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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888
Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 68.pdf
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December 1884
| 6 {cont.} | is some trouble with Casy about the rent of the farm, Far took Auntie to Lancaster to see Rayarde About her business. It began to rain about six Oclock. And Pa went to fix the pipe to the cistern | |
| 7 | Sabbath, rain & high wind, not a particle of snow to be seen, And our creek pretty full. Only Bird & Jimie in Church | |
| 8 | Monday Churned not much {?} Prayers tonight and will be every night this week | |
| 9 | Baked today. It has snowed a good deal today bought 1 axe at Gustys axe & handle cost 1 Aunty & Jimie were here this evening | |
| 10 | Wednesday my teeth continue bad Aunty was here | |
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| 12 | Mr Ross of the Kirk Lancaster preach today. I was not thair. | |
| 13 | Preaching today Mr Cameron of Summerstown. roads bad | |
| 14 | Sunday The Sacrament, And a collection. Pa gave 50. Children 25. Jimie I dont know what | 75 |
| 15 | Monday Far & I went to Lancaster I took the cloth to Fraser to get it cut I had 1 tooth pulled by Cameron 50 = got the calf skin and left a raw one to pay for the tanned one |
| 16 | snowing heavily 3 P.M. if it continues we will have plenty of snow for good sleigh I baked this mornng. There was a good Temp meeting, last night Got 2 lbs sugar, at Dans. Jimie got a poor white neck cloth at Gurty's on Friday = I gave him 50. Archy McLenn. was in last evening, his brother is a little better Auntie wrote to Sandy last evening. Far is at Willies today. | |
| 17 | Wednesday. turning colder | |
| 18 | Thursday a good deal colder Jimie went to Lancaster and got his pants and Far went to the Gore. Tassie Cameron died yesterday sick since Sunday | |
| 19. | Jimie & Aunty went to the funeral at Cameron The day is piercing cold. 32° below Zero | |
| 20 | Made Jimie's pants. Murdy came home at 10 P.M. | |
| 21 | Sunday. storming not so cold Rev. Fraser Campbell preached in Mr. Mathewson's church this evenng subject Foreign Missions | |
| 22 | I am trying to sew a little, warm & raining | |
| 23 | Turned cold again Far & Murdy went with the sheep to the Gore. The boys got a big sleigh at the Lairds place. To 7 lb sugar 50 cts | 50 |
| 24 | cold, buchered our pig weighed 120. Slicks (Ewin Dugh) son (Howard) is here. he is trying the {?} To 1 gall syrup 55. 2 lb raisin 20 one lb dried apples 10 {?} little card 5. Bird Ran & Marion got cards from Sandy. 5 P.M. Miss Gouthrer came to take Howard to Cornwall. she had two other children, their were four in the cutter. And it was storming when they left a 1/2 four. I am baking in the Khouse. | |
| 25 | Christmas day lots of snow. very cold. Jimie got Mr McGillivray's snow plough and cleaned |
