1885            A copy of a Header of Subscription
May
                The Memers of the Church of England at English Harbor
                have raised [a pound sign appears here] 35.0.0 towards
                the purchase of a Bell with ringing gear for their church
                they now solicit the kindly help of friends towards
                raising the remaining [a pound sign appears here] 11.0.0
                Mr Wm Beston of English Harbor is authorized to receive
                subscription
                                        Walter R Smith
                                        assistant Minister Trinity East


Ascension
1885            R S Bremner                             10
                John Lockyer                             1
                D B Grant                                5
                Samuel J Maidment                        2
                W C Hart                                 1
                Nathaniel Morris                         1
                Wm Hart                                  2
                John Cross                               2
                Sarah Collis                             2
St Johns        W G & Co                                10
                Sir W V Whiteway                        10
                Bishop Jones                            10
                G LeMessurer                             5
                W F                                      2  6
                George W Mews                            5
                Edwin Duder                             10
                George Hayward                           5
                Capt Nichols                             5
                Capt Vine                                5
                P & L Tessier                           15
                G Gray                                   2  6
                A. M.                                    5
                George Hutchings                        10
                Phillip Hutchings                       10
                W B Grieve 10/- John Batson (Mark) 5/-  15

                                Carried Over          7 11  0

                [two pages later the list continues...]

        Amount Contributed toward the Bell for St Silas Church Eng Harbor
        1885

May             Amount Brot Forward                   7 11
18              John Steer                              10
                James Avery                              5
                Munroe                                   5
                J.R.["S"?].                              5
                J.E.S.                                   5
                A.O. Hayward                             5
                R W Facey                               10
                Doctor Robt White                        5
                Mrs Robt Facey          Bell Rope        3

                                                     10  4

        [some notes and calculations then appear in pencil...]

        D Grant only got 2/6 yet

        Amount from Book                             33 12 10
        [I can't decipher the note here]              1  9

                                                     45  5 10
                                                         2  6

                                                     45  3  4

                        [the three columns denote pounds, shillings, pence]

        [some notes on the facing page suggest that the Bell was purchased for 45.3.6]