[these minutes are written in a combination of black ink, blue ink, and pencil] School Room English Harbor January 19th 1884 The Annual Vestry meeting of St. Silas Church English Harbor was held in the Ch: of England School Room at English Harbor at half past Seven pm on Saturday Jany nineteenth AD 1884 Rev Walter R Smith presiding Present Jacob Penny & William Penny Church Wardens Wm Penny Senr & William Batson Mark Collectors of Clergy Dues and Forty seven others 51 in all Ch wardens accounts of Receipts for the Bell and other Church furniture and Expenditures read. Total receipts 36 - 3 - 7 [a pound sign preceeds the 36] Expended 2 - 18 - 3 [a pound sign preceeds the 2] Balance in hand 33 - 3 - 4 [a pound sign preceeds the 33] of which 27 - 0 - 6 is invested in the Savings Bank. [several of the above numbers are overwritten on other numbers... in the end, what I've transcribed would seem incorrect given that the amounts don't add up correctly] Proposed by Wm Batson Seconded by Arch Batson That Church Wardens account be passed as Read Carried The Minister then read list of those who had paid Minister and Lay Readers Dues whereby it appears that [a pound sign appears here] 25 17 7 had been paid as such dues by 73 persons [a pound sign appears here] 6.0.0 pd to Reader [a pound sign appears here] 19.17.7 to Minister Minister expressed himself well satisfied with the payments made So a vote of thanks was then passed with acclamation to the Retiring Ch Wardens Messrs Jacob & William Penny, also to the Collectors of Clery Dues Messrs W Penny Senr & Wm Batson for their valuable services Messrs Abert [sic... I assume this was meant to be "Albert"] Penny & William Beston Mark were unanimously elected as Peoples & Ministers Warden, Mr Penny being peoples Warden & Mr Batson Ministers Warden for the next term on proposition of the Minister it was resolved for the first time in the history of St. Silas Ch to elect Sidesmen The following were unanimously elected as Sidesmen or Ch Wardens assistants Mr Henry G Batson Mr Francis Penny Payments to Sexton then read. He received [a pound sign appears here] 1.11.2 for his services during the past year 18 men complied with the vestry rule & pd 9 pence each 1 pd 1/- 1 pd 8 pence and 32 pd 6 pence each On examination it was found that only 3 persons Messrs John Batson (Mark) William Penny Wm & Mark Penny had given Mr Facey a load of firewood in 1883 Proposed by Francis Penny Seconded by John Batson (Jos) and carried unanimously That the Rule of the vestry in reference to firewood for the Lay Reader made in 1882 on Jany 27th be carried out also in this winter of 1884, and that Mr Facey hold a week day service in addition to the three Sunday services. The pew occupied by the late Richard Penny is now to be occupied by his son Joseph Penny. Jacob & [looks like "Geo"] Penny being present assenting to this arrangement. The Vestry also consented to the following in reference to the pew unocupied [sic] on Dec 18 1882 William Penny of John take the seat of Henry G Batson and Stephen Ford the seat of Joseph Ivamy This arrangement was made in reference to those new pews room fo which had been made by alteration in the placeing of the Font &c & at the request of Messrs H G Beston & Isaac Penny Proposed by Francis Penny Seconded by Joseph Penny Sexton That the Road money go to pay clergyman & Lay Reader as during the last four years carried unanimously Meeting opened with prayer and at ten oclock closed with singing prayer & the blessing by the Minister. Revd Walter R Smith Chairman