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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

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1889

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Fine putting up wire fence, went down to a garden party at Wm Wilsons in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Finished fence forenoon building a milk stand afternoon Mr Richardson had tea with us to night.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Very dusty went to Burns Church in the morning attended Bible in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Warm building line fences went to Marvins bee after tea</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Drawing manure on summer fallow went to Tea meeting Strawberry Festival at Burns Church in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Drawing manure, raining afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Drawing manure</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Finished drawing manure, went to Choir practice in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>July</td>
  <td>1st</td>
  <td>Warm, fixing wind mill fore-noon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Went to Burns Church, Text Prov 16 & 32</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Cutting hay forenoon, cutting thistles afternoon raining to-night , much needed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Fixing wind mill forenoon, cutting hay afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Very warm, cutting thistles forenoon cutting hay afternoon, Alex Murray married to-day.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Raising Bobs barn.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Windy down at Bobs raising barn. raining to night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Cool and showery finished raising Bob's barn, Alex went to Woodstock to-night.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Jemima & I went to Burns Church this morning Mr Greenslade and Willie here for dinner.</td>
 </tr>

<table>

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1889

Fri	23	Fine putting up wire fence, went down to a garden party at Wm Wilsons in the evening
Sat	24	Finished fence forenoon building a milk stand afternoon Mr Richardson had tea with us to night.
Sun	25	Very dusty went to Burns Church in the morning attended Bible in the evening
Mon	26	Warm building line fences went to Marvins bee after tea
Tues	27	Drawing manure on summer fallow went to Tea meeting Strawberry Festival at Burns Church in the evening
Wed	28	Drawing manure, raining afternoon
Thur	29	Drawing manure
Fri	30	Finished drawing manure, went to Choir practice in the evening
July	1st	Warm, fixing wind mill fore-noon
Sun	2	Went to Burns Church, Text Prov 16 & 32
Mon	3	Cutting hay forenoon, cutting thistles afternoon raining to-night , much needed
Tues	4	Fixing wind mill forenoon, cutting hay afternoon
Wed	5	Very warm, cutting thistles forenoon cutting hay afternoon, Alex Murray married to-day.
Thur	6	Raising Bobs barn.
Fri	7	Windy down at Bobs raising barn. raining to night
Sat	8	Cool and showery finished raising Bob's barn, Alex went to Woodstock to-night.
Sun	9	Jemima & I went to Burns Church this morning Mr Greenslade and Willie here for dinner.

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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

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