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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888
Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 44.pdf
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| − | <td> | + | <td>22</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Began to snow and storm cold it is awful weather no sleighs on the roads very cold</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>23</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>The old thing cold and stormy</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>24</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>A Temperance Meeting in Alexandria A county meeting, to see if they will try and get the Scot Act passed in the U.C.St.Ds & G. sg. Only Mr McGiliavry & John Catnach went from Wmstown roads bad</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>25</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>A ball at Russells dancing school, Far thair</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>26</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>McKillop came today. Far & Jimie went to Lancaster with Lassies hide 60, lb. 5 cts. = 3.00 - 20 = 2.80 To 4 loaves bread 28 to Jim 25 for Watch cristal</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>53</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>27</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>To Jim & Murdy 10 cts each for French {?}</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>20</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>28</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Snowing, done very little, to 1 suire foolscut 20 cts</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>20</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>29</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>An ugly day rain and cold gave pa 25 cts McKillop went to the Manse The Annul Meeting of the Congregation will take place tonight</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>30</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Raining today. McKillop went away today I wrote to the Ladies Journal Toronto and sent ansers to a Bible questions |
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| + | Aunt sent 5 dollars $.5.00 to Duncan today by little Jimie Prayer Meeting tonight</td> | ||
| + | <td>50</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>31</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Far's birthday 21 years old |
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| + | weighed Brutus 83 lbs. Mrs Vally paid rent The Temperance Meeting took place today not many people present, but they were weighty. There was a commitee of 27 appointed with liberty to add to them. | ||
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| + | got 1 1/2 doz cups & saucer at Dans and 1 milk pot 15 1 buck saw 50</td> | ||
| + | <td><s>65</s> <u>65</u> 4 83</td> | ||
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January 1884
| 12 | Saturday very frosty this morning. we butchered Lassy Charis {Charles?} Sam was helping, but Jimie had Killed and had partly skinned before Charles came | |
| 13 | Sunday snowing a little in the morning. evening, stormy lots of snow | |
| 14 | very cold got 2 lbs of rice 10 cts 3 lbs barley | .25 |
| 15 | cold cold Mercury down to 35° Flora McLennan (Daght) was here and some old country Man | |
| 16 | I did not go to Prayer Meeting. Monday night we had a Temperance Prayer Meeting, and it was very good | |
| 19 | It is so cold that we |
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| 20 | Sunday I was too late with my work this morning so I did not go to church Duncan McDonald Bailiff was buried yesterday, and Duncan Murchison was buried today Bird got a French book 1.50 | 150 |
| 21 | Not so cold still Mercury is low, was 20° below Zero this morning Mrs Cooper paid $.3.00 for rent Birdie got Bookkeeper book Sent a letter to sandy | 30 |
| 22 | Began to snow and storm cold it is awful weather no sleighs on the roads very cold | |
| 23 | The old thing cold and stormy | |
| 24 | A Temperance Meeting in Alexandria A county meeting, to see if they will try and get the Scot Act passed in the U.C.St.Ds & G. sg. Only Mr McGiliavry & John Catnach went from Wmstown roads bad | |
| 25 | A ball at Russells dancing school, Far thair | |
| 26 | McKillop came today. Far & Jimie went to Lancaster with Lassies hide 60, lb. 5 cts. = 3.00 - 20 = 2.80 To 4 loaves bread 28 to Jim 25 for Watch cristal | 53 |
| 27 | To Jim & Murdy 10 cts each for French {?} | 20 |
| 28 | Snowing, done very little, to 1 suire foolscut 20 cts | 20 |
| 29 | An ugly day rain and cold gave pa 25 cts McKillop went to the Manse The Annul Meeting of the Congregation will take place tonight | |
| 30 | Raining today. McKillop went away today I wrote to the Ladies Journal Toronto and sent ansers to a Bible questions Aunt sent 5 dollars $.5.00 to Duncan today by little Jimie Prayer Meeting tonight | 50 |
| 31 | Far's birthday 21 years old
weighed Brutus 83 lbs. Mrs Vally paid rent The Temperance Meeting took place today not many people present, but they were weighty. There was a commitee of 27 appointed with liberty to add to them. got 1 1/2 doz cups & saucer at Dans and 1 milk pot 15 1 buck saw 50 |
