Diary of Rev Edward Stevens

It was snowing heavily when we arrived at Banbury, though it did not last long it was sufficient to make the road out of Banbury very slippery and the blacksmiths were kept hard at work all day. It was so bad at Sibford when Webb started out to meet us that he got with some difficulty to Tadmarton and there he had some frost nails put in the horses shoes.

Visited Mrs. Routh who told us of Mr. Zayloom a Christian Druse who is staying at Miss Capper’s. He married her niece, a Miss Nash of Bristol – a Quaker who is perfectly blind and is a missionary to his own people. They have had two or three children which however did not live long, because, as the people said, they washed them every morning and so washed the life out of them – no human being could stand being washed everyday, especially a child.

Gave out clothing tickets at School this evening.

SIBFORD LENDING LIBRARY

The Annual Meeting will be held in the School Room.

SIBFORD GOWER

on FRIDAY JAN. 4.1884

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Tea at 5 o’clock,
Business Meeting at 7.
Entertainment of Music etc., 7.30.

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Tickets for the Tea 6d. each, to members and their families only.
Tickets for the entertainment will be free to those who pay the Quarter’s subscription viz, 6d., at or before the meeting.

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Tea tickets can be had of the ladies of the Committee on any day before Friday.

Mary Lively said she thought I did not look very well – I looked “very bleak” in church last Sunday. I never heard this old word used in its original sense before.