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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 37.pdf
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July 1899
| 23. | Fine cool day. A large congregation. A good sermon from Rev. A. Scott | |
| 24. | Birdie and I went to pick berries at Lander's. Got 9 quarts. Very hot. Marion and Lizzie wheeled to D. B. McLennan and got home about 11 P.M. | |
| 25 | Very hot. I washed | |
| 26 | To 3 lbs butter at McCrimmons tick. Jimie Brown came at 8:30 P.M. Was on first train passed Lancaster, taken by Cotan. Came back on Mocasson. wheeled here. Murdy went to meet him at 6. Hot very Hot | |
| 27. | Rain storm this morning, now 11:40 A.M. bright with high wind. Pa paid Account at McCrimmons. flour 200, butter twice 73. coal oil 20. lye 20. sugar 25. + 200 + 25 + 20 + 20 + 48 = 3.38 1 tin lye 10. cream tartar 10 = 20 | |
| 28 | Fine day, pretty warm. J. A. B. got a wheel from Eatons yesterday. it was too high. he sent it back today. To 3 1/2 lb stew B{risn?} 1 box of starch 15. sugar 25. Pa sold some oats to McCrimmon. Got matches 10 box shoe blacking 5, bottle C. liver pills 20. 35. Lizzie & Murdy went to Stanley Island with a few of the village folk | 25 35 |
| 29. | To 4 lb steak from Bessie 40. Fine day butter 16 cts. soup 10 cts (3 cakes toilet) | 23 |
| 30. | Fine day. A large congregation | |
| 31. | I was up early. Pa left for Caledon springs. A Dunlop called and took him to the cars. Got at McCrimmons 1 qrt molasses 13. 5 lb sugar 25. soda 5 1 cake chocolat 9 cts
At McPhersons 3 lbs butter 51 Two Members of Parliament died within this month. Ives of Sherbrook, Geoffrion Vercheres, Senator Sanford of Hamilton died this Month July. Sir James Edgar Speaker of the House died, tonight - 31. |
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| 1 | Tuesday. The Ban girls and Bruce were here last night, And we enjoyed their company very much | |
| 2. | Sold some hen feed 23 cts got sugar 10 lbs 50 cts. Rained a light shower, 25 from Murdy | |
| 3. | Our folk & Lizzie went to the S.S. pic nic. Jimie Brown did not go. Donald McIntyre Kings Road was buried today Mr. Jack McPherson moved into old Post office today. J.C. by 2.50 | |
| 4 | Fine day, pretty hot. Bot at McCrimmons 4½ yds check. 8 cts per yd 36. 3 lbs codfish 20. 1 white bowl 6 cts. Hatty, Eppy, Gordon, and Eppy, Sandy Sank, were here to dinner Womans meeting today. My off. 25. Birdie's 10. profit & loss. 5 Murdy, To Cheese 27 cts | 56 6 35 5 |
| 5 | Fine day. To 3 lbs butter 57 cts. 3 1/2 lb sausages 35 | 88 |
| 6 | Large Congregation. Rev. Mathewson preached Morning & evening | |
| 7. | John A's young folk had a pic nic to Hamiltons Island. Lizzie, Marion & Murdy went. Pa came home in the evening. To 2 loaves bread 12. To. 100 of flour at McCrimmons tick. | 12 |
| 8. | To 2 lbs butter 20 pr lb = 40, yeast 5 cts | 45 |
| 9. | Fine cool day. Pa paid the flour $2.00. I called at Urquharts | 2 - 0 |
| 10 | Rained a little. dust settled. To Gran sugar Brown sugar 8 cts 2 lbs butter 40. 2 chocolates 18. 2 lbs raisins 12, nutmeg 2, ½ lb cream tartar 20, 1 bottle vanilla 10 cts. Louisa McGillis called 10. Lizzie had a gum boil Kind of small To 1 lb tea 30, 1 qt molasses 13, gingar 5 | 50 66 34 10 48 |
| 11 | 1½ lb butter 30, 1 qt vinegar 10, 3 lb lard 30, 1 gall coal oil 1 lb starch 8 | 70. |
| 12. | to sugar 25, 2 lbs butter 40 tick McC. Murdy went to Lancaster and Got Bannannas lemons & cakes. David Fraser of Lancaster & Newfoundland |
