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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893

Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 121.pdf

December 1891
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  <td>1</td>
  <td>Tuesday Frosty weather. Brown came today he and Murdy went out to Aleck Dingwalls Murdy's indenture papers were signed and mailed to Toronto</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>2</td>
  <td>Fine day thawing Sent letter & papers to F.</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>3</td>
  <td>Very fine day. Butchered two pigs had Sam helping, paid him 50 cts. The womans Meeting was at Mrs McGruers 12 members present I had no offering. A letter for Murdy.</td>
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  <td>4</td>
  <td>Cut up the pigs 1 weighed 163 the other 164 It was beautifully mild until after dark now 8 P.M. wind & rain. The schoolars were delighted with a man who was at the school with a phonograph</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>5</td>
  <td>I sat for a while in the morning sewing, the boys took down the furnace pipes and cleaned them. Ran went in the afternoon and shot a hare.</td>
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  <td>6</td>
  <td>Fine day. I made a kind of a finish on Marion's sacque. {The sacque is a yoke-free, loose-fitting top inspired by the 18th-century short gown} Pa got 2 lb stew at Gusty's last evening. Maggy Falkner was hired at the school meeting yesterday. There is a good deal of indignation. she did not get her certificate yet, and some experrence 2d Normal teachers were ignored</td>
  <td>80</td>
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  <td>7    <s>8</s></td>
  <td>Birdie is bad with a gumboil Ran is teaching. snowed last night Jimie <s>Snowed last nig</s> took the cutter to take Murdy to the Station</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>8</td>
  <td>Very fine day. thawing some in the sun. Got 1 gall coaloil sent papers. And his bank book to</td>
  <td>20</td>
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December 1891

1	Tuesday Frosty weather. Brown came today he and Murdy went out to Aleck Dingwalls Murdy's indenture papers were signed and mailed to Toronto
2	Fine day thawing Sent letter & papers to F.
3	Very fine day. Butchered two pigs had Sam helping, paid him 50 cts. The womans Meeting was at Mrs McGruers 12 members present I had no offering. A letter for Murdy.
4	Cut up the pigs 1 weighed 163 the other 164 It was beautifully mild until after dark now 8 P.M. wind & rain. The schoolars were delighted with a man who was at the school with a phonograph
5	I sat for a while in the morning sewing, the boys took down the furnace pipes and cleaned them. Ran went in the afternoon and shot a hare.
6	Fine day. I made a kind of a finish on Marion's sacque. {The sacque is a yoke-free, loose-fitting top inspired by the 18th-century short gown} Pa got 2 lb stew at Gusty's last evening. Maggy Falkner was hired at the school meeting yesterday. There is a good deal of indignation. she did not get her certificate yet, and some experrence 2d Normal teachers were ignored	80
7 8	Birdie is bad with a gumboil Ran is teaching. snowed last night Jimie ~~Snowed last nig~~ took the cutter to take Murdy to the Station
8	Very fine day. thawing some in the sun. Got 1 gall coaloil sent papers. And his bank book to	20

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