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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893

Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 21.pdf

November 1888
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  <td>{14 cont.} </td>
  <td>at 4.30. he will row over. I was working all day trying to clean my dishes and cuttery 6 of us at banquet Far paid his own. 50.</td>
  <td>2.50</td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>Thanksgiving. fine warm day. a collection for Ministers Widows & orphans. I put in one cent Marion got 1 boot patched 25 cts. </td>
  <td>1    25</td>
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  <td>16</td>
  <td>Jimie got his boots 2.50</td>
  <td>2.50</td>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ran got his boots. 2.50 Slick Collett paid rent 250 Willie Gordon has finished the stable, he was putting up, all but plastering</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>18</td>
  <td>Bright day. had two very good addresses from Given</td>
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  <td>19.</td>
  <td>Snowed this morning but not enough for sleighing. About 8 Oclock P.M. turned to rain. Dr. Falkner & son, took dinner with us</td>
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  <td>20.</td>
  <td>Very cold today. Harry left the G. Templers last night. he had been drinking cider at Sullivan got 1/2 gall coal oil 13 cts. Brought home Dolly. & the coalts. Trying to finish boiling soap</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>21</td>
  <td>Had to put the soap into the cellar. Sold 1550 lb hay to the nuns. $7.50. I kept 1.50. gave 50 to Ran for skates. Jimie got a pair at J.A.'s</td>
  <td>50</td>
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  <td>22</td>
  <td>very cold weather. the river is frozen enough to skate on since Monday 19th Dr. Falkner has moved his family into the Kintail House today. Birdie went to the Branch School today, to teach the promotion. Hatty is in the Glen Jimie has a bad cold. got 1 bottle of T E Oil. 20 cts</td>
  <td>20</td>
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  <td>23</td>
  <td>Cold day. Hatty was here. Far. Ewen Dugh took her away after tea. To mailing Promotiuon papers. 10 cts 5 was Hatty's.</td>
  <td>5</td>
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  <td>24</td>
  <td>Not as cold, looks like snow. Birdie made a pork cake. 1 lb pork vut very fine 1/2 pint boiling water pour onto the pork 1 cup molasses. 1 teaspoon soda. put into the molasses. 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon gingar 1 lb rasin 1 oz cinnamon 1 oz cloves 1 oz nutmeg. Dixon came back from looking after the robbers who were in McCrimmons store. Charlotte in Lancaster</td>
  <td>8 -51</td>
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November 1888

{14 cont.}	at 4.30. he will row over. I was working all day trying to clean my dishes and cuttery 6 of us at banquet Far paid his own. 50.	2.50
15	Thanksgiving. fine warm day. a collection for Ministers Widows & orphans. I put in one cent Marion got 1 boot patched 25 cts.	1 25
16	Jimie got his boots 2.50	2.50
17	Ran got his boots. 2.50 Slick Collett paid rent 250 Willie Gordon has finished the stable, he was putting up, all but plastering
18	Bright day. had two very good addresses from Given
19.	Snowed this morning but not enough for sleighing. About 8 Oclock P.M. turned to rain. Dr. Falkner & son, took dinner with us
20.	Very cold today. Harry left the G. Templers last night. he had been drinking cider at Sullivan got 1/2 gall coal oil 13 cts. Brought home Dolly. & the coalts. Trying to finish boiling soap
21	Had to put the soap into the cellar. Sold 1550 lb hay to the nuns. $7.50. I kept 1.50. gave 50 to Ran for skates. Jimie got a pair at J.A.'s	50
22	very cold weather. the river is frozen enough to skate on since Monday 19th Dr. Falkner has moved his family into the Kintail House today. Birdie went to the Branch School today, to teach the promotion. Hatty is in the Glen Jimie has a bad cold. got 1 bottle of T E Oil. 20 cts	20
23	Cold day. Hatty was here. Far. Ewen Dugh took her away after tea. To mailing Promotiuon papers. 10 cts 5 was Hatty's.	5
24	Not as cold, looks like snow. Birdie made a pork cake. 1 lb pork vut very fine 1/2 pint boiling water pour onto the pork 1 cup molasses. 1 teaspoon soda. put into the molasses. 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon gingar 1 lb rasin 1 oz cinnamon 1 oz cloves 1 oz nutmeg. Dixon came back from looking after the robbers who were in McCrimmons store. Charlotte in Lancaster	8 -51

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