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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 25.pdf
Revision as of Jul 16, 2026, 3:05:35 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100
49 November 1898
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Mrs Dougald Cameron died last night was 80 years Marion got another bottle of medecine from Mowet. On the 11th rooled oats 25 cts |
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Fine day, Uncle Donald & Mary Ag. are over. only Birdie & Murdy from here in church |
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Fine day, Birdie washed. |
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Soft day, Murdy went to Mrs. Camerons funeral. |
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Still thawing. Killed a hen. There was an serious accident happened on the G. T. {Grand Trunk} Railroad on Tuesday 4. A.M.. At Treton, 11 persons killed. |
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Fine day. At Prayer Meeting, arranged for Christmas entertainment |
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Marion sick today |
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| 19. |
Cold but dry.
Some rain Killed two hens |
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Ugly & raw, roads bad Uncle Donald over |
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Fine day like Indian summer. To 1 gall coal oil 17. |
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Another fine day. To 2 1/2 lb pork 25, 4 lb stew 30. Got two eggs. The first for over three weeks. |
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Fine day. A meeting of the social committee. |
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Thanksgiving day. Annie Campbell & Uncle Donald were here to dinner. A practice in evening |
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Done little cleaning in the dining room |
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Finished dining room. Raw day. Paid 50 for Bible So for a month. The Bible S. met tonight. |
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Bright day. I washed. Pa went to Abrahams |
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Mild day, I worked. Pa went to Abraham’s Skating on the river |
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December
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Thursday. W.F.M.S. met at A. C's. Birdie And I drove today. Our offering 20 cts. |
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Fine day. Got wood yesterday |
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To stew 20 cts tick. Borrowed 30 cts from Bird got 1 gall coal oil 17 cts q can lon' lye 8 cts 1 lb soda 5. Jimie came home. Murdy went to Lancaster for him. Murdy bot 1 corn broom 1 pk apples |
20 25 5 |
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Fine winter day. A good congregation |
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Stormed all night some soft snow. Heard that a son of Alick McPherson R.R. died, A.M. after a short illness. I made soap today |
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Fine day. Jimie went to Martintown with 10 1/2 bush. wheat and got 3 bags of flour. Murdy got sugar 5 lbs |
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Murdy went North today. The R.T.'s had an entertainment last night. |
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Fine day. Made a small washing. . |
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Done nothing but cooking. Had Two of F.D.’s girls & 2 of Alick McCulloch's girls to tea last night. Murdy came home tonight |
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Stormy, Mr Given & A.C. McD. called pastoral.
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Snowing, I did not go to Church |
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Cold, 2 below Zero, I washed. Mrs. Calder Bella D. Roy, called with her little girl |
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Murdy went to Cornwall by train to Court |
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Cold 14 degrees below zero |
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To 1 gall coal loil 17. 1 lb starch 7. Truned warmer |
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Baked in oven. Farquherson finished thrashe 364 bush of oats 12 1/2 wheat 2 buckwhe. 20 potatoes |
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To 1 lb tea 25, sugar 25. Murdy got home a 7 P.M. Abraham brought 4 bush. Apples Eves paid $1.50. one months rent last night |
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I was not in church. I had toothache. |
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Cold wind. Murdy went to Cornwall & back Jimie drew twoloads of wood, small |
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