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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899
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April 1899
| Sat | 1 | Doing Clinton today, Jim Fair took me to the Opera at night. |
| Sun | 2 | Dot Fair and I went to the Presbyterian Church in the morning, Mrs Jim Fair and sister came over and took me to the Methodist Church in the evening. |
| Mon | 3 | Took the train for Tavistock at 2 pm arrived at our destination at 5pm. Father met us at the station. |
| Tues | 4 | Fine today cutting wood Alex went down after Jemima, Pete called in the evening. |
| Wed | 5 | Thawing, splitting wood, Alex drawing it home. |
| Thur | 6 | Cutting wood all day, went-down to choir practice at-night. |
| Fri | 7 | Drizzling rain, cutting wood, had an invitation to Bessie Murray's party tonight but did not go |
| Sat | 8 | Cloudy and cold cutting wood, went to Tavistock in the evening. |
| Sun | 9 | Went to Burns Church. |
| Mon | 10 | Very fine, cutting wood went down home in evening, had a game of Pedro. |
| Tues | 11 | Butchering our porkers today, father helping us I drove him down as far as Bobs had tea there, raining tonight. |
| Wed | 12 | First spring like day, cutting down apple trees Ed came up we docked two colts. |
| Thur | 13 | Cutting wood forenoon went down to Bobs at noon helped him butcher, docked his colt. |
| Fri | 14 | Cutting wood forenoon sawing fence posts afternoon went own to presentation at Wm Ross's in the evening had a very good time. |
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