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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888
Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 114.pdf
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April
| 19 | Sent a letter to Murdy today and $.15.00. There is quite a flood in Montreal. The highest they ever had It rained this morning & thair was Thunder & lightening. The boys took home some of the things from the sugar bush. The season is now over we made abiut 50 lbs sugar and 16 gallons syrup | |
| 21 | I did not go to Prayer Meeting I did not feel well | |
| 22 | The S.S. children were to a sugar feast at Wm Campbells Maple Hill. | |
| 23 | Murdy came home this evening. I sowed cabbage seed. And some carrots beets mangolds, sowed part of a square, set a hen | |
| 24 | got 8 loaves = 40 Washed some of the plaster in boys room | 40 |
| 25 | I was in church in the morning and at Prayers in the evening in Hepzebath {Hephzibah}. where Jo. McBain gave a short address and prayer, very very good To Jimie 25 cts for Orphan Marion 5 cts | 25 |
| 26 | finished the boys room & washed the spare room | |
| 27 | Bought at Dan's 4 yds check 15 = 60. two pair hose one pair to 32 cts one pair sold Sany McIntyre 2 1/2 lbs butter 50 cts Pa paid an old account since winter at Dan's 2.79 it is rainin began about 6.30 P.M. Got Bird's boots from Pigon gave him 1/2 cord wood 75 cts | |
| 28 | Gave Pgon 5 lbs butter to help pay boots. The butter is 20 cts pr lb. Ran's boots came home today. Far got our account from McPherson. 4. I was at Prayer Meeting To 5 loaves 25 cts | |
| 29 | Sold 2 1/2 butter 20 = 50. 1 1/2 yds brown ribbon 19 cts | |
| 30 | Raking up potatoes got 4 loaves 20 cts |
