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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905

Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 75.pdf

November 1901
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  <td>14.</td>
  <td>Pa in bed. has been sick for over a week The stove came to Lancaster three days ago, did not go for it yet To Eletric</td>
  <td>25</td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>Jimie went for the stove took the sleighs Freight 95. cracked wheat

We got the stove in running order.</td>
  <td>1.30</td>
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  <td>16</td>
  <td>More snow, but mild. Abram of McGillis farm has a sale; Council Meeting  To beef 30. 1 pail lard at Willies 35 1 gall coal oil 25. Pa lent Birdie $4.00 The Post Office is to be moved from Willies W. Smith is to get it. Givin came home</td>
  <td>65    4.25</td>
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  <td>17.</td>
  <td>I was not in church or Prayer Meeting</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>18</td>
  <td>Fine day. Murdy went north</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>19</td>
  <td>Fine day. To 100 flour 2.15 1 pk salt 15 1/4 lb blueing 4.1 lb starch 10, at McCrimmons X tick</td>
  <td>2.30</td>
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  <td>20</td>
  <td>Fine day, baked. yesterday. I am carding and spinning To 1 lb ten at J.A.'s 30, murdy</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>21</td>
  <td>Thursday Birdie had no school. Jimie Roy died yesterday. he will be buried on Friday. The eldest son of Alick Jim McCulloch. by the 2d wife was buried today. To oatmeal 25. Daisy called this evening. Birdie was plastering</td>
  <td>25</td>
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  <td>22</td>
  <td>Friday. The funeral of Jimie Roy today.</td>
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  <td>23.</td>
  <td>Birdie had school for 1/2 day. Fine day. Jacks were here. To 3 lb steak from Shields 30. paid for 1 1/4 sausages 13. The boys were at Jimie Brown's last night to supper.</td>
  <td>30    23</td>
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  <td>24</td>
  <td>Sleet most all day. not many in church. I did not go to Church</td>
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  <td>25</td>
  <td>Snow today. soft.. I was bed.</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>26</td>
  <td>Baked in oven</td>
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  <td>27</td>
  <td>Very fine day boys drew 2. loads of</td>
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November 1901
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  <td>27 {cont.}</td>
  <td>hay from 2d Con. farm. Pa went to see Aunt Kate, he called at McCrim And paid $2.79. for flour starch blue salt coaloil. Bot of Beckstead 7 lbs roast To sugar 25. cream tartar 10. nut meg 5</td>
  <td>2.79    56     40</td>
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  <td>28</td>
  <td>Fine day. Birdie had a letter from Marion. She is in Oswego, at the hospital there. We asked J.C. B. And wife to dinner but they went to the Manse. <s>Got a 7 lb roast on Wednesday 56 cts</s></td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>29.</td>
  <td>Snowing some. Jimie made a pole for the sleigh, the stick cost 30 cts Tom Colette paid his pasture $5. so did McCrimmon. To 1 gall coal oil</td>
  <td>25</td>
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  <td>30</td>
  <td>Saturday St Andrew's day nothing in particular goings on</td>
  <td></td>
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November 1901

14.	Pa in bed. has been sick for over a week The stove came to Lancaster three days ago, did not go for it yet To Eletric	25
15	Jimie went for the stove took the sleighs Freight 95. cracked wheat We got the stove in running order.	1.30
16	More snow, but mild. Abram of McGillis farm has a sale; Council Meeting To beef 30. 1 pail lard at Willies 35 1 gall coal oil 25. Pa lent Birdie $4.00 The Post Office is to be moved from Willies W. Smith is to get it. Givin came home	65 4.25
17.	I was not in church or Prayer Meeting
18	Fine day. Murdy went north
19	Fine day. To 100 flour 2.15 1 pk salt 15 1/4 lb blueing 4.1 lb starch 10, at McCrimmons X tick	2.30
20	Fine day, baked. yesterday. I am carding and spinning To 1 lb ten at J.A.'s 30, murdy
21	Thursday Birdie had no school. Jimie Roy died yesterday. he will be buried on Friday. The eldest son of Alick Jim McCulloch. by the 2d wife was buried today. To oatmeal 25. Daisy called this evening. Birdie was plastering	25
22	Friday. The funeral of Jimie Roy today.
23.	Birdie had school for 1/2 day. Fine day. Jacks were here. To 3 lb steak from Shields 30. paid for 1 1/4 sausages 13. The boys were at Jimie Brown's last night to supper.	30 23
24	Sleet most all day. not many in church. I did not go to Church
25	Snow today. soft.. I was bed.
26	Baked in oven
27	Very fine day boys drew 2. loads of

November 1901

27 {cont.}	hay from 2d Con. farm. Pa went to see Aunt Kate, he called at McCrim And paid $2.79. for flour starch blue salt coaloil. Bot of Beckstead 7 lbs roast To sugar 25. cream tartar 10. nut meg 5	2.79 56 40
28	Fine day. Birdie had a letter from Marion. She is in Oswego, at the hospital there. We asked J.C. B. And wife to dinner but they went to the Manse. ~~Got a 7 lb roast on Wednesday 56 cts~~
29.	Snowing some. Jimie made a pole for the sleigh, the stick cost 30 cts Tom Colette paid his pasture $5. so did McCrimmon. To 1 gall coal oil	25
30	Saturday St Andrew's day nothing in particular goings on

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