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Christina McLennan Diary, 1906-1915
Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 64.pdf
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August 1909
it was on the 25th that A.M. he was cutting the oats
| 11 {cont.} | On our way to Birdies we called at Mrs A.J. Grants home to pay our respects to her remains she died on Tuesday. | |
| 12 | Mrs Grant was buried today. | |
| 13 | I went too Cornwall with John P. McL and had a visit at Farquhars | |
| 14 | A small roast from Martintown butcher 3 1/2 lbs 28 cts.. 4 loaves 24 | 52 |
| 15 | Came home today. Did not go to church
Began to rain in the evening |
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| 16 | Rained all day. cleared up in evening. | |
| 17 | To pan bread 24. Salve for cows udder | {24?} |
| 18 | Rain today. John Christee and wife here to tea. they are looking for a place for Katie and Hughie to board. 1 lb G. tea | 25 |
| 19 | Dull day. Flora MacLennan Kenyon and a Mrs Davison, daughter of R S MacLennan School teacher of Martintown long ago, came here to dinner. To bacon 23 cts. | 23 |
| 20 | 1 bottle Eclectric oil 25 pan bread 24 a bottle of linament from Dr Demoula for our cows udder which is badly swelled He was passing and Jimmie called him to see the cow. he ordered hot water baths, and to rub in the linament Mrs D Roy, Katie and Jean Calder here to tea | |
| 21 | Fine cool day. Murdy went to Cornwall Got apples from Far. And an iron for clothsline. To over three lbs steak charged at Sandy's To 3 loaves 18. sugar 25 starch 10 cream tartar 10. 4 1/2 lb new tea 15 | 53 25 |
| 22. | Fine day. J. Birdie and J. F were down To Sunday off 20 cts.. | |
| 23 | Another fine day. A shower last night To 4 loaves 24 X |
| 24. | Very fine day. John Laviolette Paid 2.50 for rent A McD stoking oats 1.25 and cutting around fence | |
| 25 | 2 1/2 lbs steak from Beckstead 25 pan bread 25 {?} to D.J.} | 50 |
| 26 | Rain. Jimie McBain began to cut our oats |
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| 27 | 2 lbs of butter 56 cts.. pan bread 24 chlorade lime 5 | 85 |
| 28 | Receipt book 5. pan bread 24. Jimie went to Alexandria | 19 |
| 29 | Rained last night and drizzling this morning
James Cattanach preached in morning and evening and his wife sang a solo in morning My off 5 cts.. 3 lbs steak from Sandy yesterday |
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| 30 | Fine day. Jimie put in three loads of oats had Olivar Colette helping. The steam thrasher came this evening and was on our end of Wellington St to go in the morning to Mr Govins | |
| 31 | Dull today. To 4 loaves 24. Jimie was alone in forenoon and had to hitch and drive and make the load. he put in two loads and took home a jag at noon. In afternoon he got A. McD they were not 1/4 hour. when it began to rain. And rained all afternoon and now 8 P.M. still raining. |
