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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

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April 1889

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Clear and cold went up to Tavistock forenoon pruning apple trees afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ground covered with snow this morning At home all day, Rob't Rofs preached at Burns </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Wintry, cleaning calf pens forenoon cutting wood afternoon Adam Henderson had tea with us.  Charlie Knott staying with us to night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Very warm pruning apple trees forenoon went to Alex McKays wood bee afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Fine, finished pruning apple trees Alex went to Woodstock</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Taking in our turnip pit - very warm 70° in the shade.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Fencing to-day went down to choir practice in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Piling wood, Alex went to Tavistock for clover seed to-night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Went to Burns Church in the morning attended Bible class in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Building fence to-day went over to see Pete Rofs at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Fine and warm staking fence went to Tavistock in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Hanging wall paper to-day. began ploughing afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Helping Jemima paper, Albert Jagger ploughed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Went to Tavistock afternoon with a load of chop went down to Hickson in the evening </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Drawing rails Jemimas, driving posts afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Went to Burns Church in the morning listened to Rev Tyr Johnston. Attended Bible Class in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Jul 5, 2025, 1:45:24 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

April 1889

Sat	15	Clear and cold went up to Tavistock forenoon pruning apple trees afternoon
Sun	16	Ground covered with snow this morning At home all day, Rob't Rofs preached at Burns
Mon	17	Wintry, cleaning calf pens forenoon cutting wood afternoon Adam Henderson had tea with us. Charlie Knott staying with us to night
Tues	18	Very warm pruning apple trees forenoon went to Alex McKays wood bee afternoon
Wed	19	Fine, finished pruning apple trees Alex went to Woodstock
Thur	20	Taking in our turnip pit - very warm 70° in the shade.
Fri	21	Fencing to-day went down to choir practice in the evening
Sat	22	Piling wood, Alex went to Tavistock for clover seed to-night
Sun	23	Went to Burns Church in the morning attended Bible class in the evening
Mon	24	Building fence to-day went over to see Pete Rofs at night
Tues	25	Fine and warm staking fence went to Tavistock in the evening
Wed	26	Hanging wall paper to-day. began ploughing afternoon
Thur	27	Helping Jemima paper, Albert Jagger ploughed
Fri	28	Went to Tavistock afternoon with a load of chop went down to Hickson in the evening
Sat	29	Drawing rails Jemimas, driving posts afternoon
Sun	30	Went to Burns Church in the morning listened to Rev Tyr Johnston. Attended Bible Class in the evening

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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

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