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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883

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  <td>Rain this morning Mrs J.J. Grant is going to The funeral of her brother James' wife who is to be buried in Martintown today. The snow will go pretty fast today
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Ran sold at H.A.'s 2 doz eggs 40 - bought 1 pair braces, 25 = left 15, rain all day</td>
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  <td>6</td>
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  <td>Bought 500 sap pails at Sullivans paid 7.25 sold 2 doz eggs. 36 cts. bough 1 pair braces for Murdy 25. syrup 26 cts
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it, raining all day until evening I have been sick with my head now for two days</td>
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  <td>It has snowed all day and was very disagreeable to two lb B drops Jimie went to Lancaster to meet Fergus he missed Farqr, who came up with John & Duncan Robertson. Jimie got one yd of dress goods 20 cts -= 6 powders & 4 {pails?} from Anderson 25 </td>
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  <td>8</td>
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  <td>Fine day I was not in Church Lucy had a bull calf this morning</td>
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  <td>Beautiful day I think the powders have done me some good I washed</td>
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  <td>10</td>
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  <td>Fine day baking today
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word came that Mr Arthur's & Raynde saw mill at Lancaster was burnt this morning it is a greate loss to the country and about 10.000 to the firm Got 1 pint of syrup from Dunce he has but 50 trees tapped Barretts daughter was married yesterday to Lundy John Margivey an 8 month widdower
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Duncan Blacksmith's daughter of Martintown was buried yesterday</td>
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  <td>11</td>
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  <td>Another fine day, water very high below the dam four feet of water over the road at Macill Martin's</td>
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  <td>Sold 2 doz eggs got syrup
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The snow going fast - Pegwin took the pails and pots on Wednes.</td>
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Revision as of Mar 11, 2026, 7:08:51 PM

April 1883

5 Rain this morning Mrs J.J. Grant is going to The funeral of her brother James' wife who is to be buried in Martintown today. The snow will go pretty fast today Ran sold at H.A.'s 2 doz eggs 40 - bought 1 pair braces, 25 = left 15, rain all day 25
6 Bought 500 sap pails at Sullivans paid 7.25 sold 2 doz eggs. 36 cts. bough 1 pair braces for Murdy 25. syrup 26 cts it, raining all day until evening I have been sick with my head now for two days 51
7 It has snowed all day and was very disagreeable to two lb B drops Jimie went to Lancaster to meet Fergus he missed Farqr, who came up with John & Duncan Robertson. Jimie got one yd of dress goods 20 cts -= 6 powders & 4 {pails?} from Anderson 25 10 20 25
8 Fine day I was not in Church Lucy had a bull calf this morning
April 1883
9 Beautiful day I think the powders have done me some good I washed
10 Fine day baking today

word came that Mr Arthur's & Raynde saw mill at Lancaster was burnt this morning it is a greate loss to the country and about 10.000 to the firm Got 1 pint of syrup from Dunce he has but 50 trees tapped Barretts daughter was married yesterday to Lundy John Margivey an 8 month widdower

Duncan Blacksmith's daughter of Martintown was buried yesterday
11 Another fine day, water very high below the dam four feet of water over the road at Macill Martin's
12 Sold 2 doz eggs got syrup The snow going fast - Pegwin took the pails and pots on Wednes.
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