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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893
Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 11.pdf
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| − | <td>This is our fast day. | + | <td>This is our fast day. Sunday will be communion day. there was a good deal of rain through the night Mr Burnet at Martintown preached</td> |
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| − | <td>19 { | + | <td>19 {cont.}</td> |
<td>Have all the hay on Pelons place cut</td> | <td>Have all the hay on Pelons place cut</td> | ||
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| − | <td>Had Carrie | + | <td>Had Carrie Slack, and her visitor Miss Thompson and Jennett & Bella McLennan & Lilly McDonel spending the evening. Finished the hay harvest.</td> |
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<td>27</td> | <td>27</td> | ||
| − | <td>Mury Birdie Ran & Marion went picking berries got about 20 qrts I cooked { | + | <td>Mury Birdie Ran & Marion went picking berries got about 20 qrts I cooked {Jam?} with half their weight in sugar sold 12 bush oats $6<u>00</u> </td> |
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| − | <td>Birdie 1 pair slippers at J.A.'s 1<u>00</u> 4 | + | <td>Birdie 1 pair slippers at J.A.'s 1<u>00</u> 4 loaves = 26. I washed the spare bedroom upstairs yesterday and am pretty tyred. Murdy was very sick yesterday with diharie I got 1 bottle Fowlers extract of wild Strawberries. 36 cts. it stopped the cramps and nausea Mrs Grant and Mary are here to remain all night. We are thinking of going to Hamilton's Island tomorrow. John A's the Dns.. and ourselves</td> |
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| − | 6 81 + 7 -12 + 28 -17 = | + | 6 81 + 7 -12 + 28 -17 = 42.10 </td> |
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July 1888
| 9 | Jimie got a horse from S Laroque for 36 cts pr day for two weeks. and pasture all summer, Got 4 loaves at Dunlops 24 cts. paid Dixon 1.50. got a ln Paris Green 30. Machine oil 20. got 7 1/2 lbs beef at 7-50. Bot the barrel granulated sugar on Saturday. cost 22.34 = freight 35. | 24 1 - 50 50 22.-69 |
| 10 | The boy were mowing to day & Yesterday Far went to Fort Covington to day to work for Philip McKae. I gave him $.500 amd the 600 he got from Carr, make $11.00 on the sugar. | |
| 11. | Wednesday. 10 P.m. There was quite a storm here abot from 5 to 7 Oclock. A greate deal of damage done to life and property. H. Minas, once Merchant of Lancaster was killed by a barn falling upon him | |
| 12. | Pa's birthday. we were cleaning some potatoes and put Paris Green on them. 1 lb paris green 25 | 25 |
| 13. | This is our fast day. Sunday will be communion day. there was a good deal of rain through the night Mr Burnet at Martintown preached | |
| 14. | Jimie & Murdy went last night to Lancaster to go this morning to Valleyfield to play with Lancaster against Valleyfield Africa put in 6 loads of hay today | |
| 15 | Had a very fine gathering at chuch today | |
| 16 | I lost Pa's specs last night. To 1 lb soda. 5. 1 lb starch 10. 3/4 yd ticking 19 cts. paid Murdy's ? $.3.35 | 5 29 3-25 |
| 17 | Pulled the red currants. and made jam 8 lb sugar | |
| 18 | " black currants and white ones. 4 lbs of B.2 of W. I was not at prayer Meeting. Rev. D. Deame home had a letter from Far. Dolly had a horse colt at 2 A.M. It rained all this afternoon | |
| 19. | Sent a letter to Far. Old Mrs McLennan paid Ran for 3 days work on road. 75 pr day 2:25 | 28.77 |
| 19 {cont.} | Have all the hay on Pelons place cut | |
| 20 | Put 8 loads of hay in. I went to pick berries Hugh Boumhours. got 2 qrts. got 4 lbs steake from. Carr. is charged 40 cts | |
| 21 | Finished the hay on the village barn. Marion boots | 1-35 |
| 22 | Fine day. Morning and evening services very good | |
| 23 | Boys began to cut the hay in the Carenney place. paid Carr. 40. for Saturday. steake 56, for stew. | 96 |
| 24 | Sent $.30. to Ottawa for Far. | |
| 25 | Got 1 lb. green tea 25. 1 lb black tea 25, 1 lb currants 2 lb black strap 10. rice | 60 20 |
| 26 | Had Carrie Slack, and her visitor Miss Thompson and Jennett & Bella McLennan & Lilly McDonel spending the evening. Finished the hay harvest. | |
| 27 | Mury Birdie Ran & Marion went picking berries got about 20 qrts I cooked {Jam?} with half their weight in sugar sold 12 bush oats $600 | |
| 28 | Far. came home this morning. | |
| 29. | Fine day. large congregation Far went off in the Afternoon | |
| 30. | Pa left at 5.50. for Lancaster on route for Caledonia Springs. He bought on Saturday two undershirts at Willie's 90 cts. each. Charged two collars 40 cts. 1 neck tie 20. at Dan's Sam Edwards paid $.500 for rent | 1.80 60 |
| 31 | Birdie 1 pair slippers at J.A.'s 100 4 loaves = 26. I washed the spare bedroom upstairs yesterday and am pretty tyred. Murdy was very sick yesterday with diharie I got 1 bottle Fowlers extract of wild Strawberries. 36 cts. it stopped the cramps and nausea Mrs Grant and Mary are here to remain all night. We are thinking of going to Hamilton's Island tomorrow. John A's the Dns.. and ourselves | 35 6 81 + 7 -12 + 28 -17 = 42.10 |
