Fine. Drove Bell to Banbury, and bought a dining room carpet square at Windsor’s and some wallpaper at Kingerton’s. Met several clergy in Banbury who were in for the Devotional meeting. Joseph Green Junior white washed the cieling of my dining room to day and is to paper the walls tomorrow.
Fine. Joseph Green, Junior, papered walls of dining room, but not first rate, as it is not properly his business.
I walked round Pound Lane and “Pig & Whistle”. Did not see any one between the bottom of Pound Lane and Burdrop, though it was only 9pm. It was very cold, the wind being NE.
Trinity. HC at noon. 15 communicants. Offertory for Diocesan Spiritual Aid Society Bishop’s Letter. Visited the Mrs Shelswell. Saw Mrs Henry Shelswell in her bedroom, but she was not up and walking about. Marion was there. Taught in Boys’ School.
Fine but cold. Visited school. Took Clothing Club and Penny Bank. Used Sanitas ??? for June No of Magazine. Mr Cluff took Library this evening. I did some gardening and writing.
Fine but cold. The nights are frosty. My potatoes were caught on Sunday night and in many instances the tops are quite black. I ordered coals of Hawkes of Stow. Helped in garden and finished 33 sheets of “From Genoa to Nice along the Western Riviera.”
Showery. Attended B.C.S. meeting at Mr Gepp’s, Old Manor House Adderbury West. Mr Ramsay accompanied me. Mr Gepp has let his Vicarage for a time. In the dining room of the old manor house there was an old chimney corner etc with a sentence painted in Hebrew characters in the centre and furious nondescripts on either side. The sentence was
I gave Mr Gepp my annual subscription £1 1s. to the Clergy Widow and Orphans fund. Mr Goodwin took my bridle and left me his. My boy Hyde discovered the mistake as soon as I brought the mare in. Visited Misses Dix.
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