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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

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<Table>   February 1899
 <tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>At home doing chores Uncle Heck came up (from town) </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Cold and blustering Will Evans and I were breaking in the trotter. Went down to Bob's in the evening.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Fine doing chores Mrs Moon buried today</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Fair at home doing chores.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Went over to Louis Bigham's with a load of chop</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Blustering, Alex went to Stratford this morning by train from Tavistock Will Evans began drawing wood afternoon.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Milder, went to Burns Church, (Communion) Mr Ferguson preached from Mat 12.&18. </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Fine doing chores Will Evans drawing wood.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Charles Knott paying us a visit today</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Cold, at home doing chores</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Oiling harness, Will Evans drawing wood to Tavistock</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Albert Goring's youngest son buried today.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Blustering doing chores</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Went to Burns Church small attendance</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Went down to George Steward's in the evening.  10 below zero</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Very cold today, doing chores</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Feb: Bleak winds, drove Jemima home this afternoon</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Getting milder, clear today</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Heavy fall of snow this morning went down to George Murray's party in the evening</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>At home all day  Will Evans went to Tavistock for chop.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Clear and cold went to Burns church, morning and evening Text Deut: 13.14.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Six below zero this morning Alex went to Woodstock</td>
 </tr>
<table>

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February 1899

Mon	16	At home doing chores Uncle Heck came up (from town)
Tues	17	Cold and blustering Will Evans and I were breaking in the trotter. Went down to Bob's in the evening.
Wed	18	Fine doing chores Mrs Moon buried today
Thur	19	Fair at home doing chores.
Fri	20	Went over to Louis Bigham's with a load of chop
Sat	21	Blustering, Alex went to Stratford this morning by train from Tavistock Will Evans began drawing wood afternoon.
Sun	22	Milder, went to Burns Church, (Communion) Mr Ferguson preached from Mat 12.&18.
Mon	23	Fine doing chores Will Evans drawing wood.
Tues	24	Charles Knott paying us a visit today
Wed	25	Cold, at home doing chores
Thur	26	Oiling harness, Will Evans drawing wood to Tavistock
Fri	27	Albert Goring's youngest son buried today.
Sat	28	Blustering doing chores
Sun	29	Went to Burns Church small attendance
Mon	30	Went down to George Steward's in the evening. 10 below zero
Tues	31	Very cold today, doing chores
Wed	1	Feb: Bleak winds, drove Jemima home this afternoon
Thur	2	Getting milder, clear today
Fri	3	Heavy fall of snow this morning went down to George Murray's party in the evening
Sat	4	At home all day Will Evans went to Tavistock for chop.
Sun	5	Clear and cold went to Burns church, morning and evening Text Deut: 13.14.
Mon	6	Six below zero this morning Alex went to Woodstock

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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

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