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May 1901
May 1901
{See Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 65.pdf for rest of May}
| 1 | Wednesday. Baked. A very fine day got a cock-a-dodal two from Uncle Donald | |
| 2 | Thursday. W.F. M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at John Callanach's My off 25 | |
| 3. | Planted some top onions. Bird came home | |
| 4. | Planted 1 1/2 bush potatoes in post office lot Had Mrs Roderick 7 hours.. dug some in flower plot. Far came in evening. Jimie met him | |
| 5 | Fine bright day. Large congregation for this time of year. Far went to the Gore, with uncle Donald | |
| 6 | Fine warm day. To seeds onions 10. radishes 5 summer savory 5 celery 5. Murdy went to Green Valley | 20 |
| 7. | Warm. Salway ploughing with Jimie $2.00 pr day To pork 33 cts 1 lb tea 25, Birdie sent for wheel to Eatons, $25..00 yesterday) Libby had a male calf today I sowed seed onions | |
| 8 | Fine day, very warm, Mercury up to 78 at 3. P.M. | |
| 9 | Misquitoes came in hundreds last night tonight in thousands. Jimie sowed 1 1/2 bush wheet today. Murdy digging in garden. I sowed carrots beets mangolds. Bot 1/4 lb intermedi. W. carrots 10. W. B carrot 4 cts By 6 bush oats 40.00 pr bush of Mr Givin = 2.40 | |
| 10. | Jimie sowed 16 bush oats. I sowed in garden long and short W. carrots, parsnips turnip beets 15 box seeds. Murdy bot them | |
| 11. | Had Mrs Roderick washing 1/2 day. To beef of Rickstead 50 cts James Dingwall R.R. was buried today. he died Thursday evening of pneumonia aged 71 | |
| 12. | Fine day. A large Congregation | |
| 13 | Turned Cold last night. Murdy went north. Marion drove him to Green Valley with Sullivan's horse. To 3 lb rice 15 | 15 |
| 14. | Three chicken out today. Sent the Cows |
| 14 {cont.} | to pasture today. Birdie got her wheel today. To spinich 5, Musk Mellons 5, 1 gall coal oil | 35 |
| 15 | Fine. sowed spinich musk melons. Murdy came home. Pa caught 5 bass, 26 perch To 2 loaves 10, 12 chickens | |
| 16. | Jimie sowed 15 bush oats, 5 of Givin's 9 of our own Fine day. myriads of misquitoes | |
| 17. | Fine day. William McRae of New York called his brother John died suddenly, And will be buried in Williamstown tomorrow. I went in afternoon for Birdie, then drove to the Gore to see Aunt Mary, who has pleursy. | |
| 18 | Rain began last night And is drizzling The McRae funeral came at 2. P.M. Far his wife and W. McRae. And a Mr Loney, were here to dinner. To 5 lb |
50 88 20 |
| 19 | Rain all day. Rev Mr Hastie of Cornwall preach to a small congregation Mr Given went to Cornwall Uncle Donald was over Aunt Mary is better | |
| 20 | Mrs Roderick settled for 2 months' rent paid 1.65.. | |
| 21 | Bot at McCrimm 125 lbs of flour 2.68 cts tick Paid Got the 25 tonight | |
| 22. | Murdy got a new horse and went to Lancaster Township | |
| 23. | Thursday looks like rain Had Mrs Rodrick 1/2 day. Gave her some little potatoes for taking decayed vegetables out of the cellar | |
| 24 | Rained all day. Jimie went to Cornwall. Murdy drove hime to Summerstown Station.
to 1 lb sulpher 6. 2 yds Misquito net 14. 2 boxtax 8 roup for milk can |
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| 25. | Fine day. To saucages 20, Steak 25, Murdy got home at dusk. Jimie in the morning. Turn between March and April 1901 |
