| 18. |
Saturday. I think this is the biggest storm we had this year, we had a bad one in December/98. To 2 1/2 lb butter 20 cts pr lb 5 lb honey, 40 cts, sugar 25 cts, sold 5 doz. eggs. 60 cts) Marion is on the mend |
50 65 |
| 19. |
Still stormy, snow, and showers. Not many in church. Jimie’s birthday |
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| 20 |
The wildest day, yet. high west wind snow drifting, sun shining beautifully. An account of a destructive fire which took place in New York on Saturday. The Windsor Hotel was burnt in Afternoon of St. Patricks day, over thirty lives lost
{in right margin} Duncan Kenyons died |
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| 21 |
Fine bright day. We saw in todays papers that Donald Robertson of Toronto was at the Windsor Hotel in New York on Friday. Got 6 lbs. of codfish, 45 cts. Willie 4 bush oats at 30. 120. for Value received, by D. Farquherson |
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| 22 |
Storming again, Jimie went to Mrs Campbells sale |
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| 23. |
Jimie bought a helfer at sale yesterday, paid $13.25 |
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| 24. |
Fine bright day, Birdie sold 31/2 doz eggs. got Marion 1 pair rubbers. 40 cts 1½ bushels, 40 cts And got a pair for herself Bot 1/2 hay from Alick Ros, R.R. 100 lbs, $.5.50 Paid |
5.50 |
| 25. |
Jimie went to Cornwall to an Officers meeting. Pa sent for $40.00 |
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| 26 |
Fine day, good sleighing, large congregation |
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| 27. |
Jimie went to Cornwall as a witness for Dingwalls R.R. |
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| 28. |
Dull day, To 100 flour. 10 Birdie went to Martintown to a C.E. rally, took luby. Tena McLennan went with
Farquherson was to tap yesterday |
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| 29 |
Stormy all day |
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| 30. |
Thursday. Prayer Meeting. I was there. To 1 gall coal oil, 20 cts |
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| 31 |
Fine day, but cold sleighing better than it was all winter. Jimie got home from Cornwall. Mrs. Duncan McLennan 1st Kenyon was buried on 29th aged 90 |
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April 1899
| 1 |
Friday Saturday. Fine day. cold with wind, roads good. Boys took home a load of hay from the 2d Con farm. Sold 5 doz eggs = 60 cts, To 4 lbs butter, 18 cts. 1 lb tea 25 = cash 13 |
72
25 |
| 2 |
Fine day. though cold wind. A large congregation |
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| 3 |
Done a small washing. After dinner, Mrs. A. C called on her way to Donald Roy’s and took me for a drive. Allie Roy is not gaining any, the roads are pretty good. A. Bellimare is sawing our wood |
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| 4 |
Finished the wood at noon. They dulled the saw yesterday and stopped work at 3 PM. Began at 3 P.M. began at 8 A M today charged $400 And 2 bush oats. Dan Uncle Donalds son paid Pa $30.00 of borrowed money on Sunday. |
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| 5 |
I made a few calls. Jimie & Murdy were all day, in the 3rd of Lancaster running a line |
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| 6 |
Fine day, Got 1 gall of syrup from Farquhar yesterday. The W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at Elders today. My off 25 cts |
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| 7 |
Fine day, Farquhar 2 gall syrup |
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| 8 |
Snow and rain, To 4 lb codfish 28 cts., mustard.
I was working at a pair of pants for Pa pce. he brought the cloth at McCrimmons 2½ yds at 65 -- 1 yd cotton 10 I cut them yesterday |
1.63 |
| 9 |
Ugly day, wind snow & drizzle, not many in church, roads very bad |
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| 10 |
The Anniversity of our marriage 37 years. Paid Dr. Mowet for Attendance, for 1898 & 1899, $7. Ordered two tin cans from Raymond, to cost 25 cts each |
7.00
50 |
| 11 |
Very fine day. Got 5 gall thin syrup will boil it made a little butter, finished Pa's pants |
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| 12 |
Fine day |
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| 13 |
Made a washing, done it on the verandah
To 2 gall syrup, very fine bright day, but cold |
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