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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915

Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 62.pdf

June 1909
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  <td>21</td>
  <td>Far and wife left for Cornwall Marion drove them to Lancaster. Turned very hot. Lozen had a sale  Jimie left last night for Toronto 1/2 doz eggs from Billemere 10 cts.  prunes 10</td>
  <td>20</td>
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  <td>22</td>
  <td>Sandy Robertson ca,e with Hugie Christee for the enterance Billie Robertson came with his daughter 4 loaves 24 Paid 4 got on 19</td>
  <td>48</td>
 </tr>
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  <td>23</td>
  <td>To 3 lbs pork from Beckstead 42 cts

To sugar 25 1/2 doz eggs 10 cts.. very hot butter 1.00</td>
  <td>42

35</td>
 </tr>
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  <td>24</td>
  <td>T Codfish 25 corn starch 10 soda 5 prunes 10

Lozan left the Kintail House yesterday.

I went to see it today and it is badly damaged. Had a letter from D.B. McL. with promises</td>
  <td>50</td>
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  <td>25

<s>26</s></td>
  <td>Lawn Social at Manse. Marion and I 30

The gown was presented to Mr Goven And a chair to Mrs Govin 1 can salmon 20  - 1 loaf 6</td>
  <td>30</td>
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  <td>26</td>
  <td>Mrs Bromhour sent one rhubarb. Moses Montroy putting wood into the shed. To codfish 25 cts..</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>27</td>
  <td>I was not in church. Birdie and baby were down</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>28</td>
  <td>To sugar at Willies charge 1<u>00</u></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>29</td>
  <td>Moses Montroy hoeing</td>
  <td></td>
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   <tr>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>sowed turnips on the hill at barn</td>
  <td></td>
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July 1909
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  <td>1</td>
  <td>Thursday. Dominion day. nothing, going on here</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>2</td>
  <td>W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at J.A's I borrowed 30 from Jimie</td>
  <td>30</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>3 <s>5</s></td>
  <td>Killed the white turkey. Murdy by 1 pine apple 6 oranges some cheese. Jimie by 1 loaf 6. Far & wife came.</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>4</td>
  <td>Sunday. We had the turkey for dinner.

John Birdie and two boys were down

we were all in church but Marion</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>5</td>
  <td>Far & wife left for Cornwall</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>6</td>
  <td>Marion washed, and cleaned out the hen house Moses Montroy paid $4<u>00</u> for rent</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>7</td>
  <td>Baked and ironed done some sewing</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>8</td>
  <td>Jimie drove me to Lancaster to A Meeting of the W.F.M.S. invited by Rev and Mrs Pate</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>10</td>
  <td>I got home this evening. On Friday the 9th Our Sabbath School pic nic took place to Hamiltons Island. To sugar 1<u>00</u> crate of strawberries 27 boxes Marion cooked the berries</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>11.</td>
  <td>Fine day. I paid in church $2.<u>00</u> 1.50 for Stipend 50 for offer</td>
  <td>1.50    50</td>
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  <td>12</td>
  <td>To pan bread 24</td>
  <td>24</td>
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  <td>13</td>
  <td>Mrs St Thomas paid $4.<u>00</u> for two months rent</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>14</td>
  <td>To 4 lbs siga <s>1.<u>00</u></s> 20 cts 1 lb tea 35 ts. 4 loaves 24 cts. nails 4

Murdy paid the berries $2.50 I did not pay him yet Our cow had a Hoilstene heifer calf</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>4 loaves 24 on the 13th</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Sugar 20 4 lbs B sugar 20 Vingar 10 Spice 10. mixed spice 10 1 lb lard 19 molasses 15 bag salt 10</td>
  <td>1.50     44</td>
 </tr>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>To 4 loaves 24. can salmon 20  3 lbs steak charged</td>
  <td>44</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Far and wife came yesterday. J. P and Birdie Baby

Church off 10 cts. Rain</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>19</td>
  <td>Jimie cut some hay</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Cut some hay. To 4 loaves 24</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>To sugar 1<u>00</u></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>22 <s>25</s></td>
  <td>Put in the hay three loads

Marion and Jimie went to the funeral of James Fraser 2d of Lancaster. Jimie came home Marion</td>
  <td></td>
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June 1909

21	Far and wife left for Cornwall Marion drove them to Lancaster. Turned very hot. Lozen had a sale Jimie left last night for Toronto 1/2 doz eggs from Billemere 10 cts. prunes 10	20
22	Sandy Robertson ca,e with Hugie Christee for the enterance Billie Robertson came with his daughter 4 loaves 24 Paid 4 got on 19	48
23	To 3 lbs pork from Beckstead 42 cts To sugar 25 1/2 doz eggs 10 cts.. very hot butter 1.00	42 35
24	T Codfish 25 corn starch 10 soda 5 prunes 10 Lozan left the Kintail House yesterday. I went to see it today and it is badly damaged. Had a letter from D.B. McL. with promises	50
25 26	Lawn Social at Manse. Marion and I 30 The gown was presented to Mr Goven And a chair to Mrs Govin 1 can salmon 20 - 1 loaf 6	30
26	Mrs Bromhour sent one rhubarb. Moses Montroy putting wood into the shed. To codfish 25 cts..
27	I was not in church. Birdie and baby were down
28	To sugar at Willies charge 100
29	Moses Montroy hoeing
30	sowed turnips on the hill at barn

July 1909

1	Thursday. Dominion day. nothing, going on here
2	W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at J.A's I borrowed 30 from Jimie	30
3 5	Killed the white turkey. Murdy by 1 pine apple 6 oranges some cheese. Jimie by 1 loaf 6. Far & wife came.
4	Sunday. We had the turkey for dinner. John Birdie and two boys were down we were all in church but Marion
5	Far & wife left for Cornwall
6	Marion washed, and cleaned out the hen house Moses Montroy paid $400 for rent
7	Baked and ironed done some sewing
8	Jimie drove me to Lancaster to A Meeting of the W.F.M.S. invited by Rev and Mrs Pate
10	I got home this evening. On Friday the 9th Our Sabbath School pic nic took place to Hamiltons Island. To sugar 100 crate of strawberries 27 boxes Marion cooked the berries
11.	Fine day. I paid in church $2.00 1.50 for Stipend 50 for offer	1.50 50
12	To pan bread 24	24
13	Mrs St Thomas paid $4.00 for two months rent
14	To 4 lbs siga ~~1.00~~ 20 cts 1 lb tea 35 ts. 4 loaves 24 cts. nails 4 Murdy paid the berries $2.50 I did not pay him yet Our cow had a Hoilstene heifer calf
15	4 loaves 24 on the 13th	24
16	Sugar 20 4 lbs B sugar 20 Vingar 10 Spice 10. mixed spice 10 1 lb lard 19 molasses 15 bag salt 10	1.50 44
17	To 4 loaves 24. can salmon 20 3 lbs steak charged	44
18	Far and wife came yesterday. J. P and Birdie Baby Church off 10 cts. Rain
19	Jimie cut some hay
20	Cut some hay. To 4 loaves 24
21	To sugar 100
22 25	Put in the hay three loads Marion and Jimie went to the funeral of James Fraser 2d of Lancaster. Jimie came home Marion

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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915

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