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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905

Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 18.pdf

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   <td>Sunday Rev Hastie of Cornwall p{r}eached in the morning. Gordon Smith in the evening. Mr Given was in Cornwall</td>
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  <td>Fine day. done some washing</td>
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  <td>Baked in oven. not good bread</td>
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1 Sunday, Rev. Hastie of Cornwall preached in the morning, Mr. Leatherworth in the evening. Mr. Finn here in the evening.  
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2 Fine day, home some washing.  
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  <td>To 1 lb tea 25. butter 50.</td>
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3 Baked in the evening, sent bread.  
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4 Cold, 12 1/2 butter 50.   
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5 Wrote and done at Woman's Meeting at Lough's in the evening. Walk my feet sore.  
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  <td>Birdie and I were at Womans Meeting at A.C. McDonald's. I paid my fee 1<u>00</u></td>
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6 Fine morning, stormy, went to Hurst's.   
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7 Done a little in garden, took down oats, carrots, mangels, pease, some onions. The raspberry strawberry came.   
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  <td>Jimie is varnishing. M. J. buggy. To stew 25.</td>
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8 Fine day. Planted it.  
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9 Fine day. Home wood keeps told. 
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10 Mary left today for Napanee, the old man Smith came for her.  
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  <td>Done a little in garden, sowed onions beets, carrots, Mangols, lettuce, summer savory on the 4th. The raspberry strawberry came today. I planted it</td>
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11 She started the post office extension of post[illegible] today.   
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12 A warm wind, warm in the evening, spring was over.W. went to see J. O. after supper.   
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  <td>Fine day. The wind Keeps cold</td>
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13 Cold and a little windy, went to D. W.Bought seeds for the season, 30 lbs, $2.20.  
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14 Worked in garden.  
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15 W. & E. Hugh brought [illegible] Uncle Donald and   
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  <td>Mary left today, for Urquharts. An old man Smith came for her</td>
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16 Worked in school in garden, 1 at [illegible][illegible] planted beans in a bed. Annieout at meeting, [illegible] many, 
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A. and [illegible] at Mr. Anderson's marriage.   
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17 Fine day, planted 3 rows left soon with [illegible] 1 row. E. [illegible] 
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  <td>We planted the post office lot with potatoes today.</td>
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18 Thursday, a general day, the crops hold on, but clean. And the work could not remain without. There was a thunderstorm last night. A great deal of grain fell, and the day before a span of 18 rows was sent to the dump.
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  <td>Began to rain. Paper & Jimie went to Salway farm and sowed a mixture of Timothy & grasses</td>
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  <td>Cold and a slow drizzle. bot a turkey 10 eggs</td>
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  <td>Cold and rain. Bot 3 lb sausages. 30. stew 20</td>
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  <td>Worked in garden</td>
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  <td>A large Congregation Uncle Donald and Mary {age?} were here</td>
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  <td>Washed & worked in garden. had Prue all day. planted corn. some top onions cucumbers. fixed strawberries Murdy came</td>
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  <td>17.</td>
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  <td>Had Prue 1/2 day, planted 3 rows top onions 4 rows of carrots, To beef & pork 53 cts
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Murdy has a gumboil, he caught cold on the train. And was sick. And did not remain in Toronto There was a thunder storm last night. A good deal of rain fell, Sent the cows to pastur The white cow was sent to Salways</td>
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April 1898

25 Monday, Jimie & Pa went to the funeral of Mrs George Grinley. Mrs Duncan Chisholm died last night. The wind is cold We had a telegram from Murdy from Vancouver. Randy is all right. Sent an order to Rennie for seeds, 100
26 Birdie & myself went to Chisholms and called at Roys on our return.
27 Mrs Chisholm was buried today, A large funeral, Joe Ann McLennan called today. Had a letter from Far
28 Cold east wind. To 1 lb tea 25. To butter 10 Marion got samples from Eatons 85
29 Fine day. weather, no vegetation good and cool for seeding.
30 Fine day, Jimie went to Alexandria with D.R. to Archie McPhee's funeral. Mary McIntyre went to see Peter and the Murchisons
May 1898
1 Sunday Rev Hastie of Cornwall p{r}eached in the morning. Gordon Smith in the evening. Mr Given was in Cornwall
2 Fine day. done some washing
3 Baked in oven. not good bread
4. To 1 lb tea 25. butter 50.
5. Birdie and I were at Womans Meeting at A.C. McDonald's. I paid my fee 100
6 Jimie is varnishing. M. J. buggy. To stew 25. 25
7 Done a little in garden, sowed onions beets, carrots, Mangols, lettuce, summer savory on the 4th. The raspberry strawberry came today. I planted it
8. Fine day. The wind Keeps cold
9. Mary left today, for Urquharts. An old man Smith came for her
10 We planted the post office lot with potatoes today.
11 Began to rain. Paper & Jimie went to Salway farm and sowed a mixture of Timothy & grasses
12 Cold and a slow drizzle. bot a turkey 10 eggs
13. Cold and rain. Bot 3 lb sausages. 30. stew 20 50
14 Worked in garden
15. A large Congregation Uncle Donald and Mary {age?} were here
16 Washed & worked in garden. had Prue all day. planted corn. some top onions cucumbers. fixed strawberries Murdy came
17. Had Prue 1/2 day, planted 3 rows top onions 4 rows of carrots, To beef & pork 53 cts Murdy has a gumboil, he caught cold on the train. And was sick. And did not remain in Toronto There was a thunder storm last night. A good deal of rain fell, Sent the cows to pastur The white cow was sent to Salways 53
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