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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893

Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 32.pdf

February 1889
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  <td>11</td>
  <td>Sandy and I went to see my aunt Kate we remained for tea. we saw Young Mr. Annon </td>
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  <td>12.</td>
  <td>Far and Robert left here at 10 A.M.</td>
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  <td>13.</td>
  <td>Cold and stormy. I washed today.</td>
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  <td>14.</td>
  <td>Fine bright day. frosty. Mrs Alen Grant -Oge was here today. Auntie Annie is better today 11. P.M. lovely moonlight</td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>The concert in aid of the Institute tool place tonight. five of us there = Jimie Ran & Myself. paid Bird paid her own Sullivan had a ball tonight</td>
  <td>75</td>
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  <td>16.</td>
  <td>Slick Collet paid rent 2. Oliver Collet paid rent. got paper qrt</td>
  <td>45</td>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>Rained today. I went to see David Taylor this afternoon Pa and boys went to Mrs J. Craig's (M.P.P.) funeral yesterday</td>
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  <td>18</td>
  <td>It stormed all day. snow drifting in heaps</td>
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  <td>14.</td>
  <td>Big drifts. the Mail did not go down today. Jimie went to Lancaster to an Agricultural lecture got 26 cts of braid</td>
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  <td>20</td>
  <td>A goodly number to Prayer Meeting. The collections for the Bible Society were around on Tuesday. I gave tonight - </td>
  <td>1.00</td>
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  <td>21.</td>
  <td>The Meeting of the Bible Society took place in Hepzebah {Hephzibah} tonight - present. Revends, Green, Watson, Matheson, McLennan & Given. Collection $51. Jimie drew 2 loads of wood</td>
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  <td>22</td>
  <td>Stormy & drifting, but not cold. Jimie went for wood, but did not draw further than the Beaudette, left this load on the ice</td>
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  <td>23.</td>
  <td>Jimie went with snow plough this morning</td>
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  <td>24</td>
  <td>Cold day. not many out in the morning</td>
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  <td>25</td>
  <td>Fine day. pretty cold.</td>
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  <td>26.</td>
  <td>Another fine day. Had a good Temple Meeting last night. 11. P.M. Am just home from spending the evening at J.A.'s. Given & wife were there And Pa & Myself</td>
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  <td>27</td>
  <td>Wednesday. a very good prayer Meeting. Far & I bought Dan McKezie's buggy & cutter for $100<u>00</u> I paid $.80. for buggy. far 20. for cutter It was on Monday 26 that they were bought. Jimie done the buying. </td>
  <td>80

82.20 + 90 = 83.10</td>
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February 1889

11	Sandy and I went to see my aunt Kate we remained for tea. we saw Young Mr. Annon
12.	Far and Robert left here at 10 A.M.
13.	Cold and stormy. I washed today.
14.	Fine bright day. frosty. Mrs Alen Grant -Oge was here today. Auntie Annie is better today 11. P.M. lovely moonlight
15	The concert in aid of the Institute tool place tonight. five of us there = Jimie Ran & Myself. paid Bird paid her own Sullivan had a ball tonight	75
16.	Slick Collet paid rent 2. Oliver Collet paid rent. got paper qrt	45
17	Rained today. I went to see David Taylor this afternoon Pa and boys went to Mrs J. Craig's (M.P.P.) funeral yesterday
18	It stormed all day. snow drifting in heaps
14.	Big drifts. the Mail did not go down today. Jimie went to Lancaster to an Agricultural lecture got 26 cts of braid
20	A goodly number to Prayer Meeting. The collections for the Bible Society were around on Tuesday. I gave tonight -	1.00
21.	The Meeting of the Bible Society took place in Hepzebah {Hephzibah} tonight - present. Revends, Green, Watson, Matheson, McLennan & Given. Collection $51. Jimie drew 2 loads of wood
22	Stormy & drifting, but not cold. Jimie went for wood, but did not draw further than the Beaudette, left this load on the ice
23.	Jimie went with snow plough this morning
24	Cold day. not many out in the morning
25	Fine day. pretty cold.
26.	Another fine day. Had a good Temple Meeting last night. 11. P.M. Am just home from spending the evening at J.A.'s. Given & wife were there And Pa & Myself
27	Wednesday. a very good prayer Meeting. Far & I bought Dan McKezie's buggy & cutter for $10000 I paid $.80. for buggy. far 20. for cutter It was on Monday 26 that they were bought. Jimie done the buying.	80 82.20 + 90 = 83.10

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