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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905

Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 67.pdf

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May 1901

1 Wednesday. Baked. A very fine day got a cock-a-dodal two from Uncle Donald
2 Thursday. W.F. M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at John Callanach's My off 25
3. Planted some top onions. Bird came home
4. Planted 1 1/2 bush potatoes in post office lot Had Mrs Roderick 7 hours.. dug some in flower plot. Far came in evening. Jimie met him
5 Fine bright day. Large congregation for this time of year. Far went to the Gore, with uncle Donald
6 Fine warm day. To seeds onions 10. radishes 5 summer savory 5 celery 5. Murdy went to Green Valley 20
7. Warm. Salway ploughing with Jimie $2.00 pr day To pork 33 cts 1 lb tea 25, Birdie sent for wheel to Eatons, $25..00 yesterday) Libby had a male calf today I sowed seed onions
8 Fine day, very warm, Mercury up to 78 at 3. P.M.
9 Misquitoes came in hundreds last night tonight in thousands. Jimie sowed 1 1/2 bush wheet today. Murdy digging in garden. I sowed carrots beets mangolds. Bot 1/4 lb intermedi. W. carrots 10. W. B carrot 4 cts By 6 bush oats 40.00 pr bush of Mr Givin = 2.40
10. Jimie sowed 16 bush oats. I sowed in garden long and short W. carrots, parsnips turnip beets 15 box seeds. Murdy bot them
11. Had Mrs Roderick washing 1/2 day. To beef of Rickstead 50 cts James Dingwall R.R. was buried today. he died Thursday evening of pneumonia aged 71
12. Fine day. A large Congregation
13 Turned Cold last night. Murdy went north. Marion drove him to Green Valley with Sullivan's horse. To 3 lb rice 15 15
14. Three chicken out today. Sent the Cows
May 1901
14 {cont.} to pasture today. Birdie got her wheel today. To spinich 5, Musk Mellons 5, 1 gall coal oil 35
15 Fine. sowed spinich musk melons. Murdy came home. Pa caught 5 bass, 26 perch To 2 loaves 10, 12 chickens
16. Jimie sowed 15 bush oats, 5 of Givin's 9 of our own Fine day. myriads of misquitoes
17. Fine day. William McRae of New York called his brother John died suddenly, And will be buried in Williamstown tomorrow. I went in afternoon for Birdie, then drove to the Gore to see Aunt Mary, who has pleursy.
18 Rain began last night And is drizzling The McRae funeral came at 2. P.M. Far his wife and W. McRae. And a Mr Loney, were here to dinner. To 5 lb sausage steak 60 = 50, 2 1/2 lb sausage 25. 1 lb sugar 25. sugar 25. pepper 8 salt 10. allspice 8 nutmeg 2 50 88 20
19 Rain all day. Rev Mr Hastie of Cornwall preach to a small congregation Mr Given went to Cornwall Uncle Donald was over Aunt Mary is better
20 Mrs Roderick settled for 2 months' rent paid 1.65..
21 Bot at McCrimm 125 lbs of flour 2.68 cts tick Paid Got the 25 tonight
22. Murdy got a new horse and went to Lancaster Township
23. Thursday looks like rain Had Mrs Rodrick 1/2 day. Gave her some little potatoes for taking decayed vegetables out of the cellar
24 Rained all day. Jimie went to Cornwall. Murdy drove hime to Summerstown Station. to 1 lb sulpher 6. 2 yds Misquito net 14. 2 boxtax 8 roup for milk can ? 28
25. Fine day. To saucages 20, Steak 25, Murdy got home at dusk. Jimie in the morning. Turn between March and April 1901
{See Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 65.pdf for rest of May}
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