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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915

Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 19.pdf

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November 1906
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26 Began to rain last evening. J.C. Browns's Hellen was taken with a cold yesterday. Ellen 1/2 day Marion went to Brown's yesterday. Rained all forenoon snowed all afternoon. Murdy went to Cornwall 25
27 Mild day. Snow and mist. To 4 3/4 cheese 70 salt Coarse 10 fine 10. 3 lbs {pulverized?} sugar 25 peppermints 5. 70 45 05
28 Dull with a little snow. Mrs H Pigeon By $3. for rent /47/

The Collector of taxes called our tax 32--

Mrs Witheral & Mrs McCrimmon made a short call
29 It was today, the Ladies called. I am putting down from Memory. Six cakes Lifebuoy soap 25 25
30 St Andrews day. Nothing going on in our village.

To 1 gall coal oil 20 Gran sugar 25. 2 lbs lump sugar 15. 2 lbs tea dust 25, 1/2 Salada 20

Cashed the checque from J.C. Brown of 11.50 47

Interest on the Doest money. borrowed
45 60 / 23.34
December 1906
1 Saturday. Soft in morning, with light snow. turned cold with high wind in evening To 3 lb 5 on butter 85 -, 25 lbs flour 53 4 loaves 20, steak at Sandy's charged 1.68
2. Dull with cold wind. Very few in church roads rough. Paid 4th quarter stipend 1.50, And 50 cts for expenses or Sunday offering 1.50 50 {both circled}
3 Began to clean house. To 1 lb starch 10 1 bottle painKiller 25 10 25
4 Fine day. at the cleaning at diningroom
5 I made a cake. To molasses 15. butter 68 5 loaves 25. The thrashing mill came to Jimie's barn. 83 25
6 Stormy day. snow and sleat. And high wind. The thrashers left about 10 A.M. for down the river. The W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} are to meet here today. Alick McDonald got a receipt for one months rent that will be October. he put 8 brick on the chimney of his house furnished lime & sand we gave the brick, he charged $2.00. he work for Jimie part of two days at the thrashing. charge 1.00
7 Cold day not stormy. The meeting yesterday was very small in numbers. Mrs McCrimmon Mrs Callanach Came at two, Mrs Govin 1/2 3 Mrs About 5 all worked well Quilted a large quilt, had it off the frame about 7. P.M. Murdy got home about 4. P.M.
8 Cold Mercury. said to be down to 25 below Zero last night. To butter 55 Jimie paid it Got word that the good from Servzzees are at Lancaster 55
9 Kind of fine day, not many in church I had no offering. Jimie McDonald called in the afternoon.

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