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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915
Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 43.pdf
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<td>Fine spring day. I sold at Franklin's 4 | <td>Fine spring day. I sold at Franklin's 4 doz eggs 16 pr doz Got rooled oats 25 cts. sugar 25 cts. 1 gall coal oil 20 cts.. peppermints 5. Paid 11 in cash. Mrs Pigeon sent the rent ($3.00 by Agatha. Murdy went North</td> | ||
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<td>Fine bright day but | <td>Fine bright day but cold west wind. Jimie was not out since last Saturday today he went to Lancaster for a desk that Far was getting from Eaton's. And I went to MacIntyres where I paid the ground rent on the Glebe lot $4.<u>00</u> 2. {?} 1.2 {circled}. A cake cutter at Raymonds </td> | ||
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March 1908 Carried forward 9.07
| 23 | Raining. Sent a letter to Uncle Sandy & Mable | |
| 24 | Rain this morning. Far left in the rain for Cornwall
To 6 loaves 36 I am fixing over my old silk skirt There was a tenant came to live in the house where Ellis lived 2.50 pr month |
36 |
| 25 | Fine day, but cold. To butter 65. Dr..MacLennan of Martintown called to see us. Jimie drew two loads of wood | 65 |
| 26 | Fine in morning. Jimie drew two loads of wood in forenoon. It rained in afternoon and evening. I saw a woman at H Pigeons who seem to be living there. she has been going around since Monday. | |
| 27 | Rain. Paid B 2.20 for wall paper for the house where Ellis lived | 2.20 |
| 28 | Jimie went to Lancaster and took home a spring for a bed, and a music cabinet, that Far sent for to Etons. To 6 loaves 36. butter 65 cts.. Drizzling. | 1.01 |
| 29 | Fine in Morning. Jimie is not well. So only, Marion from our house in church. I sent $2.00. 1.00 for the Stipend ending March. And 50 cts.. for Sunday Offering. | 2 |
| 30 | Fine spring day. I sold at Franklin's 4 doz eggs 16 pr doz Got rooled oats 25 cts. sugar 25 cts. 1 gall coal oil 20 cts.. peppermints 5. Paid 11 in cash. Mrs Pigeon sent the rent ($3.00 by Agatha. Murdy went North | 86 |
| 31 | March is going out like a surly beast |
7.12 + 3.60 + 5.47 = 16.19
April 1908
| 1 | Wednesday. Fine bright day. but cold west wind
To butter over 4 lbs 30 cts.. pr lb $1.30. 4 loaves 14 Far came about 5.30 P.M. |
1.54 |
| 2 | Soft in morning. Far went by train Murdy drove him Lancaster I was at the W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} meeting held at Rev. Waddell's. My offering 25 for Leaflet 15
I was at the Concert last night, it was very good. And quite a large audience In afternoon it began to snow and at times it was a regular blizzard. |
40 |
| 3 | It turned cold last night and was freezing all day in the shade. John P. MacLennan brought us a gall of new. syrup yesterday I made a small washing. And washed some things to put on the snow To 3 loaves 18 cts. | |
| 4 | Fine bright day but cold west wind. Jimie was not out since last Saturday today he went to Lancaster for a desk that Far was getting from Eaton's. And I went to MacIntyres where I paid the ground rent on the Glebe lot $4.00 2. {?} 1.2 {circled}. A cake cutter at Raymonds | 4 3 |
| 5 | It was today that the envelope with $2.00 was put into the Sunday colllection instead of last Sabbath I was in Church, it is a lovely day. | |
| 6 | Fine day. Far came in Morning. Marion took down the curtains of my bedroom and of the hall Mrs Brown called | |
| 7 | Very fine day. To 4 loaves 24 cts. 2 lbs butter 30 pr lb | 84 |
| 8 | Big snow storm. 9.A.M. teriffic turned to rain | |
| 9 | Bright day. Marion washed I am cleaning the Kitchen stair. Jimie got 10 fall maple syrup and 20 lbs of sugar from Mrs John Dunn, Maple Hill. it is to be sent to James Brown Toronto John K McDonald's men and saw came to cut our wood. did not finish | 8.97 |
