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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915

Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 59.pdf

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April 1909

23 Friday. Murday went to Cornwall.
24 To sugar 25 lard 30 1 lb tea 30 Mrs J Laviolett Paid the ballance on her rent 3.50 85
25 Snow. Not many in church off 10 10
26 Fine, but cold wind. the sbow is not all off yet

Donald McCrimmon 20 Concession paid for the hay $50.00

To 4 lbs butter 100 Marion baked bread
1.00
27 Fine day. Jimie cleaning the lawn
28 Cold wind. Settled with the boys. Jimies acc was $39.59. Murdy's 4.31
29 Ugly day.
30 Snow storm as wild as any storm of winter Got rooled oats 25 cts.. 1 qrt top onions 25 cts.. 1 pint dutch oats 13 cts. 0.50 13
May 1909
1 Saturday. Snow storm yesterday. rain all today

Far came and brought a pea hen from John P. McL will be a year old in the summer

Butter 1.10 molasses 75
1.85
2 Very few in church. off 10 Ugly day. 10
3 McCrimmon called to settle came to no settlement
4 The best day we had for a long while Far from the Gore was here. the first of the family who were here this year
5 Fine and bright I went to the village and bot at Willie's sugar 25 cts 3 lbs dry Apple 25 2 lbs bacon 40 cts. 2 pckts seeds 10 peppermints 5 1/2 doz lemons 15 cts.. Jimie piled lumber at Mill 50 15
6 Very fine day. Murdy away Mrs St Thomas paid $2.00 yesterday for rent.
7 4 lbs butter 100 Boys {caught?} 1.00
8 Orange meat 25 coal oil 20 4 doz perch 45
9 Rain not many in church off 10 10
10 Rain all night. And rain all afternoon To 2 loaves 12 We made a washing
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12 Logan came to saw our wood. began work at 1. oclock had two boys. we finished 2. men N Demoula and Alex McD they finished at 4.40 P.M. Murdy payed Demoula
13 A. McD. digging in the garden. To butter

W.F.M.S. {Women Foreign Mission Society} at manse. My off 25 tea 5

Marions Fee 25 tea 5. = 30. To butter 58
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14 A. McD. splitting wood worked all day.
15 To lb soda 5 1/4 pepper 10. 1 lb Corn Starch 10 " butter 100 1 lb tea 35 Katie and I planted 4 short rows of toppes 25 1.35
16 Rain all morning (To 4 lbs steak charged at McIntyres last evening.) Sent my off 10 by Marion
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