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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915
Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 48.pdf
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July 1908
| 1 | Wednesday. Our Sabbath S. pic nic today, at Hamiltons Island. Birdie Marion & Randy went drove George. | |
| 2 | W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at D. Campbells Birdie and two children went, they quilted two quilts no offr. | |
| 3 | Fine day. To 3 lb bacon 45, 1 fly paper 10 Birdie went home John was down fixing a foundation for his fathers tombstone | |
| 4 | To 8 loaves 48 lb bacon lb butter J.J. Brown and wife of Toronto, and J Prentice of Vancouver and wife who were on their way from England and Farquhar came from Mpntreal in time for supper To lb maccrene | |
| 5 | Hot day. | |
| 6 | our visitors, but Far, Jimie and I went in the afternoon to see Birdie | |
| 7 | Very hot day. I have an order to a man for spects
Storm of Far & J.J. Brown left for Cornwall. To 5 lb steak butter Murdy by boiled ham and cheese Rained and stormed about 4. P.M. Mercury was up to 93 today. |
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| 8 | Our visitors left Jimie drove them to Apple Hill Mrs D. Fraser, daughter of Kenneth McLennan Dunvegan came at noon, and is going to stay all night. John Fraser is working today | |
| 9 | Jimie went to Lancaster and got a mowing machine. The man came with the spects cost 72. I borrowed $7. from Murdy. Mrs Fraser left after breakfast | |
| 10 | Murdy let early for North. Jimie by 50 cts.. for sugar pan bread 24. Got 2 qrts cherries from Mrs J. Fraser pulled the currants, red, will boil them tomorrow | |
| 11 | Very hot but high wind, had green pease for dinner. Murdy got home at 7. P.M. Murdy by butter 4 May & Daisy called at 8. P.m. |
| 12. | Sunday. Papa's birthday. hot a pretty good congregation I had no offering. Jenet McIntosh and a visitor Mrs Gay, called after dark | |
| 13 | Fine morning Jimie & J Fraser at the hay. Murdy went north. Mrs St Thomas paid $3.00 for rent New beans for dinner. Mrs Pidgeon 3 rent | |
| 14 | Gave 300 to Jimie. Jimie by 2 loaves 10 butter 47 bread 24 Murdy sugar at the sale 100 paid him 43 for butter got on Saturday | |
| 15 | Fine day. J. Fraser at the hay. | |
| 16 | Finished the hay on the home farm
I am preserving the B currants & Gooseberries Marion gave the second coat of paint to the Kitchen floor yesterday. Mrs P. MacLennan called she was down to the sale. |
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| 17 | Rained all day. poured sometimes. Agnes Jamison of Valleyfield came in the evening. she came by boat to Lancaster. Jimie met her (A McDonald paid $4.00) | |
| 18 | Agnes & Marion went to Lancaster to go on a boat excursion up through the Cornwall canal and down the south channel. To 1 gall coal oil 13, 2 of soda 10 4 loaves 24. 2 cans salmon 24
On the 17th I went to Willie's sale and bought 5 yds gingham 5 yds stripped goods 55 5 yds flanelett 30 3 yds print 33. tape 10 2 vests 2 at 7. 1-11 = 25. slip waist 21 stockins 2 - 4 - $1 - 4 -1 - 6 = 18 2 lbs corn starch 7. 1. dry ammonia 9 tray 5. 1 lb sausage 9 1 cornbroom 21 lawn 51 - lawn 22 note paper 17. pad 4 - shirt 49 - 1/2 doz lemons 10. salmon 28 butting 10 bunches at 6 - 60 12 yds cotton 9 1/2 pr yd 1.14 12 leather post cards 10 I gave Marion 1.00 |
23 60 1.48 64 37 1.64 88 1.24 |
| 19 | Sunday offering 25 | 25 |
| 20. | To 20 lbs sugar 100 3 lbs pork steak Charged at Sandys 1/2 lb Liptons tea 15 2 lbs butter from Mrs Campbell 50 Orange meat 25 | 1.00 65 |
| 21 | Agnes Jamison left for home this morning on the Mocasson. Jimie left for Quebec. |
