Fine. I’m afflicted with a troublesome cough. Visited Miss Sabin, Mr and Mrs Elley, Miss Dix. Went to tea – dinner with Dr Routh. Miss Grace was there with her attendant Miss Haywood, Mr Mealey and a gentleman from California, both of whom are patients. Mary Thame as housekeeper and the doctor himself.
A lovely day. My cough was so troublesome that I lay in bed till tea time, and did not go out at all.
Heavy rain nearly all day. Heard from and wrote to William Green about the Colepepers. Miss Hayward called about some oats at 15/- a quarter which the doctor (Routh) can get from a Mr Phillips of Oakham? a patient of his. I said I might do with two quarters. Routh called this evening to see Bell’s eye, which appears bloodshot since last Friday. He says it will be alright in a day or two. It was caused, he said, by cold wind. I wrote to Julia Sotteck, Koenigsberg.
“Miss Hayward” is presumably the same person as “Miss Haywood” two days ago. The handwriting is very clear for both.
Very cold wind, visited school. Returned Drawing Form to Inspector, at Newbury. Visited Thomas Keen, Job Harris, Mrs Lovell, Widow Robinson, John Webb, Mrs Alcock, Arthur Haynes, William Hawtin. Received letter from Kitty Rogers saying that Percy Mountain was lying very ill with typhoid fever at the Grosvenor Hotel and that his wife was also there ill having recently undergone an operation. I wrote to her in reply.
I awoke this morning with a pain at the chest in coughing like incipient bronchitis, which an application of Turpentine fortunately removed in the course of the day, but I lay in bed till tea time. Received postcard from Kitty Rogers saying that Percy was much the same and holding his strength wonderfully. Sent £51 odd to Clergy Mutual for my premium on £1000. Mr Woolgrove called this evening to speak about the forthcoming Parish Council meeting. I sold Lively the apples we did not want. He paid £2:8:0 and is to account for 9/- worth of windfalls. I have to pay him for gathering etc.
A delightful, sunny morning. Cold and rainy in afternoon. Joshua Lamb called for Loggin poor rate £1.1.6. I married Richard Westbury, widower, age 44 and Mary Ann Harris age 49, widow at 2 pm this afternoon. They are residing at Chilloway Barn. They kept me waiting 20 minutes. I told them I was just on the point of returning home when they arrived.
Fine. Taught Boys’ Sunday School this morning and attended choir practice this evening. There was a large attendance. The children are learning to intone Tallis’s Service and do it heartily and well. There were over 70 children at schools this morning, and all were very clean and neat and well-behaved.
I baptized Muriel Ada, daughter of Joseph Lovell farmer, of Sibford Ferris.
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