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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915
Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 26.pdf
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| − | <td>Fine warm day. Mercury up to 86. A very greate change since yesterday. Jimie had Jimie Smith working at putting in posts for a nice fence on the front of the farm. he dug some in the garden in afternoon. they took out the trunk of the apple tree that fell last year. Jimie got 12.<u>00</u>from Uncle Sandy for the syrup and sugar. 5.50 was for me, I gave 50 to Jimie to finish paying the wood sawyer board = 1.50</td> | + | <td>Fine warm day. Mercury up to 86. A very greate change since yesterday. Jimie had Jimie Smith working at putting in posts for a nice fence on the front of the farm. he dug some in the garden in afternoon. they took out the trunk of the apple tree that fell last year. Jimie got 12.<u>00</u> from Uncle Sandy for the syrup and sugar. 5.50 was for me, I gave 50 to Jimie to finish paying the wood sawyer board = 1.50</td> |
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May 1907
| 1 | Wednesday. Fine bright day not too warm To 4 loaves 20 | 20 |
| 2 | Fine day. Thomas and Alick Salway came with the saw mill. And began to work after dinner. They are to feed at MacGillivrays. The horses here, 4.00 pr day, we to furnish help Alick McDonald all day 1.25, he was raking up the lawn in forenoon, Sawing, all afternoon. Mrs St Thomas Paid $4.00 for rent | |
| 3 | One year today, Papa died. This is a more backward spring than last year.
The sawers finished this morning, about 8. Oclock Jimie paid them $3.00. Gave Alick MacDonald 50 cts.. in cash and credit for 1. Did not pay for the two sawyers meals at MacGillivrays yet Mr & Mrs Brown called in evening. |
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| 4 | Was raining all night, And raining yet 10. A.M. Evening rained all day. now turned cold. have a fire in the furnice all day. To 4 loaves 20 | 20 |
| 5 | Fine bright morning. cold, gray frost last night some snow fell yesterday. Sent 100 to church for the famine in China, 25 cts.. for Sunday Offr. Mary MacLennan & May MacDonell was in for a while last night. I sent to Toronto News 20 cts for a Book Catalogue (on Friday) | 1.00 25 25 |
| 6 | Fine day, looks like rain. To butter 90 cts.. Mrs Ellis paid 100 for rent Paid Jimie the 3 dollars today | 90 |
| 7 | Jimie went to Cornwall to see Far on some business. Murdy left for North Alick McD. splitting wood. had him yesterday. At farm fence. 1.25 pr day. paid him 50 cash | |
| 8 | Fine day. To 4 loaves 20. rooled wheat 25 Marion left at 4 P.M. for Lancaster to go to Montreal tomorrow I made about 1 lb butter | 45 |
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May 1907
| 9 | Fine warm day, most like summer of any day this year. Jimie left for Montreal this morning Murdy not home yet Ladies sewing at the vestry | |
| 10 | Fine but cold west wind. Jimie got home at 6.30 P.M. | |
| 11. | Fine cold. Far came before we had breakfast. he drove down. Murdy came at noon I got a succer from Laurence Stoof. Mrs Ellis 100 | |
| 12 | Fine day, a pretty large congregation Sunday offer, 15 cts.. J.P. and Birdie were down It turned ugly in evening wind and rain | 15 |
| 13 | Marion came at 10 last night. Ellen 1/2 day To 4 loaves 20. Murdy By 6 1/2 lbs bacon 19 cts.. pr lb on Saturday | 25 |
| 14. | Had no chickens from Mrs Fraser's eggs. Got one dozen from Bellimere 16 cts.. And set a hen in the trough in the shed at the barn
Murdy went north at noon. I gave Jimie 100 on Saturday to help pay MacGillivray for the sawyers board The Queen of Spain had a son on the 10th Jimie had A McDonald 1/2 day working at the farm fence. |
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| 15 | Fine warm day. Mercury up to 86. A very greate change since yesterday. Jimie had Jimie Smith working at putting in posts for a nice fence on the front of the farm. he dug some in the garden in afternoon. they took out the trunk of the apple tree that fell last year. Jimie got 12.00 from Uncle Sandy for the syrup and sugar. 5.50 was for me, I gave 50 to Jimie to finish paying the wood sawyer board = 1.50 | |
| 16 | Rain last night, and rain today. Now 10. a.m. 8 P.M. Cleared up by noon. Jimmie Smith 1/2 day in garden and fixing the fence on the farm. Wilmot was down putting up |
