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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888
Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 45.pdf
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| − | <td>Uncle | + | <td>Uncle Sandy and Jimie left for Toronto this Morning. Sandy gave me a napkin ring and one to Bird, one to Anne, one to Jimie Brown, mine has a deer on it Birdie has a parot on & Anne's has two foxes or wolves on it & Jimie's has a little boy looking in a bird's nest, all are nicely plate </td> |
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February 1884
| 1 | Friday Not so cold | |
| 2 | Saturday Kind of soft. we took down the double stove in the Kitchen and put a cookstove a Prince Albert that was in the house Moses Furnace was living in. got 1/2 gall Bl strap 25 | 25 |
| 3 | Fine and bright I was in Church cousin Mary was at our house, was at prayer meeting at Hepsebah {Hephzibah} | |
| 4 | got on Saturday, pepper 5 cts Mustard 5 cts sugar 15, raisins 15 cts I did not much today The Carnival in Montreal commences today Bird got her boots 85 | 85 |
| 5 | Far went to Montreal so did Aunt Kate & Flora, Sandy telegraphed to us. he Elizabeth & Jimie leave for Montreal tonight. Pa & I gave our Measure to Pigeon for boots. | |
| 6 | Got Ran's boots half soled. our leather | 30 |
| 7 | Thursday the first fine day this year Sun shone brightly and no drifting Pa & Pigon divided the hay today Pa took the West mow and Pigon the East. There was a man killed at about 3 miles East of Lancaster station, by the cars, and another badly hurt. last evening Richard {S?} | / 1.80 |
| 7 {cont.} | was killed {Agnor?} hurt D. B McLennan was here today for dinner I did not hear from Montreal yet I got my shoes last evening cost 80 cts | 80 |
| 8 | Cold East wind, looks like snow 8 A.M. P.M. Snow and hail. evening, we were looking all day for Sandy's party but they did not come yet. it is quite stormy but not very cold. Pigon brought pa boots $.1.50. got 1 corn broom 25. 2 lb sugar 12 | 1.97 |
| 9 | Saturday this is a pretty fine day, had a telegram from Sandy. They will be up this evening got 2 lbs raisin 20 cts 1 lb apples 13 cts 2 lb sugar 22 4 loaves bread 28 cts 9 P.M. The folk arrived | .55 |
| 10 | Went to Church Mr & Mrs Browns, James Brown | |
| 11 | Uncle Sandy and Jimie left for Toronto this Morning. Sandy gave me a napkin ring and one to Bird, one to Anne, one to Jimie Brown, mine has a deer on it Birdie has a parot on & Anne's has two foxes or wolves on it & Jimie's has a little boy looking in a bird's nest, all are nicely plate | |
| 12 | Pa Elizabeth me, Far Jimi Murdy Ran were at the anniversity Temperance Meeting last evening Murdy & Ran 30. Far 25. Pa's money | 1.00 |
| 14 | I am very sick head ache and tooth ache
Elizabeth and Annie went to Montreal this morning Annie got $.30.00 yesterday from McKesic Roxborough she was never in Montreal before two {?} {?} Pa got 7 dollars from Donco for hay he sold of Pa's |
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| 15 | I am pretty bad with my teeth. John McDonald, Pensioner, was bargaining with Pa, about the Branch farm $.1.500. They will go to {Cons.?} all Monday Bird went to Stack to tea | 4.46 |
