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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

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October 199

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ploughing forenoon, went up to Tavistock afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Very fine, went to Mifs White's wedding</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Drove in to Galt this morning, arrived home about midnight</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Raining all day, doing chores</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ploughing forenoon, raining afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Fine to-day, Jemima and I went down to Bible class in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Went to Tavistock with a load of wheat forenoon, went down to Hickson for shingles afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Moving Pete to Woodstock</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>1 Nov</td>
  <td>Fine, drawing turnips</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Drawing turnips to-day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Drawing turnips forenoon, raining afternoon cleaning wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Went to Hickson with milk, forenoon drawing turnips afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Went to Burns Church.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Fine drawing turnips all day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Finished drawing turnips.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Very fine ploughing for Bob.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Getting pump fixed forenoon, shingling on house afternoon</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<table>

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October 199

Tues	24	Ploughing forenoon, went up to Tavistock afternoon
Wed	25	Very fine, went to Mifs White's wedding
Thur	26	Drove in to Galt this morning, arrived home about midnight
Fri	27	Raining all day, doing chores
Sat	28	Ploughing forenoon, raining afternoon
Sun	29	Fine to-day, Jemima and I went down to Bible class in the evening
Mon	30	Went to Tavistock with a load of wheat forenoon, went down to Hickson for shingles afternoon
Tues	31	Moving Pete to Woodstock
Wed	1 Nov	Fine, drawing turnips
Thur	2	Drawing turnips to-day
Fri	3	Drawing turnips forenoon, raining afternoon cleaning wheat
Sat	4	Went to Hickson with milk, forenoon drawing turnips afternoon
Sun	5	Went to Burns Church.
Mon	6	Fine drawing turnips all day
Tues	7	Finished drawing turnips.
Wed	8	Very fine ploughing for Bob.
Thur	9	Getting pump fixed forenoon, shingling on house afternoon
Fri	10

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