Busy at work. The stock sheets up. We didn’t work at night. Had walk with Ernie.
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14 June 1914; Sunday
Sunday School Anniversary. Fine day. Mr Blaikie leading. Willie Marshall playing. Charlie sang a solo at night and a boy from St John’s Wesleyan choir sang two solos. He was very good. The service was successful. Good dinners at night. Decided to continue the service next week. Had walk at night with Ernie, Willie Whittaker, and Charlie. Sang the anthem “Send out thy light.”
13 June 1914; Saturday
Finished in good time. Went to the cricket match with Ernie and Father and saw Sunderland play against Chester-le-Street. Chester-le-Street were batting when we were at the match, and they won. Grand day. Had walk at night with Ernie.
12 June 1914; Friday
11 June 1914; Thursday
Got up about 7.45. Fine morning. Ernie arrived at about 8 o’clock at night. Charlie and I went down to the anniversary practice rather late. Poor practice.
10 June 1914; Wednesday
Got up about 7.40. Tried a few of Charlie’s things through first thing. Not much to do at work. Got off a bit extra to go to the wedding. Merely saw them married and went back to work. All the rest of the family on the job. Father gave Lily away. Charlie sang a song. Little bit stiffness between the two families.
Willie Marshall married to Lily Linfoot1.
Mr Chadwick officiated. They went to Alnwick for their honeymoon.
Went down to chapel at night and hurried to finish off putting up the platform. Fine day.
9 June 1914; Tuesday
Got up about 7.40. Wet morning. Foot a lot better. Directors’ meeting. I had no letters. Finished early. Went down to practice. Played organ for good part of it. Stormy wet day. Carried some plants down from Pickell’s† to the chapel last thing for Willie’s wedding.
8 June 1914; Monday
Got up late. Wet morning. Not much to do. Finished at 5 o’clock sharp. Played a bit. Read one or two of W.W. Jacobs’ short stories1. Went down to the annual teachers’ meeting2. Came round with Willie Whittaker. Made some hair restorer. Went to bed late.
W W Jacobs: very popular writer of comic short stories and novels, mostly on low life in sea‐ports, but with some exceptions, e.g. his best‐known story “The Monkey’s Paw”, a ‘suspense’ short story. See also: Arthur Linfoot’s Library ↩
“Teachers’ meeting” would be Sunday School teachers. ↩
7 June 1914; Sunday
Stayed off chapel in the morning through bad foot. At Sunday School and chapel at night. Stayed to sacrament. Had short walk afterwards with Willie, Charlie and Dora’s Charlie. Talked with Blaikie too. No lesson in the School. The weather a bit showery. Got wet in the afternoon. Read a bit. Played a bit.
6 June 1914; Saturday
At work as usual. Very little to do and we finished at 1 o’clock without leaving anything back. Troubled a bit with my foot. Charlie got some stuff at the chemist’s for it. Charlie’s Birthday. I bought him a tie. We went up the town and bought Willie and Lily a salad bowl. I went down with it at night and we talked until 10 o’clock. Saw their presents. Read a good bit.