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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893
Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 94.pdf
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February 1891
| {19 cont.} | the Libral candidate | |
| 20 | I spent a bad night my tooth ached until morning The meeting was well attended Dr. Chamberlin and Lawyer Taylor the principle speakers The Masquerade was a success | |
| 21 | I was in bed most of the day | |
| 22 | I could not go to Church,and did not atten any of the services. Collection for Foreign Mifsion taken up in church, pa gave $1.00 The Bible Society Meeting was on Friday we gave 50 | 1 .50 |
| 23 | I did not doe much all day Tory meeting tonight On Saturday afternoon there was an explosion in SpringHill mine in Nova Scotia in which 120 miners were killed | |
| 24 | I had Mary Dunvulin washing 1/2 day 25 Got 1 pan bread (Aunties 25 cts) Boys took hom two loads of wood | 25 |
| 25 | I did not go to Prayer Meeting My neuralgia is pretty bad got 1/2 lb tea, 1 pan bread {paid 300 furna John Burger} | 3.50 |
| 26 | Far & Jimie went to Alexandria to the Nomination. The roads & fields are all ice. (Aunt sent for 1 lb raisin 10. 2 lb rice 10 gave 25 for bread) I got 2 pans of bread 50 | 50 |
| 27 | I slept all last night but did not undress This has been a beautiful day (Aunt got 1 box codfish 50) Marion has tooth ache | |
| 28 | 3 P.M. Snowing a little and blowing, not enough to answer the old proverb "March comes in like a lion goes out like a lamb"
John Calanach's youngest child was buried today. 8 months old. Old Nancy Angus, will be buried tomorrow, aged 93 years Got molasses, sold 1 1/2 doz eggs got 1 pan bread Jimie bot at Campbells sale 1 teakettle 25. 1 coal oil can, glass with tin case 35 |
