The Annual Treat given to the children of our Parochial Schools was held on Thursday, August 14th, by kind permission, in Colonel Lock's grounds. The children to the number of about 360 met at their respective schools, and were formed in line and marched to Church, where a short Service was held and a few words spoken to them by the Vicar. They then marched, singing school songs as they went, to Colonel Lock's grounds, where they dispersed for games until the bell rang for Tea. The day being beautifully fine and dry the children were able to sit on the ground in large circles for their tea, which was provided for them this year under the able management of Miss Clarke and Miss Tebbutt. After tea the rest of the evening was spent by children and visitors in games, swinging, &c., until dusk, when all were gathered together again and the Vicar presented the Prizes gained by children in the Religious Examination, and the Illuminated Certificates earned by those who had passed in all three elementary subjects, viz., reading, writing and arithmetic, in their respective standards at the Government Examination in May. A special prize was also given to Harriet Collins for never having missed an attendance at School during the whole year. The Vicar then said a few words to both children and parents, expressing regret at losing the services of Miss Fanny Chambers (the mistress of the girls' School, who leaves to be married), and also those of Edwin T. Gibbs, who has accepted the post of Assistant Master at Buckingham Boys' School. The day closed with cheers for Colonel Lock and others, and the singing of the evening Hymn. Miss E. Drake, assistant mistress of Cumnor Mixed School, has been appointed by the managers mistress of the Headington Girls' School. British Workman. The managers of this Institution (Mr. and Mrs. Cripps) having resigned their offices, the Trustees have appointed Mr. Jonathan Painter, late Sergeant-Major in the 10th regiment of Foot, and his wife, to fill their places, and they will enter upon their duties on August 30th. Mr. Painter has been selected from more than thirty applicants from Oxford, Witney, Standlake, Reading, and the neighbouring villages, as well as this. He brings with him excellent testimonials, and, having his retiring pension and no children, he and his wife will be able to devote all their attention to ensure the prosperity and usefulness of the Institution, and to make it the blessing to the village which its promoters intended and desire it to be. M. A. NICHOL, Secretary. NOTICE. As many of the library books of the British Workman are missing besides those registered by the Librarian, Miss Nichol would be much obliged if all those having books would return them as quickly as possible. Headington Horticultural and Poultry Show. This Show, which was held as usual on the August Bank Holiday (the 4th), was, from a pecuniary point of view and from the numbers that attended, certainly the most successful one we have had since the Society was started. The gate money taken exceeded by £4 the takings of any previous years. As a full account has appeared in the Oxford papers, we do not propose to give a detailed account of the Show in these pages. One remark, however, would perhaps be well timed: successful as the Show on the whole was, there was a marked falling off in the quantity of cottagers' exhibits. To our minds the cottagers' division is the most important of all, as tending to encourage labouring men in thrifty habits, in simple and harmless interests, and in improving the cultivation of their gardens. A large number of prizes were offered in this division, but some half dozen persons or so carried off nearly all the prizes, for the simple reason that they competed and others did not. We should like another year to see every labouring man who is a subscriber to the Society-and a very large majority in the parish are-shew for competition in some class or other, so that the Show in the cottagers' division may be larger, and prizes more generally earned throughout the parish. As an illustration of what we say, for the seven prizes offered by Mr. Morrell and the Society for the best kept allotments or gardens there were only four competitors. Sale of Work. The Sale of Work held by ladies in the parish on the show ground on Bank Holiday was most successful. About £33 was realized by the day's sale, and this money, when further funds have been raised, will be devoted to improvements and additions to the Chancel of our Parish Church. Great thanks are due to the exertions of the ladies who so kindly and ably presided over the stall. In Memoriam. We regret to announce the death of the Rev. Thomas Henry Whorwood, D.D., Rector of Willoughby, near Rugby, which took place on August 9th. Dr. Whorwood was the patron of the living of Headington till quite lately, and presented the present Vicar to the living. He was the last of a long race who have held the properties of Holton and Headington during several centuries. His body was buried in the family vault in Headington Church-yard on August 18th. Church Calendar. SEPTEMBER, 1884. 5th, Full Moon; 12th, Last Quarter; 19th, New Moon; 27th, First Quarter. Tu Church of England Temperance Meeting, 8 p.m. Evening Service, 7.30. Choir Practice, 8 p.m. 13th Sunday after Trinity. Morning Service, Sermon, and Holy Communion, 11. Evening 19 F 20 S 21 Evening Service, 7.30. Choir Practice, 8 p.m. 14th Sunday after Trinity. Morning Service & Sermon, 11. Evening Service and Sermon, 6.30. Ember Day. Ember Day. Evening Service, 7.30. Choir Practice, 8 p.m. s 15th Sunday_after_Trinity. S. Matthew Ap. Evang. and Mar. Morning Service, Sermon, and Holy Communicn, 11. Evening Service and Sermon, 6.30. Offertory for Music and Lighting Fund. Evening Service, 7.30. Choir practice, 8 p.m. 16th Sunday after Trinity. Holy Communion in All Saints' Chapel, 8 a.m. Morning Service Harvest Thanksgiving. Morning Service & Address to children, and (HEADINGTON) PARISH MAGAZINE: An Organ of Church Work & Local Intelligence. By the time this number of the Magazine is in the hands of our readers, our Harvest Festival will have been celebrated. We have this year been blessed with what people call a real old-fashioned summer. For several years past the weather before and during the Harvest has been unfavourable; and more than once to a very disastrous extent, causing a great quantity of cut corn to sprout. But this summer we have had remarkably few wet days. According to the daily weather report in the Standard newspaper, from June 21st to September 21st, the greatest amount of heat in the shade has exceeded 80 degrees on no less than twenty-seven occasions, sixteen of which were during August; twice it has reached 90°, once standing as high as 94°, on August 11th. When it is remembered that summer heat" is only 76°, and that the average temperature in Zanzibar, only 6 degrees south of the Equator, is 82°, it will be evident that our summer this year has been a remarkable one. From nearly all the districts reports have come that the Harvest has been "over average.' An abundant Harvest does not concern only a few, but is a blessing to 66 |