizes of framed pictures to the following:

Joseph Coleman
William Eli Webb
Richard Geydon

Eleanor Barton
Laura Webb
Jane Payne
Mary Webb

and Books to
Joseph Payne
Eliza Hancock
John Tay
Ellen Webb

I visited Mrs Pearce this afternoon. She was very bad.

Very fine day.

School broke up for six weeks.

Cloudy day. Visited Mrs Pearce. Drove to Hook Norton this evening.

Miss Maria Dix sent me £3.1.6 which she had collected towards expenses of Choral Festival in May last.

St Bartholomew. Visited Mrs Pearce, taught in Boys’ Sunday School. Visited Girls’ Sunday School. Attended Choir practice this evening.

Mt Hitchcox was at Church this afternoon. I had a talk with him on indifferent matters. He said Mrs H was not well.

Windy day. Rain in evening. Visited Mrs Pearce.

Wet morning. Fine afternoon. Visited Mrs Pearce.

Banbury Flower show. Drove Chrissie Henderson, Rosa and Mrs Stevens there. Took tea at Mr Henderson’s. Left Chrissie there. Mr Maclean walked in but drove back with us.