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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905

Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 21.pdf

July
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  <td>16.</td>
  <td>Very fine day. To beef pork & Mutton 83</td>
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  <td>17.</td>
  <td>Fine day a large congregation. Mrs Gordon Smith of Lancaster was buried this Afternoon.</td>
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  <td>18</td>
  <td>Far went to Caledonia Springs
All our young folk went for berries. got 18 qrts. Rev Mr Given & wife And Mrs Tate spent the evening here.</td>
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  <td>19.</td>
  <td>Hot day. To 1 lb tea 30. sugar 25. To 100 sugar canned the berries. Mercury over 90</td>
  <td>1.55</td>
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  <td>20.</td>
  <td>Washed very hot 95. Mrs Burton & Minnie Cameron spent part of the day, here, on their way to the Island</td>
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  <td>21.</td>
  <td>A shower in the morning. fly poison 5 Pa. paid 100 subscription to Glengarrian Yesterday</td>
  <td>5</td>
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  <td>22.</td>
  <td>Fine day. very hot.</td>
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  <td>23.</td>
  <td>Hot day. 5 lb pork 50. beef 40. mutton 14 tick</td>
  <td>1.4</td>
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  <td>24</td>
  <td>Large congregation REv. A McGillivary preach in morning. Rev. W Dunnett in evening</td>
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  <td>25</td>
  <td>Hot. toward evening had wind & rain</td>
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  <td>26.</td>
  <td>Hot. Paid McKewin 1.00 for Saturdays beef, And am owing 30. for ballance on todays beef</td>
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  <td>27.</td>
  <td>Hot again</td>
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  <td>28.</td>
  <td>Jimie went to R. T's {Royal Templars} meeting at Lancaster with Lizzie and Marion.</td>
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  <td>29.</td>
  <td>Hot.</td>
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I bought a history of the Klondike from a Mrs Ferguson paid 1.50, by A. C. Harris

August 1898
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  <td>1.</td>
  <td>Monday., Mary McIntyre was hear all night she thinks to go to J.H. Roberstons today 
To 1 lb tea 4 lbs sugar, tick</td>
  <td>55</td>
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  <td>2.</td>
  <td>Jimie went to Alexandria to a meeting to organize for the plebiscite Murdy went North yesterday Pa paid 30 cts to McKewin for Saturdays beef. Bismark died 30 July Archbishop Walsh of Toronto died Sunday night 31st July</td>
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  <td>3.</td>
  <td>Minnie & Bruce McLennon were here last night until midnight</td>
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  <td>4</td>
  <td>Fine day. To 3 lbs steak at Bousa 30 F. McRae of N.G. took dinner here Jimie Brown came, W. F. M S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met in the vestry my offr, 10. Bird's 10</td>
  <td>30     20</td>
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  <td>5</td>
  <td>Baked in oven. Lizzie & Marion drove to Lancaster, in afternoon, Had a shower</td>
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  <td>6.</td>
  <td>Fine day. To beef, 60. Paid the sugar 2 tea got on the 1st. To sugar 25. rice 15 blue 5 1 lb soda 5, Sent cows to visit. D. J. Alpin's</td>
  <td>60     45</td>
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  <td>7.</td>
  <td>Fine day, a large congregation. Rev W. Dunnett Conducted the evening service.</td>
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  <td>8.</td>
  <td>Mrs. John McIntosh was buried today. Funeral left John W. Calders 2d Lancaster</td>
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  <td>9</td>
  <td>To beef 35 cts</td>
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  <td>10.</td>
  <td>Fine day To sugar 25</td>
  <td>25</td>
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  <td>11.</td>
  <td>Another fine day</td>
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  <td>12.</td>
  <td>Murdy left for Calidonia with Tupper</td>
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  <td>13.    "</td>
  <td>Pa left by train for Caledonia To stew 24 cts 
to lamb 35. 1/2 cream tartar 10. Willies, 3 bags oats</td>
  <td>24     45</td>
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  <td>14</td>
  <td>Fine day. Rev. A. Scott preached Given at Perth</td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>Fine day. Far & Jimie went to the funeral of Mike Purcell, who was Killed by the cars on Saturday. To 1 lb tea 25. vanilla 10 corn starch 8. thrad 5. salt 10. yeast 5
I washed. 9. P.M. Began to rain, Dan Dixon 2 bush oats, for value receeived. D. Bush got oats yesterdy</td>
  <td>45     28</td>
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July

16.	Very fine day. To beef pork & Mutton 83
17.	Fine day a large congregation. Mrs Gordon Smith of Lancaster was buried this Afternoon.
18	Far went to Caledonia Springs All our young folk went for berries. got 18 qrts. Rev Mr Given & wife And Mrs Tate spent the evening here.
19.	Hot day. To 1 lb tea 30. sugar 25. To 100 sugar canned the berries. Mercury over 90	1.55
20.	Washed very hot 95. Mrs Burton & Minnie Cameron spent part of the day, here, on their way to the Island
21.	A shower in the morning. fly poison 5 Pa. paid 100 subscription to Glengarrian Yesterday	5
22.	Fine day. very hot.
23.	Hot day. 5 lb pork 50. beef 40. mutton 14 tick	1.4
24	Large congregation REv. A McGillivary preach in morning. Rev. W Dunnett in evening
25	Hot. toward evening had wind & rain
26.	Hot. Paid McKewin 1.00 for Saturdays beef, And am owing 30. for ballance on todays beef
27.	Hot again
28.	Jimie went to R. T's {Royal Templars} meeting at Lancaster with Lizzie and Marion.
29.	Hot.

I bought a history of the Klondike from a Mrs Ferguson paid 1.50, by A. C. Harris August 1898

1.	Monday., Mary McIntyre was hear all night she thinks to go to J.H. Roberstons today To 1 lb tea 4 lbs sugar, tick	55
2.	Jimie went to Alexandria to a meeting to organize for the plebiscite Murdy went North yesterday Pa paid 30 cts to McKewin for Saturdays beef. Bismark died 30 July Archbishop Walsh of Toronto died Sunday night 31st July
3.	Minnie & Bruce McLennon were here last night until midnight
4	Fine day. To 3 lbs steak at Bousa 30 F. McRae of N.G. took dinner here Jimie Brown came, W. F. M S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met in the vestry my offr, 10. Bird's 10	30 20
5	Baked in oven. Lizzie & Marion drove to Lancaster, in afternoon, Had a shower
6.	Fine day. To beef, 60. Paid the sugar 2 tea got on the 1st. To sugar 25. rice 15 blue 5 1 lb soda 5, Sent cows to visit. D. J. Alpin's	60 45
7.	Fine day, a large congregation. Rev W. Dunnett Conducted the evening service.
8.	Mrs. John McIntosh was buried today. Funeral left John W. Calders 2d Lancaster
9	To beef 35 cts
10.	Fine day To sugar 25	25
11.	Another fine day
12.	Murdy left for Calidonia with Tupper
13. "	Pa left by train for Caledonia To stew 24 cts to lamb 35. 1/2 cream tartar 10. Willies, 3 bags oats	24 45
14	Fine day. Rev. A. Scott preached Given at Perth
15	Fine day. Far & Jimie went to the funeral of Mike Purcell, who was Killed by the cars on Saturday. To 1 lb tea 25. vanilla 10 corn starch 8. thrad 5. salt 10. yeast 5 I washed. 9. P.M. Began to rain, Dan Dixon 2 bush oats, for value receeived. D. Bush got oats yesterdy	45 28

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