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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 8.pdf
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June 1895{7?}
| 16. | To. sausages 20, stew 24. | 44 |
| 17. | Fine day done a little weeding in onions. | |
| 18. | Marion & Murdy went to Cornwall to the school games. Cornwall won on Lacrosse and is ahead of Williamstown. Gave Marion | 10 |
| 19. | Done some weeding and planted beans. Murdy hoed potatoes & corn. Beef 54 cts. | |
| 20. | Fine day but cool. Mr. McKay of Summerston preached. Mr. Mathewson in evening. | |
| 21 | Monday, washed. | |
| 22. | Jimie drove Kate to Murdy's buggy to Cornwall to the Jubilee, Murdy & Ran We saw in the star An account of an earthquake in Mexico. Bonfire on brick yard. Some boys stole the cannon from Martintown last night. | |
| 23. | To 100 flour at Willies 2.20. | |
| 24 | Baked in oven. To sugar 25. | |
| 25 | To sausage 27 cts. | |
| 26. | Marion drove to Apple Hill for Birdie. Flora McLennan from Kenyon came with her niece Flora Ann to try the Entrance exam next week. Mrs. Grenley & Mrs. Kennedy spent the afternoon here. To canned apples 15 cts. | 15 |
| 27 | I went to Mr. Watsons preaching. he had communion. | |
| 28 | To rice & raisins 20 cts. occasional drizzles | |
| 29. | To stew 18 sausage 25. Gentle rain. 9 P. M | |
| 30 | Rained last night now 7 P.M. Clearing up. Baked in oven. To 2 1/2 lbs butter 40. lemon biscuit 10 Flora McLennan came in afternoon for Flora Ann. |
| 1. | Thursday. Birdie & I went to the W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society meeting at John Rosses. My offer 25 Bird 10. paid the Presbyterial fee 10 each. | 35 20 71 |
| 2 | To 2 3/4 butter 44, beef stew 27 | 71 |
| 3 | To sugar 25. | |
| 4 | Very hot. Mercury, up to 84. Mr. Given at home and preached. | |
| 5 | I washed in Morning. got 1 1/2 lbs butter 24. corn starch 10 cts. Mercury, up to 94 | |
| 6 | Jimie, D.D. And a Mifs Fergusson called on their way to Lancaster and took Birdie with them. Jimie went and took Marion. The District Council meet there. | |
| 7. | Girls all back from Lancaster reports a good time Bessie co helfer calf. her second | |
| 8. | Still hot D.R. McDonald left for Mexico To sugar 25, canned apples 18. Murdy put Paris green on the potatoes. Marion had two school girls to tea. Mifses. Faulds & McDermid. | |
| 9 | Very hot Mr Given preached very few in church | |
| 10 | Mr & Mrs McGillivray in church Rev A Scott preached To 1 tin of 5 lbs butter tick. to sausage 1 1/2 lbs 15. 4 lbs stew 6-24 | 1.1 39 |
| 11. | Jimie Brown came this morning on a bike Mr McGillivray preached. And served the table Mr McGillivray preached a sermon to the forestors at 3. P.M. Mrs John Mowett was buried at 4 P.M. It turned cool and rain began to fall. The collection was for French Evangelization | |
| 12. | Rain To 1 pan bread 25 | |
| 13. | To 4 lbs stew 20. rain again | |
| 14 | More rain. | |
| 15 | Fine day looks like dry weather. | |
| 16 | Another fine day. From Bessie 6 1/2 lb stew 1/2 lb sausage from McKewin | 39 15 |
