Transcription
November 1904
{Written on left-hand side}
From 263 {Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 136.pdf March 1905}
March 30th Jimie got home from Cornwall. Lovery was acquitted
31. Very fine in morning 3.P.M. turned raw, looks like snow. To 2 pans bread 48. sugar 50. Got {Marfrow?} with steam saw to saw our wood 12 cords at 35 cts.. pr cord we had no hired help Jimie & Murdy worked they could cut a cord in 10 minutes if norhing got wrong. Came at 4 P M left at 6 with a couple of cords {in rent?}
| 26 | Was at the Meeting of the Bible Society, collection 10 cts.. To 1 lb bee startch 10 2 lb lump sugar 19. 1 pan bread 24 Murdy went to get a tooth filled yesterday. did not get home until today. Brown got home today, from Toronto. they were very much pleased with their trip | 10 38 |
| 27 | Snowing. Not very many in church | |
| 28 | I finished cleaning the dining room Took up the carpet on Saturday put it down today. and tidied up. Made a small washing. I have a slight cold | |
| 29 | Snow this morning. Pa bot himself overshoes set of woollen underwear $2.00 at Willie's W.D. McLeod has a commitee meeting in the village. I washed the cretone curtains and Kitchen windows & blinds | 1.50 2.00 |
| 30 | To bush of butter from factory To 6 loaves 36. Sugar 25. B tea 20 Mrs Brown came and helped me with cake making. She had the two children Hellan was never here before although she is 15 months old | 76 |
| 1 | Thursday. W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met here today. Thirteen members including myself. My off. My cold is pretty bad today | 25 |
| 2 | I spent a bad night. got Thomas Eclectric oil 25 Comfits 10 | 35 |
| 3 | Mrs Brown called and brought the picture of Uncle Sandy's family, that she took from Toronto for me I am some better of my cold Jimie went to Cornwall, drove Katty he called at Birdies. There is not snow enough for runners yet. Jimie bot a black fur coat and a course cloth one 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Fine day. I was not in church Mary Gore called, so did Lizzie B she has a new Persian Lamb jacket with Russian sable revers & collar | |
| 5 | Murdy left for North, Lochiel, to be gone until Saturday. Murdy to 2 loaves | |
| 6 | Fine day. Jimie went to Lancaster to see the dentist. but did not see him. Daisy took him all through the house. | |
| 7. | Snowing & blowing. To 4 loaves 24. 1 gall coal oil | 44 |
| 8 | Cold day. Sleighs and buggies, both on the road To 2 chimneys 15 wick 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Cold. West wind. I was out to the hen house my first outing for a walk. Jimie emptied Mrs Jones | |
| 10 | Cold day. Jimie put up the storm sash on the lower story of the big part of the house. the others were put up over a month To 100 lb qrter beef from Beckstead hind qrts ready cut up 5 1/2 ct.. pr lb To pan bread 24. Murdy came after dark Turned very Cold. | 5.30 |
