Rose 5.10 : cycled to Gala Clovenfords + got the 7 train to Leadburn1 where I had breakfast (very good ham + egg). From there I went on to the Broughton road for Lamancha2 + turned off near Macbie House to West Linton : on to Dolphinton Station where I turned to Dunsyre + Newbigging. Then at a smithy I turned N to Auchengray + back to Carnwath + so home via Melbourne X Roads + Peebles. It rained from 1.30 till 3 + I had to Don my cape. Going up the hill into Carnwath the wire of the 2 speed gear broke + I had to ride all the way home in top gear which was very tiring. I met David3 near Raelees4 on his way to Peel5 + he told me he intending operating [sic] on Mrs Brown, Curror Street.6 I had a W+S [whisky and soda] at Peebles + another when I got home, some dinner + a hot bath + gave Mrs Brown Chlor[oform] getting to bed at 1 a.m.
1 Leadburn, grid reference NGR NT235,555.
2 Lamancha, NT202,521, presumably Macbiehill, NT184,515, West Linton, NT149,520, Dolphinton Station (North British Railway), NT113,478, Dunsyre, NT072,481, Newbigging, NT014,458, Auchengray, NS995,541, Carnwath, NS982,464, and Melbourne Cross Roads, NT087,442.
3 David Charteris ‘Dav.’ Graham (1889-1963), M.B., Ch.B., medical practitioner and Dr Muir’s business partner.
4 Raelees, Yair, Caddonfoot parish, area of NT461,324.
5 Peel, Caddonfoot parish, area of NT433,349.
6 Mrs Brown is as yet unidentified.
[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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