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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915

Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 16.pdf

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{September 1906} 10.17

22 {cont.} today and remained to dinner. they are looking prosperous
23 Quite cool McGillivrays were in after prayer meeting
24 Had Ellen 1/2 day. 23. I took a bad cold Marion has a bad cold, so has Jimie 25
25 To 1/4 100. of flour 1.60. sugar 25. 2 lb raisin 25 1 lb soda 10 sugar 25 Entrees to the fair. Plox. Fan boquet. roots, Ketship Cow. colts 21.10 95
26 Mifs MacRae. Cornwall came here. to exhibit at the fair.
27 The fair is very good in every department We got 1st for Phlox. 1st for Fan boquet 1st for grade Cow 2nd for parsnips. 2 2nd for colts
28 Fine day. Far and I went at dusk to John McGillis (tanner)
29 Farf left in morning fpr Summerstown station Marion drove him with the barber's horse. Began to rain about noon.
30 Sunday. rained all yesterday afternoon and all last night today is bright with high wind /46/ /12.52
A son of Peter Salway came on Friday to clean up the old free church and repair the windows. {Prue refuse?} Rent to me 1st May 1.50 for month And if they keep it longer 2.00 for month taxes and road work.
October 1906
1 Ellen Bellimere 1/2 day 25 cts.. Mrs Ellis By $3.25 rent To Kettle lard 45 cts.. Pan bread 20 paid for the bread Dan Campbell got for me on Thursday. Paid Murdy 40 for the honey. To 3 1/2 lbs butter Factory 25 65 20 40
2 Mrs H Pidgeon $500 cash. Credit 100 for cutting buckwheat Murdy went North. I went with Mrs F Robertson to the North Branch, home by the south side of the river took tea at H Cameron's. called at G.H McGillivrays.
3 Mrs Salway paid 100 on the rent got credit for 50 cts for repairing the windows. To 4 loaves 20 cts 20
4 Very fine day. W.F. M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met down the river May & Daisy callled. Jimie has a pain in his back. On Tuesday lifting the can into the buggy, sprained something, he is very bad
5 Fine again. A new minister inducted in Martintown A Mr McLeod
6 Began to rain about 9. A.M. And rained and poured all day. An ugly day. To bread 20 Murdy came about 4 P.M. We have communion on Sunday. Rev A Cameron preached today. there was no service yesterday. Mr Govin was at Martintown at the induction.
7. Fine and bright. very high wind. Offering to day for Home Mifsions. my off $200 2--
8 Fine morning. bright. Ellen 1/2 today 25. Paid Murdy 20 for bread Dan Campbell got for me at Fair time. To 4 lbs butter from factory. Milk money 1.00 Murdy and Jimie went North in Afternoon 25 20 20
9 Heavy rain last night. And showery today I put in the potatoes yesterday afternoon had Dannie Campbell helping me
10 The boys came home last evening. Mary McLennan here to tea, do. To Gran sugar 25. Brown sugar 25 1/2 gall vinegar 20 mixed spice 10 - 1 gall coal oil 20 4 loaves 20. 6 cealers 51. 3 lbs steak 30 Alick McDonald paid 2.50 for rent 50 50 1.01
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