Very often, too, Nivens, the lawyer, who was a sidesman, and Mullins, the manager of the Exchange Bank, who was the chairman of the vestry, would come and take a look, at the figures.
"Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town"
Stephen Leacock
But it seemed that he had, and a daughter, too, at a conservatory of music -yet he never spoke of her-and that he himself was musical and played the flute, and was the sidesman of a church-yet he never referred to it to me.
"Further Foolishness"
Stephen Leacock
One Sunday evening Brightly had slipped inside a church, and somewhat to his surprise had been allowed to remain, although a sidesman was told off to keep an eye upon him and see that he did not break open the empty poor-box.
"Furze the Cruel"
John Trevena