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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893
Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 103.pdf
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June 1891
| 1 | Monday. I spongen bread in the morning and baked in afternoon | |
| 2 | Yesterday was very hot - 85 in the shade in the afternoon there was high wind, looked like rain. And today it was quite cool mercury down to 60. Jimie ploughed the lot at the home farm. Gorgen lot & harrowed the potatoes. ploughed Sam lot yesterday Bently paid $4.00 | |
| 3 | Murdy planted corn in home lot | |
| 4 | Womans meeting at Mrs McLaurin's I done some sewing for myself. And gave 5 cts Professor & Mrs Ferguson were there | |
| 5 | I washed Aunts blankets And am baking I will got get the bread in oven until after dark. got 1 pan bread Ran got booties charged at Willie's 3.25 sox 20 | 25 3.45 |
| 6 | The days are hot Hatty was here | |
| 7 | Sir John Died last night 10.15. And Colonel Fraser of Fraser's Point was buried here today. he was 90 years old | |
| 8. | Got at Willie's 1 lb tea Jimie sowed buck wheat. Jimie & Murdy were in Cornwall Saturday. Got Sable shod Friday & Jetty today. Murdy went with Duncan McLellan S.B. | |
| 9 | Murdy got home in afternoon. we sowed horse corn in Gorden lot. Monday got 1/2 bush of corn from Shields 65 cts Dolly had a mare colt on Monday I sent a letter to Leitch & Pringle | |
| 10 | Pa and G. Gadbois left about 7 for Alexandria, en rote for Ottawa to attend Sir John's funeral. He ling in state in the parliament building since | </td |
