Got up about 5 o’clock and commenced work at 6 o’clock. Busy all day. Finished about 5 o’clock. Ernie and Father at Boldon.
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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.
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.
25 May 1914; Monday
At work as usual. Charlie called in and we talked over the trip. Played a little bit. Went to the Theâtre des Lunes and saw the picture David Copperfield. It was very good and raised some of my old idols. Went to bed about mid-night. The Lodge money didn’t turn up1. Father rather low about it. Mother in bed all day.
“Lodge” may refer to the Rechabites: see footnote for 15 January 1914. ↩
23 May 1914; Saturday
Wet day. Wild and stormy. Went over with Charlie to Roker in the afternoon but the airman1 was not flying. Had short walk with Father, and later on had a short walk by myself. Read a bit Pelman2. Read some of Anna Karenina.
The airman: Presumably M. Salmet; see yesterday’s entry. ↩
17 May 1914; Sunday
Father, Gertie, mother and I troubled with diarrhoea, Father in bed all day. I stayed in in the morning and washed my head. Used some hair tonic too. Went out as usual in the afternoon and at night. Fine day. Talked with Charlie about choir trip. Held meeting at night and decided to go to Durham instead of Richmond. Read a bit of Anna Karenina.
16 May 1914; Saturday
Got up at 6 o’clock and went down to Roker on bicycles with Alf. Beautiful day. Finished about 2 o’clock. Played the piano a bit. Had short walk with Father†. Went down to Roker after tea with Joe.
13 May 1914; Wednesday
Got up about 7.30. Busy all day. George went away soon. A bit off form at night. Walked along to mill with Father and called in office to see if I had posted London Office letter. Went up to Trimdon Street1 last thing and called at the house of Burrells and engaged house at Bowes for our holidays. Had some trouble to find the place.
Trimdon Street, just S. of the northerly loop in the river Wear between Deptford and Ayres’ Quay, was, incidentally, where the Fenwicks lived – Jessie Thatcher/Linfoot’s cousins who went to California about 1912. ↩
10 May 1914; Sunday
Charlie off chapel and School all day. Lily at Chapel both morning and night. Had very short lesson at School. Walked out with Charlie, Jim Wilkinson and Willie Whittaker in the afternoon. Walked up Durham Road with Willie on Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Wiseman in after chapel. Father at Chapel in the morning. Fine day. Mr Best preaching, and preached particularly well in the morning. I read some “Anna Karenina.”
2 May 1914; Saturday
At work as usual. Busy all day. Had short walk in the afternoon with Father. Went out with Willie and Charlie to Roker at night. Last walk with Willie on Saturday night. Played a bit.