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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 59.pdf
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| − | <td>Froze </td> | + | <td>Froze pretty hard last night. Murdy was away all forenoon. Jimie came home about 10. A.M. A son of the late Kenneth. Hugh McLennan, South Branch buried today aged 34. D.H. Paid 1.50 rent</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>25.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Snowed this morning, some runners on the roads. Rev M Matheson preached at .2.30 P.M Murdy drove Birdie to the Branch</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>26</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Stormy, snow and sleet. Murdy left at noon for North Lancaster. sold Bellimore 2 bush oats. 25. = P. bu 50</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>27</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Plenty snow. Runners on the road. Put up the front porch </td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>28.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Alick P. McDougall was buried at his home. Glen Donald. Took home two loads of straw yesterday. To rooled oats 25 cts. Sold Marriage lisence to a Lablan to marry a Mifs Tyo all from Front</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>29</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Not so cold. Bible Society meeting in St A Hall. I put out white washing.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>30</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>St Andrews day. fine sleighing. Jimie drove to Cornwall. I made a coloured washing. Whitford brought us 4 bags of potatoe bullets</td> |
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November 1900
| 10 | Saturday, Jimie left for Cornwall, expects to be home tomorrow morning. Murdy put in some roots | |
| 11. | Jimie did not come home today. The 59th Batallion are to march to the English church | |
| 12 | Cold and raw. Jimie got home in morning, D. H McDonald paid $100 on Saturday evening. Bellimere & Ferguson came to our farm barn to thrash for the 15st bush, they are to board themselves. Alick Stevenson, And Cariboo Cameron, are working with them. To 2 1/2 lbs steak 25 cts. 5 lb neck 20 cts Bot at McCrimmon's 1 bottle Eclectric oil 20 lozenges 5 Paid 50 cts for sugar & coal oil which I got on the 1st | 45 25 50 |
| 13 | Jimie went to Cornwall this afternoon | |
| 14 | It snowed last night And is raw today Mrs Kennedy washing 25.. 2 bars soap 10 cts | 50 |
| 15. | Cold day. To 1 gall coal oil at Willies 23 They finished thrashing about 11. A.M. thrashed 49 bush Pa gave Murdy 3.00 to part pay men | 23 |
| 16. | Murdy has a very bad cold. And so has Marion Pa went out today. | |
| 17. | Rain & snow Murdy in bed all day. Pa went to post office. Got his bill from Dr. Mowat $1500 paid 10 = due 5. Jimie came at 5 P.M. | |
| 18 | Rain all day. not very cold, just ugly | |
| 19 | Snow last night. Jimie left for Cornwall 8..A.M. walked to the station. Rained and hailed now 9. P.M. pouring rain. Stabled the cows The first time this winter | |
| 20 | Sleete. The trees are covered with snow And ice. A limb broken on a maple by the well showery all day. Bot from Martintown butcher 7 1/2 lbs steak 75 cts 5 lbs roast 42, soup bone 8 cts Pa. went to take 5 Oclock dinner with Aunt Kate | 1.25 |
| 21. | It was 8 P.M. when Pa got home last night he got qwet. And is not well today. It was raining in turns all day, now 8. P.M. the wind is blowing 60 miles an hour | |
| 22 | 73 miles an hour in Montreal. And is likely the same here. I went to see McCrimmon, who was hurt by his horse sunday night, he is badly bruised and cut. The wind in Montreal yesterday, was 83 | |
| 23. | Friday. 9. P.M. I went in forenoon for Birdie The roads are very bad. Got home about 7.30. P.M. | |
| 24 | Froze pretty hard last night. Murdy was away all forenoon. Jimie came home about 10. A.M. A son of the late Kenneth. Hugh McLennan, South Branch buried today aged 34. D.H. Paid 1.50 rent | |
| 25. | Snowed this morning, some runners on the roads. Rev M Matheson preached at .2.30 P.M Murdy drove Birdie to the Branch | |
| 26 | Stormy, snow and sleet. Murdy left at noon for North Lancaster. sold Bellimore 2 bush oats. 25. = P. bu 50 | |
| 27 | Plenty snow. Runners on the road. Put up the front porch | |
| 28. | Alick P. McDougall was buried at his home. Glen Donald. Took home two loads of straw yesterday. To rooled oats 25 cts. Sold Marriage lisence to a Lablan to marry a Mifs Tyo all from Front | |
| 29 | Not so cold. Bible Society meeting in St A Hall. I put out white washing. | |
| 30 | St Andrews day. fine sleighing. Jimie drove to Cornwall. I made a coloured washing. Whitford brought us 4 bags of potatoe bullets |
