A really warm summer day at last with slight N.W. wind. One felt almost too warm at times + I motored without a Great Coat. Walked round the town making 18 calls. Cycled down to Dandswall to see Mrs Hawkins1 who lives with the Ballantynes.2 Got letter from Jessie Hayes3 asking me to buy one of Rob. Sword’s Cocker Spaniels,4 which I did. Motored to Castleside5, walking to Deepslade6 on the way. Took Tina Patrick7. Got fine basket of strawberries for Mrs Mack.8 Wrote Jean9 + sent 10/- for her birthday.
1 Mrs Hawkins is so far unidentified.
2 Miss Elizabeth D Ballantyne was proprietor and occupier at Dandswall, Shawpark Road, Selkirk, 1923 Valuation Roll.
3 Jessie Geddes Thomson Hayes née Muir (1860-1930), daughter of Alexander Muir and thus Dr Muir’s niece.
4 See Dr Muir’s diary for 12 June 1923 where Dr Muir refers to one Rob Sword as having a litter of black Cocker Spaniels. As noted there this is presumably Robert Sword (1883-1941), caretaker at Selkirk Social Institute, recorded living with his family at 51 High Street, Selkirk in the 1921 Census. There is however a caveat.
5 Castleside, Ashkirk, grid reference NGR NT462,209.
6 Deepslaids, Selkirk, NT485,268, on the south side of the Common, where Dr Muir had attended the Henry family in May 1931, see diary entries for Muir had attended the Henry family at Deepslaids, Selkirk (on the south side of the Common) the day before, see Dr Muir’s diary entry for 2 and 3 May 1923.
7 Assume Christina Robertson ‘Tina’ Patrick née Rodger (about 1846-1924), daughter of Peter Rodger (1804-1888), of Selkirk, solicitor and local government official.
8 Agnes Mackintosh née Watson, formerly Harper (1859-1946) of Elm Park, Selkirk.
9 Jane Henderson Logan ‘Jean’ Pike née Muir (1877-1941), Dr Muir’s eldest daughter, widowed in 1921.
[Source: Scottish Borders Archives & Local History Service SBA/657/26, Dr J S Muir of Selkirk, medical practitioner, journal for 1923]
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