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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915

Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 33.pdf

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   <td>Jimie and Marion went to Lancaster to {Guns?} Daisy was up yesterday and asked them down. To wheatine 25 bread 20</td>
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   <td>Our Fair begins today To 3 lbs steak 30.. Butter 65 by Murdy. Mifs MacRae of Cornwall came
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J.S. Macherman and wife here to dinner
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Our exhibits are few. Plox Dummonda potatoes buckwheat & hay seed. 1 cow
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To roast 9 lbs 10 cts.. 90. Borrowed 1<u>00</u> from Jim
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   <td>The Fair was very good, a very large exhibit of vegetables and roots. Fancy work and preserved fruits</td>
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   <td>I was att the concert last night. Royal Scots, it was very good And largely attended</td>
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   <td>Cold raw day. To bread 20 lemons 10
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Did very little but claning up
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Jimie & Marion went to the funeral of Maggie Grant, daughter of widow John Boue Grant, she was buried in South Lancaster on Friday 27th.</td>
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   <td>It rained all last night and rained all today. Very few in church. I sent my off 10. Marion 5. = 15 October 2d heard Marion did not give the 10</td>
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   <td>Dull ugly day. some rain, Alick McDon. paid $5<u>00</u> two months rent. Paid Jimie $2..
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To 1 lb cloride lime 15  4 lbs washing soda 10
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Paid Murdy 70. for the butter
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   <td>Tuesday. To 2 loaves by Marion. churned 2 lbs</td>
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   <td>Fine day. potted a few flowers. To sugar 25
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made sweet pickles</td>
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   <td>Another fine day. Jimie had John Fraser working today. putting out manure. To 5 loaves 25 To blue 5. Paid 10 cts.. to Catrine for 2 qrts milk</td>
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   <td>Been a very fine day. To Kettle lard 3 lbs 45 2 lbs cheese 30 cts.. Preaching to day Mr Morrison of Delhousie preached</td>
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   <td>Mrs Peter St Thomas paid $5<u>00</u> today for rent I paid $2.<u>00</u> to Murdy for money borrowed
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I paid Jimie $3.58 for groceries he bought, Sold the calf yesterday to MacNaughton for $4.50
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To sugar 25. Paid Stipend 1.50
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   <td>Communion Sunday. Rev. MacDonald of Inverness Scotland preached the sermon. Read chapt Isiah and {blank}
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Offering for Home Mifsion, ,y off $2<u>00</u></td>
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   <td>Mrs Ellis paid $2<u>00</u> To 2 loaves 10 cts..</td>
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   <td>Rain in forenoon fine in afternoon. To 1 gall coal oil 20 Murdy went north. Marion made the washing today. 9. P.M. 2 loaves 10 2 lb codfish 15</td>
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   <td>Fine day. Jimie cut the oil cloth off the registers. we had a fire in the furnice. To 1 Sewing in vestry.</td>
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   <td>Threatening rain all day. To 4 loaves 20. wheatine 25 sugar 25
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   <td>Slight showers. To cream tartar 10. 2 lbs codfish 15
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Sent a letter and Cornwall Old Boys reunion Souviner to Randolph, postage 10.
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Marion did not get back.</td>
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Far came about 6. P.M.</td>
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September 1907

24 Jimie and Marion went to Lancaster to {Guns?} Daisy was up yesterday and asked them down. To wheatine 25 bread 20 45
25 Our Fair begins today To 3 lbs steak 30.. Butter 65 by Murdy. Mifs MacRae of Cornwall came

J.S. Macherman and wife here to dinner

Our exhibits are few. Plox Dummonda potatoes buckwheat & hay seed. 1 cow

To roast 9 lbs 10 cts.. 90. Borrowed 100 from Jim

To molasses 25 bread 20. Far came in evening		 95



1.90

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26 The Fair was very good, a very large exhibit of vegetables and roots. Fancy work and preserved fruits
27. I was att the concert last night. Royal Scots, it was very good And largely attended
28 Cold raw day. To bread 20 lemons 10

Did very little but claning up

Jimie & Marion went to the funeral of Maggie Grant, daughter of widow John Boue Grant, she was buried in South Lancaster on Friday 27th.		 30
29 It rained all last night and rained all today. Very few in church. I sent my off 10. Marion 5. = 15 October 2d heard Marion did not give the 10 {?}
30 Dull ugly day. some rain, Alick McDon. paid $500 two months rent. Paid Jimie $2..

To 1 lb cloride lime 15 4 lbs washing soda 10

Paid Murdy 70. for the butter

2.P.M. Mrs Pigeon paid $300 for rent

Paid $2. to Jimie		 25
October 1907
1 Tuesday. To 2 loaves by Marion. churned 2 lbs 10
2 Fine day. potted a few flowers. To sugar 25 made sweet pickles 25
3 Another fine day. Jimie had John Fraser working today. putting out manure. To 5 loaves 25 To blue 5. Paid 10 cts.. to Catrine for 2 qrts milk 25 10
4 Been a very fine day. To Kettle lard 3 lbs 45 2 lbs cheese 30 cts.. Preaching to day Mr Morrison of Delhousie preached 45
5 Mrs Peter St Thomas paid $500 today for rent I paid $2.00 to Murdy for money borrowed

I paid Jimie $3.58 for groceries he bought, Sold the calf yesterday to MacNaughton for $4.50

To sugar 25. Paid Stipend 1.50

To 2 lbs butter 25 pr lb 50. To 3 lbs steak 30		 85
6 Communion Sunday. Rev. MacDonald of Inverness Scotland preached the sermon. Read chapt Isiah and {blank} Offering for Home Mifsion, ,y off $200 2.00
7 Mrs Ellis paid $200 To 2 loaves 10 cts.. 10
8 Rain in forenoon fine in afternoon. To 1 gall coal oil 20 Murdy went north. Marion made the washing today. 9. P.M. 2 loaves 10 2 lb codfish 15 20 25
9 Fine day. Jimie cut the oil cloth off the registers. we had a fire in the furnice. To 1 Sewing in vestry.
10 Threatening rain all day. To 4 loaves 20. wheatine 25 sugar 25 Jimie and Marion went to Lancaster to some Sabbath S. meeting. Murdy got home at 6.30 70
11 Slight showers. To cream tartar 10. 2 lbs codfish 15

Sent a letter and Cornwall Old Boys reunion Souviner to Randolph, postage 10.

Marion did not get back.		 25 10
12 Marion came at 9. A.M. To pan bread 20 Far came about 6. P.M. 20
13 Dull day. Childrens day. It should have two weeks ago. but it rained so much, there were
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