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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915
Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 14.pdf
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| − | <td>Very fine day. races again. quite a number in the village. Mrs J.D. McLennan and Mrs Fitzgibbans called they are looking for a girl to work for | + | <td>Very fine day. races again. quite a number in the village. Mrs J.D. McLennan and Mrs Fitzgibbans called they are looking for a girl to work for Mrs Dr.. A. MacLaurin. To sugar at J.A.'s $1<u>00</u></td> |
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August 1906 {upper right hand corner} Ford 9 40
| 14 | Fine day. Marion went to Cornwall with Mrs. Robertson. Jimie went early by train Paid $5.00 to J.C. Brown for Ground rent, And office to St Andrews church. | 5 {circled} |
| 15 | Murdy went to Cornwall Jimie is still there. To 1 1/2 lb steak, 15 cts | 15 |
| 16 | To 1 lb butter from factory To 4 loaves 20 Marion and I went for a drive, called at Sandy Bans. had a pleasant outing. | 20 |
| 17 | Fine hot day. To 1 gall coal oil | 25 |
| 18 | Very hot up to 86, To 1 lb sausage 10. bread 20. 30
To molasses 20. mustard 10. tea siftings 25 vinegar 10 65 1/2 salada tea 20. To 1 lb butter at Willie's 25 |
20 30 65 45 |
| 19 | Fine day, very hot Mercury up to 96 on some thermometers I was in church the 1st time in 6 weeks | |
| 20 | Ellen Bellimere 1/2 day 25. To 4 3/4 lbs smoked shoulder of pig. 80 cts 1 can corned beef 25. Began to rain about 2.P.M. rained all afternoon. To 4 lbs butter from factory. Pigeon mowing | 25 1.05 |
| 21 | Marion left unexpectidly for the Green Valley to nurse a man who has typhoid. Murdy drove her out | |
| 22 | Another hot day I was up at 4.30.A.M. Murdy was going to Glen Robertson Paid Jimie 1.05 for beef 1.05 And 1.00 for four souvenir books of Old Boys Reunion To 4 loaves yesterday 20 | 1.05 1.00 20 |
| 23 | Fine hot | |
| 24 | do do Jane Dougald called. Mrs A Dunlop, Mrs Roberts | |
| 25 | To 4 loaves 20 Jimie is working at the oats Mrs Robertson is going to send a carriage for me to go to dinner | |
| 26 | Fine day. I did not get home until 11.30.P.M. Mifs Mifs McGillivray took me in her carriage, present at Roberts. Mifs McGillivray, D. Ban & Minnie Herb Watson, And Mifs Perkins, Robertsons guest I was too fatigued to go to Church. That is the result of dissipation | 14 90 |
| 27. | Cloudy and gentle drizzles. Horse races in the village and quite a number of entries made. Jimie has Thomas cutting the oats, he had D. Welsh It was wet in the afternoon the cutting had to stop | |
| 28 | Very fine day. races again. quite a number in the village. Mrs J.D. McLennan and Mrs Fitzgibbans called they are looking for a girl to work for Mrs Dr.. A. MacLaurin. To sugar at J.A.'s $100 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Thomas finished reaping Jimie's oats. I lent {Lenn?} $10.00 Got report from factory and 4 lbs of butter checque 89 cts.. Mursy sent Courie & Ed Pigeon to the field yesterday they worked 1/2 day | |
| 30 | Murdy and H Pidgeon at the oats. Very high wind. the crabapplel tree on the middle of the Lawn was blown down by the wind and the weight of the apples. |
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| 31 | Jimie and H Pidgeon finished putting in the oats To 2 loaves. today and two on the 29th 20 | 20/ 16.90 /46/ |
