Mr Montagu called. Webb drove Mrs Elley and Frank to Banbury the latter to have his hair cut. They brought Mr Elley out.
Visited Ann Fox. Henry Bishop called this evening. I paid him for coals £1.10 and 12/- for cartage – total £2.2.0. On Dec 17 I paid him £1.0.8 for coals and 8/- for cartage, total £1.8.8.
Thomas Green’s baby Francis Thomas died on Wednesday and was buried today.
Mrs Shelswell has been very ill during the past 10 days, but is getting better. I called to enquire after Church this morning but did not go in.
Visited Thomas Holland, Mary Hone and Jane Legge. Did not go out in evening, my cold not being gone.
Attended Penny Bank. Visited W. Payne. Walked with Bell round Pound Lane, Pig & Whistle etc.
Wrote to Mr. Sheldon of Brailes, Lord of the Manor of Sibford, requesting him, in the name of various parishioners to put a stop to building operations commenced by John Adkins, Stone Mason, on one of the plots enclosed from the waste on the Green at Burdrop, where he is about to construct a workshop and a cottage unless prevented. Miss Dix came to me and asked us to write, as the proposed erection would be a nuisance to many of the Burdrop people.
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