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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899
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Feburary 199
| Tues | 7 | Growing colder Alex drove pig up to Ed. {illegible} |
| Wed | 8 | At home doing chores, stormy afternoon |
| Thur | 9 | Went down to Will Bickle's to see his power mill got my nose frozen coming home. |
| Fri | 10 | Twenty six deg below zero this morning |
| Sat | 11 | Alex returned from Clinton at noon today |
| Sun | 12 | Went to Burns Church Text Eph. 2.1-3. |
| Mon | 13 | Very cold attended the funeral of Mrs McKay |
| Tues | 14 | Growing milder at home all day |
| Wed | 15 | Making Double-Trees |
| Thur | 16 | Very fine, drove Will Evans down to Geo. Stewart's |
| Fri | 17 | Drawing stones for Ed, snow disappearing |
| Sat | 18 | Went to Tavistock for chop. |
| Sun | 19 | Went to Burns Church in the morning. Mother and Stanley came up afternoon. |
| Mon | 20 | Very fine Alex and Mother drove to Harrington to see Auntie McKay |
| Tues | 21 | Fine milder weather doing chores |
| Wed | 22 | Cleaning wheat; went to Tavistock in the evening for bread. |
| Thur | 23 | Very fine, went down to Will Holman's sale afternoon. |
| Fri | 24 | Went to Tavistock with a load of wheat |
| Sat | 25 | Drawing wheat to Tavistock |
| Sun | 26 | Fine at Burns Church in the morning. Bob and I went down to Bruce's afternoon raining and very muddy. |
| Mon | 27 | Blustering today doing chores, going to Tavistock this evening for Breads |
| Tues | 28 | Began culling wood this morning George Stewart came after me to go with him to see some horses, very stormy afternoon |
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