File #39005: "Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 39.pdf"

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May 1889
25 Yesterday Jimie worked 2 1/2 days this week is not well
26 Fine cool day. The weather has been pleasantly cool since Tuesday. I was not to morning service. Mrs & Mrs Given came home last night.
27 Marion is out as well today. nice & cool. Pa and Murdy are taking in stove wood to the shed, from the field. by the barn. Jimie got Sable & Jetty shod at Tyo's
28 Cold and wet - began to rain last evening and is now 1 P.M. showery we have a fire in the sitting room Pa paid Dan $.500 on our account
29 Wednesday. I was not at Prayer Meeting Mrs Phuton of Maxville called to see Marion, she said her trouble was from the teeth
30 Rained
31 A reservoir in the Alleghany Mountain brok today and drowned a greate many people in the City of Johnston
{written on left-hand side of page} June. 1st It is said between 1.500 and 2000 were drowned in Johnston June 3rd They say there 8. or 1000 drowned by the flood
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