November 1904

26	Was at the Meeting of the Bible Society, collection 10 cts.. To 1 lb bee startch 10 2 lb lump sugar 19. 1 pan bread 24 Murdy went to get a tooth filled yesterday. did not get home until today. Brown got home today, from Toronto. they were very much pleased with their trip	10 38
27	Snowing. Not very many in church
28	I finished cleaning the dining room Took up the carpet on Saturday put it down today. and tidied up. Made a small washing. I have a slight cold
29	Snow this morning. Pa bot himself overshoes set of woollen underwear $2.00 at Willie's W.D. McLeod has a commitee meeting in the village. I washed the cretone curtains and Kitchen windows & blinds	1.50 2.00
30	To bush of butter from factory To 6 loaves 36. Sugar 25. B tea 20 Mrs Brown came and helped me with cake making. She had the two children Hellan was never here before although she is 15 months old	76

{Written on left-hand side} From 263 {Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 136.pdf March 1905} March 30th Jimie got home from Cornwall. Lovery was acquitted 31. Very fine in morning 3.P.M. turned raw, looks like snow. To 2 pans bread 48. sugar 50. Got {Marfrow?} with steam saw to saw our wood 12 cords at 35 cts.. pr cord we had no hired help Jimie & Murdy worked they could cut a cord in 10 minutes if norhing got wrong. Came at 4 P M left at 6 with a couple of cords {in rent?}
December 1904

1	Thursday. W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met here today. Thirteen members including myself. My off. My cold is pretty bad today	25
2	I spent a bad night. got Thomas Eclectric oil 25 Comfits 10	35
3	Mrs Brown called and brought the picture of Uncle Sandy's family, that she took from Toronto for me I am some better of my cold Jimie went to Cornwall, drove Katty he called at Birdies. There is not snow enough for runners yet. Jimie bot a black fur coat and a course cloth one 10	20
4	Fine day. I was not in church Mary Gore called, so did Lizzie B she has a new Persian Lamb jacket with Russian sable revers & collar
5	Murdy left for North, Lochiel, to be gone until Saturday. Murdy to 2 loaves
6	Fine day. Jimie went to Lancaster to see the dentist. but did not see him. Daisy took him all through the house.
7.	Snowing & blowing. To 4 loaves 24. 1 gall coal oil	44
8	Cold day. Sleighs and buggies, both on the road To 2 chimneys 15 wick 5	20
9	Cold. West wind. I was out to the hen house my first outing for a walk. Jimie emptied Mrs Jones
10	Cold day. Jimie put up the storm sash on the lower story of the big part of the house. the others were put up over a month To 100 lb qrter beef from Beckstead hind qrts ready cut up 5 1/2 ct.. pr lb To pan bread 24. Murdy came after dark Turned very Cold.	5.30