Heavy rain with thunderstorm from 11.30 – 2. On Monday morning last Mrs Padbury’s big black dog bit the little boy Benjamin Hyde. The same dog bit Frank 4 or 5 years ago. I went to see the boy. The bite seemed a severe one. The mother had sent for the doctor. My leg is somewhat better today.
Fine bright morning. Thunderstorms and heavy rain at 2.30 pm. Soon cleared up. Buried George (son of George Wise carrier, of Sibford Ferris) age 10 months, at 3.45. The funeral was a quarter of an hour late.
Fine, but threatening all day. Drove Bell and Miss Sottick to Hook Norton. We had scarcely left our door when we met Captain and Mrs Paul, who were coming to call on us. They were driving and would not turn back. We went on to Hook Norton. I called at Bull’s, the Vet Surgeon, to pay small account, but he was not at home and Mrs Bull did not know what it was. I called on Osborne, Tailor, and paid him a guinea on account of Frank. We called on Cox at the Rectory. He tells me he has been appointed to his late father’s living in Devonshire and will be going there in about six weeks. He told me the living was in the gift of certain electors, former and present landowners of the parish. Mr Kendall, of Great Tew, and his curate called whilst we were there.
viii Sunday after Trinity. Taught in Boys School this morning. My leg is better, but feels somewhat weak. Bell and Rosa visited Miss Sabin and Widow Mary Sabin for me. It was cooler today, but we had no rain.
Showery, breezy and cool. W Barnes’s wife called and asked whether I could let her have out of the Penny Bank the money the trustees had put in for her little girl. I said the Trustees made a rule that the money they put in was to remain. In the Penny Bank till the child was old enough to leave School. I was ready to give her what the child had put in, but as that was only about 2/- out of 7/-, she preferred not to draw it. They had been buying a pig and laid out all their money and now the child wants a pair of boots.
Miss Sottick and I walked round Pound Lane and “Pig & Whistle” this evening. Talked with Esau Tarver who was feeding his cattle by the road-side
Cloudy all day, but little or no rain. Walked round Pound Lane, Pig & Whistle, the Elm and Sibford Ferris with Miss Sottick this evening. Called on Mrs John Shelswell and saw her and Miss Bessie Shelswell.
Cloudy with one or two slight showers. Walk round Pound lane and Pig and Whistle with Miss Sottick this evening. Attended and presided at Flower Show Committee meeting.
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