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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899
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1889
Tues | 6 | Hot, planting potatoes Mrs Deans came over in the evening |
Wed | 7 | Hotter, finished planting potatoes, Alex went to Woodstock Mrs Deans learning to ride a bicycle this afternoon |
Thur | 8 | A little cooler, began working our root ground |
Fri | 9 | Drilling for turnips, went over to convention in the evening |
Sat | 10 | Finished sowing our turnips |
Sun | 11 | Went to Burns Church, communion |
Mon | 12 | Drawing stones all day for Ed. |
Tues | 13 | Warm building wire fence, went down to choir practice in the evening |
Wed | 14 | Finished fence in the forenoon, digging post holes afternoon, raining to night |
Thur | 15 | Drizzling rain, fencing forenoon, getting cooler |
Fri | 16 | Fencing forenoon, cleaning wheat afternoon went down to presentation at Hickson in the evening had a very enjoyable time |
Sat | 17 | Fine, took a load of wheat to Tavistock and a load of posts home Alex and Mother went over to Uncle Dan Mcphersons this afternoon |
Sun | 18 | Went to Burns Church in the morning Mr Howell preached, went over to Tommy Greenslade's in the evening |
Mon | 19 | Warm, drawing dirt forenoon, went to Tavistock with a load of chop afternoon |
Tues | 20 | Cloudy and cool, drawing gravel for Ed Mr Marson killed this afternoon Jemima and I went down to the wake. |
Wed | 21 | Setting posts |
Thur | 22 | Putting up fence forenoon, went to funeral afternoon |