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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 60.pdf
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December 1900
| 1. | Saturday, fine day 1 lb tea 25. 1 gall coal oil 19 7 lbs codfish 49. Snider By rent $300 | 44 49 |
| 2. | Jimie & Marion went to North Branch. Hattie and John McLennan, called in evening roads are pretty good. | |
| 3 | Murdy went to Cornwall by train. I went to the Gore with him, got at Uncle Donald's a bag of wool to make a shawl. And a pair of spectacles. Turned stormy. | |
| 4 | Dull and cold | |
| 5 | Snow. Murdy wnet North. | |
| 6 | Cold and ugly. Whitford in thrashing brought 1 1/2 bush wheet 13. bush buckwheat. | |
| 7 | Murdy got home To. 20 lb soup pease 35. steak 25 | 60 |
| 8 | Jimie went to Montreal in Morning came home in evening Whitford 6 bush barley 19. of oats | |
| 9. | I was in church the first time for five weeks. not many out | |
| 10 | Cold mercury low to 20. | |
| 11. | Jimie & Marion left this morning for Apple Hill. he was going to Maxville Mercury not so low. Murdy To 1 gall coal oil 25 Raymond fixed pipes of furnace | |
| 12 | 16 below. Murdy To cheese, 2 cans salmon, cakes 2.65 Marion & Charlotte came and made a few calls they remained until 8.30 P.M. J.C and wife were in To Rooled oats 25 cts. Our taxes are over $70 | 25 |
| 13. | Stormy, snow. Now 3 P.M. very fine | |
| 14 | Fine bright day Mercury in morning 14. Bot 1/4 beef 88. 4 1/2 cts pr lb. $3.96. Martintown butcher. | |
| 15 | Fine bright day. Boys drew 1 bush of hay. from Whitfords. Council met today. McCrimmon paid $10.00 for pasture for two cows | |
| 16. | Nice mild day. Rev. Kenneth McD preached Rev Given at Van Kleek Hill. Kate D.R. remained to dinner. Paid Charley $3.50 for stipend |
| 17 | Monday. Fine day. To 50 flour $1.8: yeast 5 | 1.13 |
| 18. | Fine day. Baked. Marie washed some napery, Boys drew a load of hay, from Whitfords | |
| 19. | Soft day, Boys drew two loads of hay. I made the family washing. | |
| 20 | Thawing all day. Pa. and Jimie went to Lancaster Pa got two front teeth built with cement $200 Murdy cleaned the furnace pipes | |
| 21 | Had a letter from Birdie, she will not be home today and may not tomorrow. Jimie left early for Cornwall | |
| 22. | To 1 lb tea 25 1 gall coal oil 19. Mild day, looks like rain. Far came by. Mail. Got a Telegram from Sandy to meet him at Green Valley, in evening. | |
| 23. | Rain today. Sandy came last evening. Had Mifs Cotter Jim B. and wife to tea last evening. Murdy went for Birdie this evening. they got pretty wet | Your text here... |
| 24. | Far left this morning for Montreal this Morning, in rote for New York to take passage for Cuba. Murdy went to Montreal Sandy, and I went to see Charlotte. this afternoon to 1 turkey 11 1/2 lbs at 8 cts 92 rooled oats 25 | 1.17 |
| 25 | Christmas. Very fine day. Mr Given Jimie and wife here to dinner at 1.30. |
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| 26 | Fine day. We were all at the entertainment on 25 but Pa, it was very good. the children all done well. And Lilly Falkner trained them well. 13 cts admifs. Uncle Sandy left at 3.30 P.M. | |
| 27. | Cold and raw. Murdy to Cornwall Jimie to Lancaster. I baked in oven. Churned. Proehol's mother died at her home South Branch yesterday aged 89 | |
| 28 | Fine day, light falls of snow. then sunshine The girls went in afternoon to F.D. McL's. There were three funerals in the village two at |
