10 March 1904 diary of Dr John Stewart Muir (1845-1938) of Selkirk

Letter from Pat¹ on 11 Frises mail² late also from Aggie McKinnon³

Wrote him + sent a cutting from Scotsman about the catching of a salmon at Stobo with a horse hair

Fine clear calm day : bright + sunny. Sharp frost last night. No new messages today. Less doing than usual. Drove in town + to Oakwoodmill, Hartwoodmyres, Bowhill, Broadmeadows (lunch), Philiphaugh + Hospital. Choral Union concert (Creation) Jean⁴ singing : Nancy⁵ hearing [?]. H. + D.⁶ walked to Whitmuirhall for snowdrops. Choral Union Concert “Creation” + dance. Wind round to N.W. after being E. + N.E. for a long time.⁷

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

² This reference is obscure. Dr Muir previously mentioned Frise in connection with his son Pat on 29 January 1904.

³ Aggie McKinnon is so far unidentified.

⁴ Jane Henderson Logan ‘Jean’ Muir (1877-1941), Dr Muir’s eldest daughter.

⁵ Agnes Amelia ‘Nancy’ Roberts née Muir (1878-1948), Dr Muir’s second daughter.

⁶ Helen Frances ‘Mousey’ Muir (1880-1963) and Andrina Dorothy ‘Dora’ Muir (1882-1978), Dr Muir’s third and youngest daughters.

⁷ The Editor is not confident that he has correctly identified the break between this and the following diary entry.

[Source: Scottish Borders Archives & Local History Service SBA/657/7, Dr J S Muir of Selkirk, medical practitioner, journal for 1904]