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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 51.pdf
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June 1900
| 1 | Sowed 12 bush oats. And 1 bush oats, {raised?} from a few lbs got last year from experimental farm. And 1/2 bush wheat | |
| 13. | Bird began to clean the parlor. To 1 pan bread 25. 2 bush potatoe from Mrs. L. Fraser 50. did not get them yet | 25 50 |
| 14 | W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met in vestry. I had no off but gave $100 for boots for our Indian boy. | 1.00. |
| 15 | Preaching today. Rev Tanner of Lancaster preach Fraser brought the potatoes, 6 lb flax meal * | 15 |
| 16. | Fine day. Rev. Langel preached. To3 lbs meat 30 1 pan bread 20. 1 gall coal oil 25. Got 60. from Bird gave her 100 in return. Hattie & Bella Fraser came about 7.30. P.M. wheeled from their homes | 30 48 |
| 17. | Storm of wind and rain yesterday Afternoon Very fine and cool today. A large congregate A very good discours from our pastor Rev. Mr Tanner of Lancaster preached yesterday. Far left for | |
| 18. | Doing a little house cleaning, sent Mario $6.00 3. from Pa, 2 from me, 1 from Murdy. To 1 pkt B. color 10. sugar 25. 1 1/2 yds red cotton 11 cts pr yd. 17. soap 5 Whitford To 10 bush oats = Raymond cash $10.00 Pa, Murdy & team are working on 2d Con farm | 6 57 |
| 19. | Very fine day. To pan bread 20 | 20 |
| 20 | To 1 lb tea 25. 1 1/4 lb butter 25. 1 lb raisins 10. nutmeg 5 1 lb currants 10. 2 loaves bread 10. 100 flour $2.00 * | 65 2.20 |
| 21 | Fine warm day | |
| 22 | Baked in over. Bird baking for R. T. of T's {Royal Templars of ?} | |
| 23. | To. stew 24 cts. Marion came on Mocasson. | |
| 24 | Fine day. a large congregation, Our helfer had a he calf today, we put it in the stable. The cow is wild | |
| 25. | Bird & I were weeding most all forenoon To sugar 30 cts |
| 26. | A light shower. Pa & Murdy working at a fence on the 2d Con farm, bot lbs of barbed wire | |
| 27 | Wednesday. James McIntosh came to visit J.C. B he is on his return from Halifax. Heavy rain | |
| 28 | Kemp tuned the piano and the organ had two Keys cleaned, paid for organ 50 cts | 50 |
| 29 | Fine day. Turned very cold after the rain of Wednesday. made a fire in Kitchen | |
| 30. | Cool and lowery. Old John McPherson was buried yesterday. he did not get over the amputation of his hand. And Sniders had a baby boy yesterday. To 11 lb sugar 1.00 1 pan bread 20. 1 1/4 lbs butter 25 steak 30 | 75 |
| July 2d. | News on Saturday the 30th June of a fire in the shipping at New York three hundred persons perished. burnt and drowned. In one vessel (the Saals) a greate number were down below and their exit was cut off, they stood at the portholes until the vessel sank. And they were drowned The three vessels were the Main, Bremen, And Saals. Twenty millions dollar worth of paper destroyed |
