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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 36.pdf
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July 1899
| 1. | Saturday, fine warm day, 82 in shade.
All our folk who were at the lawn social last night were well pleased. The Volunteers came home last night instead of today. This is Dominion day they were let off a day sooner. Jimie did not come |
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| 2 | Fine day. A large congregation. All glad to see Mr. Given back. | |
| 3. | We are busy preparing for the District Council which meets here on the 4th & 5th. Got $2.00 from Murdy. Bot at McCrimmon 2..7 butter - 16 = 39, 10 lb sugar 50. 1 pail lard 30 1/4 gall molasses 12. 1 lb soda 5. 2 lb raisin 14 1/2 lb B. tea 20. 1/2 lb. G tea 15. 1 cake soap 5 1 can pumpkins he did not know the price Pa bot 4 yds of floor oil cloth 60. pr yds tick | 1.19 31 40 2.40 |
| 4 | Fine day. The first of the guests arrived in the person of Mr. Caskill from Van. K. Hill. And Bella & Jennett McLennan, And a Mr. Craig from the Front. They were here for dinner. A Rev Shaw of Nairn came to tea and to spend the night. We got 5 lbs of steak from Bousie. | |
| 5 | Pa got $9.00 from Snider. Paid the oil cloth $2.40, pumpkins 10, 2 rools of felt 65 = per yd And 3 lbs nails. There was a good meeting last night. The Convention closed at 5 P.M and it began to rain at 9. P.M. | 1.40/td> |
| 6. | Jennett & Mr Shaw left about 9 . A.M. it rained all day. There was a wild storm of lightning, thunder & rain last night | |
| 7 | This is Friday before Communion, A student from the 2d of Lancaster preached. Mr. McCaskill left in the afternoon steak{writing below this isbeackwards--may be bleed through} | 50 |
| 8. | Rain all night and showery all day. Rev Langill preached. Paid 27 cts to Martintown butcher for last week. And took 2 lbs sausages 22, To 1 pan bread 24 cts | 27 46 |
| 9. | Rained all last night, And poured most of this day. The people were all "drinket" Pa's off $1.00. Collection Paint Tremble and Augmentation | |
| 10. | Been fine all day, made a large washing. To 24 butter 36 cts. from Bird | |
| 11. | Bella and Birdie went to F.D.M.L. with the back tomorrow. Marion went to Cornwall with Daisy,, by train. Mrs. McDonald and Mrs. Tailor went also. Uncle D. sent 6½ lbs of cheese by Aunt Kates Craig. | |
| 12 | Lizzie Brown & our Jimmie Came by boat from Toronto to Cornwall, then by Macasson to Summerstown. Lizzie brought her wheel, she looks well | /td> |
| 13 | W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met in St Andrews Vestry. my off 10 ct | 10 |
| 14 | Fine day, Kind of showery. done a small washing. To 1 lb tea 30 cts | |
| 15 | Bousie sent 5 lbs steak. To butter 25 cts tick | |
| 16 | Fine day. | |
| 17 | Done the washing. To 100 flour at McCrimmon tick | |
| 18 | Baked an oven, Jimmie cut the meadow | |
| 19 | Murdie went to Lochid. Marion & I went for berries. Got 2 quarts | |
| 20 | Look like rain. Butter at Willie’s 28 cts | |
| 21 | Stormed all last night. Thunder, lightning, and rain. rain all this day | |
| 22 | Dull. Bot of Bousie. 3 lbs steak 30. 4 1/2 lb stew 30 Murdy got 1 lb tea 4 bars of soap some butter tick To 2 cans unconcentrated lye 20 1 gall coal oil 10 tick sugar 25 Got butter from McCrimmon for to make cleaned it |
