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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899
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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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