Christina McLennan Diary, 1875, 1877, 1879
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January 1875
| ? | 4 yds plaid winsey | 28. cts $.1.1? |
| sold 2 bushes ashes to Gordon gave it to a Collection Ministers widow | 25 | |
| " | "tea at John et. 50. syrup Grant elected on the 18th bonfires | 20 70 |
| 22. | 6 loaves bread from Nicholson {list?} | |
| 23. | 6 " 2 lbs sugar | 25 |
| 25- | 1 lbs tea 80. thread 16 | 90 |
| 26. | 3 loaves (28) 100 lbs from baker | 3.25 |
| 30 | 1/2 {gell?} syrup 2 lbs sugar spice. | 38. 25. 1 -90 |
March
<t> 1 lbs Sugar {written upside down James W Lemia?}| 6. | 65 | |
| 12 | lucky had a heifer calf | |
| 13. | 11 1/2 yds cloth. 3.60 paid 1 3/4 yds | 5 {rest cut off} |
| " | 31 " 5" lbs oz maple sugar | 3.2 {rest cut off} |
| " | 1 qrt syrup .20 {Demonlla?} rent 2.00 | 2 20 {rest cut off} |
| 16" | 1" " " | 20 |
| 17. | 1/2 gall. coal oil. This is St Patrick and a very stormy day | 20 |
| 18. | Shila is worse Thankful for this is a very cold winday day none of my flowers were frozen last night - I posted a few pictures in a scrap book today | |
| 19. | To two spools thread | 12 {rest cut off} |
| 20. | I sold 4 lbs butter to Marys McIntyre for 75. (21st Betty a bull calf) | 32 |
| 24 | Bought at {J.A's?} 3 yds cotton 12 1/2 2 yds calico at 10/ | 34 |
| 25 | 1 lb tea at D McLennans I am very sick Lassie a bull calf | |
| 26 | Sold 1/2 doz eggs got 20 cts per doz bought 2 lbs sugar from Crim Tarter | |
| 31. | Sat a hen to hatch on 13 eggs |
November December. 1877
November
| 1. | Last night Halloween. To 1.2 bus apples | 30 |
| Josephine Grant and Miss Morwell in late apples. butternuts 6 yds calico | .60 | |
| {1?} | To 1/4 gallon syrup at Jews. | {40?} |
| 3." | To six pair boots at J.A's | 10.00 |
| 9 | To flour from 3 bush buckwheet 69. lbs | |
| 9. | To flour from four bush wheet-130 lbs | |
| 10. | To 1 qt syrup | 20 |
| 13 | To 1 hind 105 lbs qu beef from Murdy | |
| " | To 1 lb tea at McPhersons | 45 |
| To 11 yds cotton at McPhersons | 1.00 | |
| " | " 1/2 bush salt at Cheep Johs | 20 |
| " | " 7 " pease from Joseph | |
| 17. | 5 1/2 yds winsey .1.00. 3 towels 25 ct M.P. | 1.25 |
| 19. | All appearance of winter {Sent?} 16 bush provender to Mill and got it home | |
| 20. | butchered our pig. Paid $3.5 {?} To Mins | 3.00 |
| 21. | Went to Temperance Meeting. Mr & Mrs Gillavey & D.B.McLennan lecture | |
| 22. | Thanksgiving to day Called {?} for Missionary. we gave 90 in all | {16.80?} |
November 1877 curr 16.80
| 22. | To collection Weather very wet roads muddy | .50 |
| 27 | Wet. Wet. It is still very {rainy?} weather. Duncan G. J. Grant making a preasant to Blue. collection B.14.30. | |
| " | To above | 1.00 |
| 28. | looks like frost | |
| 30 | 3 loaves bread making soup | 21 |
| 1.71 | ||
| 16.80 | ||
| 18.51 |
December 1877
| 1 | Like winter finished soup | |
| 2 | To Collection for Presbyterian College {written in right column 21 1/2 cordwood from Murdy | 1.00 |
| " | Small fox on Allen {Kentnil?} | |
| 4. | To 1 bottle castor oil 10.1 bull cinducments | 15 |
| 5 | Raining this morning. Yesterday {gave vaccen?} to the Dr Allen has died. 2 Oclock P.M. | |
| 6 | Going to bury Allen at the Front | |
| " | Turning stormy wind and snow in West | |
| 8 7 | To 1 lb tea at McPherson 45 Snow in gusts | 45 |
| 8 " | little gusts of snow then it thaws | |
| 9 " | pretty frosty Mr McGillivray not here Mr Burnett Rush | |
| 12. | Killed the cow Betty, weighed 600. 1 | |
| " | {Gave?} 1 qu lbs .130 to Murdy. Began to make soap | |
| " | Bought 4 1/2 bush wheet from Hackerty | |
| " | 1.10 cts for bush paid 150 | 4.95 |
| " | 1/2 bush salt, Weather very fine Sunshine Had a letter from Mrs Tyler on 10th One from Annie on 11th | |
| 17. | Paid School tax $7.77. | 7.79 |
| not counting salt | 14.34 |
December 1877 carried 14.34
</t r>| 18 19. | oats from M Rae 27 bushe wheat 6 bask Buckwheat 2 bush Duncan paid | |
| {20 or 21?} | To Branch school $3.83. | 3.83 |
| " | Oats. McRae 16 bush. Sent to Lancaster | |
| " | 40 bush, 30 cts =$12.00 paid township tax | 9.97 |
| " | Paid for {Wagon?} $2.53 | |
| " | Finished candkes .405 = 50 1/2 lbs | |
| " | No snow as yet. turning cold got a pig | 4.00 |
| 22. | Far. Jimie, Murdy & Birdie went to the concert 55 cts. the tickets | 55 |
| Mrs Rem was working on the 21st. 50 credit. We had a hunt for Lucy and found her in Mr Watsons barn | ||
| 23 | Beautiful day | |
| 24 | To 1 1/2 lbs sugar 18. 1/2 lb rasins 4. candy | 2..24 |
| 25 | Christmas, ground bare no snow. good ice lovely day. Mr Watson donation. | |
| 27 | Lovely Morning no signs of snow Sent a letter to Sarah yesterday commencing to {work our Pants?} | 18.59 |
June 1879 28+2.65+4.65+390+38+80+62+68=13.93
243+675+13:93=23.11 12 Bought 1½ doz lemons 13 cts 5 oz candy 10 to chisholn 15 cts of another kind of candy left $1.00 with D. Robertson to buy a hat for Farquhar, Mrs Allan, B. $1.00 Saw a good deal of the city. spent $. 23. 21. on my trip and brought home 29 cts
14. sent ½ bush wheet to mill to get it cracked for porrage. borrowed from J.A. 2.40, and gave Duff an order on J.A. for 1.00 and gave him 50 cts in cash, got 1 lb tea 60. {in left margin} churned 12 1/2 lb butter}
15. Aunt Rose to Murdy's this morning I was in Church today, the first time for quite a while. There was rain last night and it is cold today we have a fire in the house. The procession is going on but
June 1899 the mosquitoes are about played out—we have had them for one month
18 quite cool today—was raining yesterday and monday I cut out Jimmie’s pants yesterday They are near done we churned this morning 91/4 lbs butter I have now packed over 22 lbs butter. Duncan and Jimmie are out at Majors putting up two gates
20 Esther had a calf a bull thought it was out at Major's
21 we took Esther and calf home today I finished Jimmie’s coat and pants and made Murdy’s pants today
23 churned 10 lbs butter today
24 bucking and a
June
25 Mosquitoes pretty bad yet a {weasal?} to be up the Branch at Rock Grant’s brother's a big red fellow
30 churned 5 lbs butter
July 1879
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2. To 1 bottle machine oil 15", 1 yd {?} " 3 1/2 cotton 1 spool W. thread 5 " 2 lb sugar
3 Sold Roussis 1. lb 4oz. butter Pic Nic at the Manse. I made some {woking?} that was not good.
4 Sold Rousis. 2lbs.6 oz churned about 10 lbs today 1/2 lb tea
7 sold Rousis. 2 lbs 1 oz. butter
8 Duncan and the boys are getting the new part of our shed ready to move
9 Noah is with Duncan moving the hay sold Rou. 4 lbs butter. I sold an old calf skin to a ragman and got a nutmeg grinder
10 busy morning. The old shed
July 1899
10 they got the new shed over alongside the barn the other shed will be hard to {?}. finished this evening moving
11 shed. Friday is our communion {fast day?}.
12 churned sold Rouss. 1.11 butter Mr. McNish of Cornwall preaching today text on Friday or Thursday we had a social for Mr. —— It was Mr. Laung of Lunenburg who preached Friday.
12 Mr. McNish preached on Saturday We had a very nice Congregation on Sabbath
14 Archie McKillip blind bard of Megantic is here today it is raining he is to give an entertainment in the hall
this evening
13 McKillip got $8.60 last night
14 Farquhar went to Alexandria to-day Jimmie drove him out
16. 10 lbs sugar at J.A's 1. lb ten
17 Jimie went to Alexandria for Far. he took McKillip with him
18. I made two lbs of sugar into jelly with red currants 6 lb.with white currants and canned 8 lb raspberries
July
21. got 10 dollars from Noah for the ewe, Sold marriage {licenses?} to George {Tunvers?} Major mowed our meddow 1/4 lb pig blue at J.A.'s
24 Sold Roussis 1.1/2 lb butter
August
29 Farquhar went to {Midd?}
September
second for potatoes 3rd turnips we got first prize for Mary's beets or carrots flour = 9 dollars
22 John brought 41 1/4 butter 10 1/4 lb ham 1 lb pork 5 2/4 lbs cheese
{upside down} 120+050+175+345+19+02=450 45+98=165
May 1879
Hydrangea a flowering plant one variety appeniculata grandflower
13 mosquitoes today
14 plenty of mosquitoes Rose had a bull calf
15 rain last night rain today
" To 1 corn broom
" J. Mc {Arthur?} got marriages licenses for Batise St Thorn
16 rain last night and Storm of lightening and thunder {Ducid?} took the calf today
17 Lucy went to visit at Murdy's
18 washer today mosquitoes bad
19 very hot making Birdie dress
20 hot and it looks like rain
21 churned 7 1/4 lbs butter
22 1/2 lb tea at John A
May 1879
23 Major is ploughing Kintall lot in {Grove?} ground going to sow wheat {written across this} Husherty sold us a pig for 2 bush pease on the 24th
24 Sent Dolley to D. McCrimmmons
25 Beautiful day.
26 churned this morning. 7 1/2 lbs butter
" Randolph got a ten cent hat at John A's for 1 doz eggs We had pretty hard frost four nights froze squash cucumbers corn flour potatoes some will recover
27 baked and {?} and valted the pork we killed yesterday and left the calf out today Charley Sam received $2.00 towards {?} pant
May 1879
27 political meeting at St Raphels tonight one at Mustentos last night
30 yesterday was nominations of Candidates for Local M.P.P.s Duncan & Farquhar went and Prentiss followed he came home alone. Mosquitoes very bad I put out tomatoes last night look like rain but it may be smoke that causes the gloomy appearance. They are watering the garden
churned 12 lbs butter
2nd Paid W. Camerson Fee for 2nd planting 1879 .25
June 1879
2. Got Money from Mr. Burnett 1st 4.00
" paid Jo.A. $.20.00.
" " Sullivan $4.25. 20 cts still due
" Rained last night- beautiful growing weather Churned 7 lb butter
3. a little rain Mosquitoes bad paid John A McGregor $.6.00 for 12 bush potaotes gave potatoes to McRae
6. D.McMaster had a Meeting last night in the Pt.A.H. very largely attended, a number of Ladies
7 Chief Justice McDonald of N.Scotia was there, and spoke a Mr. Boid from Prescot County was there for Rayside very good speaking a young man from Montreal a Mr. McGibbin spoke very well.
June
5 The voting is going on and the contest is close. I have washed blankets today and it has stormed and rained M Master was the elected with 32 Majority To soda 10. pepper 5. 15 Mrs Vally paid $.1.00 towards rent.
6. John came last night and he went to see Dougald today and is going home at 2 oclock. Mr McClauson and Lolle McLennan called in the evening
churned 4 lbs butter, and washed today Mrs Cannele paid $.4.00 towards rent. Baked today.
Ironed. John came to dinner he drew a load of lumber to his house.
I went to Montreal today I am very tyred. I got up at 1/2 past three and done my work took breakfast and
June 1879
went to walk to Murdy's met Farquhar on the road with M's horse and buggy we got to Lancaster before Six O'clock, the cars did not come until seven, we got to Montreal half past nine I took a cab paid 25 cents for it drove to 554 Lagastaure St. After they took breakfast it was my dinner, Kati went with me out to see the {shops?} I bought at Carsely's 8 1/4 yds cloth $4.65. 6 1/2 yds cloth at 60 cts $3.90 1 pair braces 38 cts. 8 yds calic 80 4 yds linen 15 1/2 cts pr yd = 62..2 yds farmer satin 34 cts = 68. My car fare was $.2.65. I bought at the burnt boot, 6 pair of shoes 4 at 1.25, 1 at 1.00, 1 pair 75 = $.6.75
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