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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915
Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 75.pdf
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On Friday, the 29th.. About 3. A.M. the | On Friday, the 29th.. About 3. A.M. the Rossmore house in Cornwall was discovered to be on fire, it spread so rappidly, that the people who got out had a hard time of it There were 11 persons burned. One family of Grays were all burned Man Wife two children Alick R. MacLennan wife and child got out by climbing down on a rope.</td> | ||
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April 1910
| 17. | Birdie and Willie were down to church. | |
| 18 | Sent a letter to Marion. Got one to day from her. It rained all last night and drizzled all this day. When Jimie went out to the stable this morning, he found the yearling colt could not get up, when they got it up it could only stannd of three feet, he called Dournealle to see it he thought it must have broken its leg, And he is bathing it with cold water. He had Dixon looking at her. He thinks it is rheumatism. To 2 loaves 10 | 10 |
| 19 | Dull and misty 1/2 lb tea 20 egg. | |
| 20 | Still dull. This is the day of Bunnings sale of Ayrshire cattle. Evening, the sale came off the sale amounted to 12.000. one cow going for 500. a bull for 400. some succing calves for 90, yearling heifers for 200. | |
| 21 | Fine warm day. sent $1.50 to Toronto for the Presbyteriamn, sold 2 doz eggs = 36. To gingar 10 Cream Tarter 10 Biscuts 16 Butter 1.06 Postal note 4 - 3 loaves - 15 | 1.50 10 1.32 19 |
| 22 | Dull. Sandy Ossean died at 11. A.M. | |
| 23 | 1 gall coal oil 20 ct bacon 3 loaves 15 Murdy got fish, perch from little Sullivan, Far and Jean came at 8.30 P.M. | |
| 24 | J.P. Birdie and Agniss came to preaching There was service in the church for the funeral, which was very largely attended
John Robertson N. Branch was in for a short time. I sent $200 by Farquhar to Gibbans for |
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| 25. | Murdy left for Maxville by Morning train Sat a hen on Birdie' eggs |
| 26 | Rained all day. not very heavy at any time | |
| 27 | Ann Hall 1/2 day 30 cts.. To 2 loaves 10 | 40 |
| 28 | Murdy got home at noon. J.P. here to dinner gave him our milk can the big one. Hard frost | |
| 29 | To Eclectric oil 25. bread 10. Put fire in furnice tonight, it is quite cold. had fire last night. I took a fresh cold on Wednesday, fixing a hen on a nest. Tomorrow is the last day for the licenses. And there is quite a lot of drinking going on in the village. To potash tablets 5 cts.. To 8 loaves | 25 |
| 30 | To 2 lbs butter 50 cts.. 1/2 lb tea 20. I am not feeling very well today. On Friday, the 29th.. About 3. A.M. the Rossmore house in Cornwall was discovered to be on fire, it spread so rappidly, that the people who got out had a hard time of it There were 11 persons burned. One family of Grays were all burned Man Wife two children Alick R. MacLennan wife and child got out by climbing down on a rope. |
| 29 | To 12 boxes of strawberries from Donald McCrimmom for 90 cts.
to 16 lbs sugar 1.00.. 2 lbs currants 20. 1 lb lard 22 1 lb butter 25. Gave to Mary MacLennan 25 cts.. for Lawn social at the Manse Gave $200 to Jimie on account of Tom Hunan. |
| 30. | The Lawn Social came off my entrance 15 cts.. |
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