Diary of Rev Edward Stevens

Drove to Banbury. Called for Davies at Swalcliffe Vicarage. Took him in and out.

Sent Frank to Wheatley on a visit to Miss Mawle and Mrs Way.

Rain in afternoon.

Visited Anna Wilks. She has recently lost a daughter, who was married to a builder at Wolverhampton? A child of this daughter is staying with the grandmother for a time. She seems a nice child and tells me her name is “Ivyser” (query – a corruption of Iviça) Hayward.

Visited Widow Humphrey Sabin, Eliza Barnes, Tennent, Mrs Lively, Thomas Coleman.

Inns called here this evening for subscription to the Flower Show.

Rev G. Davies removed from Swalcliffe to Mrs Turner’s at Burdrop. He has agreed to stay as Curate of Swalcliffe till the end of January.

Mr Davies called this evening.

Mr Davies called and said Canon Payne was expected home on Friday next.

Widow Humphrey Sabin came about her boy William Henry who is very ill with inflammation of the brain, supposed to be from a fall from a ladder whilst at work for John Adkins Builder who has a job at Hook Norton on which the boy was employed.

Visited Widow Sabin and saw her poor little boy, who is very ill, yesterday. This morning I called to ask whether she had any ice for him. She had not, so I brought some from Banbury.

Attended Board of Guardians. Colonel Ommanney was elected Chairman in succession to Mr Loveday, resigned and left the neighbourhood.

Mr Davies came to tea.

Bell and I visited Mr and Mrs Davies at Mrs Turner’s.

Visited Charles Legge, Mrs Shelswell and Misses Dix.

Mr Okey, Postmaster of Banbury called. I had previously, at Inns’s rquest, written to him and recommended Inns as post master for Sibford, as Mrs Ewings wishes to resign.

Showery.

Gave Webb a holiday to go to Oxford to see his brothers. Gave him railway fare there and back.

Visited Widow H. Sabin, whose boy is a little better.

Visited Thomas Henry Tarver, Cakebread, Dyer.

Post Office opened at Inns’s.

Taught in Sunday School this morning.

Mr and Mrs Elley back.

Storm of Thunder and Lightning with extremely heavy rain at noon.

Drove Bell to Banbury, met and brought out Webb and Frank.

Attended Quarterly Meeting of the Benefit Club. Full attendance of members. John Sabin was there to answer questions as to frauds said to have been perpetrated by his wife. His answers seemed to show complicity on his part.

Unwell with headache and giddiness.

Mr and Mrs Davies came this afternoon. Mr D stayed to tea. he and I went for a walk in evening and got caught in heavy shower.