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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 116.pdf
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February 1904
| 1 | Monday. Soft, flurry of snow in early, day bot at McCrimmons 10 lb sugar 50. 2 soap 10 1 lb soda 5. gingar 5 - charged Cold wind in evening | 60 |
| 2 | Stormy. I made bread and, two cakes in forenoon Mrs Young. Lizzie McGregor, was here in Afternoon Went to Childrens entertainment, offer. 15. two cakes | |
| 3. | Not many from country out last night on account of the storm. To 1 gall coal oil 25 cts. was at Manse | |
| 4 | Cold and blustry. May called for a few minutes | |
| 5 | Fine bright day. but drifting. Finished paying for cutting the wood 5.95 - 18 1/3 Cords at 60 pr cord | |
| 6 | Ugly stormy day the roads blocked | |
| 7. | Beastly day very few in church. None from out of the village but Alick Ross & family The funeral of D. Roy. McL. 3d Con, was given out for Tuesday | |
| 8 | Cold wind, very frosty bad to be out. To 1 lb tea 3 1/2 lbs steak 35. Mrs Brown called. | |
| 9. | Fine & bright. Boys went for straw. Donald Roy was buried. Very cold ugly day. We heard that Mrs Duncan McGregor died today. Maiden name Margaret Jamison, married two weeks. The papers say there is a distinctive fire raging in Baltimore (M.D) began on Sunday, 125.000.000 $ of property consumed | |
| 10. | Cold no sight of thaw roads very bad. wood is scarce in the village | |
| 11. | Cold Mrs McGregor funeral | |
| 12 | Pa sick in bed. Far came last night, boys drew a load of wood. Jimie & Far went to Lancaster for some furnature for Far, iron bedstead spring & mattress. oak wardrobe oak shuffeneer To 2 1/2 lbs steak 35. stew 20. neck & hock 90. Bot of Shennett 5 lbs butter yesterday 1.00 Mrs F. McLennan buried in Cornwall Red Hews wife | 1.45 |
| 13. | Butchered cow with crooked horn. To 2 loaves. 10 No bread at bakers. Dunlop's mother buried today in Lancaster |
| 14 | Sunday A good many out to Church. I was not there. Mary, Gore & Mary D. Roy were in to see us It stormed all afternoon | |
| 15 | Kind of wild the roads are blocked again. Far left in evening for Cornwall went by Mail. To 1 gall coal oil 25. 2 loaves | 35 |
| 16 | Bright day, but cold & stormy | |
| 17 | Ash Wednesday. Very cold wet wind. A Mrs McDonald, Kenneths window, of Summerstown died, will be buried on Friday. John Dunn, husband of W Campbell's widdow, died yesterday will be buried here tomorrow. War going on between Russia and Japan I made a small washing | |
| 18. | Fine day. Boys drew a jag of wood
Jimie bot a jar 25 cts.. to carry milk Got 1 gall at John A's pint 2 20 cts. Dunn was buried Sandy McNaughten {Bonnoin?} died today aged 85 |
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| 19 | Fine day. Boys drew 2 loads of straw Minnie Ban, called left her horse, she went visiting. May called. | |
| 20 | Sandy Bonnoin buried today. John McL tailor here to dinner & tea. Boys in bush. Minnie took her horse and went home To 4 lbs butter from Factory, not paid | |
| 21. | I was in church McKellar of Martintown preach | |
| 22 | To 1 gall milk Boys drawing wood 1 lb tea | 25 |
| 23 | Stormy. boys at wood | |
| 24 | Cold and Stormy. Still at the wood | |
| 25 | Boys at wood Quit at three, Went to Martinto to Masqueraid at night | |
| 26 | Fine 1 gall milk Fine day. | |
| 27 | Turning soft | |
| 28 | Mr Coburn of Lunenburg preached Mr Given at Lunenburg Wet day not many in church in Morning. | |
| 29 | Sent a letter to Presbyterian. sent one to Marion Sold 33 eggs. 69 cts. To 1/2 lb Cream Tartar 20 1 gall coal oil 1 lb onions 5 Molasses 18 |
