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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 83.pdf
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April 1902
| 11. | D.R. McLennan's wife here today. To 1 lb green tea Murdy got Pa a pint of gin. | 35 80 |
| 12. | Looks like rain. To butter 94 cts beef 49 | 1.43 |
| 13 | Pa pretty lively. Paid Stipend to Jimie sent off 25. milk from Urqueharts. | 1.50 |
| 14 | Far and Murdy left early. Far fror Cornwall Murdy for Glen Robertson. To oysters at Lancaster apples 10. Mary McIntyre came at noon | 60 |
| 15 | Paid 1.10 to D. Laroque's for milk 32 qrts. they owed us 50 cts.. on pasture. Mary left 2. P.M. The floor of the bridge is up since Saturday To 1 lb prunes. Marion left for Syracuse, 9.30. A.M. | |
| 16 | Very fine day. Murdy got home last night | |
| 17. | Murdy left for north fine day Jennett Mary McLennan called with a present for Jimie a cake of sugar 4 lbs and a qrt of maple syrup To 1 box of biscuits 95 Mary McIntyre got word that Duncan her brother died lately in Nevada. | |
| 18 | Fine day. | |
| 19. | Very fine day. Red helfer had a she calf today at noon. To 2 lbs butter 44. pail lard 45 cts tick at Willie's Pa is up for a short time every day. Mrs Snider gave tomato plants. Far came in evening. Murdy 3 lb prunes at J.A. | 25 |
| 20 | Lovely day. P's off. 15 | |
| 21 | Fine in morning. sowed radish spinach & pepper grass (cress) hoed among the strawberries. Murdy was up the river, some rain in evening | |
| 22 | Storm of thunder and lightning at 5. A.M. Cleared up. Murdy went up the river. Jimie went for a jug of hay to 2d Con farm A young Syrian pedlar in here Birdie took lace 13 cts soap 10. I took side combs 5 cts Major came yesterday to 2d Con farm | 5 |
| 23. | Murdy went to the 1st Kenton. Sat a {mongral?} Plymoth rock in 2d part of hen house. | |
| 24 | Murdy came home last night is off today to same place. Had a letter from Marion yesterday |
| 24. | Paid butter & lard got at Willies Saturday 89 cts To 1 lb 25.. sugar 25 butter 70. soap 10 Steak 36. To Pa 10. Paid Birdie 75 for Milk Robertson Blacklock who died in the winter was buried here today | 89 2.30 1.21 |
| 25. | Fine day. frost last night. Birdie went to Apple Hill Jimie to Alexandria The calf took her first drink this morning, Pa went to see Aunt Kate today To gall coal oul 23. Birdie & Bella went to Apple Hill | |
| 26. | Raining most of the day. The girls got back 8.30 P.M. Jimie at 9. P.M. Ugly night | |
| 27. | Drizzling. Sent Pa's 15 | |
| 28 | Fine day Murdy went to Black Lake. Bobby Demoulin paid $2.00 rent to Jimie | |
| 29. | Baked in oven, Churned. Birdie washed her things. Birdie and I went to see Mary McIntyre we met her in the village. And drove her to Murchisons. The roads are bad Pa is up all day. | |
| 30 | Rain, dull dour day. Mifs Blacklock called. Bird drove her to Lancaster in evening. took Murdy's horse |
| 31st | Mrs Urquhart sent some daliah roots, and a vine. Jimie went to Cornwall. To steak & sausage 70 cts |
