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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915
Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 29.pdf
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July 1907
| 1 | {note in margin} on 1st $3.00 from Mrs. St Thomas Dominion Day 40th Annaversity of Confederation of the Provinces Rained most of the day. Far went to J.P. to remain over night. Solomon wouldd be too tired to go the distance in one day | |
| 2. | Dull but dry. To 2 loaves 10. McDonald By $500 two months rent. Neither Murdy or Marion home yet 8. P.M. I put paris green on the potatoes yesterday Mrs St Thomas $3.00 | |
| 3. | Murdy & Marion came home last night To 2 loaves 10 | |
| 4 | Fine day. W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at D Campbells My fee 1.00 for tea 5. Paid Murdy 4.45 for money borrowed. Murdy got syrup at W. Robertson. | |
| 5 | Fine in morning, rain in afternoon. Union Pic Nic of St Andrews & Hepzabah {Hephzibah} to Hamiltons Island. To two cans salmon 25 | 25 |
| 6 | Fine day. To 2 1/4 lbs butter 63. 2 cans salmon 25 5 loaves 25. Corn meal 25 Mrs Ellis $400 | 88 50 |
| 7 | Heavy. thunder storm at 5.30 A.M. I did not go to church. Sent the envelope. I got ready for. June 30th $1.50 for stipend 50 for sunday offering | 2.00 |
| 8 | I made the white washing on Saturday had it my water for Ellen to hang out today. she did not come. | |
| 9 | Fine day. To bread 25. sugar white 25. sugar buns
The McIntoshs were in and S.B. MacLennan Duff Major paid 2 months rent $4.00 |
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| 10 | Bright cool day. McCrimmon gave checque on Merchants Bank for twenty dollars | |
| 11 | Fine cool day. To 1 fal coal oil 25 35 to Jim for butter he got yesterday. And a balance of 13 cts on bread. To 1 can varnish 25 | 60 38 |
| 12 | Rain all night and rain all day
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| 13 | Fine and cool today. To 2 loaves 10. doz buns 10. cheese 35. butter 73 | 20 |
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| 15 | I made the washing and I am pretty tired. Mrs Falkner & Mrs Rogers called at dusk. MacIntoshs called and took Marion. To bread 20 cts.. Mrs Ellis paid 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Lawn Social at J. Peter Frasers. Jimie went Mrs Robertson called | |
| 17 | Very hot weather Marion got home 10. P.M. | |
| 18 | Jimie cut the meadow | |
| 19 | Boys put in two big loads from the home meadow. To sugar 100 butter 55. Bread 20. molasses 25 Bot of a gypsy girl 4 yds of 5 ct.. insertion 20 | 1.56 45 20 |
| 20 | Killed a black hen Tea dust 25. 1/2 B tea 20
a new kind of breakfast food wheatine 25 I lb onions 5 Rain thunder & lightening |
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| 21 | Fine day. I was in church. off. 15
The Govins called after prayer Meeting. The MacInotshs called did not see Mari |
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| 22 | Luby got badly cut yesteray on the wire fence that is around the garden her feet. | 25 |
| 23 | Rain in forenoon. To 2 loaves 10 | 10 |
| 24 | Jimie began to cut the hay. has John Fraseer Jimie bought Murdy's horse (George) and will use him at the hay harvest to butter 47 cts.. 2 loaves 10 | 57 |
| 25 | Looks like rain. John Fraser at hay. | |
| 26 | Rain all forenoon high wind all Afternoon To bread 15. Marion and I called at Robertsons last night Killed a black hen | |
| 27 | 2 loaves by McDonald boy 10. Far came in Morning J.P. Birdie and Agnes here | Your text here... |
