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January 1899
January 1899
| 1. | Monday Fine day | |
| 2 | Cold Mercury 11 below zero at 8 A.M. To 1/2 gall milk Mr. Robertson here to tea. | |
| 3. | Fine day. Made a large washing. To butter 40, 2 yds cotton 18. | |
| 4. | Woman's Meeting at Manse. My fee 100 offering 15. Birds fee 25. off. 10 | 1.15 35 |
| 5. | To 2 lbs butter 40, 1 gall coal oil 25 | 65 |
| 6. | Fine mild day, not a particle of snow although it looked like it. To sugar 25 cts, 2 lbs raisins 20. Birdie and Marian drove to the Gore in Afternoon. found all in good spirits. They met the Rev. K McDonald on his bysicle. | |
| 7. | Very fine and mild in Morning. J.C went to Lancaster on his wheel. Began to rain at noon was showery until midnigh | |
| 8 | Cold dry, day high wind. Birdie and Murdy went at eventide to welcome home Charley and wife. Far left for Louiseville Quebec to be gone a few days. To 2 lbs butter 44 cts, 1 bible for Kate 1.35,. Jimie Brown wheeled from Lancaster. The oldest inhabitant does not remember such a fine winter it is not good for trade, wheeling is not good for heavy loads, And it is so cold riding high. | |
| 9 | Very fine day, no snow. Mary McIntyre came, she is looking well. Rolled out 25 cts. | |
| 10. | Some rain last night, And more today. About 10 A.M. turned bright and windy. To 3 1/4 lbs butter = 71cts, 1 lb tea 30 Marian went with Birdie Dingwell, Archy Mifs McNaughton to Jimie Dingwalls Kings road to spend the evening. |
| 11. | Looks like a change of weather. Mary left to make some calls in the village | |
| 12 | There was snow this morning. It began to fall last night about 6 Oclock. It did not drift much. Murdy went to meet Far to Lancaster, now 8.40 P.M. Fine and bright. Far came by D.R.'s man. | |
| 13 | Fine day. To 2 1/4 butter 60, 2 lb raisins 20. sugar 25. Murdy got there in Morning. I bot at McCrimmons 2 yds red cloth 75, ½ gall molasses 25, Looks like snow | 80 25 1.50 25 |
| 14 | Fine day, snow enough to make light sleighing. A large congregation. off 6 cts | |
| 15 | Girls baking for social tonight. Marian sent to Simpsons Toronto on Saturday for silk, to make a waist for herself and Birdie sent $3.00 postage & post. order 8 cts | 3.8 |
| 16 | Had a good social last night. 74 cts for myself and girls. Cream tartar 10¢, thread 10 bread 5. Murdy cleaned furnace pipes | |
| 17. | Cold day. Far went to Alexandria to Agricultural meeting. To 1 gall coal oil 23 cts, 2 lbs butter 45 cts | 23 45 |
| 18 | Fine day | |
| 19. | Looks like rain | |
| 20. | Rain. I went to Hunans. bot 3 lbs butter 60., 2 qts milk 10 paid | 60 10 |
| 21. | Slippery roads. very few in church. My Sunday off 8 | 8 |
| 22 | Fine and mild, mercury up to 38 | |
| 23 | Cold this morning. sleighing all off, roads are kind of icy To 2 1/2 lb butter 50 cts sugar 25 | 75 |
| 24 | Cold and windy. Mercury down to 6 below | |
| 25 | Looks like snow or rain. It is rain. Mercury up to above freezing V. from JC | |
| 26 | Turned cold last night and |
