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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888
Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 40.pdf
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October 1883
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| 1 Monday. | We are taking up our roots for the Fair | |
| 2 | Raining. We sent Mangolds beets Orange carrots B. turnips, pease potatoes & two lambs Stoofs paid $2.00. | |
| 3 | We got 1st carrots. 2. Mangolds 2d beets 3 turnips 3d for Sable. Bought codfish at Gadboe's 35 cts | .35. |
| 4 | Jimie was on the road yesterday with Dolly and Ronsas buckboard and was run into by a drunken man and has the buckboard broken, had to send it to Barrets. | |
| 6 | To Beef 6 lbs = 10 cts {?60} - 4 lb sugar 90 | 90 |
| 20 | To 11 1/4 lb beef 8 = 90. Far came home Wednesday, we got 100 of flour from uncle Donald There is a game of football today between Cornwall & Wmstown, got 5 lb codfish | 35 |
| 21 | Sunday cold but sunshine | |
| 22. | Pa & Jimie were at N Branch I washed. Big Bill Campbell was married to Libby McKenzie, on Thursday in Cornwall. {?} McGillivrey. bride 23 Groom 60 | |
| 23. | Pa and Jimie were at Lancaster today Snider's infant child 11 days old was buried today |
| 5 | I was very busy and forgot to write anything since the 23d August. This is Guy Faux day, Jimie & I went to Lancaster. Rayside was here to see about the railing got 25 bs oat meal | ---75 |
| 6 | Jimie & Papa were out to Angus McGregors to see George Jamison about putting up the railing. I bought at McPherson's, Lancaster, 13 yds gray flan. to make Far. four shirts 45 cts pr yd. 5.79. 3 yds cotton 21 Bought at H Monros four pair boots all but 1 pair too {?} Our Sacreament was on Sunday Barret preached on Friday and Sunday night. I got my yarn from Factory 5 lbs 3/4 qrt 82 cts I washed it today. The wind is very high, looks like snow or rain | 6.6 |
| 7 | Birdie and I went to Lancaster exchanged the boots Ran's cost $1.50 Bird's 1.40. Marion's 75. Mine 1.00 = | 4.65 |
| Thanksgiving. had preaching. | ||
| 9 | Jamison came today and began to put up the railing Uncle Donald is working at McNico's railng. got 1/2 lb tea 25. 4 lb sug. | 47 |
| 10 | Ran & I went to Colier's to see about weaving it was pretty cold. Our folk and Uncle Donald finished their railings Jamison was not with them today | |
| 12 | The wind is very high. I washed but cant hang out the clothes. I have ro reel yarn to send to the weavers | |
| 13 | Jimie & I went to the Gore to Coliers it began to snow when we were near the R.R. We went to Uncle Donald |
