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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 78.pdf
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| − | <td> | + | <td>Rained toward morning. crust on the snow</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>22.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Was at Mr Givins last night. May & Wat. have the measels. Got on 20th. 100 of flour 2.15</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>2.15</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>23.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine day.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>24.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Murdy was away today. This is Emma Sterns wedding day. Pa is not so well.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>25</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Very fine day. To 1/2 doz lemons 10. 1 3/4 lb prunes 15 Jimie got his bootees soled at Pidgeons 1.25. And is to get 2 pair tried</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>26</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine bright day. I was not out. Pa paid 30 cts.. there was no preaching, last Sunday, in Morning. And Pa did not send it for evening.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>27</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Wind rain and snow. Mrs Kennedy came. I did not keep her</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>28</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine but cold. I called in afternooon on Mr & Mrs Buchanan, Jessie McLauchlen. At Sullivans. they were resting. I called at mr McDougalds. saw Mrs Bethune. Called at Duncan Saddlers. they were well. Saw Louise & Donald McGillis. To 1 lb tea</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>30</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>29.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Cold in Morning. At 8 A.M. 16 below Zero. The sacred concert came off. And was a success, took in over $2.00. All done well Jimie McLauchlin was in fine voice. Mcgregor & Brown both done well. 4 P.M. Mr & Mrs Buchanan called to see us They are very nice. Louisa McGillis and Jessie Saddler called. Mrs Kennedy 1/2 day 25. 1/2 doz Lemons</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>25</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>30.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Cold and bright. Jimie Leggie and boy, spent the evening here. Murdy got home from Lancaster</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>31</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Jimie by sugar 25 cts.. 9 below zero at 7 A.M. Boys and Birdie went to spend the fortnight at McNicols. 4th. Lancaster |
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| + | Farquhar's birthday.</td> | ||
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| + | * It was on Tuesday 21st Mrs Kennedy washed. I baked. | ||
February 1902 | February 1902 | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>1</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Saturday. Nice day. Our folk are sleeping off the fatigue of the party, last night |
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| + | To 1 gall coal oil 20</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>2</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Began to snow and blow about 7. A.M. now 4.30 P.M. still stormy, the roads will be completely blocked. we have a drift in front of the woodshed over 4 feet high</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>3.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>7.30 P.M. Stormed all last night. And all day, now calming down. Birdie and Gertie went to school they had so few pupils that they came home there was no mail. The Mocasson did not go down until 1. P.M. Jimie and McCrimmon are auditing the municipal books at Tom's</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>4</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Shoveling out the roads</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>5</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Pretty cold and drifting</td> |
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| − | + | <td>6</td> | |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Cold. I went to W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} at Archie Squires. Murdy drove May and me there. The roads are very bad. Mrs A.C. took me home, my off. 25</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>25</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>7.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Stormy day. D. H McLennan, S.B. was buried at his home today. he died of pnuemonia. This was our Preparatory day, before Sacreament Rev Matheson of Summerstown preached to a small congregation. Mercury was 20 below Zero in Morning</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>8.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Still stormy Mr Langel preached, not many out, another death on the Branch John Young Alick Grant, died last night will be buried tomorrow. |
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| + | To 1/2 lb tea 13 cts..</td> | ||
| + | <td>13</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>9.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Still stormy, not many in church. I never saw so small a communion in St Andrew's church</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>10</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>A fine cool day. Sunshine in Afternoon. Murdy left after dinner to go to the 8th Lochiel will not be back until Friday. the roads are very heavy. Birdie got Mabels picture. And Mr Prentice' picture</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>11.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine bright day. but cold. Baked in oven Got a Dawson Calendar from Randy</td> |
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January 1902
| 20 | Snowing and blowing until now 9.30 P.M.
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| 21 | Rained toward morning. crust on the snow | |
| 22. | Was at Mr Givins last night. May & Wat. have the measels. Got on 20th. 100 of flour 2.15 | 2.15 |
| 23. | Fine day. | |
| 24. | Murdy was away today. This is Emma Sterns wedding day. Pa is not so well. | |
| 25 | Very fine day. To 1/2 doz lemons 10. 1 3/4 lb prunes 15 Jimie got his bootees soled at Pidgeons 1.25. And is to get 2 pair tried | |
| 26 | Fine bright day. I was not out. Pa paid 30 cts.. there was no preaching, last Sunday, in Morning. And Pa did not send it for evening. | |
| 27 | Wind rain and snow. Mrs Kennedy came. I did not keep her | |
| 28 | Fine but cold. I called in afternooon on Mr & Mrs Buchanan, Jessie McLauchlen. At Sullivans. they were resting. I called at mr McDougalds. saw Mrs Bethune. Called at Duncan Saddlers. they were well. Saw Louise & Donald McGillis. To 1 lb tea | 30 |
| 29. | Cold in Morning. At 8 A.M. 16 below Zero. The sacred concert came off. And was a success, took in over $2.00. All done well Jimie McLauchlin was in fine voice. Mcgregor & Brown both done well. 4 P.M. Mr & Mrs Buchanan called to see us They are very nice. Louisa McGillis and Jessie Saddler called. Mrs Kennedy 1/2 day 25. 1/2 doz Lemons | 25 |
| 30. | Cold and bright. Jimie Leggie and boy, spent the evening here. Murdy got home from Lancaster | |
| 31 | Jimie by sugar 25 cts.. 9 below zero at 7 A.M. Boys and Birdie went to spend the fortnight at McNicols. 4th. Lancaster Farquhar's birthday. |
- It was on Tuesday 21st Mrs Kennedy washed. I baked.
| 1 | Saturday. Nice day. Our folk are sleeping off the fatigue of the party, last night To 1 gall coal oil 20 | |
| 2 | Began to snow and blow about 7. A.M. now 4.30 P.M. still stormy, the roads will be completely blocked. we have a drift in front of the woodshed over 4 feet high | |
| 3. | 7.30 P.M. Stormed all last night. And all day, now calming down. Birdie and Gertie went to school they had so few pupils that they came home there was no mail. The Mocasson did not go down until 1. P.M. Jimie and McCrimmon are auditing the municipal books at Tom's | |
| 4 | Shoveling out the roads | |
| 5 | Pretty cold and drifting | |
| 6 | Cold. I went to W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} at Archie Squires. Murdy drove May and me there. The roads are very bad. Mrs A.C. took me home, my off. 25 | 25 |
| 7. | Stormy day. D. H McLennan, S.B. was buried at his home today. he died of pnuemonia. This was our Preparatory day, before Sacreament Rev Matheson of Summerstown preached to a small congregation. Mercury was 20 below Zero in Morning | |
| 8. | Still stormy Mr Langel preached, not many out, another death on the Branch John Young Alick Grant, died last night will be buried tomorrow. To 1/2 lb tea 13 cts.. | 13 |
| 9. | Still stormy, not many in church. I never saw so small a communion in St Andrew's church | |
| 10 | A fine cool day. Sunshine in Afternoon. Murdy left after dinner to go to the 8th Lochiel will not be back until Friday. the roads are very heavy. Birdie got Mabels picture. And Mr Prentice' picture | |
| 11. | Fine bright day. but cold. Baked in oven Got a Dawson Calendar from Randy |
