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From The Parish Magazine, December 1901:
Sutton Veny
Mr. H. Haskell, a valued member of our church choir and one of our band of ringers, received the apostolic rite of confirmation at the hands of the Bishop on the 3rd ult., in the Parish Church of Warminster.
From The Parish Magazine, December 1901:
Sutton Veny
We beg to congratulate Miss Florence Townsend, who is on the staff of our Church School, on having passed the pupil teachers’ first year’s examination as required by the Education Department.
From The Parish Magazine, December 1901:
Imber
The managers are feeling much more satisfied with the improved attendance at the school and it is gratifying to know that a larger number of children made full attendance last quarter.
The following children were never absent once:-
Kate Marsh, Elsie Meaden, Florence Marsh, Margaret Pearce, Dora Potter, Lily Marsh, Walter Daniels, Edward Pearce, Harwood Daniels, Ernest Marsh, and Stanley Daniels.
From The Parish Magazine [Warminster], December 1901:
The sudden death of Charles Whatley came as a great shock. Most, even of those who knew him well, had hardly known of his illness before they had heard he had died. The cause of death too, a very virulent type of smallpox, seemed to add to the shock of surprise. We shall long miss his regular presence at the Minster; always there in good time, and plainly thinking of the serious objects of divine service in a House of God. He was also one of the most unfailingly regular of the communicants of the Minster, and was before the altar a man of intense reverence, which was duly expressed in outward form. May God shed His bright beams of light and heavenly comfort on his soul.
From The Parish Magazine [Warminster], December 1901:
It is disturbing to know that those foolish fanatics, the anti-vaccinationists, have actually braved public opinion of late to the extent of sending one of their employees down to West Street distributing their literature.
In Germany, out of a population of sixteen million, there were four cases per annum of smallpox; in France, out of a population of eight millions, there were 600 cases per annum of smallpox; but then in Germany vaccination is compulsory and thorough, whereas in France it is not strictly enforced, as alas! with us.
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