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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915

Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 8.pdf

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  <td>Sunday, /easter, our church was nicely decorated with flowers, at least the pulpit and organ, Not many in church
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The roads are very bad</td>
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  <td>Fine day. washed a few things</td>
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  <td>17</td>
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  <td>very fine day. To 2 1/2 yds Cotton 25. I took a pair of spectacles from Willie's to try them</td>
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  <td>Lovely day. Pa had little boys sawing, some old scantling 25 cts Alick McDonald paid 5 dollars for two months rent. Yesterday set a hen
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Murdy boiled Uncle Sandy's syrup and there is over a gallon shoot. 1 1/2 gall shoot</td>
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  <td>19</td>
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  <td>Murdy left for Cornwall. I went to see May
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The papers today give an account of an earthquake in California yesterday, the city of San Francisco will likely be utterly destroyed The water mains were broken and fire broke out in the fallen building. and there was no water, so they burned</td>
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   <td>20</td>
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   <td>The account of the earthquake today is that there are now 200.000 people, homeless and hungry, every kind of provision has been burned</td>
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   <td>21</td>
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   <td>Some rain. To 1/2 lb B. tea 25. soda 5. raisins 13. for eggs</td>
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   <td>22</td>
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   <td>Fine day. A pretty good Congregation
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Mr Urquhart called in the afternoon.</td>
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  <td>Cold and raw. Ann Hall came to wash  I did not expect her for she was burying her sister Mrs Alick McRae of Lancaster (Carrier) on Saturday. Rev Duncan McLennan called in Afternoon, on his way to Donald Roy's he was preaching at</td>
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  <td>Murdy went for Cornwall last night, And came home this evening. Ann Hall 1/2 day 25</td>
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  <td>25</td>
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  <td>Cold day. To rooled oats 25  I am trying to finish the soap</td>
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  <td>26</td>
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  <td>A little rain in morning. Fine but dull the rest of the day. Moses Boumhour had a raising bee today. George Whilford was hurt at in the forenoon, he had to have a doctor
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Our boys were at the bee in afternoon Pa had a little boy helping him saw rotten posts, 15 cts.. I dug the parsnips, the most of them were half rotten, I think the frost injured them, since there was so little more Mrs Brown called in the Afternoon </td>
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  <td>27</td>
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  <td>To 1 gall coal oil 20</td>
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  <td>20</td>
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  <td>28</td>
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  <td>Jimie got hay, Murdy gave some money for it. Rev D.H McLennan called on his way to the Farrin's Point. Murdy to Lancaster, got rooled wheat 50 cts
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To 2 1/2 lbs mutton 12 1/2 per lb 32 *</td>
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  <td>82</td>
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  <td>29</td>
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  <td>Very fine day; J.P. and Birdie were down
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Not many in church,the roads are pretty good. Archie McLennan made us a visit this evening</td>
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  <td>30</td>
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  <td>Ugly day, gloomy Cold wind, Looks now 4 P.M. like snow. Murdy pan bread and piece boiled ham.
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In this month Vesuvius was in violent eruption some towns and villages destroyed, and about the last of the month, there was heavy rain which made mud of the ashes and it destroyed what the lava left.
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And on the 18th the earthquake in San Frisco destroyed a greate part of the business section of the city, it was followed by fire which consumed</td>
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April 1906

15 Sunday, /easter, our church was nicely decorated with flowers, at least the pulpit and organ, Not many in church The roads are very bad
16 Fine day. washed a few things
17 very fine day. To 2 1/2 yds Cotton 25. I took a pair of spectacles from Willie's to try them 25
18 Lovely day. Pa had little boys sawing, some old scantling 25 cts Alick McDonald paid 5 dollars for two months rent. Yesterday set a hen Murdy boiled Uncle Sandy's syrup and there is over a gallon shoot. 1 1/2 gall shoot
19 Murdy left for Cornwall. I went to see May The papers today give an account of an earthquake in California yesterday, the city of San Francisco will likely be utterly destroyed The water mains were broken and fire broke out in the fallen building. and there was no water, so they burned
20 The account of the earthquake today is that there are now 200.000 people, homeless and hungry, every kind of provision has been burned
21 Some rain. To 1/2 lb B. tea 25. soda 5. raisins 13. for eggs 43
22 Fine day. A pretty good Congregation Mr Urquhart called in the afternoon.
23 Cold and raw. Ann Hall came to wash I did not expect her for she was burying her sister Mrs Alick McRae of Lancaster (Carrier) on Saturday. Rev Duncan McLennan called in Afternoon, on his way to Donald Roy's he was preaching at
24 Murdy went for Cornwall last night, And came home this evening. Ann Hall 1/2 day 25 25
25 Cold day. To rooled oats 25 I am trying to finish the soap
April 1906
26 A little rain in morning. Fine but dull the rest of the day. Moses Boumhour had a raising bee today. George Whilford was hurt at in the forenoon, he had to have a doctor Our boys were at the bee in afternoon Pa had a little boy helping him saw rotten posts, 15 cts.. I dug the parsnips, the most of them were half rotten, I think the frost injured them, since there was so little more Mrs Brown called in the Afternoon
27 To 1 gall coal oil 20 20
28 Jimie got hay, Murdy gave some money for it. Rev D.H McLennan called on his way to the Farrin's Point. Murdy to Lancaster, got rooled wheat 50 cts


To 2 1/2 lbs mutton 12 1/2 per lb 32 *		 82
29 Very fine day; J.P. and Birdie were down Not many in church,the roads are pretty good. Archie McLennan made us a visit this evening
30 Ugly day, gloomy Cold wind, Looks now 4 P.M. like snow. Murdy pan bread and piece boiled ham.

In this month Vesuvius was in violent eruption some towns and villages destroyed, and about the last of the month, there was heavy rain which made mud of the ashes and it destroyed what the lava left.

And on the 18th the earthquake in San Frisco destroyed a greate part of the business section of the city, it was followed by fire which consumed
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