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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 2.pdf
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January 1897 | January 1897 | ||
| − | 1. Friday. Fine day. Pa was up early and went to see Murdy, he is | + | 1. Friday. Fine day. Pa was up early and went to see Murdy, he is sinking gradually. The children slept late. They were at the church there was a night watch. |
| − | 2. Soft snow and rain. Murdy died at noon. I got M | + | 2. Soft snow and rain. Murdy died at noon. I got M Cremmin to take M Killop away to green valley. % 1 pan bread trok. |
| − | 3. Sunday. lovely day a large | + | 3. Sunday. lovely day a large congregation Tassie Dingwall here to stay over night. |
| − | 4. Uncle Murdy buried today there was a very large funeral. | + | 4. Uncle Murdy buried today there was a very |
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| + | large funeral. % 2 pans of bread and pan for I got yesterday 60 cts % 1 lantern 50 1.10 | ||
5. Rain and snow today but not cold. Yesterday was as fine as a day in the 1st of May. | 5. Rain and snow today but not cold. Yesterday was as fine as a day in the 1st of May. | ||
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6. Freezing in the morning, snowing in the evening. Mr. Brown left for Kingston in forenoon Birdie at the manse today. | 6. Freezing in the morning, snowing in the evening. Mr. Brown left for Kingston in forenoon Birdie at the manse today. | ||
| − | 7. Fine bright day womens meeting at the manse. My fee offering 25 paid | + | 7. Fine bright day womens meeting at the manse. My fee 1.00 offering 25 paid for faithfull witness. 40. 1.65 |
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| + | Bids fee & offering 35. Bot at Willies lemons 15 sugar 25 75 | ||
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| + | raisins 9. Paid the girls rink tickets 1.00. 1.9. | ||
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| + | 8. Very fine day no more yet sleighing | ||
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| + | % 6 loaves 30. Paid Fraser for butter lard & sugar got in Decr. and 1 gall coulor' .95. % 5 lbs sugar 1.20 | ||
| − | + | 1 cake chockolate 9- 1 hank fingering yarn 1 onion at Willie's 5. | |
9. Saturday. Fine and soft % 1 panibread 20 1 gall {illegible} 40. | 9. Saturday. Fine and soft % 1 panibread 20 1 gall {illegible} 40. | ||
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10. A large congregation morning and evening. | 10. A large congregation morning and evening. | ||
| − | 11. Sent | + | 11. Sent provender to mill. Jamie cleaned the furnace pipes. % 1 pan bread tick. |
12. Fine day. | 12. Fine day. | ||
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January 1897
1. Friday. Fine day. Pa was up early and went to see Murdy, he is sinking gradually. The children slept late. They were at the church there was a night watch.
2. Soft snow and rain. Murdy died at noon. I got M Cremmin to take M Killop away to green valley. % 1 pan bread trok.
3. Sunday. lovely day a large congregation Tassie Dingwall here to stay over night.
4. Uncle Murdy buried today there was a very
large funeral. % 2 pans of bread and pan for I got yesterday 60 cts % 1 lantern 50 1.10
5. Rain and snow today but not cold. Yesterday was as fine as a day in the 1st of May.
6. Freezing in the morning, snowing in the evening. Mr. Brown left for Kingston in forenoon Birdie at the manse today.
7. Fine bright day womens meeting at the manse. My fee 1.00 offering 25 paid for faithfull witness. 40. 1.65
Bids fee & offering 35. Bot at Willies lemons 15 sugar 25 75
raisins 9. Paid the girls rink tickets 1.00. 1.9.
8. Very fine day no more yet sleighing
% 6 loaves 30. Paid Fraser for butter lard & sugar got in Decr. and 1 gall coulor' .95. % 5 lbs sugar 1.20
1 cake chockolate 9- 1 hank fingering yarn 1 onion at Willie's 5.
9. Saturday. Fine and soft % 1 panibread 20 1 gall {illegible} 40.
10. A large congregation morning and evening.
11. Sent provender to mill. Jamie cleaned the furnace pipes. % 1 pan bread tick.
12. Fine day.
13. Thought to go to prayer meeting. but went to the manse
January 1897
15. Friday. Pa is not very well.
16. Raw day
17. I did not go to church today. Pa is not well.
18. Bold high wind. Birdie is not getting a chance to {illgegible} Finch. she will try tomorrow
19. Mercury fell to 20 below zero. At 8 AM was cold all day. I bake in oven to 1 gall cook oil 18 rice 25 sold Snider onto 2 {illegible}.
20. Mercury up to zero an 9 AM. Far and Donald Robutson call in afternoon. Boys draw 1 load of wood from Salungs place.
21. Turned soft - and mowing.
22. There was no carnival last night on account of snow. Snider and James working hard to clean the ice. Mrs. Donald Kennedy was busier yesterday. A. J. Grant is very poorly. Ran went to Murtingtown this evening to stay a week with D. M. {illegible}. % cook oil 20 tea 25.
23. Snow all day and pretty cold. Randy got his mail from Fraser yesterday making and {illegible} 4.50. Not paid. Sold 3 1/2 {illegible} eggs. at Frasers 70 cream tarter 35. A.J. Grant died at 11 A.M. Will be buried on Tuesday.
24. Mercury down at 20 at 7:30 A.M. don't know how much lower it had been.
25. Mercury down/up to 25 this morning and a cold West-wind. Snow drifting ugly day. {illegible} in morning. The manse took fire in basement.
26. High wind still and drifting. A. J.'s funeral today. The church was warmed the {illegible} was taken in and the Rev A M. Gillway preached the funeral sermon. Bird had a letter yesterday from J. C. Brown.
