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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915

Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 54.pdf

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November 1908

now 4. P.M. I am home and making the supper. The sleighing is pretty good not a wheel on the road.
13. Dry cold day.
14. To cheese 63 cts.. bread 30. Killed a rooster. Got a postal note for 100 to send for The Star
15 Over an inch of snow on the ground this mornong. I did not go to church.
16 Had a letter from Marion. Joe from J.P. McL called with a note from Mrs McL saying that Birdie had a son on Sunday Morning
19 I just got home from Birdie's where I went on the 17th.. with Farquhar They got bread 24 rooled oats 25
20 To bacon 35 cts. Maggie Fergusson and Mifs Waddell were collecting for Bible Society. My Subscription 100 1.--
21 Fine day. To coal oil 14 cts.. 1/2 gall molasses 27 To 4 loaves 24. Far came had a young pea hen 41
22 Very fine day. A pretty large congregation mostly in buggies. My offer 15 15
23 Soft day snow going, To 4 loaves 24
24 Raining Mrs E Doest paid 11.50 of interest. To zink tub 83 cts.. pain Killer 19 liquid veneer 19 Paid $10.00 to Murdy for money borrowed in the summer. I got my spectacles back from McConnell yesterday. To 2 lbs flax seed 15 1.21 15
25 To 20 lbs sugar 100 4 loaves 24 pan 1 Drizzling all day 1.25
26 {Blank}
27 3 lbs cheese 45
28 4 loaves 24 3 1/2 lbs steak at Sandy's charged
29 Sent off. to church 10
30 A McDonald ploughing
December 1908
1 Tuesday. McDonald ploughing it rained and drizzled all day.
2 Frose last night McDonald could not plough put wood into celler banked hen house done the chores. To 2 cans salmon 38 cheese 42. 1 lb tea 30 100 to McDonald 2.10
3 currents 10 cts.. bread 24 34
4 4 W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met here my off 25. Got Jimie checque cashed 4.87 rooled oats 25 1 gall coal oil 24 25 39
5 To 4 loaves. Gave MacDonald $2.00. Far came Gave me $20.00 from D.M. Robertson for rent of farm
6 Fine in morning. I was not in church.
7 Snow all day. To 2 loaves 12
8 Fine day. Far left for Cornwall To 4 bars soap 5 2 lbs butter 50 1 zink tub 72 lamp burner 19 4 loaves 24 20 1.41
9 Snow and cold I washed
10 Fine day, put out the washing.
11 Stormy wind from east clouds of snow To bacon 35 Sending letter to Marion and {?} 4 cts.. 39
12 Thawing To 4 loaves 24 coal oil 14 bag table salt 8 A McDonald said he had 3 1/2 cords of wood cut I gave him $200 46
13 I was not in church. snowing a little Far came at 3.30 P.M.
14 Soft rain snow and rain To 2 loaves 12 12
15 Rain in morning looks like if we will loose the snow before the year is out
16 Fine day. Bot at the Fair 100 of flour $3.00 rooled oats 75 oat meal 25. 2 brooms 48 Molasses 1 gall 55 2 lbs raisins 20. 3 lbs currants 25 1/4 lb ginger 8 5 lbs butter 1.25 1 lb dates 5 2 lbs biscuits 12 2 pakets Dyola dye 16 2 lbs soda 8 5 doz clothes pins 4 cts cinnamon 1 doz 4 cts 3 lbs lard. 16 - 48 3.75 1.28 53 1.45 58
17 Stormy
18 To cheese 45 cts.. codfish 15
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