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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905

Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 12.pdf

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November 1897
 
November 1897
  
1 Monday drizzled all day. Panning done.
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1 Monday drizzled all day Creamery opened
  
2 Covered were turkeys with spareribs sent to N. McKenzie, got the 5/1 first rate.
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2 covered rose bushes took up narcisses root Tp 1 1/2 sausage 15. 1 lb steak 10
  
3 Fine day. Traveled all day yesterday, roads are pretty bad. Mr. J. E. Kaysher from Cornwall came back today. Duncan Robertson of Montreal was due for communion drove home to Lancaster.
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3 Fine day. rained all day yesterday, roads are pretty bad. Mrs D.M. McNaughton of Lancaster was buried here today. Duncan Robertson of Montreal was here to dinner. Jimie drove.
  
4 Fine day and bright 12/9. Mr. S. Metcalf & John’s call my offering 10.
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4 Fine and bright W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at John A's. my offering 10.
  
5 12 lb peas & vegetables and corn, sugar 15 0 46
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5 To 10 lb gran sugar 50 cts 4 lbs brown sugar 16 3 lbs steak 30 1/2 lb B tea 25. 12 buns 14. cts 1 load 8 cts
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66    77
  
6 Gale late 3/0. 16 1/2 lb butter 6 1/2 turnover 17.
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6 Saturday. Fine day.
  
7 Saturday. Fine day.
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7 Cold day not many in church. Good Sermon.  
  
8 Cold day not many in church. Good sermon.  
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8 Raw day. I washed and churned. There was snow enough to whiten the roads.
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Colonal McGregor called and wrote a letter for Pa to a Mr Spraal Westminster in British Columbia
  
9 Fine day. preached and answered. there was more enough to value the weeds.  
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9 Snow about 2 inches. To 4 lb steak 40. 1 lb pork. 10
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50
  
10 Covered 12 to Mr. Milliken and it was a letter for $25 for a visit. Richmond British Columbia.
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10 Some rain today. And frose it {dark?} 1 gall coal oil
  
11 Snow about 2 inches it melted away quickly.
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11. Murdy left for Lochiel at 6. A.M. P.M. turned wet. Mary McIntyre spent the afternoon here  To 2 loaves from Christeene 12
  
12 8 took the day, took place preaching. felt cold.
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12 To 1 bag flour from Willie 2.75 soft snow all day ugly day. We took home the white helfer on Wednesday. she looks poor
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We heard that Williams (who taught High School here for some years her, was drowned West. today
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To stew 30. Murdy got home, ugly night
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2.75
  
13 Muddy left for Pepield 5 P. M. Mr. McLeod took home, Mr. Indigo, in the afternoon for home, come from Charlestown 2.
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13. Old man on rampage last night,. {Loked?} the M.D. Kate is prompter I think.
  
12 18 bags flour from Milliken 27 1/2. soft wood all 2/15. clay rough, saw 3 1/2 with 6 1/2 butter 27 1/2 7 15 furs in storage.
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14 Sunday Yesterday was fine. it so raw today. small congregation. Got on Friday 1 bush apples from Gorgie 50 cts. Got a letter from Sandy yesterday
 
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14 Fine day Wednesday. we wrote some home. made him very sick at Montreal with two days rest.
 
 
 
15 We heard the Committee of yesterday the original date was 5 years and then took it by surprise he saw Mr. Mundy at Thomas. the rest stood 7-8.
 
 
 
16 Old man on Cragsfield again. 13 1/2 letter from Mr. McK. also small in Wall.
 
 
 
17 Sunday Judson was clear.
 
 
 
18 Apple congregation good. Disley hear the people in town said a fine sermon. 33.
 
 
 
19 Very fine yesterday.
 

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October 1897

14 Very fine day. Pa sent to Montreal for $5.00 of timothy got 110 lbs. McCrimmon took it from Lancaster. paid for express 5.00 50

15 The C.E's social last night was good my ticket 15. Farquherson took the hay seed today To 3 lbs sausages 30.

16 Warm summer heat.

17. Cold wind.

18. Cold and raw. Pidgeon Boy. $2.00. Mrundy went north.

19 Very fine day. Quite warm. We washed the windows on outside

20 Fine day. high wind. A. C. McDonald’s bush is on fire (or rather the muck, And there is lots of smoke.

21 Fine day

22 Another warm day. To 4 1/2 lb sausages 25.

23 Very fine day. I was at Sniders all night They have a new boy. about 8 P.M. weighs 13 lb

24 A large congregation. It was union. A.M. Mr McKay of Toronto preached a mifsionary sermon

25 Monday Bird & I went to the Gore. We called at Mrs H McGillis

26 Lovely day I called at Watsons, Farquhersons & Urquharts

27 Wednesday. Lovely day, Got 3 turkeys. Prue diggin garden

28 Fine day. rained a little in forenoon.

29. Fine cold day took up dahlia, Covered strawbers Prue until 10.30 A.M. To beef 44 cts

30 Fine day. Heard that Mrs D McNaughton tailor of Lancaster) died suddenly this morning. And the death, suddent, of Mr George of New York is in todays papers

31 A good congregation. And a good sermon evening meetings very good

November 1897

1 Monday drizzled all day Creamery opened

2 covered rose bushes took up narcisses root Tp 1 1/2 sausage 15. 1 lb steak 10

3 Fine day. rained all day yesterday, roads are pretty bad. Mrs D.M. McNaughton of Lancaster was buried here today. Duncan Robertson of Montreal was here to dinner. Jimie drove.

4 Fine and bright W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at John A's. my offering 10.

5 To 10 lb gran sugar 50 cts 4 lbs brown sugar 16 3 lbs steak 30 1/2 lb B tea 25. 12 buns 14. cts 1 load 8 cts 66 77

6 Saturday. Fine day.

7 Cold day not many in church. Good Sermon.

8 Raw day. I washed and churned. There was snow enough to whiten the roads. Colonal McGregor called and wrote a letter for Pa to a Mr Spraal Westminster in British Columbia

9 Snow about 2 inches. To 4 lb steak 40. 1 lb pork. 10 50

10 Some rain today. And frose it {dark?} 1 gall coal oil

11. Murdy left for Lochiel at 6. A.M. P.M. turned wet. Mary McIntyre spent the afternoon here To 2 loaves from Christeene 12

12 To 1 bag flour from Willie 2.75 soft snow all day ugly day. We took home the white helfer on Wednesday. she looks poor We heard that Williams (who taught High School here for some years her, was drowned West. today To stew 30. Murdy got home, ugly night 2.75

13. Old man on rampage last night,. {Loked?} the M.D. Kate is prompter I think.

14 Sunday Yesterday was fine. it so raw today. small congregation. Got on Friday 1 bush apples from Gorgie 50 cts. Got a letter from Sandy yesterday 50

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