6 September 1921 diary of Dr John Stewart Muir (1845-1938) of Selkirk

Same weather: dust at Hillside¹. Walked to Rectory where I found McCall² packing his belongings into 2 vans of Wylie & Lochhead³ to go by road to Glasgow. Boylan⁴ was watching also. Said Goodbye to McCall who is leaving tomorrow. Then to Hospital⁵. Finished my ~~report~~ annual Hosp. report + the mileages for David⁶. Dora⁷ spent the afternoon at Lauristons [sic]⁸ + came up to the Picture Ho. after. I went there with Nancy, Barbara, Tim⁹, Molly¹⁰, Joan Robertson¹¹ + Kathleen¹² + stood them to shilling seats.

¹ Hillside Terrace, Selkirk

² The Reverend, later Canon, James George McCall (1866-1954), sometime rector of St John’s Episcopal Church, Selkirk, had a prolonged departure in 1921

³ Wylie & Lochhead Ltd, cabinet makers, upholsterers and funeral directors, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Scotland, see image below

⁴ John Dun Boylan (1850-1924), civil engineer, acquaintance of Dr Muir, sometime of Shawmount and Shawpark, Selkirk

⁵ As is sometimes the case it is not clear whether Dr Muir is referring to Mauldsheugh, Viewfield or the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Buxton, just east of Ashburn and Buxton Cottage at the north end of the Selkirk Hills

⁶ David Charteris ‘Dav.’ Graham (1889-1963), M.B., medical practitioner and Dr Muir’s business partner

⁷ Andrina Dorothy ‘Dora’ Muir (1882-1978), nurse and Dr Muir’s youngest daughter

⁸ Lauriston, Philiphaugh, Selkirk, was home of Katie Smith née Locke (about 1854-1934), widow of Thomas Smith, tweed manufacturer, and some of her (adult) children

⁹ Agnes Amelia ‘Nancy’ Roberts née Muir (1878-1948), Dr Muir’s daughter and wife of John ‘Jack’ Roberts junior, and two of her children Andrina Henderson ‘Barbara’ Roberts, later Twhigg (1902-1996) and George Edward ‘Tim’ Roberts (1911-2005)

¹⁰ Molly is not identified

¹¹ Joan Robertson is not identified

¹² Kathleen is not identified