Diary of Rev Edward Stevens

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.

Cold, windy, raining all day.

Visited Mrs Pearce and Ann Bond.

Wrote to Fortescue & Sons, Solicitors Banbury at their request, giving them for 2nd time instructions respecting lease of Heath Farm to Mr Hiorns. They have lost or mislaid my first letter.

Visited Mrs Pearce, David Hone and Mary Wilks. Much rain and very high wind tonight.

Visited Mrs Pearce, Hannah Keene, John Padbury. Mr Maclean walked to Birmingham.

Visited William Poulton. Paid him account amounting to £8.8. for self. Walked to Epwell to see Mr Montagu.

Visited Mrs Pearce. Drove to Wroxton this afternoon with intention of calling on Mr Izatt the Rector, but as a storm appeared to be brewing we turned back before we reached the village.

I have had very little sleep during the past two days owing to rheumatism in the head.

Mr Maclean returned.