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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888

Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 44.pdf

January 1884

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  <td>12</td>
  <td>Saturday very frosty this morning. we butchered Lassy Charis {Charles?} Sam was helping, but Jimie had Killed and had partly skinned before Charles came</td>
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  <td>13</td>
  <td>Sunday snowing a little in the morning. evening, stormy lots of snow</td>
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  <td>14</td>
  <td>very cold got 2 lbs of rice 10 cts 3 lbs barley</td>
  <td>.25</td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>cold cold Mercury down to 35°

Flora McLennan (Daght) was here and some old country Man</td>
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  <td>16</td>
  <td>I did not go to Prayer Meeting. Monday night we had a Temperance Prayer Meeting, and it was very good</td>
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  <td>19</td>
  <td>It is so cold that we<s>re</s> are doing very little. I washed today it was Kind of warm yesterday and I melted snow, so I have a little water Far had a letter from Anne Mc{Dora?} Montreal, got 1 lb raisins 10.</td>
  <td>.10</td>
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  <td>20</td>
  <td>Sunday I was too late with my work this morning so I did not go to church Duncan McDonald Bailiff was buried yesterday, and Duncan Murchison was buried today Bird got a French book 1.50</td>
  <td>150</td>
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  <td>21</td>
  <td>Not so cold still Mercury is low, was 20° below Zero this morning Mrs {Curier?} paid $.3.00 for rent Birdie got Bookkeeper book

Sent a letter to sandy</td>
  <td>30</td>
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January 1884

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  <td>22</td>
  <td>Began to snow and storm cold it is awful weather no sleighs on the roads very cold</td>
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  <td>23</td>
  <td>The old thing cold and stormy</td>
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  <td>24</td>
  <td>A Temperance Meeting in Alexandria A county meeting, to see if they will try and get the Scot Act passed in the U.C.St.Ds & G. sg. Only Mr McGilliavry & John Catnach went from Wmstown roads bad</td>
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  <td>25</td>
  <td>A ball at Russells dancing school, Far thair</td>
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  <td>26</td>
  <td>McKillop came today. Far & Jimie went to Lancaster with Lassies hide 60, lb. 5 cts. = 3.00 - 20 = 2.80 To 4 loaves bread 28 to Jim 25 for Watch cristal</td>
  <td>53</td>
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  <td>27</td>
  <td>To Jim & Murdy 10 cts each for French {?}</td>
  <td>20</td>
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  <td>28</td>
  <td>Snowing, done very little, to 1 suire foolscut 20 cts</td>
  <td>20</td>
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  <td>29</td>
  <td>An ugly day rain and cold gave pa 25 cts McKillop went to the Manse The Annul Meeting of the Congregation will take place tonight</td>
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  <td>30</td>
  <td>Raining today. McKillop went away today I wrote to the Ladies Journal Toronto and sent ansers to a Bible questions

Aunt sent 5 dollars $.5.00 to Duncan today by little Jimie Prayer Meeting tonight</td>
  <td>50</td>
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  <td>31</td>
  <td>Far's birthday 21 years old

weighed Brutus 83 lbs. Mrs Vally paid rent The Temperance Meeting took place today not many people present, but they were weighty. There was a commitee of 27 appointed with liberty to add to them.

got 1 1/2 doz cups & saucer at Dans and 1 milk pot 15 1 buck saw 50</td>
  <td><s>65</s> <u>65</u> 4 83</td>
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January 1884

12	Saturday very frosty this morning. we butchered Lassy Charis {Charles?} Sam was helping, but Jimie had Killed and had partly skinned before Charles came
13	Sunday snowing a little in the morning. evening, stormy lots of snow
14	very cold got 2 lbs of rice 10 cts 3 lbs barley	.25
15	cold cold Mercury down to 35° Flora McLennan (Daght) was here and some old country Man
16	I did not go to Prayer Meeting. Monday night we had a Temperance Prayer Meeting, and it was very good
19	It is so cold that were are doing very little. I washed today it was Kind of warm yesterday and I melted snow, so I have a little water Far had a letter from Anne Mc{Dora?} Montreal, got 1 lb raisins 10.	.10
20	Sunday I was too late with my work this morning so I did not go to church Duncan McDonald Bailiff was buried yesterday, and Duncan Murchison was buried today Bird got a French book 1.50	150
21	Not so cold still Mercury is low, was 20° below Zero this morning Mrs {Curier?} paid $.3.00 for rent Birdie got Bookkeeper book Sent a letter to sandy	30

January 1884

22	Began to snow and storm cold it is awful weather no sleighs on the roads very cold
23	The old thing cold and stormy
24	A Temperance Meeting in Alexandria A county meeting, to see if they will try and get the Scot Act passed in the U.C.St.Ds & G. sg. Only Mr McGilliavry & John Catnach went from Wmstown roads bad
25	A ball at Russells dancing school, Far thair
26	McKillop came today. Far & Jimie went to Lancaster with Lassies hide 60, lb. 5 cts. = 3.00 - 20 = 2.80 To 4 loaves bread 28 to Jim 25 for Watch cristal	53
27	To Jim & Murdy 10 cts each for French {?}	20
28	Snowing, done very little, to 1 suire foolscut 20 cts	20
29	An ugly day rain and cold gave pa 25 cts McKillop went to the Manse The Annul Meeting of the Congregation will take place tonight
30	Raining today. McKillop went away today I wrote to the Ladies Journal Toronto and sent ansers to a Bible questions Aunt sent 5 dollars $.5.00 to Duncan today by little Jimie Prayer Meeting tonight	50
31	Far's birthday 21 years old weighed Brutus 83 lbs. Mrs Vally paid rent The Temperance Meeting took place today not many people present, but they were weighty. There was a commitee of 27 appointed with liberty to add to them. got 1 1/2 doz cups & saucer at Dans and 1 milk pot 15 1 buck saw 50	65 65 4 83

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