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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

DonaldMurray_1887-99_024.pdf

September

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Cloudy, finished sowing wheat.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Went to Hickson with hogs 8 = 1710 lbs.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Helping Bob prepare his wheat ground</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Down at Bob's harrowing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Went to Burns Church.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Drawing manure all day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Drawing manure</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>finished drawing manure</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Went to London show heavy frost</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Spreading manure forenoon drawing rails afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Moving fence all day.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Went to Rathv, anniversary of re opening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Drawing rails forenoon, went to Tavistock for chop afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Tavistock show, drawing manure all day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Cool, drawing manure.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Drawing rails, moving fence.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Moving fence to-day.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Spreading manure forenoon, drawing rails afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Went to Burns Church in the morning raining in the afternoon.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Cloudy, spreading manure forenoon doing chores afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Cutting fence blocks forenoon. went to Mrs Wm Sim's funeral afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Fine, at Wm Bickles threshing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>At Wm Bickles threshing, raining to-night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Digging potatoes.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Cold today, doing chores</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Oct</td>
  <td>1st</td>
  <td>Went to Burns Church in the morning drove Jemima down home afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Building fence forenoon threshing at Geo Bickles afternoon. </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Jul 6, 2025, 12:17:15 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

September

Wed	6	Cloudy, finished sowing wheat.
Thur	7	Went to Hickson with hogs 8 = 1710 lbs.
Fri	8	Helping Bob prepare his wheat ground
Sat	9	Down at Bob's harrowing
Sun	10	Went to Burns Church.
Mon	11	Drawing manure all day
Tues	12	Drawing manure
Wed	13	finished drawing manure
Thur	14	Went to London show heavy frost
Fri	15	Spreading manure forenoon drawing rails afternoon
Sat	16	Moving fence all day.
Sun	17	Went to Rathv, anniversary of re opening
Mon	18	Drawing rails forenoon, went to Tavistock for chop afternoon
Tues	19	Tavistock show, drawing manure all day
Wed	20	Cool, drawing manure.
Thur	21	Drawing rails, moving fence.
Fri	22	Moving fence to-day.
Sat	23	Spreading manure forenoon, drawing rails afternoon
Sun	24	Went to Burns Church in the morning raining in the afternoon.
Mon	25	Cloudy, spreading manure forenoon doing chores afternoon
Tues	26	Cutting fence blocks forenoon. went to Mrs Wm Sim's funeral afternoon
Wed	27	Fine, at Wm Bickles threshing
Thur	28	At Wm Bickles threshing, raining to-night
Fri	29	Digging potatoes.
Sat	30	Cold today, doing chores
Oct	1st	Went to Burns Church in the morning drove Jemima down home afternoon
Mon	2	Building fence forenoon threshing at Geo Bickles afternoon.

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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

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