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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888

Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 108.pdf

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February 1885

25 Hector McRae's wife is to be buried here tomorrow This has beena fine day cloudy in the morning but warm, about noon began to snow, cleared up at 3. Far and Neel Watson went to a social at Dundie, drove Dolly
26. Turned cold about midnight - the wind very high Far did not get home until 6 Oclock A.M. Pa & Jimie went to meet the funeral, they got to the house, a little before. The funeral started the wind was piercing cold. And now 9.30 P.M. the wind is very high We got the flour and {loan?} of 5 1/2 bush of wheat on Tuesday and I baked today Got 2 1/2 lb butter 50 2 lb sugar 15. 2 loaves bread 74
27 Still Cold West wind hardly any one on the road Mercury 16 below zero I was to see Annie, got at Dans's 1/2 lb extract log wood 10 cts blue vitoral 7 = 17 at Willie's 1 spool and cotton thread 5
28 Sunday. nice day sunshine but still cold wind
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