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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888
Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 136.pdf
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November 1886
| 12 | Pa & Jimie working. trying to shingle Lantry's hen house | |
| 13 | Another snow storm | |
| 14 | Not a very full church. McGillivrary read one of Tulmage's sermans text Prov 4 chap 26 verses | |
| 15 | Monday I washed 4 blankets Cousin Donn here Got a letter from Far and $.2000. John Ross paid $.1000 of borrowed money. Pa paid some debts. Marions boots for one. paint oil lumber shingling little house. Sable has swelled udder got Electric oil 20 | |
| 16 | Sent a letter to Murdy and $400 - got 2 lb tea | 4.90 |
| 17 | Wednesday Mrs John McGillis Montreal was here today she is the guest of the priest snow storm not many at prayer Meeting | |
| 18 | Thanksgiving day good sermon from Alick collection for French school raining Ran & I went to see the sheep | |
| 23 | Sunday was fine so was Monday. Bird had tooth ache and was not in School this week we butchered our pig today. had Sam it was raining all day kind of drizzle sent letter and 400 to Murdy | |
| 24 | pig weighed 320. And 8 qrts lard. prayer meeting McGillivrary was preaching about the Reformation | |
| 25 | A Caucus meeting at Toms | |
| 26 | We have Peter Fraser's thrashing mill is with us. thrashed 55 bush oats | |
| 27 | Finished thrashing | |
| 28 | Fine day a good many out to church prayer meeting in St Andrews Still on the Reformation | |
| 29 | Angus McGillis (tanner) was buried to day aged 83. John McNaughton 4th Lancaster, buried today aged 73. | |
| 30 | Sent Murdy $.6.00. |
