Diary of Rev Edward Stevens

Sent Burdon to Hawkins coachbuilder, Banbury, for carriage on loan whilst he is repairing my wheel.

Miss Dix called this morning.

Visited Mary Lively and William Payne.

Arthur and Oscar Shelswell came here to lawn tennis.

Drove Bell, Frank and Johnnie Maitland round the Whitehouse and Epwell.

Miss Dix called this morning.

Sunday School tea to parents and children this afternoon. Games in Slinket afterwards.

Gave 6 nicely framed pictures and 8 books as prizes, 6 in each school, as follows:—

Girls

The proper number is 6 for each school, but I increased it because the two head boys were equal and had not lost a mark during the whole year and Miss Dix wished Nellie Hone to have a prize.

Visited Richard Haynes who is suffering from a quinsy. Visited Richard Austin and John Adkins’s children and John Reason.

The weather is charming. went to garden party at Rev J. R. Izat’s Wroxton Vicarage. Took Bell, Harry and Amy Ferguson.

Mr Elley away holiday making. I took Boys’ School morning and afternoon.

Fine.

The Misses Lamb, two Quaker ladies living at Burdrop, called this afternoon and gave me 5/- towards church expenses on the gound that some of their tenants, poor people, came to church. They expressed a wish that they were able to give more. They also brought a present of peaches for Rosa.

Received note from Mr Henry Walford of Banbury asking permission to shoot over allotments. I replied that he had my full permission so far as I could give any, but I feared he would not have much sport.

Bell and I called on Mr and Mrs Oddie.

Miss Dix and Miss S Dix went to London.