Diary of Rev Edward Stevens

Bessie said she would lend Harry £50 to get out of his present scrape. She had not a cheque here but asked me to send one of my own and she would return the amount to me in a few days. I wrote to Harry, sent him the cheque and I.O.U. to sign and return. He is to pay this to Thomson & Co the furniture dealers of Barrow in Furness and agree to pay them £10 per quarter off the balance due and 5 per cent interest on balance due. I sent my cheque for £50.

Mr G. Hall called this morning and brought back Rent Rolls of Loggin Land. But 1894 and 1895 are missing. I therefore wrote to him about them.

Drove down to Swalcliffe with Rosa. Met Mr Ramsay and congratulated him on his engagement. He wants two school mistresses for Shutford, salary £85 and house. He finds 3 schools rather too much for one clergyman to manage.

Messrs Frederick Inns and D. Cluff wrote me a very proper letter asking for the use of the School-room for the “Sibford Dancing Society” and undertaking to be in every way responsible. I wrote reply.

Dull. Visited Widow Alcock; Mrs Turner, whom I found much worse, nursed by her sister Mrs Fox, and her niece, Miss Hunter. Visited School in afternoon and evening. Visited Miss Dix. Mr Chambers, curate of Shutford, called this afternoon.. New editions of “Gray’s Elegy” and “The Ancient Mariner” in “Annotated Poems of English Authors” have been called for this week.

Rev Mr Annesly having left Clifford Chambers, one of the Parrishes sharing in the “Loggin” Charity, I wrote a day or two ago to the Rector who has succeeded him. Today I received note from Rev W. A. Pippet saying he was Rector now.

Visited George Kay at Sibford Ferris. He says the Doctor tells him he has an internal “bleeding cancer”.