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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 77.pdf
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| − | <td>A pretty large congregation. The envelope collection taken up today for the 1st time. Pa is to give | + | <td>A pretty large congregation. The envelope collection taken up today for the 1st time. Pa is to give 15 cts.. for Sunday for the year.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>6.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Schools opened today. And prayer in Hepzebeth. {Hephzibah}</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>7.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Birdie had a letter from Uncle Sandy And an account of the wedding and presentsPa Murdy & J.C. were in Lancaster to Court Sold 2 1/2 doz eggs 25 cts.. pr doz got due bill 63 cts Bot 1 bag table salt 10 cts..</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>8.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>It has been fine all week so far good roads</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>9.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>New moon today. I have a bad cold.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>10</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Friday. Fine day. Baked in oven</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>11.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Wrote to Marion. Uncle Sandy, is coming |
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| + | To Coal oil 25 cts.. 10 lb apples 25 cts.. Killed a rooster</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>12</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Pa Off. Church 15. Stormy not many in church</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>13.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Calm. Jimie went out with snow plough</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>14</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Cold. mercury 10 below zero at 8.A.M. Uncle Sandy & Murdy went to see Uncle Donalds Billy Robertson North Branch took dinner with us. Jimie out to spend the evening.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>15</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Snow. Murdy went to Kenyon to run a line Uncle Sandy, and Jimie went to see Mary McIntyre. got her at Merchisons. After tea Uncle and Birdie went to see Charlotte. she was not at home, none there but Maimie</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>16</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>To sugar 25 cts.. Jimie drove uncle Sandy to Apple Hill to take the cars for Smith's Falls</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>16.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Pa has a cold. he got 1/2 doz lemons. 15 cts.. Our helfer was bad with a rattle in her throat. We did not know of she had anything in it or not she got better by evening. Snow in Morning storming early evening, Murdy not back yet.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>17</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Murdy got home about 10 P.M. last night and it was cold. About 8 A M today Mercury was 20 below We got word in Morning that Mrs Watson's corpse would be at Lancaster at 9. A.M. we were very much surprised of her death she went to Montreal on the 31st Dec. for treatment. Lizzie Neal & George were there at the time. Our things came from Eatons. 2 pair blankets- $3. pr. pair 3 sheets = 1.58. 4 pair towels 29 cts pr pair = 116. 2 roller towels 20 = 60. 1 pair pants 1.50 = 3.26 1 linen table cloth 1.58. 10 yds cotton 8. cts. yd. 80 |
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| + | Bird got blue bed room dishes, rolled wheat, wheet flour. {purse?} | ||
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| + | Freight and cartage 1.20. Pa paid 50 of it | ||
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| + | I bot my concert ticket 60 cts.. To 1 lb tea 30</td> | ||
| + | <td>7.58 2.38 | ||
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| + | 50 | ||
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| + | 80</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>18.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>To 1 corn broom at Willies 25. 1 gall coal oil Pd 25</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>50</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>19.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine day in Morning. No preaching. Mr Givin was to have gone to Apple Hill but on account of Mrs Watson funeral, he got Mr Langil to go to Apple Hill. And he preached in Martintown. It turned ugly And cold in afternoon. Hatty & her man, came up. John Robertson was down, And Farquhar was home. there was a large funeral. Yesterday was sloppy. And an ugly day to dig graves there were five dug, three in Mr Watson's plot in graveyard, And two at his home. Julian and Willie's, which were both taken to the graveyard. it was 10.30 P.M. before the two bodies were intered </td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>20.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine in Morning. turned stormy, about noon</td> |
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January 1902
| 1 | Wednesday. Very fine day Mercury 10 above zero at 8. a.m. A very dull New Year. No callers, but J.C. who was with us at dinner | |
| 2 | Fine day. W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at the manse. I paid my fee $1.00 offer. 25. Murdy by coal oil 23- | 1.25 |
| 3. | To 1 lb tea 30. 2 lbs rice 10. flaked rice 13. 1 pair spectables 25 | 53 25 |
| 4 | Mercury 4 below zero. nothing unusual today | |
| 5 | A pretty large congregation. The envelope collection taken up today for the 1st time. Pa is to give 15 cts.. for Sunday for the year. | |
| 6. | Schools opened today. And prayer in Hepzebeth. {Hephzibah} | |
| 7. | Birdie had a letter from Uncle Sandy And an account of the wedding and presentsPa Murdy & J.C. were in Lancaster to Court Sold 2 1/2 doz eggs 25 cts.. pr doz got due bill 63 cts Bot 1 bag table salt 10 cts.. | |
| 8. | It has been fine all week so far good roads | |
| 9. | New moon today. I have a bad cold. | |
| 10 | Friday. Fine day. Baked in oven | |
| 11. | Wrote to Marion. Uncle Sandy, is coming To Coal oil 25 cts.. 10 lb apples 25 cts.. Killed a rooster | |
| 12 | Pa Off. Church 15. Stormy not many in church | |
| 13. | Calm. Jimie went out with snow plough | |
| 14 | Cold. mercury 10 below zero at 8.A.M. Uncle Sandy & Murdy went to see Uncle Donalds Billy Robertson North Branch took dinner with us. Jimie out to spend the evening. | |
| 15 | Snow. Murdy went to Kenyon to run a line Uncle Sandy, and Jimie went to see Mary McIntyre. got her at Merchisons. After tea Uncle and Birdie went to see Charlotte. she was not at home, none there but Maimie | |
| 16 | To sugar 25 cts.. Jimie drove uncle Sandy to Apple Hill to take the cars for Smith's Falls |
| 16. | Pa has a cold. he got 1/2 doz lemons. 15 cts.. Our helfer was bad with a rattle in her throat. We did not know of she had anything in it or not she got better by evening. Snow in Morning storming early evening, Murdy not back yet. | |
| 17 | Murdy got home about 10 P.M. last night and it was cold. About 8 A M today Mercury was 20 below We got word in Morning that Mrs Watson's corpse would be at Lancaster at 9. A.M. we were very much surprised of her death she went to Montreal on the 31st Dec. for treatment. Lizzie Neal & George were there at the time. Our things came from Eatons. 2 pair blankets- $3. pr. pair 3 sheets = 1.58. 4 pair towels 29 cts pr pair = 116. 2 roller towels 20 = 60. 1 pair pants 1.50 = 3.26 1 linen table cloth 1.58. 10 yds cotton 8. cts. yd. 80
Bird got blue bed room dishes, rolled wheat, wheet flour. {purse?} Freight and cartage 1.20. Pa paid 50 of it I bot my concert ticket 60 cts.. To 1 lb tea 30 |
7.58 2.38
50 80 |
| 18. | To 1 corn broom at Willies 25. 1 gall coal oil Pd 25 | 50 |
| 19. | Fine day in Morning. No preaching. Mr Givin was to have gone to Apple Hill but on account of Mrs Watson funeral, he got Mr Langil to go to Apple Hill. And he preached in Martintown. It turned ugly And cold in afternoon. Hatty & her man, came up. John Robertson was down, And Farquhar was home. there was a large funeral. Yesterday was sloppy. And an ugly day to dig graves there were five dug, three in Mr Watson's plot in graveyard, And two at his home. Julian and Willie's, which were both taken to the graveyard. it was 10.30 P.M. before the two bodies were intered | |
| 20. | Fine in Morning. turned stormy, about noon |
