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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 9.pdf
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| − | <td>There was very heavy rain today. Had a letter from Mrs Kerr Alexandria. Uncle Don and | + | <td>There was very heavy rain today. Had a letter from Mrs Kerr Alexandria. Uncle Don and Handy were here. To 8 1/2 lbs stew {Bonies?} Dr. & Mrs. Rogers called. I baked in oven. Got flour yesterday at Willies 2.25.</td> |
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July 1897
| 16. | To butter 48 cts. Farquherson put in 1 load hay | |
| 17. | Fine day. Far. " two loads, hay. Had a paper from Far." Mexio Herald. | |
| 18. | A pretty good congregation. Alick Scott preached. Mr. & Mrs. Far Robertson called. | |
| 19. | Birdie washed. Rosie 5 lb. stew 30. To 1 pan bread 20. yeast 5. sugar at John A.'s 9 lbs 50. | 75 |
| 20. | Our young folk went to Templee Pic Nic | |
| 21. | Hot day to 1 pan bread 20. starch 10. | 30 |
| 22. | Heavy rains for two or three hours. 70 1/2 pm. two cans salmon 25. Kate Roy Jimie was here to dinner. I gave her 50 cts for butter. she will bring it on Sunday. | 20 50 50 |
| 23. | There was very heavy rain today. Had a letter from Mrs Kerr Alexandria. Uncle Don and Handy were here. To 8 1/2 lbs stew {Bonies?} Dr. & Mrs. Rogers called. I baked in oven. Got flour yesterday at Willies 2.25. | 52 |
| 24 | Rain all forenoon. Cleared up at 3 P.M. D. Roy's brought the butter. Jimie gave me 700 | |
| 25 | Cloudy day. An average congregation. Morning and evening. C. E.'s of South Branch were down. | |
| 26 | Fine day. Jimie cut home meadow. Birdie washed. | |
| 27. | Cool bright. To 1 doz eggs 10. 2 1/2 lb cheese 25. butter 1 lb green tea 5. 1/2 lb Black tea 25. sugar 25. molasses. coa oil 41/2 lb roast 35 cts salt 10. Minn Clark & her cousin Mr. Hamilton took dinner here. Mrs. Kerr & daughter Jessie & Mr. McPhee came at 2 P.M. to remain over night. Boys put in 2 loads of hay from our medow. | |
| 28. | Was raining at 5 A.M. Nov 4 P.M. Still raining. To 4 1/2 lbs steak at {Bouley?} 45 cts. 1 doz eggs 20. The Alexandria guest here yet. | 55 |
| 29. | Wet Wet Our guests are uneasy. They cannot get off To 3 lbs butter 48. 1 pan bread 20. 2 1/2 cheese 25. Donald Robertson called. this evening |
| 1. | Sunday a good many in church | |
| 2. | Getting Pa ready for the Springs. | |
| 3. | Pa left at 7 A.M. Mr. J.C.B. left for Cornwall Murdy for Lochiel. Birdie went to a C.E. pic nic at Stone House front | |
| 4. | Rain last night, dull all day. To sulphur fly poison 25. Sent $2.00 by Tassie Smith to Eatons for shoes for the girls | 2.25 |
| 5. | Went with Mr. Given to Woman Meeting at Jimie Dingwalls My offering 25. Birds 10. | 35 |
| 6. | To 3. lbs cheese 30 | |
| 7. | Jimie took Marion to Lancaster to dentist. | |
| 8. | Fine day. A large congregation. | |
| 9. | Mrs. Jack McPherson & Mifs Gray took tea with us To sugar 25. cheese 20. Paid Tassie 25 for Express on girls’ shoes. | 70 |
| 10. | Rain all day. | |
| 11. | Rain all night. Pa came home. | |
| 12. | All our going but Ran. went to the Sabbath S. pic nic. Each boy took a buggy , And one of the girls Kemp was here and tuned the piano. 25 cts to a friend. Entertainment in St A Hall. | 25 |
| 13. | To sugar 25. Pa is not well since he came home. | 25 |
| 14. | Fine day. Boys working at farm. Salway put in 1 load of hay. To 7 loaves bread 35. to 2 lamp chimnies one 15. on 8 = 23 Sent a letter and some papers to Far. on Wednesday postage on same 9. Medecine for Pa. from {Moren?} | 35 23 X50 |
| 15. | Fine day. a good many in church. | |
| 16. | Washed. it looks like rain. To 1 pan bread To 100 flour 2.40 Killed an old hen | x20 x2.40 |
| 17. | Mrs J Dingwall & Mifs Dingwall were here baluing the goods for the North West. Bird & Marion are to tea at John A.'s To 1 can peaches 20. Pa is not any better. To 1 Bottle brandy 1.50. | 20 1.50 |
| 18. | Pa some better today. To cheese 30cts. To 5 1/2 lb butter 1.04 | 30 1.04 10.52 |
