Scripto | Page Revision | Transcription

Log in to Scripto | Recent changes | View item | View file | Transcribe page | View history

Mary Rose Diary, 1878-1879

Mary Rose Diary, 1878-1879-21.pdf

Revision as of Nov 2, 2026, 1:08:42 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

I had a good visit. Rained in the morning but cleared off beautifully.

Wednesday 13th. Snowed in the morning. Fixed an underskirt, cut carpet rags, knit, and did my chores. It was bad walking and Jane stopped after school and staid all night. Churned and had 14 lbs butter.

Thursday 14th. Ironed in the morning and Francis being to the back place plowing, pa and I went up to Joseph Edmonds and took dinner. Fried cakes after coming home and did up my chores. Eddie Climit here in the evening. A beautiful day.

Friday 15th. Went over to Aunt Isabella's in the morning to see if our mail had been brought over, and brought over her pail and sent her some milk. Mrs Hutton came up between nine and ten o'clock and staid till near four. I had a very good visit. Baking and knitting. A pleasant day.

Saturday 16th. Just as I got my mornings work done, John Wood came from Smith's Falls for butter .He got 471/2 lbs. staid to dinner and I went home with him. A beautiful afternoon. Towards evening Miss Lynch and I walked down street and I bought three yards and flannel at 40 cts per yard. Spent the evening at John's.

Sunday 17th. Went to class in the morning and remained to preaching; went to Mr Morehouse to dinner and staid till after four o'clock.

The library is committed to ensuring that members of our user community with disabilities have equal access to our services and resources and that their dignity and independence is always respected. If you encounter a barrier and/or need an alternate format, please fill out our Library Print and Multimedia Alternate-Format Request Form. Contact us if you’d like to provide feedback: lib.a11y@uoguelph.ca