Visited W. Fox. Drove Bell to Brailes and called at the Vicarage.
Harry behaved very badly today. He pays no attention to my wishes either as regards getting up in the morning or coming in at night and he does no study at all. His jealousy of Frank is most astonishing and wicked.
Ann Gardner gave notice to leave as she thinks of getting married.
Drove Bell to Banbury and brought out Mrs Henderson for a few days. She has been staying at Miss Brailey’s, Oxford Road, a Ladies’ School.
I also brought prizes for Sunday School children.
Harry was out again till after 11 pm at the Willy’s at Epwell, I suppose.
Harry did not come down till after prayers this morning. Then went out and brought Alex Willy here to dinner without having previously asked permission to do so.
Elizabeth Hancox of Hook Norton Road called. Her husband Ezekiel has got a situation at Rollwright whither they are about to remove. I therefore paid her her children’s Penny Bank money, Clothing Club money, etc.
Visited Miss Dix, Mrs Woolgrove.
Drove Bell to see Mrs Pettipher senior who this day week met with a sad accident, having run against a projecting door bolt in the dark and destroyed one of her eyes. She is getting on pretty well, however, and is going to London to see an oculist next week.
Joe Dale’s younger child – the only one at home – a girl, who is subject to fits felt one coming on in the road. She ran home but fell on the very rough stone of the door way and cut her lip dreadfully. I saw the accident and sent off for the Doctor who came very shortly and sewed up the wound. I told Betsey Dale she should get her husband or else her landlord to take up the old broken stones and either put some better down or have none at all.
Mrs Henderson left going from here to Page’s at Swalcliffe Grange, to Lea, whence she was to be driven to Banbury by some friends who would be there.
Mrs Page’s sister, a Mrs Fox, formerly Schoolmistress at Alkerton – is schoolmistress in one of Mr Henderson’s parishes. She lost her character at Shennington, but of this Mrs Henderson is ignorant and we thought it better not to inform her.
Two Misses Lamb of Burdrop called. They brought Rosa some peaches and me a book about the Principles of the Society of Friends.
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