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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888
Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 167.pdf
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January 1888
$4 there was a fearful blizzard. Prayer| 1 | Sunday. I was not to church. Mr McKey from The Front preached today | |
| 2 | Election of Reeve for the township A.R. McDonald St Raphaels was elected. This is the first night of prayers, it is in Hepzebath {Hephzibah} | |
| 3. | I was at prayer meeting in Hepzebath {Hephzibah} | |
| 4 | Prayer meeting in Watson's Hall, a very good meeting. I got at Dans, for the oats, 4 bush. 35 = 1.36 = 1/2lb B. tea 30. 2 lb gran sugar =50 1/4 pepper = 7. 1 lamp 50. 1 chimney 8. 1/2 gall coal oil 12 | 74 |
| 5 | The womans Meeting was here today, over twenty present I gave 25 went to prayer meeting to St Andrews | |
| 6 | washed today, went to prayers, Watson Addressed the meeting took home two loads of straw | |
| 7 | Baked bread in oven, mowing to day. Saw in the papers that there was a greate loss of life and property in Chinese river Ho and Ho {Huang Ho=Yellow River} overflowed and covered miles of the country 3 milllions of people homeless nearly 8 00 thousand perished | |
| 8. | Kind of mild to day "Young McKay, from The Front preach Morning & evening, Morning read Isaiah 40. Luke 12. Axt Luke 12 and 7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered, and, Isaiah. 40. -12 and 26. evening read. Math. 4 chapt Donald Robertson called today Far went to the North Branch | |
| 9 | Washed a few things. School opened. Bird & Marion went. Far came home this morning from N.B. Had a Temperance Meeting | |
| 10 | Pa and F. & R, are drawing home the wood | |
| 11. | Far went to Cornwall by the Mocasson tonight Had a good prayer meeting. D. D. conducted it | |
| 12 | Purcells exection is contested today pick up Rose. nits on it Children annual entertainment tonight. The S.S. has. 29 dollars to commence this year on, Got 1/2 gall syrup 25 1/2 coal oil 12 very cold weather | |
| 13. | Cold day. Purcell has been unseated, for bribary, and disqualified. Took home 4 loads of wood. today and 3 yesterday | |
| 14 | not much going on | |
| 15. | Mr. Mac Farlin preached today. both services were held in the Hall, the church was |
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| 16. | Bird has toothache | |
| 17 | Sent a letter to Murdy with | Your text here... |
