12 November 1923 diary of Dr John Stewart Muir (1845-1938) of Selkirk

[At top of page] Wrote Patrick¹ 13^th : Jean² 14^th

Spent another day in the house but my cold was decidedly better. Got a P.C. [postcard] from Helen³ to say she was returning tomorrow. It was a dull but dry day. There was a meeting of the Panel Committee⁴ in the Station Hotel⁵ to which 7 [?] came. I couldn’t go, nor to a lecture by Mr Jardine⁶ in the Church Hall. Saw patients at consultation hour.

¹ Patrick Rodger Stewart ‘Pat’ Muir (1879-1961), Dr Muir’s only son, living in New Zealand since 1902.

² Jane Henderson Logan ‘Jean’ Pike née Muir (1877-1941), Dr Muir’s eldest daughter, widowed but still living in Newington, Edinburgh.

³ Helen Frances ‘Mousey’ Muir (1880-1963), Dr Muir’s third daughter and sometime housekeeper.

⁴ This refers to the British Museum Association (B.M.A.) local panel. The meeting does not appear to have been noted in the British Medical Journal.

⁵ The Station Hotel, sometimes called the Railway Hotel by Dr Muir was (and is) in Station Road, Selkirk, Canmore ID 100365 and grid reference NGR NT46663,28769.

⁶ Mr Jardine is unidentified.

[Source: Scottish Borders Archives & Local History Service SBA/657/26, Dr J S Muir of Selkirk, medical practitioner, journal for 1923]