File #39345: "Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 188.pdf"

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December 1893
12. Tuesday. Began to storm about 6. A.M.
13 Very cold. Mercury down to 22. Had a letter From Randy
14 Boyd was here on Tuesday And we took 5 lbs Japan tea 35 pr lb 1.75 = 4 lbs black 50. Pa bot at Willies 5 lb currants 25. Gran sugar Harriet killed 4 hens for me this evening 3.75 75
15 Still cold Whitford drew the last of the poles that Far cut last fall. Got 25 pr load. 4 loads in all. Sent $4000 to Ran borrowed $25.00 from Dunlop $10.00 from D. Bush I had a letter J.C. he will be home next Thursday. Evening turned stormy
16 Snowed & stormed all night. rain and sleet all day Harriet killed 7 hens and plucked the feather Got 1 gall coal oil 15. D. Dougald was telling us that the St Lawrence is frozen over
17 I was not in church
18 I made a small washing
19 Cold
20. I was not at Prayer Meeting
21 Jimie Brown came home this evening.
22 Ran came home
23 We got a box of oranges from F Robertson. Dan brought them from the Gore Birdie came home Murdy went to the Gore for her. began to rain
24 I was not in church, rain & drizzle
25 Warm, but mist and rain
26 J.C. Bird Marion Murdy & Ran were all at the concert last night. The Falkners surpassed themselves. proceeds $31.00
27 School meeting A Ross, up the river, is the new trustee in A McBain's place. Every man or voter in the place is electioneering
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