1881, November 22, Tuesday
Canon Payne, by invitation drove me to a meeting of the Church of England Temperance Society at the town hall Banbury. It was called a “Conference” – and a very good paper was read by a young tenant farmer from Witney way – who advocated the giving men in the hay and harvest field money instead of beer.
I took luncheon with Canon Payne in the morning and dined with him on our return.