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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893

Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 96.pdf

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March 1891

11 {cont.} from Auntie. Got 6 from Cumming for hay owes Monro for the rest $1400 coal oil 13. bred 63
12 Rained all day Womens Meeting at A.C. I could not go for the rain. boys took 1 load wood.
13 It looked like clearing up last night but it began to rain this morning and drizzled all day until evening then poured, for a while about 8 wind blew hurricane, now 11. P.M. cold, freezing Boy drew two loads of wood. Bird gave me, 12
14 Boys finished drawing wood. Stormed all day. snow drifting about. I gave 10 to Far to give to Willie. And he gave 20. And got security. I read today of a snow storm in England, that done a greate deal of harm
15 Cold wind, roads very slippery, not many in church Sarah Fraser (Priest Hay's housekeeper) died this morning at her sister Miss Chisholm house,on Warren Street
16 Bright day. Wind Cold roads very slippy
17 St Patrick's day. Fine and bright
18 Shela's {Sheelah, wife or mother of St Patrick} day. she must be angry at Patrick for she snowed and stormed all day
19 got 1 lb tea 45.. I was not at Prayer Meeting
20 Thursday Fine day
21 Pigon Shoemaker took a job of sawing 12 loads of wood for us. And got J. Grant this afternoon with his machine. And cut it all. It rained all afternoon sold 2 doz eggs at Willies 18 cts pr doz got molasses Got 3 1/2 lb brown sugar 25 5 lb rice 25 cts At J.A.'s 1 1/2 lb raisins 15 got 25 from Aunt

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