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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915
Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 45.pdf
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May 1908
| 1. | Rained all last night, the creek was very full at the bridge on Johnsons road. Mrs P. St Thomas paid $4.00 A McDonald worked until 11. A.M. makes two days that he worked this work. To molasses 25 cts.. H. O buckwheat flour 25. Graham flour 25 cts.. 5 lb beans 20 pease 14 cts.. Ugly day drizzling all day. at evening a fall of {large?} snow as big as pease | 93 14 |
| 2 | Fine day. Sat a wiandotte hen on eggs got from John Fraser. To pork 75.. 4 loaves 24. 2 lbs butter 56. | 1.53 |
| 3 | I did not go to church. I have a cold. sent 15 cts.. rained in afternoon | --15 |
| 4 | Raw day. Marion washed and ironed. Mrs A. McDonald paid 2.20 with 2.80 = $5.. two months Oct & Dec 1907 | |
| 5 | Very fine day. To 2 loaves 12 cts.. 1 spool silk thread 5 1 spool cotton thread 5. Tassie cut the upper part of a skirt for me. I paid 25 cts.. I gave 25 to a Hallelugah lassie and Murdy gave 25. Far left for Cornwall. | 5 50 |
| 6 | Rain again. Set a hen, I think it was today. | |
| 7. | Pouring rain. W.F.M.S.{Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at J.A.'s, none out of the village but Mrs A.C. and Mrs James Dingwall. my off 25 To butter 65 profit and loss 10 | 25 |
| 8 | Marion and Murdy spent |
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| 9. | Rain all day. Far came in the morning. To 1 lb prunes to 1 lb tapioka 10. bread |
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| 10 | Not many in church, my off 15 | 15 |
| 11. | Marion washed and ironed. I was cleaning the diningroom cupboard. To butter 50 cts. pepper 10. pipe varnish 10 4 loaves 24 | 76 |
| 12 | Rain today, rain last night. I finished the cupboard. | |
| 13 | Andrew McBain was buried today he died suddenly on Monday about 5. A.M. John Robertson N.B. was down to the funeral. and was here to tea. | |
| 14 | Fine day. I sent an order to Eatons for $26.00 worth of goods. 2.75 for Jimie two shirts, 500 envelopes 50 Bot of a Greek {she ?} 7 yds lace 2 1/2 in 4. 28 doz. | 28/ 1.29 26.12 |
| 14 {cont.} | safety pins 5. 2 pair boot laces 5. Marion cleaning the parlor | 10 |
| 15 | Fine day. Alex McDonald working digging the Garden, Tday 5 | 5 |
| 16 | Fine day. Far came in morning Jimie went to Lancaster for him and bot 55 lbs of 5 rose flour paid 1.65 To 2 lbs butter last night 56.
A McDonald ploughing for Jimie. 1.24 pr day credit To 1 gall coal oil 20 bread 24 |
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| 17 | Fine day. a good congregation my off 15 | 15 |
| 18 | A. McDonald 1. day Marion took up carpet of sittingroom and washed wood work The box came from Eatons. put up the new curtains on the parlor windows | |
| 19 | A McDonald all day. To butter 59 cts | 59 |
| 20 | McDonald all day. To 4 loaves 24
Murd bot bass 60. Laid the carpet in the diningroom put up new curtains I sowed pease onions carrots beets herbs radashes spinach parcely, lettice melons |
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| 21 | Misquitoes came yesterday. | |
| 22. | John Fraser dug square in garden 40 cts.. I sowed beans planted potatoes misquitoes galore | |
| 23 | Butter 53 cts.. 2 loaves 12 Molasses 25 cts.. sugar 25 cts.. lard 30 2 cans salmon 30 soda 5 bread 24 cts.. bacon 63 cts.. Far came in morning. | 90 90 |
| 24 | Fine day. A large congregation My off 20 About 3.30 John and Kenneth Robertson came with Mrs Ramsay and Mrs MacLean. Papa's cousins, Mrs Ramsay from Nairn Scotland. And Mrs MacLain from Erie Pen. | 20 |
| 25 | Far and Marion took the visitors to Lancaster to see Lillian and Joeann. to bass 25 | 25 |
| 26 | Jimie took the visitors. And Marion and I went to J.P. McL for dinner. And then to Aunt Mary's for tea. There was quite a storm of thunder and lightning and rain 3.30 |
